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Powderboy
June 7th, 2001, 13:42
I'm looking into free or low-cost providers. I came across Freeservers.com and they seem like a great service with short sub-domains. I'd like to hear if anyone has any complaints or praise about Freeservers.com.

It seems like most of the other free hosts either offer a crappy, super-long domain or a long sub-domain.

Please gimme your experiences. Gracias in advance!
ducktape
June 7th, 2001, 14:35
they used to be good like 3 years ago when i tried their service but i havent tried them lately i hear they have a huge banner/ad
martian
June 7th, 2001, 14:42
they have a banner ad but they are quite good and very fast and stable
Epgs
June 7th, 2001, 15:19
yeah they will be around for a long time i think because of their track record. they are very stable and use them if you aren't looking for any special features.
Powderboy
June 7th, 2001, 15:25
I've had some friends who have used Freeservers... they have been more or less satisfied. I appreciate everyone's input.

If anyone else has opinions on Freeservers, please let me know. I'm still looking around at other hosts. I'll just sign up for a free acount and give it a test.
JustinSurfer
June 7th, 2001, 15:46
they are on every page , so if you are using vertical frames , urgh all that scrolling! , not that i use vertical frames , they are quite good , but f2s do more and are without the banner ad's and f2s will be around for time to come
jiminsd
June 7th, 2001, 16:11
I was using them about a month ago and they seemed pretty good. Stats were nice, up time was decent, speed was fair but the top banner seemed pretty large (you can split it between a top and bottom banner).

I finally gave up on free hosts and decided to go with low cost hosts (HostYard, WorldZonePro) and run my own ads through CommissionJunction and Amazon. I figure that I can pay for the host and domain and have a more dependable site. So far it seems to be working.
JustinSurfer
June 7th, 2001, 16:12
:D
martian
June 7th, 2001, 16:15
yes yes, the banner is too annoying
calm down, take a deep breath, count to 10...

:D
JustinSurfer
June 7th, 2001, 16:18
OK LOL!
Powderboy
June 7th, 2001, 17:31
We're taking about FREE hosting companies here... I really don't think there will be a single free hosting company that doesn't have an "annoying" banner of some sort.

I'm mostly concerned about reliability since they now offer banner-free hosting for only $5.95/month. If I like the free, I might upgrade.
jiminsd
June 7th, 2001, 17:38
I can safely say that you can do a lot better on up time and speed with a paid host for "less" than paying FreeServers $5.95 per month. Again, take a look at HostYard ($40 per year) or WorldZonePro ($48 per year).
JustinSurfer
June 7th, 2001, 17:44
there is no catch
Powderboy
June 7th, 2001, 18:10
jiminsd

I just checked out WorldZonePro... do they have traffic stats built into their control panel? If so... how are they?
jiminsd
June 7th, 2001, 19:31
Their servers are with VDI. I have an account with, below10host, another host with VDI servers and they are nice. VDI did have some problems a few months ago but that looks to be behind them now. Their servers are fast and very stable. If I had a need for another host, I would go with WorldZonePro. It is a bargain for the price (don't tell Webdude, he's liable to raise the price again).
ashben
June 8th, 2001, 10:55
Originally posted by Powderboy
jiminsd

I just checked out WorldZonePro... do they have traffic stats built into their control panel? If so... how are they?

WorldzonePro is great .. and so I can say from my personal experience (http://www-bollywood.com). They have Webalizer 2.01 built-in CPanel 3. Support is great (http://www.worldzonesupport.com)!
brownpau
June 9th, 2001, 03:52
Here's why I'm pissed at Freeservers (http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1596).