Hosting...

[Norad]

I have mixed feelings about my hosting company. When I need help with installing scripts they seem to get right on it, but when something happens and my site goes down, they ALWAYS make it out to be something on my end, or that it was just my imagination. When downtime occurs, I would think that if I were having router problems somewhere that I wouldn't be able to access their main page either. Then I had FTP access problems, their response.....make sure you are using the correct user/passwords.... I know I may be a bit slow sometimes but after being with a company for a few years, you would think they wouldn't try making ya look like an idiot. |pissed| If I wasn't so script challenged, I would change host.

While I'm on this rant, I've actually come to the conclusion that it is just anything that requires some type of customer service. When I ordered my phone, after a month of it not showing up, I found out that T-Mobil has a minimum order before they will ship out to the local store.....well, that just told me that I wasn't worth being a customer cos I wasn't worth them sending out just one phone.

<rant off>

Sorry, just had to vent. Been one of those days.

Norad

[Extreme John]

Wow sounds like a hosting company I use to use... They were:

http://www.flashhost.com/

Than fucked up so bad they became:

http://www.hostcentric.com/

Every excuse and bullshit reason on the planet they had it, from Pg 1 to Pg 19,899,112,067,456

The Big Excuse Book for shitty hosting companies.

[Cash]

You need a host with fast webmaster support, always up and fast, i.e. Dreamhost

[JohnnyUtah]

Norad, sorry to hear that about your host...
Scripts, Ftp, passwords are usually messed up "client side"

But the server not comming up/slow is usually a host side problem.

But still, the customer should allways feel like he was right.
Even if he was not...lol

My 2 cents!!

[acmeporncompany]

As far as posting galleries and free sites...

http://www.revsharehosting.com/2010

You can't beat them, and the customer service is second to none.

[Norad]

Hey all,

Thanks for your replies. I have been with them for 2 years now, and if they have experienced down time as much in the past, I've not noticed for I haven't really done alot with those sites. It wasn't until recently that I started working with them, but twice this month I've had minor problems. Yesterday when my ftp client would not connect to the server (it would tell me that it could not connect and that was before it even got to the point where the server asked for the username/password) it really pushed my buttons when they told me to verify that I was using the correct user/password.

All the suggestions for hosting is muchly appreciated.

APC- I have a revshare account, and you are correct, Maestro's customer server is much better than the service I have recieved from my regular host, but I have a couple girls here who are wanting me to make a site for them and one wants a webcam, which I cant run on revshare due to the way content has to be updated.

Thanks,
Norad

[Cleo]

M3 Server hosts all of my stuff. Their tech support is first class, problems are taken care of within a few hours, fast machines on a fast connection, I'm very happy with them and have been with them for years.

The drop down menu in my sig has their link with my affiliate code or just go to m3server.com.

[finnbear]

I was almost three years with Strictly Hosting, then they sold to National Net, and now I'm with them.

Some time ago I was window shopping and I started to think how much I can save money if I changed to other host, whose prices were only half of what I pay now.

Well, as soon as I started to think about it, I read how that other host had gone down. I have never see my sites down, not in Strictly Hosting, not in NatNet. Both have done maintenance, but e-mailed me days before.

I have every little trick there is in Apache to use without any extra pay. Customer support is excellent.

So I understood I'm an idiot if I change. Just today I put new PHP scripts working and built new SSI banner rotator. They work like a dream.

The old saying is true: you get what you order.

BTW, no spam, I'm not an affiliate of NatNet, just satisfied customer.

[dantheman]

hey, if you have any questions concerning M3server.com shoot me a email
dannyh at simplecom.net

[MMemmer]

Hello Norad,

One resource you might use more frequently when contacting your host, is your account executive. They will have a vested interest in the quality of the product you are receiving, put them to work on any discrepancies you detect.

Also, if your host has a formal reporting system for problems, use it. That way if there is a recurring problem it will show up in the history of your account.

Note, many hosts will track all the trouble-tickets you submit, so use the same Email address. This will keep all of your information together if the host needs to perform a database search for any and all previous occurrences to your account.

Good luck,

[ScreamingOrgasm]

I use p4host.com they have a lot of scripts already installed so all you have to do is literally click a button in your control panel. They have several forums and bb's, chat, php chat and several others.

They start at only $3.99 a month for
$3.99 Monthly or $43.80 Yearly

Unlimited POP3/IMAP Email Accounts
Disk Space 300MB
Bandwidth 12GB
MySQL Databases / FTP 999 99
Subdomains 999
Cpanel 7 Yes Y
Web Stats Yes
Email accounts 999
Forwarding 999
Auto Responders 999
Webmail
Spam Assassin
Web Access & Error Logs
Password Protected Directories
Perl 5.6.1 / PHP 4.3.2 / Python
Server Side Includes
Sendmail Support/Cron Jobs
FrontPage Support
SSH Secure Shell
POP3 / IMAP / SMTP Server
File Manager
Mailman Mailing List
Flash / Custom Error Pages
Streaming Audio / Video
Shopping Cart
Shared SSL


Tina

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[teamperfecto]

Once we moved to Oxeo, we are 100% satisifed. instant support, great service and quality of products..

I personally recommend them.

Talk to Alek and let him know peter from Team Perfecto sent you.

Im sure he will get you a good deal.

Whatever way you go.. Good luck!