We only use the lastest stable releases for both phpbb2.0 and phpbb3.0.

FreePowerBoards.com is indeed free. However, we do offer a paid Ad-Free upgrade which allows our members to remove the ads from their board for $4.95/month. This upgrade is totally optional and our services remain 100% free when our advertisements are displayed.

Our business model revolves around being unique, easy to use, and customizable. We are always launching new features to acoomplish these goals and always willing to hear suggestions. You can sit tight and watch the features roll in, or you can even lobby for features you want in our community forums.

Ticket Support - Create a documented ticket that explains what issue you are having and it will be directed to the appropriate staff for the quickest turn around possible. The ticket system is meant for speed so only matters requiring the specific attention of our staff need be submitted.

Community Forums - Made up of thousands of other FPB forum owners, the community forums are the fastest way to get support for general issues.

Phone Support - Available nearly 24/7, phone support is a way to get immediate support from our top level support operators. If it can be done, these guys can help you.

Live Support Chat - Another great way to get instant support from nearly a dozen trained support operators. IM Support- If you have Skype, AIM, YIM, ICQ, GoogleTalk, or MSNM you can get in touch with a friendly support operator nearly 10 hours a day.

FreePowerBoards.com was created in June of 2005. We now provide free message boards for over 350,000 people worldwide.

You bet we will! We've been providing free message board services since June of 2005 and we've never been stronger! We currently have over a dozen support staff and programmers that are always working hard to improve our services and cater to over 350,000 members. Message boards are addictive and we love our jobs!

Yes we are. We use phpBB3 as the base for our services but make changes to make room for dozens of unique features and increased customization options.

Oh yea! We are either gifted (or cursed) with two funny characters on our staff that get a bizarre 'rush' out of excessive redundancy. Redundancy is how many instances of the same data you have. Either money burns a hole in their pockets or they just like the added security but these two have quite the setup of redundant servers going on.

For example:
When you make a new post it isn’t just stored once, it will be stored on a MySQL server with RAID (keeps copies of each bit of data on extra hard drives), then instantly passed on to a replication server (which also has RAID), then archived on a backup server (you guessed it, with RAID), then passed along to an 85lb locking steel-cased replication server (with RAID over four massive hard drives) which sits right next to the desk of our CEO. The steel case itself is hard enough to move but without the key from our CEO a blistering 120dB PCI alarm goes off inside the locked case if one tries to move it.