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whitey · 2004-01-10, 07:32 PM

I have been with a variety of providers over time and have made about every mistake possible. Right now, I use several hosts that have been proven to be good over time (I really prefer to not be dependent on a single network or ip cblock)..The best in my experience...

xxxwebhosting.com - Good service at a high value price + they have their own network as well as being tied into a redundant datacenter network.

xcite.net - Ask for a quote on a box. In an above.net network datacenter - good.

webair.com - Good value on the nac network which is pretty fair.

Two other good providers with pretty fair pricing are isprime.com )don't put scripts on their shared service) and oxeo.com.

As for good providers at cheap prices and good for static content, I would try candidhosting.com. I had all my tgp galleries and most free sites hosted there until recently. We only moved because we bought our own server and are colocating it in the Planet datacenter in Dallas.

FWIW, the providers mentioned by others above all have good reputations as well. If you are hosting galleries, I think it comes down to pricing and connectivity with any reputable host. For more mission critical items, there are other things you want consider. But it is pretty hard to crash a server with static content. As long as your software updates and reboots are done regularly (which any host mentioned thus far will do) uptime is almost totally dependent on the network.

As for bandwidth, it all depends...

1. The type of galleries you build.

2. Who you submit to

3. How often do you submit..

I know that does not answer your question, but we burn about 2000 gigs per month on galleries and we only submit 3 times per week. Some people submit every day and use less. There are quite a few variables.

Personally, I would start with an affordable dedicated plan ($160 to $200 per month) and make certain there is a resonable charge for excess bandwidth (.70 to $1.00 per gig if you are using managed services - there may be some with lower prices right now) and go from there. If you do a good job with your galleries, you will pay for the server within 20 days, and the whole thing (because some tgps are backed up a month or more on reviews) build steam from there...that's the best advice I can give ya'.

2004-01-10, 07:32 PM	#7
whitey Hey, can you take the wheel for a second, I have to scratch my self in two places at once Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 186	I have been with a variety of providers over time and have made about every mistake possible. Right now, I use several hosts that have been proven to be good over time (I really prefer to not be dependent on a single network or ip cblock)..The best in my experience... xxxwebhosting.com - Good service at a high value price + they have their own network as well as being tied into a redundant datacenter network. xcite.net - Ask for a quote on a box. In an above.net network datacenter - good. webair.com - Good value on the nac network which is pretty fair. Two other good providers with pretty fair pricing are isprime.com )don't put scripts on their shared service) and oxeo.com. As for good providers at cheap prices and good for static content, I would try candidhosting.com. I had all my tgp galleries and most free sites hosted there until recently. We only moved because we bought our own server and are colocating it in the Planet datacenter in Dallas. FWIW, the providers mentioned by others above all have good reputations as well. If you are hosting galleries, I think it comes down to pricing and connectivity with any reputable host. For more mission critical items, there are other things you want consider. But it is pretty hard to crash a server with static content. As long as your software updates and reboots are done regularly (which any host mentioned thus far will do) uptime is almost totally dependent on the network. As for bandwidth, it all depends... 1. The type of galleries you build. 2. Who you submit to 3. How often do you submit.. I know that does not answer your question, but we burn about 2000 gigs per month on galleries and we only submit 3 times per week. Some people submit every day and use less. There are quite a few variables. Personally, I would start with an affordable dedicated plan ($160 to $200 per month) and make certain there is a resonable charge for excess bandwidth (.70 to $1.00 per gig if you are using managed services - there may be some with lower prices right now) and go from there. If you do a good job with your galleries, you will pay for the server within 20 days, and the whole thing (because some tgps are backed up a month or more on reviews) build steam from there...that's the best advice I can give ya'. Last edited by whitey; 2004-01-10 at 07:54 PM..