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Offline Vermillion

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Web Hosting Services Suggestions?
« on: May 15, 2003, 06:48:10 AM »
Ok guys, I need some suggestions on good Web Hosting services.  Mine, Featureprice.com seems to be going bellyup.

Reasonable prices, reasonable bandwidth limits, and preferabley NOT a year long contract is what I'm looking for.  With the volatility of these types of companies, I do not want to pay for a year and end up with only a few months of service before the company dies.

Offline Ozark

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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2003, 07:52:30 AM »
Last month I move from a dying featuerprice.com to http://www.f5hosting.com. I was hesitant to move to a new host, not knowing the potential problems I would encounter with a new hosting company. With so many to chose from, I decided to email 3 hosting companies (on a Saturday) with questions about operating a vBulletin Board. Only one hosting company responded in a timely and answered all of my questions. F5hosting.

No setup fees, you can pay month to month. The server has not been down one time in 6 weeks.

I made the right choice. I’m amazed with the incredibly fast support response and outstanding customer service! I couldn’t ask for more.

Offline Martlet

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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2003, 10:26:09 AM »
Go to ICDSoft.com.  Seriously.  It's a month to month contract.  If you don't at least try them, you are missing the boat.  They have great features, and very good price.

The longest I've had to wait for a reply to a support ticket was 10 minutes.  DAY OR NIGHT!  Heck, they'll even set you up for free if you ask them to.

So, at least go check out http://www.ICDSOFT.com

And no, I don't get a kickback.  I've just used a bunch over the years, including FeatureCrap.  This is by FAR the best host I've ever had.

**sniff**  I think I'm in love.

Offline Chairboy

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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2003, 10:28:45 AM »
I use hostsave.com and have been real happy with them.  The rates are cheap (7.95 a month), you get 150 megs of space and 7.5 GB a month transfer.  I really like them because they offer full Perl services.  It's month to month as well, no year long contracts.

Here's their feature list from the website:
FREE Domain Transfers
http://www.yourownname.com
.com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us Domains
International Domain Support
150 MB Disk Space
7.5 GB/month Data Transfer
Shared SSL
15 Email Accounts
Unlimited Email Forwarding
Email Autoresponder
Catch-all Email Address
FrontPage 2002/2000/98 Support
Unlimited 24/7 FTP
Personal CGI Directory
Form to Email CGI
Visitor Counter CGI
Password Protect Directories
Custom Error Page Support
Free Graphical Website Statistics
Log File Access
Java Applets, Flash, Shockwave Supported
HTTP Streaming Audio/Video
PERL 5, PHP 4
Web Based Control Panel
Free 24/7 Technical Support
Phone Support
99.9% + Server Uptime
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