Who are YOU hosted with and why?

[synapsis]

Lets make this the official thread for everyone who has bought into a certain host and their packages. Tell us why you decided on it, some of the pros and cons. A lot of people at NamePros trust the opinions of others rather than some random and sketchy article which boasts that some hosting company is better for whatever reason. So with that said, let us know! :tu:

 

[alexlao]

As for me, I use this service - fatcow.com, unlimited disk space,FTP users & subusers unlimited, POP mailboxes unlimited and unlimited bandwidth.

 

[tristanperry]

My VPSes are with KnownHost. Why? Because they've got amazing support and very good prices (for the service you get). I've had 100% uptime with their network (not including mistakes I've made with apache misconfigurations, etc) for the 1.5+ years I've been with them.

I get my dedicated server (only have one at the moment) with VolumeDrive. Why? Since they offer the ability to pay up-front prices. So I paid $2xx up-front (for the HDs, RAM and RAID) and now I pay just $118 per month for:

Core2Quad 8200
4 GB RAM
2x 500 GB HDs, h/w RAID 1
10 MBPS dedicated connection
cPanel/WHM

Which is a pretty damn good deal

 

[rumsfo]

My VPSes are with KnownHost. Why? Because they've got amazing support and very good prices (for the service you get). I've had 100% uptime with their network (not including mistakes I've made with apache misconfigurations, etc) for the 1.5+ years I've been with them.

I get my dedicated server (only have one at the moment) with VolumeDrive. Why? Since they offer the ability to pay up-front prices. So I paid $2xx up-front (for the HDs, RAM and RAID) and now I pay just $118 per month for:

Core2Quad 8200
4 GB RAM
2x 500 GB HDs, h/w RAID 1
10 MBPS dedicated connection
cPanel/WHM

Which is a pretty damn good deal

But as far as I understand you are web hosting service provider, so you do not trust your own web sites for yourself?

 

[dotker]

im with hawkhost very fast server and fast response from support and their owner often personally handles the tickets which i find great!

he is very hardworking too.

Hawk Host - Shared, Reseller and Virtual Web Hosting

and

http://easycpanelhost.com/

very helpfull staff, they are always willing to give you a hand.

 

[mhdoc]

im with hawkhost very fast server and fast response from support and their owner often personally handles the tickets...

The problem comes as the business grows. There comes a point where the owner either learns how to manage employees successfully or he and the business burn out.

 

[synapsis]

Just an update here since I started out domaining - I started this thread because I wanted to get an idea of what everyone was using and where I should spend my time and have found my way from this board over to Noomle.com and have to say I'm incredible pleased, and recommend them.

 

[DomainMOD]

Just saw this old hosting thread pop up and figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

I've been with a ton of hosting companies over the past 15 years, and I've never been more pleased than I am with LiquidWeb. While comparing prices I noticed that they were a bit more expensive then some of the other guys (though not much), but with LiquidWeb you truly do get what you pay for. Plus if you pay a one-time setup fee you get a discounted monthly rate, so if you plan on being with them a while it's a no-brainer.

I have had nothing but fantastic support from them. My tickets are assigned and responded to within an hour, their reps really know their stuff (and will regularly offer to jump on your server and do the work for you), and I literally don't have a single complaint about them. In fact, they go above and beyond what you'd expect from a hosting company. I can't give the specifics, but one time a rep helped me out so much that I sent him an amazon gift card as a thanks. I was THAT impressed.

Also, when I was getting one of my VPSs setup, someone accidentally gave me a 50 gig drive instead of a 20 gig drive. I thought it was my server reporting numbers incorrectly so I submitted a ticket, and not only did they tell me that I got to keep the 50 gig drive at no extra charge since it was their mistake, but they did it with a smile.

I can't stress enough how great LiquidWeb is, and I recommend them to anyone that asks me about hosting. After 15 years of jumping around I finally found my host for life.

 

[SpareDomains]

WiredTree because I prefer having my servers in Chicago as the odds of a weather related disaster occurring compared to texas, california or florida is lower, looking into Liquid Web as well as they are in Lansing, Michigan for a comparison to wired tree, I like midwest providers or keeping things close to home, nice to call a local number if support is ever needed as well.

 

[tristanperry]

But as far as I understand you are web hosting service provider, so you do not trust your own web sites for yourself?

I know this was an old post but... huh?

We lease our servers and have full control and access over them. We fully manage them ourselves. Am a little confused by your comments?

I say that we just leased a server (which is what nearly all hosts do, including HostGator - one of the biggest hosts out there), and you say that...?

Please let me know what you meant?

 

[BobTurker]

We are hosted with GoDaddy, because it is fairly easy to use, and offers all of the auto installing website addins that make our life a little bit easier.

 

[iMersky]

I host with myself because it's a reliable service. :P

But I get my servers from WiredTree

 

[SiberForum]

I host with myself because it's a reliable service. :P

But I get my servers from WiredTree

I will be surprising news if you are hosted somewhere not on your servers especially for the all customers from you

 

[synapsis]

Has anyones opinion changed on the hosting? I'm still using Noomle for my sites because its incredibly easy and free. However I've heard a lot of complains this year about hostgator, and bluehost but then again their giants so I guess there would be more haters there. Also have heard some good things about VPS though

 

[Nile Hadwards]

Re:

I use HostUpon since 3 months. I would like say about it, they are really good hosting provider.

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

I'm working for the web hosting company, but I do not have even a personal web site hosted with my company.

 

[synapsis]

You work for WebIntellects but don't host with them? Do you have a personal web site hosted somewhere else?

 

[.Andy]

You work for WebIntellects but don't host with them? Do you have a personal web site hosted somewhere else?

Many people do it. I for one dont like to mix busniess with pleasure sure I'd save me about 10$ a month but I guess its because a previous employeer let me host for free fired me and deleted my accounts before Ih ad a backup. Lesson learned.

 

[dna]

I am with resellerzoom.com because they have a good reputation and have inexpensive
hosting plans. Having a good reputation is important because there are some real
sleezeballs offering inexpensive hosting on Namepros. The first host that i used for
my websites was putting popups on my web pages to try to get people to download
an adware virus. Other people here have had the same problem. I suggest that a
good reputation be a requirement for your host.

 

[RLW]

I'm with MidnightHosting.co.uk

I won a year free hosting with them a while back, and the uptime and speed was that good that I stuck with them. It's not the cheapest hosting around, but the reliability makes it worthwhile.

I'm in Australia, so I'd prefer to have Australian hosting, but I worry that since 90% of my visitors are from America and Europe that a site hosted in Australia might load too slow for them.

 

[synapsis]

How did you manage to win? Entered into a draw because you had done business with them before? I'm sorta skeptical when it comes to entering for online contests only because I think you're the first person to have mentioned that you actually won something :D