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What's One Hosting Trend You Wish Would Disappear?
iamstrangemind
Member
I've been reading a lot of hosting forums, provider websites, and deal discussions lately, and one thing I've noticed is how much the industry keeps changing. Faster hardware, more competition, and lower prices are all great for customers.
That said, there are also a few trends that seem to generate the same complaints over and over again.
Some examples:
- "Unlimited" plans that still have fair use policies or other practical limits.
- Low introductory prices followed by much higher renewal prices.
- Marketing pages full of buzzwords but short on technical details.
- AI support that's great for simple questions but struggles with more complex issues.
- Performance claims like "high-performance" or "NVMe-powered" without much information about the underlying hardware or what customers should realistically expect.
I'm not saying every provider does these things there are plenty that are transparent and do an excellent job.
I'm more interested in the stories behind people's opinions.
If you could make one hosting trend disappear forever, what would it be?
What happened that made you feel that way?
Was it a renewal price that caught you by surprise, a support experience, misleading marketing, or something completely different?
Or maybe there's a trend that gets criticized a lot, but you actually think is reasonable.
I'd love to hear your stories. I think they're far more valuable than simply naming providers, and newer members like me can learn a lot from people who've been around the industry longer.
Comments
Why have you made 4 discussions in 30 minutes though
😄 Fair question. I had a bunch of ideas saved up, and after work I finally had the time to post them all. I'll probably space them out more next time.
"What's One Hosting Trend You Wish Would Disappear?"
The IPv6 fad.
Sounds like your investment portfolio includes IPv4.
Not a single IPv6 adoption bet on polymarket. Hmmm.
Anything @alexhost and @AvaHosting are doing
I'm going by big companies using IPv6 to reduce needs for costs sake. If IPv6 went away, demand goes up. Not a good time with other price increases.
Edit: oh shit, Oracle will engineer the death of IPv6 to make their IPv4 assets save their asses from bankruptcy.
"What's One Hosting Trend You Wish Would Disappear?"
I wish for hosting providers to not deadpool anymore.
Remaking their site using AI and vibe coding their own flashy, buggy, slow control panel.
KYC shit
Host, your service isn't postpaid. I'd rather put additional $10-20 credit (or doing 1 year upfront extra) instead of dealing with Nü-KYC providers that connects to goverment or extrajudicial channels (information broker).
Non-recurring discounts, for one.