[ale] OT - Linux Based Web Hosting Services

[Christopher Fowler]

I totally agree.  I found that some of the cheap sites are even
sub-leasing servers from someone else.  Its like me selling you hosting
and I'm getting from Bob.  If there is a problem you call me and then I
call Bob.  This setup totally sucks.  ValueWeb is an Affinity Company
that sells Hosting to companies that sell hosting to you.  I used to
chew my old hosting company, http://www.canaca.com/, out because I knew
about our outages before they did.  I also could not even get in touch
until 9am EST M-F.  If you are a hobbyist then this is decent hosting if
this is a company site then get some great hosting.

Make sure you can call someone 24hrs and that your hosting provider has
access to the hardware they are putting your site on.  If not *STAY
AWAY*.  IMHO, $99.00 is the going rate for good hosting that is not
Virtual and has 24x7 support.

ServerBeach?  RackSpace?  Or Maybe E-Deltacomm.  I'm sure there are
others in the Atlanta Metro area.

On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 12:01, Nathan J. Underwood wrote:
> I agree with Alan on this.  We've used a number of 'discount' VPS type 
> solutions in the past, and our experience has been that you get can get 
> either 1) cheap hosting, or 2) good hosting.  We've not been able to 
> find both.  One of the least expensive *good* options that we've found 
> has been Server Beach, but the cost is substantially higher than the $16 
> per mo that Bob mentioned earlier.
> 
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> 
> Nathan J. Underwood
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> 
> Alan Dobkin wrote:
> > On 1/7/2005 8:54 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >> Bob Kruger wrote:
> >>
> >>> Storage - 30GB
> >>> Bandwidth - 600GB
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Both Speedfactory and 1and1 provide such services, you might check 
> >> them out.  Speedfactory might be a better solution since they are 
> >> local (if you are, you never know anymore on this list. :) )
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Yes, but neither of them even come close to making the ridiculous claims 
> > for storage space or bandwidth that Bob selected from Canaca.com.
> > 
> > There are many decent web hosting providers, including those local in 
> > Atlanta, that offer more reasonable plans at fair prices.  But if Bob's 
> > client really needs that much storage space or bandwidth and expects 
> > reliability, then I think the monthly cost will rise considerably for 
> > service from a reputable provider.
> > 
> > Alan
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