good cheap host?

[Cyber]

i was wondering if there was a good, reliable, cheap host out there, with these specs:

- VERY FAST
- ~15-20mb
- PHP (required)
- CGI (optional, but would be a +)
- sql (also would be a +, but optional)
- possibly, free or cheap domain transfer?
- SSI maybe?
- plenty of transfer (bandwidth)!
- little downtime, ex: up 99.99% of the time?

try to keep it under $10 a yr plz

thanks!

[Bruce]

For $10/year you shouldn't even expect 100 MB of transfer. I pay more than that per month.

Anywho, check out http://discount-hosting.com[/url]. They don't have cgi but it's the best you'll find.

[Cyber]

1-whats the bandwidth for it?
2-whats the cheapest i can get for all that (-sql, unless you dont have to)

[jiminsd]

Phrozen is right.... 10 bucks for 5gb per month but don't go over the limit or they will cut you off until the first of the following month. They are fast and 99.80% uptime for me.

[Theo]

This discount-hosting sounds quite good. (for the prize)

I have some questions for people that use it.
1)Except from no CGI, and no support, is there any other disadvantage?

2)What do they mean by "Unlimited FTP account"? That you have 1 FTP that you can use as much as you want, or that you can have several FTP accounts?

3)Do they have a control panel? Statistics? POP or web based email? subdomains? anything else?

Here: http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=www.discount-hosting.com
they have Verio as their 'Netblock Owner' does this mean anything?

[Cyber]

are there any other cheap hosts that match my criteria, or at least is close??

[Vegsa]

<<MOD EDIT>>

When answering a request, you must include
1. The URL to the plan
2. The price
3. Describe or name the features that match the original request.

[Cyber]

ehhhh...no

but thanks anyway

[Bruce]

Vegsa, have you read the rules (http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/announcement.php?forumid=3) recently?

[jiminsd]

Originally posted by Theo
This discount-hosting sounds quite good. (for the prize)

I have some questions for people that use it.
1)Except from no CGI, and no support, is there any other disadvantage?

2)What do they mean by "Unlimited FTP account"? That you have 1 FTP that you can use as much as you want, or that you can have several FTP accounts?

3)Do they have a control panel? Statistics? POP or web based email? subdomains? anything else?

Here: http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=www.discount-hosting.com
they have Verio as their 'Netblock Owner' does this mean anything?

Let's see...

I believe one FTP account without limits. No real control panel other than an area to set up email forwarding. No subdomains. You do have Webalizer for stats but it is in French. Your domain will be set up with the "www" subdomain and they will set you up without it if you ask them in their forum. Also, if you are transfering the domain from another host, you will have some down time (about a day)... they want you to have the domain propagated to them before they will set you up.

With all of that said, the service has been very fast and the Qwkmon check I have on it shows a 99.80% uptime for the past two months. I'm currently setting up a second domain with them.

[Vegsa]

what about it ? i havent broken any rules have i ?

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Vegsa
what about it ? i havent broken any rules have i ?
Hosts are allowed to post answers about their company and services if asked by someone on the board. They are also allowed to reply to a request for hosting services if the following conditions are met:

When answering a request, you must include
1. The URL to the plan
2. The price
3. Describe or name the features that match the original request.

For instance, if someone asks, "Which webhosts offer 12 gigs of traffic?" If you offer such a package or know someone that does, you may respond only if you describe what you offer in that message in the format described above. Simply saying "we offer what you want, visit our site" is clearly spam and is not allowed.

[R. K. Raja]

Iminbudget.com would be good for your requirements. The cheapest plans start at $20 a year for 20mb space and 800 mb bandwith.

I doubt you can find anything reliable for under $10. Bandwith comes at a high price (average $3 per GB per month) so I don't think you can get much for cheap.

[Cyber]

rk, ill take a look @ yours. about that other host, i'm not sure if i should go with them, i mean, no subdomains?

any other suggestions?

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Cyber
any other suggestions?
Get a job? :confused2

I mean seriously, you shouldn't expect so much for $10. If you don't get subdomains you shouldn't complain. You do get what you pay for.

[Cyber]

how bout i raise it to $20/yr?

[Bruce]

I could give you a few more options with all the features you want, but they only give ~100 MB of transfer

[Chicken]

Originally posted by Cyber
i was wondering if there was a good, reliable, cheap host out there, with these specs:

- VERY FAST
- ~15-20mb
- PHP (required)
- CGI (optional, but would be a +)
- sql (also would be a +, but optional)
- possibly, free or cheap domain transfer?
- SSI maybe?
- plenty of transfer (bandwidth)!
- little downtime, ex: up 99.99% of the time?

try to keep it under $10 a yr plz

thanks!

Cyber, for $10-$20/yr., you'd be lucky to find any host, let alone one that is good and reliable, especially one with plenty of transfer and little downtime. You are looking for the cheapest possible and cheapest and reliable don't go together.

Starter basic - $25/yr.
http://affordablehost.com/hosting.shtml

500MB of transfer but they have a special this month I guess, so it would be 1.5 GB of transfer total for this plan. I'd say this is good and reliable, yet cheap. If you want to mess around with kids and $10/yr. hosting plans, then go ahead, but sometimes spending $10 on nothing isn't worth $10 and you would have been better off spending $20 (or $25 in this case) on something better in the first place, and not wasting your money.

[jiminsd]

Geez... 10 bucks and you are passing because it doesn't have subdomains?????

The closest I know with subdomains is Hosturbo for $20 per year and I'm not sure about anything with them.

[WorldWarGeneral]

Well, you could try ValuableHost at $25 per year. It doesn't say they offer SSI, but you can use PHP for that anyway. Only 1gb bandwidth though. But $25 is pretty good for what you're getting.

[Cyber]

yeah...i think i may change my specifacations though, soon.

[rapmaster]

well once I get my hosting up and running I could run you a custom plan that wouldn't be too expensive:

yes T-1(planned upgrade soon) - VERY FAST
4 plans - 15-20mb
yes - PHP (required)
yes - CGI (optional, but would be a +)
no sorry - sql (also would be a +, but optional)
free - possibly, free or cheap domain transfer?
yes - SSI maybe?
4 plans - plenty of transfer (bandwidth)!
~99.96 - little downtime, ex: up 99.99% of the time?

try to keep it under $10 a yr plz


our plans range from $10-50 a year and custom plan can be arranged. Though I must inquire that finding a host that can do that for less than $10 is fairly hard, at least finding a quality one is. And please remember that were not yet opened, our domain is still being processed! :p hehe

[Cyber]

ill think...

[ln]

http://servus.ws/yplans.html had the ys-01 plan for $9.95/yr
...but they might have discontinued the promotion.

[LeX]

Woah, you want to get hosting for ~ the same amount of money you pay for a domain?

You might want to strike a deal with a paid host and see if they can come up with a custom package for you. But, still..... $10 a year?!

[Coight]

LeX, you going to get it for free (note to LeX you are getting it for cheaper than $10per year) hehe!

Robert

[Cyber]

WAKE UP LEX! i raised the amount im spending to ~$20

[LeX]

Even with $20/yr, you'd still be paying less than a buck per month.

[LeX]

Originally posted by Myacen Network
LeX, you going to get it for free (note to LeX you are getting it for cheaper than $10per year) hehe!That's different... Cyber's looking for paid hosting... I was looking for free hosting. :D

Just telling him that as a paid host, probably nobody would offer anything better than what Phrozen said for that amount of money.

[Cyber]

Originally posted by LeX
Even with $20/yr, you'd still be paying less than a buck per month.

WTF? there are 12 month <edit>

[LeX]

You've insulted me twice. *hint hint*

Okay, so I flunked math class. My IQ is lower than 20. You happy? :rolleyes:

[Cyber]

sorry, but you are getting slightly annoying

[Giancarlo]

It is about $1.70/Month (if you pay $20 year).

I suggest you raise the budget to at least $50/year or ($4.20 Month) if you want something reliable. That would be a bargain.

[Cyber]

i just want the right stuff to advertise a writer, small business.

[LeX]

Originally posted by Cyber
sorry, but you are getting slightly annoying And you're being very immature. I was telling it like it is.

I did give you a very nice suggestion, and that was to discuss a custom plan with the webmaster of a paid host (like Valuablehost or Myacen etc). Looks like you didn't even bother to try.

[Cyber]

actually i am. i did take your suggestion. thanks.

sorry if i was being a little immature, it happens to everyone once in a while, right?

[LeX]

All right..... I suppose you were just a bit upset that nobody was able to directly give you a under $20/yr plan. Hope you will be able to find a plan just right for you. :)

[Cyber]

yeah--i sorta was. thanks

maybe i will go with one of the ones suggested. i am also talking to rapmaster about his paid hosting comming up.

[Chris]

Originally posted by LeX
I was telling it like it is.

I didn't realize that 20 divided by 12 < 1 was the way it is.

[Chicken]

...and we move on from Lex's questionable math skills to the topic... :D

[Bruce]

szr: he said $10 per year, not per month.

Also, you may want to edit your sig before a mod does it for you.