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sophisticatedsiren
July 5th, 2001, 16:39
Hey, I'm a newbie to paid hosting. I want to host a domain somewhere where it's cheap (less than $15 a month), has at least 250 megs of space, and with multiple FTP accounts. Anybody know of a place like that?
Valuablehost
July 5th, 2001, 16:50
Howdy!

Try the following:

www.tera-byte.com
www.intenseinfo.com
www.venturesonline.com
www.jaguarpc.com

Kindest Regards,
ValuableHost

Originally posted by sophisticatedsiren
Hey, I'm a newbie to paid hosting. I want to host a domain somewhere where it's cheap (less than $15 a month), has at least 250 megs of space, and with multiple FTP accounts. Anybody know of a place like that?
jiminsd
July 5th, 2001, 20:27
Valuablehost is being very helpful with some good recomendations. What he's tactfully not saying is that you should give a look at his service too. He seems like a good guy and the posts are very favorable about his service. I don't have an account with him but I'll seriously consider the service when I have a need.
tandoc
July 5th, 2001, 21:00
I agree with the ^^^ guy above this post. ValuableHost is very cheap and most expensive one is US$5.95 a month for 300mb and 6gb Bandwidth not sure.


Andy
Cael
July 6th, 2001, 05:52
Originally posted by jiminsd
Valuablehost is being very helpful with some good recomendations. What he's tactfully not saying is that you should give a look at his service too. He seems like a good guy and the posts are very favorable about his service. I don't have an account with him but I'll seriously consider the service when I have a need.

LoL. That is most hosts' tactic to get more clients. They wish for the potential customers to have a look at their signature and take a look at their site. And of course, the biggest wish is to have someone like you mention it out and recommend them. I am not just talking about ValuableHost, I am talking for generally. :)
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 08:01
No its not my tatic :) Maybe yours, if you admit to it yourself. The above hosts i listed are very reputable, do a search on webhostingtalk.com for yourself and see. The hosts i listed i can cleary say at 100% more efficent then mine >:)

Originally posted by Donovan


LoL. That is most hosts' tactic to get more clients. They wish for the potential customers to have a look at their signature and take a look at their site. And of course, the biggest wish is to have someone like you mention it out and recommend them. I am not just talking about ValuableHost, I am talking for generally. :)
Cael
July 6th, 2001, 09:30
Hehe... Not my trick either. Even if they are 100% more efficient than your company, I am sure your company is good enough for most customers already. :)
jiminsd
July 6th, 2001, 10:14
Gee, and I thought I was being a nice guy in stating the obvious.

Ok, here goes for equal time...

"Donovan of Servus is being very helpful with some good information. What he's tactfully not saying is that you should give a look at his service too. He seems like a good guy and the posts are very favorable about his service. I don't have an account with him but I'll seriously consider the service when I have a need."

:cool:
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 10:25
lol @ jim :)

Kindest Regards,
ValuableHost


Originally posted by jiminsd
Gee, and I thought I was being a nice guy in stating the obvious.

Ok, here goes for equal time...

"Donovan of Servus is being very helpful with some good information. What he's tactfully not saying is that you should give a look at his service too. He seems like a good guy and the posts are very favorable about his service. I don't have an account with him but I'll seriously consider the service when I have a need."

:cool:
Jedito
July 6th, 2001, 12:40
Originally posted by sophisticatedsiren
Hey, I'm a newbie to paid hosting. I want to host a domain somewhere where it's cheap (less than $15 a month), has at least 250 megs of space, and with multiple FTP accounts. Anybody know of a place like that?
I can recommend venturesonline.com. I have a dedicated with them, and the support ROCKS!.
niv
July 6th, 2001, 17:26
you could always check out the WebHostingTalk Forums (http://www.webhostingtalk.com) where many hosts gather and they make special offers, etc. I got one of the discount packages from aletiahosting through there.
Giancarlo
July 6th, 2001, 17:40
Maybe below10host.com could help out with those needs.
niv
July 6th, 2001, 18:43
if you truly want great deals, i really suggest that you go to those forums i mentioned (WHT). the hosts actually fought over my patronage! :D
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 19:59
hehehe :( i think i was in that battle, did i lose?

:(


Originally posted by needcgispace
if you truly want great deals, i really suggest that you go to those forums i mentioned (WHT). the hosts actually fought over my patronage! :D
Haze
July 6th, 2001, 20:04
:)
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 20:06
:D

Originally posted by evilhaze
:)
niv
July 6th, 2001, 20:08
Originally posted by Valuablehost
hehehe :( i think i was in that battle, did i lose?

:(



actually, you never did give me an offer :p
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 20:11
I use the nick HostEXP on WHT, what was the url?


Originally posted by needcgispace


actually, you never did give me an offer :p :p
niv
July 6th, 2001, 20:26
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=14022 [i believe i got allen from f5 pissed off by asking people to beat one of his plans :p]

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=13943
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 20:32
Oh yea.. i was tempted to post in that thread, but the atmosphere seem'ed very aggresive ;)

Kindest Regards,
ValuableHost

Originally posted by needcgispace
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=14022 [i believe i got allen from f5 pissed off by asking people to beat one of his plans :p]

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=13943
niv
July 6th, 2001, 20:37
xnull was even more pissed than allen :p
Valuablehost
July 6th, 2001, 20:41
lol you little devil, lucky i didn't post there :D



Originally posted by needcgispace
xnull was even more pissed than allen :p
sophisticatedsiren
July 6th, 2001, 20:42
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out. As for the current convo, I'm utterly lost . . . LOL. :p
niv
July 6th, 2001, 20:50
Originally posted by sophisticatedsiren
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out. As for the current convo, I'm utterly lost . . . LOL. :p

it was just that i posted on the WHT forums and i got about 20 offers ;) :p :p
Valuablehost
July 7th, 2001, 06:11
:D :D :D :D :D

Originally posted by needcgispace


it was just that i posted on the WHT forums and i got about 20 offers ;) :p :p
Cael
July 7th, 2001, 11:16
Originally posted by jiminsd

"Donovan of Servus is being very helpful with some good information. What he's tactfully not saying is that you should give a look at his service too. He seems like a good guy and the posts are very favorable about his service. I don't have an account with him but I'll seriously consider the service when I have a need."

LOL... !!!:D Maybe hiring someone to do this job might increase my sales real fast. :p

sophisticatedsiren:
If you have a desired host in mind, make sure you ask for comments around first before signing up with them. Some hosts might just get you into lots of trouble. Not me of course :o , and most hosts which are active at this forum. ;)
jiminsd
July 7th, 2001, 12:06
Originally posted by Donovan


LOL... !!!:D Maybe hiring someone to do this job might increase my sales real fast. :p

Let's see... the banners on my site paid me yesterday $3.80. What are you offering?

Come to think of it, I wonder what type of deal Giancarlo is getting from below10host????
gyrbo
July 7th, 2001, 12:15
I'm available! Your hosting just rocks, I recommended all my friends. That's the cheapest hight quality host I aver saw! I allready have 20 domains hosted with you. Support is great too. replies come relly fast! [none of the above (exept the "I'm available" part) are known to be correct by me]
sophisticatedsiren
July 7th, 2001, 13:13
sophisticatedsiren:
If you have a desired host in mind, make sure you ask for comments around first before signing up with them. Some
hosts might just get you into lots of trouble. Not me of course , and most hosts which are active at this forum.

I'm thinking of using valuablehost or featureprice.
gyrbo
July 7th, 2001, 16:15
:D lol
Phan
July 7th, 2001, 21:25
I'm not sure if anyone has said this, but I have a friend that has registered with a host that is great. Here is what you get with it.

PowWeb Hosting (http://www.powweb.com) offers all of this for only $7.77/Month

[list=1]
70MB
Unlimted Traffic
CGI-BIN
Control Panel
Fast 24/7 FTP Access
25 POP3 E-Mails
50 E-Mail Forwarding Accounts
Frontpage 2000 extensions
SSL, MYSQL, PHP
Good Support, if you have any problems, they respond immediately.
30-Day Money Back
[/list=1]
Giancarlo
July 7th, 2001, 21:36
Come to think of it, I wonder what type of deal Giancarlo is getting from below10host????

I am using the 500MB Special Plan for $29.95/Month.
findftp
July 7th, 2001, 21:48
I have an account at powweb.com (www.findftp.com, www.funnybytes.com) I paid for one whole year,.. I thought I found the ultimate host,.. it was,.. for 2 months,.. support was great,.. no doubt about it,.. even their telephone support was great,.. (nice girl ;))
But the 'unlimited' thing hooked me up,.. I got an e-mail from them:




Michiel,

I am sorry to inform you that you need to look for another web hosting
company. For $7.77/m, 26+ GB/m is a little too much traffic. PowWeb is
unable to provide your site with the necessary resources it requires

We will give you four days to move your account.

I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I am sure you understand, we will not
and cannot allow one site to jeopardize our network or a single web server.

Sincerely,

Starr Pierce
Systems Administrator
PowWeb Hosting
http://powweb.com



in their policy they said (not anymore,.. they have changed it) something like. We will look for a good alternitive for both sides,.. WHAT !! See the message above!! 4 days?? Is that a good solution for both sides ? I scared the ---- out of me,.. I have my own searchengine with 100+k hits a day. So I took an account at tera-byte.com. Now I'm happy for $27/month.
Unlimited hosts exists,.. for people who don't use more than 4 gigs/month

That's my opinion,..
ljprevo
July 7th, 2001, 23:38
Originally posted by findftp
[B]I have an account at powweb.com (www.findftp.com, www.funnybytes.com) I paid for one whole year,.. I thought I found the ultimate host,.. it was,.. for 2 months,.. support was great,.. no doubt about it,.. even their telephone support was great,.. (nice girl ;))
But the 'unlimited' thing hooked me up,.. I got an e-mail from them:

<clip>

Can I ask why you still have their banner ad on your site then?
jiminsd
July 7th, 2001, 23:40
Thanks for the post Michiel. Again, the "unlimited" point is made. No matter how good that host seems to be, I'd avoid them on their weak ethics alone. If they can't be honest with with their with their offerings (no one can truely offer unlimited), then that will probably carry through with the rest of their business.
Cael
July 8th, 2001, 01:59
I heard no bad comments for ValuableHost. ValuableHost is also very active and helpful on this board. I am sure that they worth a big shot.

jiminsd:
LoL
Valuablehost
July 8th, 2001, 04:30
Donovan, thanks for the reccomendation.

The word "unlimited" should be banned off this BB :)
it would safe alot of trouble for the admins :D


Originally posted by Donovan
I heard no bad comments for ValuableHost. ValuableHost is also very active and helpful on this board. I am sure that they worth a big shot.

jiminsd:
LoL
Cael
July 8th, 2001, 06:04
No problem, man. :)

UNLIMITED should not be banned. Some others features such as unlimited pop mail accounts, email aliases or forwarding do available.
Valuablehost
July 8th, 2001, 06:20
Yes well, use a vbb hack, when the two words are together "unlimited bandwidth" make it censored.


Originally posted by Donovan
No problem, man. :)

UNLIMITED should not be banned. Some others features such as unlimited pop mail accounts, email aliases or forwarding do available.
findftp
July 8th, 2001, 07:56
Originally posted by ljprevo


Can I ask why you still have their banner ad on your site then?

That's another story.

I found powweb.com at my own website. I was searching with my own searchengine when I saw the banner ad on my website. Those ad's are managed and rotated by my advertising company.
Now they still appear on my website,... I don't care,.. they pay me money,...
niv
July 8th, 2001, 09:30
Originally posted by Phan
I'm not sure if anyone has said this, but I have a friend that has registered with a host that is great. Here is what you get with it.

PowWeb Hosting (http://www.powweb.com) offers all of this for only $7.77/Month

[list=1]
70MB
Unlimted Traffic**
CGI-BIN
Control Panel
Fast 24/7 FTP Access
25 POP3 E-Mails
50 E-Mail Forwarding Accounts
Frontpage 2000 extensions
SSL, MYSQL, PHP
Good Support, if you have any problems, they respond immediately.
30-Day Money Back
[/list=1]

** chicken got on my case and already said that there were no such as unlimited hosts (according to the dictionary)...can't argue with that :D

well, i got a better deal than you did:

Aletia Hosting (http://www.aletiahosting.com) offers all of this for only $7.95/Month (yearly)

[list=1]
250MB instead of 70 MB (it's 200 MB now, you missed the special)
10 GB traffic per month
CGI-BIN
CPanel3
Fast 24/7 FTP Access
20 FTP accounts + Anonymous FTP
Unlimited POP3 E-Mails
Unlimited E-Mail Forwarding Accounts
Unlimited E-Mail Automatic Responders
Mailing Lists
MYSQL (20 databases), PHP
Python, C, Perl 5.6.0, C++
Good Support, if you have any problems, they respond immediately.
30-Day Money Back
20 Subdomains
Dedicated IP address
Free domain (they use enom.com)
They will not surcharge you for extra bandwidth, but instead, they will disable your account for the remaining days of the month
[/list=1]
findftp
July 8th, 2001, 10:02
sounds good,..
gyrbo
July 8th, 2001, 10:08
Yeah, but isn't there a way to actiovate you account again by paying for more bandwidt?
niv
July 8th, 2001, 10:16
findftp, i would really suggest you head over to the "Webhosting Offers" forums (second from last) over at http://www.webhostingtalk.com

they do specials all the time. you can get great deals over there.
niv
July 8th, 2001, 10:17
Originally posted by gyrbo
Yeah, but isn't there a way to actiovate you account again by paying for more bandwidt?

it hasn't happened to me yet. besides, if the site is using up a lot of bandwidth, and i'm making enough revenue, i'll switch to f5 or something.
findftp
July 8th, 2001, 16:57
Originally posted by needcgispace
findftp, i would really suggest you head over to the "Webhosting Offers" forums (second from last) over at http://www.webhostingtalk.com

they do specials all the time. you can get great deals over there.

I'm already a happy tera-byte customer at the moment (40gigs/month plan)
Cael
July 8th, 2001, 22:31
Good choice. :)