taff — Tue, 23 Oct 2001 00:17:31 +0000

The local company who provides most of my hosting is an ISP also. They may be an anomaly, but I've had terrific service over the years. Unfortunately, they are Canadian and can't bill in US$

The reason I'm looking for something local and "user-friendly" is that I'm not sure how involved I'll be with this new project in the long term. Internet access is secondary in this case. I just thought it would be nice to find a US company that I would feel comfortable recommending to this and future clients.

Enigmatic — Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:09:51 +0000

Hi,

I totally agree with Jaiem. Large (or small) ISPs seems to offer good deals on their hosting but often their packages lack features, have small bandwidth, etc.
Moreover, their support will be more focused on Interent Access than on helping with hosting, server side programming, etc.

Best,

Enigmatic

Jaiem — Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:56:20 +0000

Personally, I would not get hosting from an ISP. Especially a small ISP.

Many ISP's have problems doing just the dial-up! Heaven help you if you put a website with them too!!

Go with a company that specializes in hosting (i.e. does nothing but hosting). You'll be happier in the long run.

mjames — Sun, 21 Oct 2001 13:48:35 +0000

Is it a requirement that the ISP provide webspace? Wouldn't it be better to get a good ISP and then go shopping for a separate web site host? It will be nearly impossible to find both in one package. I live in northern Jersey, and I use RCN for dial-up Internet access. I never get busy signals and I hardly ever get kicked off. I recommend them.

taff — Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:15:08 +0000

Actually, by local, I meant "pick up the phone and call" local or "dial-in through the modem" local. Something that a novice, small business user would feel comfortable with - something "mom & pop-ish"

Thanks for the tip.

Keegan — Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:45:44 +0000

-Hey chad, why dont you pop those forum rules into a link next time.

Dont see a link within the forum interface, have checked the faq.

Checked the forum header on this here message board, nope nothing. Amaze me with some information while you squelch discussion.