bwilmot — Mon, 12 Feb 2001 00:10:16 +0000

If you want an honest host look at http://www.wwsi.net/
I know the owner and am hosted with them. They are very reliable and the prices are very good too.

Brian Wilmot

mjames — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 18:50:34 +0000

The following hosts are all very recommended:

http://www.hostrocket.com
http://www.thinkhost.com
http://www.hostmatters.com
http://www.hostgo.com

I recommend HostRocket.com the most. I have been with them since November and have had no serious problems. Anything that was bothering me, they changed it quickly and kindly. Their support is good, their prices are low, and you get a lot of features for the price.

Maverick — Sun, 04 Feb 2001 16:54:02 +0000

Then move with all possible speed. Any host that's so short on hardware that their servers are full is one that you want to be as far away from as quickly as humanly possible. I don't have any firsthand experience with either of your next choices, but neither of them fills me with confidence. Superwebhost is one of the famous "unlimited unless you need it" hosts. From their FAQ:

Quote:
Unlimited bandwidth is for normal small to medium business web sites. The reason we offer unlimited bandwidth is to provide business sites an inclusive service without extra charges. Some sites do require higher than normal resources and can reduce the performance of other sites hosted with us. We reserve the right to place limits on extreme or excessive usage.

So they're lying to you before they have your credit card number. Think it'll get any better after they have it?

Hosting4less isn't much better. If they're truly offering 25GB of transfer on a $24.95 package, don't expect them to be in business 6 months from now. Always beware of hosts that offer more than can be reasonably delivered. If somebody on a streetcorner is selling "genuine" Rolex watches for $20, it's wise to smell a rat. That holds true in hosting too. You didn't say what your storage and bandwidth requirements are, but for $20 you can get a decent package at a good host like FutureQuest.net or dids.com as long as your needs are reasonable. If you're one of those that needs 200MB of space and 20GB of transfer and expects that to happen for $20 to $25 dollars, than all I can do is wish you a lot of luck in finding it from an honest host.

batjen — Sun, 04 Feb 2001 08:20:05 +0000

Actually, it supposedly isn't a problem with *my* site, it is a problem with the server that my site is housed on. Supposedly, they needed to partition the disk three times now to make more room on the shared server. They have given me 400MB of space, and I am nowhere near that amount. They've also given me 20GB of bandwidth as well, and again, I am nowhere near that. The problem arose when I went to upload via ftp one day using Absolute Ftp, and got an error message saying "unable to write to disk -- disk is full." Sure enough, when I called tech support, they told me that there was no more room on the server.

Jaiem — Sun, 04 Feb 2001 05:06:02 +0000

I agree with NSS that I've never heard of a disk full problem with a host unless the servers they are using are very limited resourced or they've crammed so many sites on one server.

Bandwidth is another issue. You didn't say how much bandwidth you used. It would also help to know how much disk space you site has used too.

Depending on the disk space and bandwidth requirements you may have to go to a dedicated server.

NSS — Sun, 04 Feb 2001 02:50:59 +0000

Hi,

From my experience, I have not heard of a "disk full" but of course you have to pay for extra bandwidth if you exceed your quota and also the HOST provided a certain amount of allocated space when you sign up and if you exceed your space then you may be asked to pay more.

Look for a HOST that meet your requirements, and also try to estimate how much space you need for your files and for future expansion and also the traffic expected. Most HOST provide a record log file for your account so you can check how much disk space and bandwidth you are using.

Try http://www.dids.com .... This board is hosted by them and they are very reliable and the best value for your money in looking for a perfect HOST.

Regards,
NSS