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DavidJackson

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Apr 01, 2009 8:43 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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We all would like to find the perfect hosting company. Unfortunately, it doesn`t exist. Like it or not, no hosting company is perfect. They all have warts. It`s just that some have more warts than others.

In that regard, tell us who your hosting company is and if you`re happy with it.

I`ll go first. My hosting company is Midphase. I`ve used them on several of my sites, and for the most part I`m satisfied with their service.

Okay, your turn.

David Jackson

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ideas4

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Apr 01, 2009 8:49 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I have 100 sites hosted at PinellasHosting.com - a Florida based company. It is a small company with great service and hosting starts at $5/month - it also comes with lots of popular software like joomla, drupal, wordpress - that installs automatically - so it`s really easy -

http://www.pinellashosting.com

arkitechebc

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Apr 01, 2009 9:37 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`ve used several different providers in business. But if I had to rank them in order of service vs options here would be my list and why:

GoDaddy.com - I know they are not popular with alot of folks but I like options.
- Likes
  - 24/7Telephone Support
  - Liniux & Windows Hosting
  - MySQL & MS-SQL database servers
  - IIS & PHP servers
  - Unlimited Subdomains (e.g. mystore.mydomain.com, myforum.mydomain.com)
- Dislikes
  - Server managment is almost too `hand holdy` & cookie cutter
  - Additional cost for minor services
Globat.com - Not very well known in some circles
- Likes
  - 24/7Telephone Support
  - Very affordable hosting
  - Simple web management
- Dislikes
  - Only one option PHP and MYSQL database
DiscountAsp.net - My first love
- Likes
  - Very easy and user intuitive web management control panel
  - Powerful hosting servers
  - IIS-7 Windows Host Servers so PHP is possible
- Dislikes
  - NO incoming Telephone Customer Support only email
  - No MySQL database services
  - Extra cost for Subdomains

HONORABLE MENTION: 1&1 Hosting

Notes:

One more little tidbit I want to add here as an extra side note.

Why is PHP & MySQL so frequently offered by many web hosting companies?

Simple. Its economical for the hosting company. Both PHP and and MySQL are open source projects. That translates as FREE software for the hosting company to install and use.

Webline

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Apr 01, 2009 11:17 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I always wondered why GoDaddy, as big as they are, doesn`t have an 800 service/support number. They have decent pricing, I`ve just never liked the backend to manage sites, much prefer Control Panel.

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DavidJackson

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Apr 01, 2009 11:26 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I always wondered why GoDaddy, as big as they are, doesn`t have an 800 service/support number.

I have a special list of top hosting companies that I`ve compiled based primarily on customer reviews. And as popular as GoDaddy is, it doesn`t make the cut. I`ll be releasing the list this summer, when I launch my new forum.

David Jackson

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Imortal

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Apr 01, 2009 12:43 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I use www.totalchoicehosting.com They have been a great company to me. I have used them for over 8years now and would have to say they have over a 99% uptime. There packages start at just $4.00 per month. They also provide the Fantasico Deluxe package at no extra charge. This includes the below programs that automaticaly install on your web site for you.

Navigation

Fantastico Home

Control Panel Home

Blogs

Nucleus

Word Press

Classifieds

Noahs Classifieds

Content Management

Drupal

Geeklog

Joomla

Mambo

phpWCMS

phpWEbSite

Site Frame

Typo3

Xoops

Customer Relationship

Crafty Syntax Live Help

osTicket

Discussion Boards

SMF

E-Commerce

Cube-Cart

Os Commerce

Zen Cart

Hosting Billing

php Coin

Image Galleries

4Images Gallery

Coppermine Photo Gallery

Gallery

Mailing Lists

PHPlist

Polls and Surveys

Advanced Poll

phpESP

Project Management

DotProject

PHPProjekt

Site Builders

Templates Express

Wiki

TikiWiki CMS/Groupware

PHPWiki

Other Scripts

Dew-NewPHPLink

Open-Realty

phpAdsNew

PHPauction

WebCalendar

Extras

Language

Side menu appearance

Email notifications

Installations overview

DavidJackson

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Apr 01, 2009 1:24 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I use www.totalchoicehosting.com They have been a great company to me. I have used them for over 8years now and would have to say they have over a 99% uptime.

That uptime figure, while it may sound impressive really isn`t. All hosting companies make that exact same claim. I`m not saying that TotalChoice isn`t a good hosting company. All I`m saying is 99% uptime claim isn`t all that impressive.

Thanks for letting us know about TotalChoice!

David Jackson

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Imortal

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Apr 01, 2009 2:02 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Actually I never have looked at their number on the web site. That number is just from my practical experance with them. More I think about it the only time in 8 years with multiple web sites hosted with them that I can think of a down time was about 3 years ago when one of their server locations was hit with an ice storm. Nothing was down for more than an hour if I remember right.

I`m sure there are others out there just as good as totalchoicehosting.com but I figure heck, why move from something you’re happy with.

Robert

DavidJackson

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Apr 01, 2009 2:13 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`m sure there are others out there just as good as totalchoicehosting.com but I figure heck, why move from something you’re happy with.

Exactly right. If it ain`t broke...

David Jackson

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MattThomas

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Apr 01, 2009 3:36 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I use GoDaddy. I`m pretty easy to please, but I haven`t had any problems with them and as a result, have little to complain about. A main feature that I like (which may very well be standard with certain hosting plans with any company) is that I can host unlimited sites under the same account without paying extra (provided I don`t need more space).

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