# Web hosting renewal: unstated rate hike; must cancel day before charge posts.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-renewal-unstated-rate-hike-must-cancel-day-before-charge-posts/768669>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-renewal-unstated-rate-hike-must-cancel-day-before-charge-posts/768669 "2016-10-16T00:06:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-renewal-unstated-rate-hike-must-cancel-day-before-charge-posts/768669/1 "2016-10-16T00:06:24Z")

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Complicated header, sorry.

I have a site with [Bluehost.com](http://Bluehost.com) which, IIRC, was reasonable to host the first 3 years, but now is up to $500 for the second 3. (They’re charging by the _month_ now.) So I want to get rid of it.

Here’s the thing. Bluehost auto-renews on your credit card **15 days** before expiration. But! If you wish to cancel your account, you must notify them **16 days** before!

The charge is pending on my card, which means I can try to get it taken off. If I do this, what are Bluehost’s options? Does it make sense, for example, for them to sue for a crummy $500?

( **Note:** Please don’t go all _caveat emptor_ here The rate hike was unannounced. I want to know _my_ options, not why it’s unfair to Bluehost for me to pursue them. Thanks.)

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-renewal-unstated-rate-hike-must-cancel-day-before-charge-posts/768669/2 "2016-10-16T00:38:44Z")

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Hmm, is it necessarily hostile? Can you just ask their support?  
[https://www.bluehost.com/money-back-guarantee](https://www.bluehost.com/money-back-guarantee)

Seems like even if you canceled after it was already renewed, you’d get a pro-rated refund for 99% of it.