View Full Version : Best FWH in your opinion
newb123
June 28th, 2001, 22:28
which is the best free webhost in your opinion??
Satelk
June 28th, 2001, 22:31
http://www.f2s.com/ is the best if you're on a good server.
http://www.coolfreepages.com/ is also good.
Archbob
June 28th, 2001, 22:35
www.geocities.com ---- I know you "elite" webmaster shun them, but they are pretty damn reliable and their ad isn't too obsessive.
www.10mbfree.com ---- not bad with only a pop-under ad.
Oh, I will probably get outnumbered again on this but what the heck...
"Geocities"
newb123
June 29th, 2001, 00:49
to me i think geocities is a place for newbies to start a little website but i am looking for some webhost have at least 50mb of space and 20gh of bandwidth or maybe unlimited is good.
Ashed
June 29th, 2001, 07:05
How come coolfreepages never replied to me. :(
apickett75
June 29th, 2001, 07:32
http://www.go-build.net
Toefur
June 29th, 2001, 10:46
Geocities suck because they have no features.
F2S then Worldzone are the only decent ones.
I hate to keep beating a dead horse but...
There is no such thing as unlimited space! ;)
I would say if you want that much space and bandwidth, be willing to pay something. There are alot of web hosts out there that don't charge bucket loads for great service.
"I think. Therefore, I'm single."
martian
June 29th, 2001, 11:09
Yupapa and F2S are the best
bobyx
June 29th, 2001, 11:46
You gotta admit that big hosts like Geocities and Tripod are better than the small ones.
What's better - to have a host with lots of space, cgi and everything where your site will probably be deleted in a few months because the host'll go down - or a host that hasn't got cgi and php, but is reliable, fast and'll never go down because it's owned by lycos or yahoo or something?
My personal favourite is Tripod. :) :)
D-Orange
June 29th, 2001, 12:28
F2S and Brinkster are the best free hosts.
Exactly Bobyx. Exactly my point. Who gives a flip if these free services offer everything except the kitchen sink, if they are slow, unreliable, and you can't FTP to their servers half the time? :eek:
Unknownguy
June 29th, 2001, 13:51
For people just starting to make webpages geocities is the best, because they are easy to use and pretty stable.
(That's where I started)
For webmasters needing features f2s is the best because, even though they are slow sometimes, they have got more features than other hosts and have no ads.
crj
June 29th, 2001, 14:18
angelfire and geocites.
fast and reliable. Almost never down.
I like geocities ads.
Giancarlo
June 29th, 2001, 14:22
Probably...
Virtualavenue (Is it still around? Was pretty good when I was using before I got paid hosting)
Freedom2Surf (Features, but speed lags some, hey its free!)
newb123
June 29th, 2001, 17:09
what kinda service does angelfire provides. how much bandwidth do that give u??
crj
June 29th, 2001, 17:23
angelfire is fast and reliable, they are almost never down, thats why i like it. it doesn't have much features. they have a couple of cgi scripts you can use, they support ssi (you don't even have to rename to *.shtml to use it), and they dont' keep opening pop up ads if you already have one open.
dont' know bout the bandwidth....
martian
June 29th, 2001, 18:02
Originally posted by Giancarlo
Probably...
Virtualavenue (Is it still around? Was pretty good when I was using before I got paid hosting)
Freedom2Surf (Features, but speed lags some, hey its free!)
When you signup for an account at Virtualave, they refer you now to hypermart.net. Virtualave was good, but now they have those annoying popups AND banners :(
gyrbo
June 30th, 2001, 04:09
Originally posted by crj
angelfire and geocites.
fast and reliable. Almost never down.
I like geocities ads.
And I like F2S ads :D
MrsGiggles
July 16th, 2001, 08:26
Originally posted by Unknownguy
For people just starting to make webpages geocities is the best, because they are easy to use and pretty stable.
(That's where I started)
For webmasters needing features f2s is the best because, even though they are slow sometimes, they have got more features than other hosts and have no ads.
Forgive me for resurrecting threads long dead and buried. I was looking for some good adult host for... uhm, never mind. This quote strikes me as funny - "never mind they are slow, they have got more features..."
For the webmaster, yes, I can understand this. But what about users? Don't users care about speed? I always thought users will only wait if it's pictures of dead people, naked people, or naked dead animals. Hmmm, makes me wonder how many of you are actually making websites with a purpose in mind and not just for the heck of it. By purpose, I don't mean making $$$, but in presenting a site that visitors will return often.
polestar
July 16th, 2001, 09:43
I used to use tripod.co.uk - only one popup ad on the index page, lots of features, ftp, but slow and not so reliable for such an established company.
Great for a first website, though.
Hellbound
July 16th, 2001, 10:38
When they actually allow signups, 8op.com is the best. 20mb, FTP, SSI, fast servers. Their ads aren't too annoying either.
Once again Mrs. Giggles, you have a point. What do USERS want? Reliability and speed or bells and whistles? I submit the former---No one cares about CGI, PERL, or MYSQL if they can't access the site or if the site is super slow! Again, Geocities and Tripod beat everyone--hands down.
Docevl
July 16th, 2001, 11:04
mektek.net is really good. In another topic is has been named the new NBCi! You get unlimited space, and FTP
Peo
July 16th, 2001, 11:17
Just a quick reminder for those who might have missed it. We have a new toplist of the best free hosts, rated by FreeWebspace.net visitors here:
http://www.freewebspace.net/php/topList.php?cat=overall
RobW
July 16th, 2001, 13:01
I didn't see FortuneCity mentioned - what are your thoughts? FC any good?
Gayowulf
July 16th, 2001, 13:39
I like netfirms
Matrixnyc
July 16th, 2001, 17:04
I like http://www.gizba.com I have been using them for some time now and they have great customer supports. Unlike many other companies out there, they actually answer my emails, usually within a couple of hours. One great part about gizba.com is that they offer 500MB of space. Great for images mp3 and video files. They might not be the best, but the are the best that I have seen and used.
TJGuitar85
July 16th, 2001, 17:31
FortuneCity Sucks, they disabled download managers and when you try to link to pictures from your own fortunecity homepage they put a fortunecity 404 ad where you rpicture shoudl be
WorldWarGeneral
July 16th, 2001, 18:01
Originally posted by TJGuitar85
FortuneCity Sucks, they disabled download managers and when you try to link to pictures from your own fortunecity homepage they put a fortunecity 404 ad where you rpicture shoudl be
They disabled them because download managers and hotlinking use tons of bandwidth - and bandwidth costs money.
Anywho, I think Tripod supports full CGI now.
Archis
July 16th, 2001, 18:18
Tripod is my fav host, they have good features and are almost NEVER down.
TJGuitar85
July 16th, 2001, 18:23
well they should have a 1 mb per file limit if there not gonna support download manager's cuz then its pretty much useless to have big files.
TJ
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