I need to hear from anyone who has used 1&1 for an extensive amount of time (more than 6 months). I've been with them for just 2 months and since then, have experienced a lot of downtime - their control panel has been down 3 times these past 2 days, for instance. Is this a chronic problem with their web servers?
The best that you can do is check all over the Internet www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1&1+sucks tons of hosting and domain registrar complaints.
I hate 1&1. I used them a while back when they had a huge promotion. Never freaking again. I'm now with Dreamhost, and with the HUGE amount of bandwidth and space I have, I have no reason to go anywhere else. I'm in love with 'em. Contact me if you want a deal with their services.
i can tell you that 1&1 put the screws to a new client of mine, deleted one of their domains and locked them out. there were no TOS violations and my client expects a battle to retain control over the domain she lost. that plus she says she has had nothing but problems with them, so stay away from 1&1. if you need more input about this host, try www.webhostingtalk.com