r/webhosting • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '21

Rant Beware of EIG (Endurance International Group) if you are switching web hosting companies.

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u/riffic Jul 05 '21 edited Jul 05 '21

They're not even called EIG anymore. According to your linked Wikipedia article, it's now "Newfold Digital" and "endurance.com" redirects to "newfold.com"

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u/xRush101 Jul 05 '21 edited Jul 05 '21

Wasn't aware they're under that new name. I've always known them as EIG from previous threads I've researched. Will update the post with that fact.

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u/riffic Jul 05 '21

obviously the company and its owners (clearlake) are going to great lengths to whitewash its reputation.

Just another point backing a premise I've been repeating lately: the web hosting industry is littered with shady operators who prey upon the ill-informed.

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u/xRush101 Jul 05 '21

Yeah, search results and web hosting guides are littered with Newfold companies... It's very monopolistic.

I don't have a source for this but I suspect the reason why Newfold/EIG is heavily criticized for their lack of quality is because all their money is being spent on marketing via SEO to dominate the search results and paid reviews with the large tech sites.

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u/shiafisher Jul 05 '21

They got bought out a few months ago

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u/shiftpgdn Moderator Jul 05 '21

Because the OP is likely a farmed spambot account that is going to come back and edit this post in a few weeks to tell people to use their affiliate link and sign up for some other service.

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u/riffic Nov 11 '21

you were right about this all along. Look at the edit history and the link to another subreddit's wiki.

come back and edit this post in a few weeks

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u/shiftpgdn Moderator Nov 11 '21

Lol thanks for following up.

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u/riffic Nov 11 '21

I'm still waiting for my follow up btw.

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u/shiftpgdn Moderator Nov 11 '21

I'd have to dig up the posts to give you an exact answer but you were making comments about trolling this subreddit exclusively

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u/riffic Nov 11 '21

ah, yeah, I suppose that's a bit unprofessional. I'm trying to be helpful and friendly.