Hi all.

This is what I am getting from my current host for 35$/year:

25 mb storage, 1 GB traffic per month, unlimited pop email accounts, email forwarding, auto-transponders, mail lists, mysql, your own cgi-bin, ssi, secure server setup, frontpage support, php, protected directories, ftp, e-commerce, statistics and a powerful control panel.
No advertisements, re-directs or pop-up windows.

They say they have 99.9% uptime, but that is very far from true.

Any better offers? I don't mean necessarily cheaper: I do consider quality-price ratio.

I want someone reliable at a moderate price. I can't afford much at the moment, but things are going to change in the future.

I am studying to become a web developer and I am beginning to do some work for others. If I find a reliable and honest host I am likely to stick with it in my profession. Just something to think about...

Thank you for your time,

arabnity - www.arabnity.com

1 GB of transfer and you expect great service too !:confused:
Try F5hosting.com or futurequest.net both provide great service and uptime however you have
to fork out way more than what you are paying now. FQ offers 20 GB for almost $50 but you wont find
better support anywhere on earth. F5 has much lower prices but they are new.

If you need 1 GB transfer then you must be looking at a dedicated since no share hosting in their right mind
would allow 1 GB of transfer.

Once again for your profession I highly suggest Futurequest.net They also have a great forum to help you learn more about running servers, scripts and etc...

I'm not a webhost or anything but you can get a domain and hosting for about 28.95 and very good service. Here's my suggestion transfer your domain to www.godaddy.com then its 8.95 per year and then get a host like www.hosturbo.com which is 19.95 a year. So its 28.95. I have both services and they are excellent. Good luck with your school.

Hello Arabnity,

Its sad to hear about your old host.

Anyways, your requirements exactly meet what we offer in our June Week III Plan.

Here are the features for the June Week 3 Special Package.

25 Mb Space
2 Gb Traffic per month
25 Pop Accounts
25 Mailing Lists
25 Autoresponders
Control Panel
Mail Server (mail.yourdomain.com)
Custom Error Pages
Perl 5.001
Sendmail
PHP with Zend Optimizer
2 mySQL Databases
Personal User Pages ( http://www.domain.com/user/username )
Personal User Control Panel ( http://www.domain.com/personal )
Dedicated IP Address
Flash Support
Multiple Site Administrators Facility
Pre-Installed CGI Scripts
1 Subdomain (Subdomain shares webspace from the main domain)
Unlimited E-mail Aliases
Personal Support via ICQ, MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, LiveChat and Trouble Ticket System
25 FTP Accounts
24/7 FTP Access
PHPmyADMIN
and other features.
Just for US$40/year


If you need some more information, please let me know by emailing me at omair@Hostingbetter.com or
through

ICQ: 44359020
AIM: CreativeOmair
Yahoo!: SimplyOmair
MSN: OmairHaroon


Thanks,

50 mb storage
1 GB traffic per month
As many pop email accounts, email forwarding, auto-transponders, mail lists as you need
MySQL (as many as you can justify needing)
Your own cgi-bin
SSI
PHP4
Protected Directories
FTP access
Statistics and raw logs
Control Panel
No advertisements, re-directs or pop-up windows
No setup fees
30-day money back guarantee
Same day account set-up
Very stable servers (low loads, high uptimes)
Very reliable connections (low lag, high speed)

$9.95/mo, $109.45/yr ($9.12/mo) (includes free domain for one year and free month)

It is higher than you said you wanted to pay, but if you are interested, or would like more information, feel free to email me at allera@focalhosting.com.

Originally posted by kickster
If you need 1 GB transfer then you must be looking at a dedicated since no share hosting in their right mind
would allow 1 GB of transfer.

Once again for your profession I highly suggest Futurequest.net They also have a great forum to help you learn more about running servers, scripts and etc...

Hi kickster, as a matter of fact I doubt I need 1GB: I merely copied the info from their website.

As far as "expecting" is concerned, on the other hand, well, I expect what I am promised and what I have paid for - no matter how much. It's a question of principle: don't bloody promise what you can't afford to promise. It makes sense, doesn't it? Well, it does to me and this is a rule I try to stick to, both for myself and when dealing with others.

Changing subject, I'll check out the links you gave me, from what you say they should be really good. Thanks for the input.

bye for now,
arabnity

Hi sweethorizons!

Originally posted by sweethorizons
I'm not a webhost or anything but you can get a domain and hosting for about 28.95 and very good service. Here's my suggestion transfer your domain to www.godaddy.com then its 8.95 per year and then get a host like www.hosturbo.com which is 19.95 a year. So its 28.95. I have both services and they are excellent. Good luck with your school.

Great info, I will certainly check this out.
Thanks,

arabnity

Thank you very much Omair and Allera.
I will check the websites / offers in the next days.

bye for now,

arabnity

Originally posted by kickster
1 GB of transfer and you expect great service too !:confused:

If you need 1 GB transfer then you must be looking at a dedicated since no share hosting in their right mind
would allow 1 GB of transfer.



I think I am the one who isconfused. For 1GB per month, you told him to look for a dedicated server?

:confused:

ebird

now you have me confused?

Also check out www.affordablehost.com
They have full-featured yearly plans starting at $45

Also check out www.affordablehost.com for some full-featured yearly plans starting at $45.

Um...most hosts offer upwards of 15-30 GIGABYTES per month in transfer...1 GB is a basic plan at WORST! Our basic plan offers 5 gb of transfer a month and that is on special this month at 7.00 dollars (www.f5hosting.com/specials.htm)

i think you might have been thinking 1 GB of disk space.

Excuse me for the double posting above. For some reason my initial post didn't show up on my end, so I posted again.

Concerning the previous post by f5hosting, I think 2-8 gigabytes/month transfer is more typical for most hosts.

Most plans are between 1-5GB's per month (even 500MB's is enough for most sites) ...also most people would prefer a host that offers realistic plans instead of a host that offers 30GB's for $20.

Reilability is our #1 concern. All of our plans include a 99% unconditional uptime guarantee.

Our least expensive plan is only $4.95 per month, and includes most common web development tools such as Perl and PHP. More full featured plans are available with MySQL, subdomains, and much more.

For more information visit:

http://www.assortedinternet.com/hosting/our-advantages.shtml

Take care,

Brian

Well, I am sorry that you think that our plans are unrealistic... But they are realistic and we have customers who are using over 20 gigs per month.

So, while most hosts are ripping people off by charging them 20 bucks a month for 1-5 gigs of transfer, we actually PROVIDE the 20-30 gigs that are needed by these sites.