ASA Rap 1&1 over marketing of new domain extensions

[Brassneck]

Looks like ASA don't like 1&1's advertising of the new domain extenstions

http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/12/1and1-Internet-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_243083.aspx

 

[julian]

Great find, that has made my Christmas.

Looks like ASA don't like 1&1's advertising of the new domain extenstions

http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/12/1and1-Internet-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_243083.aspx

 

[woopwoop]

Worst company ever in my opinion. I had so many problems with them charging me for services/domains no longer with them.

Glad I moved everything...

 

[Edwin]

Great decision. Despite my bias, I always felt those ads were pretty scammy since you're really talking about a tiny fractional chance of registering most of them at unknown dates in the future (could be years easily)

 

[Edwin]

Plus so many of the new gtld are holding auctions or keeping generics in reserve, the likelihood of actually getting anything "for reg fee" drops further still.

 

[LordBull]

1&1 got spanked : that's made my Christmas too

Check your bank/cc statements guys : these jokers LOVE to continue debiting you for kit you've long cancelled (and that's a mission, like everything else with them)

A quick letter to Barclaycard with a copy of the cancelation email, and a £441 chargeback, happily

Never again !

LB

 

[invincible]

"Number of complaints: 1" - why doesn't that surprise me?! I wonder who "told" on them. Anyone want to own up....