Ask.com
Reviews and Complaints

As someone deeply invested in finding answers online, I've had mixed experiences with Ask.com. While some users have praised its ability to provide accurate information, others have expressed frustration with issues like unwanted toolbars and unexpected charges. It seems that Ask.com's performance varies greatly depending on individual experiences. As a potential user, it's essential to approach Ask.com with caution and be aware of the potential drawbacks highlighted in various reviews.

Overall, the website provides a lot of interesting information about different subjects. The only problem that I have is that some of the articles are not written by experts and have very high level and vague information which is not helpful.

ask.com is a great alternative to google. I would reccomend ask to anyone looking for something that is difficult to find on google. Ask.com is also great for educational material, they have a fact of the day which i have learned many intresting and wierd facts from. ask.com is good if you would like to search the answer to a question, as you can type the question into the search box instead of one or two words of it, however you might prefer trying yahoo answers first.

In conclusion, ask.com is a good alternative to google however when compared to google ask.com is not amazing.

Thanks for reading my review.
Michael Beeson

A few days back I was reading some comment from the man who owns the company which owns Ask, also known as Ask Jeeves in the UK, whence it originates. The gist of it was, that if asked were he considering selling the service, he would reply that it had no value to him, so why would it have value to anyone else?

It's a shame, because Ask isn't appallingly slow or inaccurate and can do well up against Google. For example I chose an entirely random keyword, "lemoncello", to do a search on both Google and Ask. Ask correctly returned the most likely subject of my search, which is limoncello, the drink, but also included results about Lemoncello, the Scottish runner. Given that the latter was what I had actually typed, I think Ask offered me the right balance between what I'd asked for, and what it thought I might have meant. On the other hand, Google decided that I'd made a typo and offered me only the drink, not the sportsman, but with an option to choose at the top of the page, and Bing didn't know anything about the sportsman anyway. I preferred the way Ask thought on this one, and it returned results of equal relevance and at equal speed. It looks good, too, somewhere between the minimalism of Google and the glamour of Bing.

I think in the end there will be room for only one search engine, and this isn't going to be it. The original philosophy was fine - ask a question and get an answer, as opposed to just looking something up - but it didn't catch on. Google tapped into the zeitgeist and Ask Jeeves didn't, but not for want of trying.

This school is really hands on. The instructors are very informative and helpfull, they give you the one on one time that you will you need to learn the skills you need to be successful in your new career.

If you are having problems finding what you are looking for, this site is just for you. The great thing in this website is it will find all of the words that are similar to what you are looking for and more...

Extravagant! - a very helpful site. Love its binoculars tool...

I looked up keys on ask.com and something ver disturbing came up
Why Ask.com and when I look up something as simple a a drawing
From bfdi it came up as some random business man I looked up
"David BFDI"

It keeps happening with other things it succ so much it deserves to
Go die in a fire that crappy website summarised is

You wanting to buy a shirt online and instead you getting spam mailed
Pictures of llamas doing the hype

Also known as looking up something like a spoon and it comes up with
A very random thing like a deer's antlers or something disturbing
Or even just a bad picture or video of what look up I looked up a carrot
You're expect a carrot you're wrong it came up with a person comparing
A carrot to a coin

I wish I could give that crappy, parasitic app a lower score. I was trying to download a java upgrade, which never got done. But this slimy leach program crawled onto my Chrome app, and no matter how many times I uninstall it, it comes right back like a plague. I ever went to the disgusting Ask site to ask how to uninstall. (A big hint is the entire first page is about questions of how to uninstall.) It said to click on the wrench icon in the upper right corner, then select the search engine you want. I clicked Google, closed out, reopened, and again the virus that is Ask appeared Until they allow me to get their tentacles off my search options I will be sharing my view with everyone I know.

I asked a question with Just Ask as I was looking to confirm a cell number of Man I met on a dating app.

I was trying to confirm he was in fact in the area he said he lived in.

Turnes out he was a huge scammer and I had to get the police involved. He was trying to get me to extort money from the UK.

Anyway, I am ok with the $2.00 CND (Oct. 1/23 Charge) for the information but not ok with the $40.00 (Nov. 1/23) I did not authorize.

At this point I realize the loop from a bot (or whatever she is called posing as customer service) will never fix this so I am now trying to find a solution as to how to get my $40.00 back.

You can get free real-life experiences/expert solutions through sites like YouTube. If you are looking for free local referrals, check out sites like NextDoor. (An aside: I prefer Next Door because the prices the provider charges are lower for you and the provider if you contact them directly rather than through sites like Angie's List or Thumbnail, for instance. The provider pays a fee to the referral service. The providers are usually small or family-owned businesses.) Your neighbors will refer affordable local providers. Paying Just Ask $5 + $39 to ask a question is not worth it. You will have to pay that $44 for that month and will require you to go back into the account to cancel future charges.

Hi, I have a problem with my tv i went on the net i was looking for hitatchi and i found the contact information.when i contacted the number that was advertised a male answered the phone he asked me what the problem was, i explained about the problem i was having. he said that i needed to tell him the name of the tv and the serial number with this information he would be able to put me through to the right person. I was put through to a male who explained that i needed to pay a pound for them to set up an account for me he said that it could be refunded at any time. I agreed to this and gave him my bank details as requested so he could set up my account. He then wanted to know about the problem i was having, after a long chat i was still no wiser how to go about the problem he said just send it back to the manufacture i said thank you and good bye. Then a few days later i was viewing my bank details and i was annoyed to see that there was unauthorised withdrawals by ask crew 27th January 0.25usd/ 27th January 0.25usd / 27th January 0.50usd /49usd/ 30th January 42usd/21usd/21usd / 3rd February 49.00usd/ 6thFebruary 41.77 GBP. all these withdrawals were done illegally. I want a full refund if no refund is paid in to my paypal account within 7 days i will take matters further i dont want to go down that road i will have choice after all to me i class this matter as theft please refund all the monies owed to me.

I wanted to ask a question about my tv, and was told by just ask I would be charged 1.00. there was nothing about a monthly subsciption. they were of no help to my question. then my bank statement came and I had been charged $46.00. so then I canceled and just got bank statement today and they charged me again..I would like a total refund of my 92.00 you toke from me and not legitfully.

I sighed up for a trial subscription at Ask.com for $1 for 7 days. They (Ask.com) said I could quit anytime. However after realizing that their service was not for me, I opted to cancel before the trial period ended. Well I was wrong! I spent hours trying to do that and was railroaded and had every trick in the book thrown at me making it impossible for me to quit the subscription. I will probably have to cancel my card to avoid further unwanted charges. Can you help me? I only have a few days left before the trial ends. I would like this subscription to be canceled.

Thank you,

Sherri L. Drescher

122 Garden Walk

Stockbridge, GA 30281

I used the vet on ASK.COM in October after I was told I would be charged 5 dollars the first time I tried it. Instead, after the one and only time I tried it, after giving a tip for the vet, of $9.00 on 10/17/ 2022, plus giving 5 stars, the very next day, I was charged an additional $44.00, which was not what I agreed to. Secondly, today I looked at my account I was shocked to find I was charged yet again an additional $44.00 in 11/12/2022. I spoke to the vet on the 17th of October strictly to find out if my cat cleaning himself excessively warranted a trip to his vet. It wasn't. That isn't a $89.00 consultation. I could have called my cat's vet for free. I was testing it to see if I had a real emergency, I could speak to a vet who was knowledgeable. I did not expect to be exploited.

I inquired about an item's worth via Just Answer. Y

Yes, I did sign up, but only because they lead me to believe there would be $5 charge for my question. Come to find out that it was actually $60 for membership for my question to be answered, not $5. When I realized they mislead me I contacted them and ask them to cancel my subscription and refund my $60.

They emailed me back and said that the $60 was displayed on the same page with I entered my billing information. They are very misleading as they make you believe it's $5 to ask a question, but they don't say the $60 is binding once you enter the billing info. If I had understood that to be the case, I would have never asked a question.

I will never use them again! I hope others read this and don't fall into the same trap I did.

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I thank you for cancelling my order at my request, But what about a refund, I havn't used you people and the taking out of my Bank Account is not on , one could be advised before hand . I am looking forward to hearing from you about this matter. ASAP Just not fare playing on Senior people.

Mary Davis

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they took from my credit master card about 66 dollars a month

during covid , i did not pay attention to my billing at the time

about 300 dollars

I am already a paid member of "Just Ask" but every time i ask a question I am asked to pay a dollar and then Join, "Just Ask" again.

I asked a question & it popped up that you wanted $1.00 for a free trial and gave me the option of paying $39.00 for a membership or whatever. I'm not interested in that & can't afford it either. I said NO. Now a week later you have taken $46.00 out of my account that I paid the $1.00 with. I DID NOT authorize that. I am a disabled senior citizen on a very low fixed income of $840.00 a month. You have helped yourself to my medication money & also my milk & eggs for the next month. I have access to federal disability attorneys if need be. It would be extremely easy for you to just put my $46.00 back on my card account. Simple. Avoid all the BS.

i have a charge on my credit card for service that i did not knowingly authorize for $49 on 2/22/2022 please contact me re this charge [protected]

Bought “justask “service to help w/Facebook…… unable to provide any help and I am unable to cancel service which was clearly stated could happen any time…. Paid w/PayPal

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This is a best an incompetent cite and at worst, fraudulent

This company Is scandalous I text one question & they responded via text. 3 days later they said I somehow by not canceling I volunteered to have $46 taken off my credit card every month for the next year. Im surprised they didnt charge me for the whole year at once after 3 days. I dont have time for this b.s. this is wrong. So for asking 1 question via text its going to end up costing me $46 times 12. SCANDALOUS SHIESTERS

I think it around five texted just ask and got an assistant she took my information down and told me it would be $1 I waited about 40 mins or more for them to find me a technician. He didn't help all he did was tell me what I need already but what I hoped I could avoid. Then when we got done texting I noticed I was charged $46 on my card. I did not authorize you to take $46 for a membership. So if I am signed up for a membership I want it cancelled and my money returned.

I did not willfully join any membership. I ask a question but realizing it would be a time consuming ordeal I respectfully ended the session without any answer and did not dispute the $35.
Now I discover they have taken a second payment of $35 and I've done absolutely no business with these folks this month. I don't want or need anything but a refund for this last debit to my account. Later today i will file a dispute thru my bank- they're probably familiar with this anyway.

I was charged 46 dollar and they won't stop messing me. The answers I got were not helpful and I would not recommend these services if it's regarding your cellphone. I asked a question online and was sent to this portal and it said answers for 1 dollar. It's a lie I was charged 1$ then 46 dollars after receiving nothing but useless banter. I want my 46 dollars back or I'm going to call the authories.