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Frequently
Asked Questions
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The Answer.
Why HostingBay's
prices are so cheap?
Is there any catch?
Is My First
Month really Free?
When do I start to get charged?
Why do
you offer First Month Free? It sounds too good to be true!
Are
the Price in Australian Dollars
or U.S. Dollars
Are
the prices
G.S.T.
Inclusive?
What would happen if my web site
Exceeds
the Account Limit
Can I host my web site with you if
I already have
my Domain Name?
Can
I host Full Domain names with HostingBay?
Would I
have
Banner Ads
or anything that I don't want on my web site?
How
long
does it take to have my account activated?
What
DNS Settings do I use to point
my Domain to your Sever
Do you
offer Australian
Domain
Registration Service?
Do you
offer an International
Domain
Registration Service?
Do you
host International Domain names?
Can I transfer
my existing Web Site to you?
Do
you host Personal Web Sites?
Can I pay
my account by Cheque
or Money Order?
Can I cancel
my account at anytime?
Can I use
my existing email
account?
Do I still
need my ISP
to access the Internet?
Do you
support FrontPage
extensions?
Do you
provide Message
Board
for me to use on my web site?
Do you
provide a Chat Room
for me?
What is
the best way to get technical support?
Do you
offer phone
support?
Do you
have a reseller
Plan?
Why HostingBay's
prices are so cheap? Is there any catch?
First of all, with our huge
purchasing power and long established relationships with our
global business associates, we are able to get our network resources
at very competitive prices. And we pass these savings on to our Australian
customers. We're straight shooters. There are
no tricks in what we do, just good, old-fashioned, reliable business
principles. Second, we run a tight ship. We choose our
promotions carefully and ensure every advertising dollar pays for
itself; we streamline our systems. We also don't waste money on unnecessary
things like toll-free telephone numbers that are often abused anyway.
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Is
My First Month really Free? When do I start to get charged?
Your First Month IS
Absolutely Free. Your Credit Card Will NOT get charged
until the anniversary date of the first calendar month.
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Why
do you offer First Month Free? It sounds too good to be true!
At HostingBay, we fully
understand how busy small business owners are, and that you need time
to check out our offer properly. Your first free month gives you breathing
space so you can tweak and change your web site, and try out many
of the features we include at no extra charge. We also believe 'A
Thousand Miles Journey Starts with a Single Step'. That First Step
is often the hardest for most of us to start a new journey. We are
happy give you a helping hand when you start out so our new customers
will stay with us and we will build our businesses together in long
term.
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Are the
prices in Australian Dollars or U.S. Dollars?
All prices are in Australian
Dollars
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Are
the prices G.S.T. Inclusive?
All
prices are GST inclusive.
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What
would happen if my web site Exceeds the Account Limits?
If
your web site usage (Web Space and/or Traffic) hits the Limit of your
Current Plan, you will be notified by email. You may then reduce your
usage or upgrade your plan accordingly.
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Can I host
my web site with HostingBay if I already have my Domain Name?
Of
course. It's even easier if you already have your domain name registered.
All you need to do is to point your domain name to our server
after you sign up an account with us by setting the DNS (Domain Name
Server) Entries to:
NameServer1:
ns1.hostingbay.net (66.98.130.28)
NameServer2: ns2.hostingbay.net (66.135.33.6)
Please
do not enter the IP addresses (66.98.130.28/66.135.33.6)
unless asked.
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Can
I host Full Domain names with HostingBay?
Of course, this is what we do. Your web site will be
'YourDomainName.com.au' or 'YourBusiness.com.au' etc.
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Would
I have Banner Ads or anything that I don't want on my web site?
Absolutely Not.
Your web site is yours. We don't add anything to it.
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How
long does it take to have my account activated?
Your account will be activated
instantly. You can start setting up your web site right
away unless you have just registered your domain Name.
The newly registered Domain
name or one that you are transferring to Hosting Bay from another
hosting service provider may take up to 72 hours (usually much less)
to fully register around the Net. This is because of safeguards built
in to the Net for your protection. There is no way to speed up this
process. But this should not hold you up with the preparation of your
web site.
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What
DNS Settings do I use to point my Domain to your Server?
When you register a New
Domain name or Transfer your Existing Domain name to our network,
you need to enter/change the DNS (Domain Name Server) Settings to
the following:
NameServer1:
ns1.hostingbay.net (66.98.130.28)
NameServer2: ns2.hostingbay.net (66.135.33.6)
Please do not enter
the IP addresses (66.98.130.28/66.135.33.6)
unless asked.
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Do
you offer Australian Domain Registration Service?
In partnership with MelbourneIT,
we offer Australian Domain name registration service from our web
site.
Click Here to register your Australian Domain Names.
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Do
you offer an International Domain Registration Service?
Yes. We offer registration of the following
International Domain names:
| .com |
.net |
.org |
.ws |
.info |
.name |
| .biz |
.us |
.tv |
.com.cn |
.net.cn |
.cn |
Click
Here
to register
your international domains.
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Do
you host International Domain names?
Yes. We can host all International
domain names.
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Can
I transfer my existing Web Site to you?
Yes and it is as easy
as 1-2-3;
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Sign up an account with us.
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Change the DNS settings
with your Domain Name Registrar
(e.g. MelBourneIT)
Our DNS servers information
is as follows:
NameServer1: ns1.hostingbay.net (66.98.130.28)
NameServer2: ns2.hostingbay.net (66.135.33.6)
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Upload your web site
to our server.
If you have questions
or difficulties with your transfer, simply email us, we will help
you to do that for FREE!
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Do
you host Personal Web Sites?
Yes, we do! Hosting your
personal web sites with us at our very competitive introductory pricing
is definitely the right choice.
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Can
I pay my account by Cheque or Money Order?
Yes, you can. Please make out your Cheque or Money
Order to
Hitech United Australia Pty Ltd.
and post it to
Level 1, 380 Johnston Street,
Abbotsford, Vic 3067
Australia
Please attach a
note showing the Domain Name that you are paying for.
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Can
I cancel my account at anytime?
Yes.
You can. Just
send
your cancellation notice to us.
Your account will be cancelled within 2 business days from the time
we receive your notice. Your Credit Card will not be charged from
then on.
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Can I use
my existing email account?
Yes, you can. Our email service can
be additional to your current address(es). You may use our email forwarding
feature to simply forward all messages to your new email addresses
OR your existing email account outside of Hosting Bay.
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Do
I still need my ISP to access the Internet?
Yes, you do. We host your web site
so that everyone in the world with a Internet connection can see your
web site. But you still need your own ISP (i.e. Internet Service Provider)
to get on to the Internet.
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Do you
support FrontPage extensions?
Yes. Frontpage extensions are supported
on all accounts.
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Do you
provide Message Board for me to use on my web site?
Yes. We offer 2 chat rooms - an HTML
version and a java chat room.
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Do you
provide a Chat Room for me?
Yes. We offer 2 chat rooms - a html
and a java chat room.
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What is
the best way to get technical support?
The best way to get technical support is to simply email
support@hostingbay.com.au
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Do you
offer phone support?
Yes, you can reach us on (03) 94173368
Do
you have a reseller Plan?
Yes, we do. Please
Click
Here for
more details.
First Month
Absolutely Free*
Better than Money
Back Guarantee!
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may Expire at the end of .
Any
questions or concerns, please email us:
Support@HostingBay.com.au
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