Ever used a free forum host?

[StevenF50]

Have you ever used a free forum host? What one did you use? Do you still use it?

 

[Darthmaul]

I used ForuMotion and ProBoards when I first got into forum'ing. I wouldn't dream of using them now.

I did the same sort of thing, using pretty much all the free forum hosts out there. Now, I wouldn't dare go use one

 

[StevenF50]

I used forumotion for a long time but don't any more.

 

[Subz]

i never really used forumotion, but i have tried freeforums just to see what you actually get but its pointless, because you get lots of adverts on your forums and a big fee to export your database if your want to move to paid hosting.

 

[StevenF50]

Yeah freeforums is horrible!

 

[Subz]

They ain't the only ones that do this but you may as well just pay for hosting yourself. Cheaper in the long run.

 

[StevenF50]

I know but I've tried freeforums and decided I hated it more than the rest.

 

[Subz]

Why was that?

 

[StevenF50]

Just that the others one I used seemed to be better.

 

[Subz]

What made the others better?

 

[StevenF50]

Less ads, better support, better features(like forumotion add extra features to help you out) and more...

 

[Subz]

O ok, I don't like the phpBB2 free forum hosts.

 

[StevenF50]

I prefer the mybb free forum hosts.

 

[Subz]

O ok, never used them, only used myBB on paid hosting

 

[Shix]

When I first started foruming, i used forumotion, will never use it again.

 

[StevenF50]

@Subz I used icyboards which was pretty good because they always added plugins and themes quickly after requesting them.

 

[Dean]

I used invisionfree back in the day, like in 2005 or something

 

[StevenF50]

What was invisionfree like?

 

[EdwardKingston]

I do mybb!
free forum host doesn't mean that you're newbie :/