Low costs recommendation [Archive]

Dokuro

June 15th, 2001, 21:27

Hi!

I am looking for a recommendation for a low cost webhost. We need nothing fancy,
50 MB
POP3 e-mail accounts
FTP access
domain hosting
low bandwidth (a few thousand visitors a month)

This is for an association of buddhist temples that all have their own small site but very limited resources ($). So far only two (2) domains are registered but it would be great to be able to eventually register more and share the space.

Any recommendation is appreciated.

Michael-MS

June 15th, 2001, 23:43

Sorry, editing my own post. :o

Forgot that asking for a recommendation means that Web Hosts can't reply.

Cael

June 16th, 2001, 04:21

Check out:

below10host.com
tera-byte.com
worldzonepro.net

Valuablehost

June 16th, 2001, 09:47

Try www.venturesonline.com

Originally posted by Dokuro
Hi!

I am looking for a recommendation for a low cost webhost. We need nothing fancy,
50 MB
POP3 e-mail accounts
FTP access
domain hosting
low bandwidth (a few thousand visitors a month)

This is for an association of buddhist temples that all have their own small site but very limited resources ($). So far only two (2) domains are registered but it would be great to be able to eventually register more and share the space.

Any recommendation is appreciated.

Giancarlo

June 16th, 2001, 09:59

As Donovan said http://www.below10host.com ... it is by far the best as it uses a super fast connection. Hardly any downtime for me.

Technics

June 16th, 2001, 10:08

Glomar.net hosted at below10host.com ? Although that domain has a 403 forbbiden page it didnt load that quick for me. Pages on tera-byte are served quicker than that.

Michael-MS

June 16th, 2001, 11:24

Yeah, I agree with Technics... the speed is about average, not sure if it's that much to rave about. But if the up-time is good and the support is fast, then it certainly looks like a good deal. :)

Giancarlo

June 16th, 2001, 11:47

I had to delete the site (I said this 1000000 Times already), but when it is up it is much faster... I am in the process of replacing it. Terabyte, I used and had a bad experience with so I have to discourage any use with it. Anyone here will tell you that Below10 is much better than Terabyte. The Speed is much faster than Terabyte anyday.

Synergy

June 16th, 2001, 12:09

my recommendations:

www.servus.ws
www.f5hosting.com
www.site5.com

Michael-MS

June 16th, 2001, 12:10

Sorry for the misunderstanding... I was referring to this URL though: http://www.below10host.com/

Unless your site is somehow faster...

Technics

June 16th, 2001, 12:11

I find tera-byte to be fast now. Certain areas of there network was slow but after a few emails telling them something was wrong and steve the owner calling me action was taken and i now find tera-byte faster than alabanza and vdi.

Giancarlo

June 16th, 2001, 12:13

Well, I certainly do not think so, as one of my friends is using terabyte right now. The upload rate is twice if not three times as fast on VDI or Alabanza.

Below10host.com has always been the fastest host out there, a dozen to none based on my experiences.

Technics

June 16th, 2001, 12:14

Guess hes on a server that has a lot of asp and database activity making the server slow.

Giancarlo

June 16th, 2001, 12:16

I still recommend http://www.below10host.com over any host based on my experiences. And people who visited my site for the six months I had it up will tell you the pages loaded faster than others. So I recommend Below10host for the speed, uptime, and features.

Cael

June 16th, 2001, 22:51

Seems like there's a "war" between below10host.com and tera-byte.com fans. Hehe :cool:

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 02:52

betcha tera-byte wins :D

Robert

June 17th, 2001, 07:38

Tera-Byte.com is far more superior in all aspects than below10host.com. Tera-Byte was slow lately but ever since they fixed their connection problems, they've been faster than ever. I think Tera-Byte.com is one of the best hosting companies out there. I wouldn't be surprised if Steve became the Bill Gates of the webhosting biz.

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 07:55

Terabyte is not superior to Below10 in all respects. Better service is found in Below10host at all times.

Robert

June 17th, 2001, 08:25

Is below10host still with Alabanza or are they now with Vdi.net?

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 09:30

They were with VDI net when I signed up with them...

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 10:38

If they were so good they would of jumped ship when all the other reputable hosts left VDI. the biggest client left at vdi is hostrocket.com i think.

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 15:27

VDI is fast. What are you talking about? Other hosts screwed up when they moved... VDI is the fastest out there period. Do you even use below10? I do, they are by far the fastest host I have used out of 12, terabyte being one of the ones I left.

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 15:30

My host was with VDI ... before and after the oc-12 line was put in by level3 ... my host is now located at nac.net and they have been miles faster and more reliable than when they were at VDI. VDI cant even tell there clients the truth, that makes them a bad noc to be located in.

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 15:33

That is no longer the case.
Maybe Below10 is hosted with Alabanza... but they are miles faster than twelve other hosts I used, Terabyte being one of them.

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 15:39

We arent saying that tera-byte wasnt slow. They are now lightening fast. FTP is like ftping into localhost on ur machine its fast!.

below10host.com the site its self is hosted on alabanza but new clients goto VDI and that is a big no-no ... I've watched William the owner of vdi lie to customers on various forums.

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 15:43

I signed up when they switched to VDI and so do hundreds of other people and not once did I see any complaints here or anywhere else. Below10 is very fast. It is just the fact I trust VDI and Below10host more than any other.

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 15:48

Try doing a search at webhostingtalk.com and on vdi's own forums if the threads havent been deleted.

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 15:51

That is bull!
I have been using Below10 and anyone here would recommend you them... why are you disagreeing with everything I say? You and I know Below10host is the fastest out there.

Technics

June 17th, 2001, 15:55

Pardon?

I don't think they are and nor do i think tera-byte are the fastest out there. i hate to say it but i get better response times from sites hosted by cihost than both of them. RackSpace.com are best for uptime and connection speeds they are just really exspensive compared to other noc's.

Why should i agree with you on something i dont see as the truth?

Giancarlo

June 17th, 2001, 15:57

i will still recommend http://www.below10host.com for quality over any host any time.

Webdude

June 17th, 2001, 22:44

Originally posted by Technics
If they were so good they would of jumped ship when all the other reputable hosts left VDI. the biggest client left at vdi is hostrocket.com i think.

No, they are not the biggest. As a matter of fact, if you included the free side, we were larger than any of their top 4 combined at any time since we decided to go there. I even told Steve Keyser I was fast catching up to him :)

VDI has actually sped up quite a bit. When others were leaving, we took the advantage and moved a few servers there. There were problems at first, but things are better now than when those same servers were at OLM....who by the way are praised so much. Yeah, by virtual users, not server owners. I wont even bother going down THAT path.

However, VDI recently raised their bandwidth price, which doesnt affect us, but the fact they try to claim our bandwidth is double what I know it to be, that is starting to cause probs. We havent paid the double bandwidth since they started saying this, but if they continue it, we may leave....but, there will be problems of some sort no matter what NOC you go with..that's life.

Valuablehost

June 17th, 2001, 22:50

How many servers did you have webdude? i think jaguar had 4, site5 had some there and VO.

Originally posted by Webdude

No, they are not the biggest. As a matter of fact, if you included the free side, we were larger than any of their top 4 combined at any time since we decided to go there. I even told Steve Keyser I was fast catching up to him :)

VDI has actually sped up quite a bit. When others were leaving, we took the advantage and moved a few servers there. There were problems at first, but things are better now than when those same servers were at OLM....who by the way are praised so much. Yeah, by virtual users, not server owners. I wont even bother going down THAT path.

However, VDI recently raised their bandwidth price, which doesnt affect us, but the fact they try to claim our bandwidth is double what I know it to be, that is starting to cause probs. We havent paid the double bandwidth since they started saying this, but if they continue it, we may leave....but, there will be problems of some sort no matter what NOC you go with..that's life.

Pip

June 17th, 2001, 23:22

I like below 10 a lot better than tera-byte. I had tera-byte for almost a year and it was as slow as sin and down more than it should have been. I have to say both companies have excellent costumer support. Below10 has bad spelling and grammer. It's ok with me but it doesn't look very professional for a visitor to see. Spell check will help. As for the grammer, get someone to proof read your site. Sorry Below10, I have to be fair.

Webdude

June 18th, 2001, 00:22

Client wise, we are the largest there(with free included), though not in the amount of machines located at VDI. We have I think 3 there, 3 still in use at OLM, and about to have some more at Pier1....in specific, our reseller program will be on servers we are putting at Pier1. Ok, so I guess we're happy with VDI for now, but not so much that we will put additional machines there considering where it looks like things are headed there. You could say we learned the hard way not to put all your eggs(servers) in one basket(noc).

Valuablehost

June 18th, 2001, 01:24

Well i'd have to pick below10host :) but thats my choice :)

Cael

June 18th, 2001, 04:51

Come on guys... We are going off topic.

Technics

June 18th, 2001, 06:26

Your catching tera-byte?? damn you got one big --- client base then webdude. Steve said they had 1.2 million clients including free ones which is around 350,000??? give or take a few thousand :).

Valuablehost

June 18th, 2001, 06:29

lol Technics! also hows your reselling coming? i thought you were going to resell for kdaws?

Originally posted by Technics
Your catching tera-byte?? damn you got one big --- client base then webdude. Steve said they had 1.2 million clients including free ones which is around 350,000??? give or take a few thousand :).

Technics

June 18th, 2001, 06:41

Not started yet :).

I'm doing all the planning and learning the server inside out so when i get a support question i'll be able to answer it with detail rather than stare at it and wait for karl or dean to come on yahoo so i can ambush them for answers :).

It's like grolsch the beer you can't rush these things :).

Valuablehost

June 18th, 2001, 06:51

lol, yes i understand, best of luck with your endavours, also you still go on hosthideout? its been declining in population lately.

Originally posted by Technics
Not started yet :).

I'm doing all the planning and learning the server inside out so when i get a support question i'll be able to answer it with detail rather than stare at it and wait for karl or dean to come on yahoo so i can ambush them for answers :).

It's like grolsch the beer you can't rush these things :).

Technics

June 18th, 2001, 06:59

No, I never found it helpful or entertaining so i gave up going. It was spoilt when they changed software.

Webdude

June 18th, 2001, 10:26

I never said HOW close I was :) However, our member growth has suddenly started speeding up here recently. Who's to say we CANT catchup :)

Originally posted by Technics
Your catching tera-byte?? damn you got one big --- client base then webdude. Steve said they had 1.2 million clients including free ones which is around 350,000??? give or take a few thousand :).