They told you: "Pay 3 years upfront, it's the best deal!"

They told you: "Pay 3 years upfront, it's the best deal!"

The headline price only exists at 36-month checkout. Follow the money: long lock-in funds the affiliate payout AND traps you before the renewal hike lands.

The tradeoff they hide:
— Monthly billing: 40% more per month, zero lock-in, walk away the day support fails you.
— 3-year prepay: cheap entry, then you're emotionally hostage to a refund window that closed in month two.

That "$2.95/mo" assumes you forecast 36 months of a host you've used for zero days.

Would you marry someone for the introductory rate?

Reality: pay monthly until they earn the prepay — the discount is bait for your exit options.