What do you all want in a webhost?

[Synergy]

What would you all would like in a webhost?

[Chicken]

Errr, this is a no brainer:

Dependable servers with dependable people behind them.
Courteous and quick sales and tech support.
Solid, redundant network connections.
A easy to use site, that answers most support questions.

Just read what people have posted negatively about their current hosts and do the oposite.

[Tcoy]

good support!

[cds]

One that pays me money to host me...anyone know of any ... hehe :)

[jvv]

Stability, speed, a unix flavor. I don't really use support that much.
A "something's broken, come and fix it"-button is all I actually need from support.

A basic package consisting of some webspace (not a gazillion megabytes, just 50 or so would do at first) which can be upgraded at an acceptable rate. PHP support and mySQL is a must, perl, some pops, mailing list.

Bandwidth should be affordable, like 4-5$/gig max.

That's about what I look for in a host. I don't need all the bells and whistles since I don't use half of it.
A control panel is a plus.

[top]

stability, reliability, speed

Everything else is secondary altough space 30-50 to start with. And yes, cheap too!

Is there such a thing?

[cds]

Honestly, I think the biggest thing I look for in a host is a support team that want to see you succeed. Most hosts will offer a lot and have good prices, but support when something goes down is critical, and if a host doesn't have that, then its not even worth my attention.

The second thing I look for is profesionalism. I want people to at least look like they know what they are doing. I want to business with a corporation, not some individual trying to make money...basically I want some assurance that their company is stable and will be there for me...

Well thats my 2 cents...

[jiminsd]

I go along with support. Also, they all go down but I get bent out of shape when it is for a long period of time (hour or more). I guess that goes back to support... having someone on hand that knows what they are doing.

[Johnny]

A lot of space.. extra ftp account so I can host my other small sites and domain names.. nothing over $30 a month.. and I don't mind if I only get 3gb bandwidth as long the bandwidth does not cost too much.