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FatCow customers are reporting problems accessing their accounts, with one user on r/webhosting saying the host appears to have vanished, leaving them unable to log in to switch providers. The post concerns dormant hosting, webmail and parked domains held with the company. No official explanation from FatCow has been reported.
IONOS customers report that unpaid domain renewal invoices have been passed to debt collector Riverty rather than simply being cancelled. One user on r/webhosting says they blocked automatic renewal payments, assuming non-payment would end the contract, but IONOS continued invoicing before referring the debt for collection months later.
A Reddit thread on r/webhosting has users debating whether cPanel remains worthwhile given repeated licensing price rises. The original poster, a long-term cPanel user, asked whether others still use it or have switched to alternative control panels, and requested recommendations from anyone who has already made the move.
A LayerStack customer reports that support staff wiped data from their VPS after being granted panel access to resolve an unrelated billing issue. The server hosted WordPress sites for several small business clients, including a restaurant, a woodworking craftsman and a wedding events business, along with a Discord bot. The user posted the account on r/webhosting.
A Reddit user reviewing Plesk licence costs for their company noticed that renewal prices are no longer shown before automatic renewal takes place. A support bot query reportedly confirmed the change. The poster expressed concern about the lack of visibility into renewal pricing and asked whether others had experienced the same issue.
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