8 replies to this topic

[Clandestine]

so im tired of this host that my school provided, its pretty cheap ( cant complain for something free) but yea i think im just going to buy something better. I was looking at server seed and it looks good to me, ill probalby just get the light server. but my bro says i should go with www.dreamhost.com which of the two would you go with. Ignore that fact that P2L uses server seed. Just compare the specs of each. I cannont tell which is better so im asking you guys for help

heres a chart of what dreamhost has to offer http://dreamhost.com...comparison.html

thank you

-Devyn

Edited by Clandestine, 02 April 2006 - 11:34 PM.

[DarkSuiyoken]

I would say it all depends on exactly how much space and bandwidth you will need. True, you might be paying lesser for more for the plans at DreamHost. I've not hosted with them before, but they sure look like they are overselling.

I've not been with serverseed as well but their plans look much more reasonable than DreamHost. 250MB Space is more than enough for a website too. Also, I would recommend getting a host that is local to your location. As in, if you live in the US, get a US based webhost. Uploading files will be much faster, contacting them for support will be much easier too.

Just make sure you get someone outside of the country to test the speeds.

[Pax]

Check out the companies' ratings in both their local Better Business (I can never spell this next word) Beuru (eh...) and on online directories for hosts.

Keep in mind, you generally will get what you pay for. I went with a cheap host for the first time, because they offered all sorts of goodness. I later found out that they had a track record of ripping off customers, over charging, not stopping the charges when the plan was ended, etc.

Right now, I am with Reyox (www.reyox.com), and they are fantastic. I have not yet had any downtime, customer support is great (usually get a response within 30 mins, via email) and has great features for reselling hosting to my clients. $20bucks us/mo.

Make sure you do your research before you buy...and stay away from anything that offers unlimited bandwidth...generally a sketchy deal there. Check out the systems of the company and make sure its not some dude running a server out of his basement.

Edited by Pax, 03 April 2006 - 09:35 AM.

[evertonian7uk]

try wiredhub been with them for a few months there awesome no over selling super quick sever speeds,

i used to be with powweb, also very good hosts!

both CHEAP and you get buckets of space and bandwidth

powweb = $7 PM

Wiredhub = $4 - 10 PM.

good luck

[l3lueMage]

I use powweb, I havent had any problems with them at all, except for one and that was only because the servers were being switched over so some peoples FTP addresses changed or something

[FlawedKid]

I use JanHost I think there plans are pretty cheap, although I designed their site in exchange for hosting so Im currently getting the corporate plan for nothing.

Here are there plan specs. All prices are US$

Basic
50 MB
1 GB
$10 PA
($18 including domain)


Budget
100 MB
2 GB
$20 PA
($28 including domain)

Advanced
250 MB
10 GB
$35 PA
($42 including domain)

Professional
500 MB
20 GB
$50 PA
($55 including domain)

Corporate
1 GB
50 GB
$75 PA
($75 including domain - Domain is Free)

All plans come with the following features:

-CPanel
- Unlimited Email Accounts
- Unlimited Addon Domains
- Unlimited MySQL DBs
- Unlimited Subdomains
- Unlimited Parked domains
- Unlimited Mailing lists
- Unlimited FTP accounts
- Unlimited Autoresponders
- Unlimited Email forwarders
- SMTP, POP3 and IMAP
- Fantastico
- PHPMyAdmin, PERL, TCL,Python, PHP4+
- FrontPage Extensions
- Personal CGI-BIN
- Custom Error Pages
- Password Protected Directories
- HTTP Streaming
- Server Side Includes (SSI)
- Site Statistics (Awstats, Webalizer, last visitors)
- High Speed Servers
- 99.95% UPTIME per month
- Shopping Carts (osCommerce, Agora Shopping cart)
- File Manager
- Domain Manager
- FREE Webmail
- Spam Assassin
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- Apache Handlers
- Manage Open PGP Keys
- Hotlink Protection
- View Server Status

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Edited by FlawedKid, 04 April 2006 - 07:45 PM.

[Faken]

Or you can go with what we use... http://www.serverseed.com

And use p2l33 for the coupon code for 33% off all fees for as long as you have the account

Dan

[Hoot]

I use serverseed so from my time with them I say they are wonderful but I can not speek for dream host.

Hoot

Edited by Hoot, 11 April 2006 - 07:15 PM.

[KP1]

www.surpasshosting.com is also pretty good. It's cheap, good support, and always fast. I've been with them for 2 years.