Freeola & GetDotted Reviews 372

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Reviewers had a great experience with this company. Many customers consistently praise the service for being friendly, quick, and budget-friendly, often highlighting the knowledgeable support staff. People appreciate the efficiency of installations and the professionalism of engineers, noting that everything is left neat and tidy. Reviewers also value the quick response times and helpful explanations received, feeling that the company is genuinely on their side. However, some customers were dissatisfied with service outages, particularly regarding email and website hosting, which caused significant business interruption and inconvenience. These individuals reported issues with vague status updates and a lack of clear information on service restoration. A few other people also felt that the website builder was awful and that the company's transparency regarding service limitations, especially for "free" offerings, was lacking.

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Service

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Website

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yet again service outage - really not good enough for businesses dependent on online sales, and again no emails. This is now twice within 6 months and would indicate Freeolamail is not a reliable prov... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such a friendly, quick, budget-friendly and knowledgeable service! So refreshing to have a call answered within seconds and to speak to someone who instantly knows what you're talking about. Just had... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I use Freeola for my domains and my Broadband and wouldn't go back to anyone else for either. I've never had any problem lsnwothbusage and most importantly their customer service is second to one.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Freeola has hosted two sites for me for very many years. Always extremely reliable. On the very few times I've had to ask for help - usually when it wasn't even their problem, they've been very quick... See more


Company details

  1. Internet Provider
  2. Internet Service Provider
  3. Web Hosting Company

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Freeola is a UK internet service provider offering high-quality, low-cost internet services. Whether you're a business, club or family, setting up your website and email for everybody is easy. It costs just a few pounds each month with Freeola’s fast, reliable, unlimited services. We even include free email and unlimited web-site options with some of our products or broadband packages. In addition to web hosting and email on all of your devices, Freeola offers an easy-to-use website builder complete with unlimited hosting, a set of top-class internet security products and a worldwide webmail platform. Plus, don't miss our broadband connections without commitment, superfast broadband with unlimited data, and cheap domain names from GetDotted.com (part of Freeola).


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service for over 20 years

Since I started using Freeola over 20 years ago I can only recall one brief issue which Freeola quickly and proactively dealt with.
The management interface is simple and effective and available services are competitively priced making running multiple email addresses through personal domains very simple. I thoroughly recommend Freeola to anyone who likes an easy life!

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A satisfied Freeola customer for over 20 years.

I've been with Freeola for over 20 years and have had several different product offerings plus some websites through their sister company Get Dotted. I have always found their prices to be competitive, the products well structured and their customer support excellent. I would thoroughly recommend them

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great all round service from Freeola

Great all round service from Freeola. Being able to browse for a suitable domain and then set it up so easily is a great help. Uploading and managing hosted content is an absolute doddle. Lots of associated email capacity and easy management tools to set accounts up and configure them. Damn sight easier than using some of these one stop shop hosting gangs. And when you need them, the support team are on the spot to sort out your problems.

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been with Freeola for years - all good

Been with Freeola for years for IMAP email and domain registration. All just works - minimal outages and when there is a problem their support is responsive and helpful. I think the costs are very reasonable too.

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Value for money across a good range of services.

Commendably short wait to speak to a customer service representative. Quick grasp of my problem and easily followed advice on what needed to be done. Very well presented web site that was easy to navigate. Having been with Freeola for many years I have no wish to look elsewhere.

August 2, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been a customer of Freeola/GetDotted for over 10 years

I have been a customer of Freeola/GetDotted for many years. In all his time i have had 100% service and any problems sorted virtually immediately. They host my email account as well as hosting my Domain names.
Prices are more than competitive with other suppliers of these services and offer discounts on multiple domains and allow multiple email addresses.
The Control panel for the services is easy to use including the emails,
I would recommend the company to anyone.

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Most Excellent ISP. Been Using Freeola SInce 2000

I started using Freeola back in 2000 when I purchased my first domain name. I then used Freeola as my broadband supplier and today Freeola host my two domains with the appropriate email addresses. On the occasions where I have to contact Freeola Support the responses have always sorted out the issues I was encountering very quickly indeed. Highly Recommend.

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have been a customer since the early…

Have been a customer since the early 1990s and the old Special Reserve days, when I used to order Amiga games from them. Freeola were my first choice when choosing a web hosting provider, and I have had decades of hassle free service from them. Highly recommended

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Freeola customer since 2005

We are using Freeola for MySQL Web Hosting and Domain for over 15 years. Never had any issues and they are very reasonable priced.
Domain is covered for 2 years each and Web Hosing is invoiced monthly.

July 13, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy bunny

My experience of using Freeola & Get Dotted has been so good that I have never had to use their support services for any serious problems since I became a user in January 2015. Although I hear from others that their technical support is excellent if it is required.

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As an internet service provider

As an internet service provider, they are the best I have ever used. No question is too small or too silly for them to answer. They solve any and all problems quickly and efficiently. I have been with Freeola for many years and nothing would make me change. Did I also mention that they are one of the cheapest companies out there? my score is 11 out of 10...

August 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Freeola for all things Internet, Domains, email addresses, phones etc..

I have used Freeola for YEARS, ever since it was a Dial Up only operation. I left shortly after Broadband became available until Freeola started offering Broadband when I returned to the fold. I have no idea how long I have been a customer for but it is well in excess of 15 years I would reckon. I have a number of email addresses and domains and any issues I have (and there have been very few) have been dealt with very promptly. You also get a fixed IP Address with your connection. I can not recommend them highly enough.

July 1, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Had good experience until the last…

Had good experience until the last couple of months. Was informed my DNS renewal would be one price when it auto renewed in a few weeks time. Fine I thought, I'd got to let it auto renew to get the 20% discount for doing so. Then I get another email a week or so before the date to say that the renewal price was now a different - higher - price! WHAT! Talk about getting shafted for doing the right thing by their rules. If they give you a price for renewal, it should stay that until the renewal date - isn't there a law against what they did?

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Thanks for the reply, but this was for a UK domain name. So I was shafted?

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Actually around £1 or more, no idea where you got 20p from. 20p I wouldn't have bothered mentioning. You seriously need to have a word with your invoicing department.

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I'm not that desperate. Just make sure you do stick to the original price you send - or less - in subsequent emails/invoices.

July 14, 2024
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Reply from Freeola & GetDotted

Dear Reviewzer

Thank you very much for your feedback. All staff here will now be more aware of the issue.

I am really sorry for giving you an incorrect reply previously. It's not our invoicing department at fault, it's me, but please bear in mind that I don't have your details. I think this was caused by a change to our formula for the two year discount. The previous discount was too generous and we could not sustain it. If we adjust this in future we will defer it past the earlier advice dates so that advices are correct. That's our normal procedure for internal renewal price increases.

In the mean time we will of course refund the difference if you would like to contact our Support team. (You declined so we will put £10 to charity)

We will try to improve on this, but renewal advices are sent well in advance and this opens us up to currency fluctuations which cause price changes on some domains every few weeks. It also exposes us to price changes from our suppliers. When we can, we do make the effort to offset the timing, delaying the actual price increase past the sending of renewal advices. All of our advices are clearly marked that prices may fluctuate.

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