Hey everyone...just a newbie here :)
Does anyone have any opinions or horror stories for valuablehost.com?
All of their hosting plans are less than $100 a year! (I think it's very unbelievable considering all the features they offer). :eek:

-Judy

I haven't had experience. I just wanted to get in on this so I can hear other peoples opinions:cool:

I saw their offer and thought I'd check out their site. Looks okay.

There is something that makes me wonder. Maybe this is petty--correct me if it is. I did a WHOIS and their domain is registered for only one year. This gives me the impression that there isn't really a long-term plan. Maybe it's best to play it safe in the volatile web economy, but it just seems like if you wanted to make a go of it you'd make more of a commitment to your company domain....

Just a thought and maybe more applicable generally than just to this host....

Brad

I don't think it is appropriate to be judging a host by how long their domain has been registered for. If you are unsure about a host you are looking at why not hook a monitor up to it like qwkmon.com and watch for a few days, and see if the host is reliable that always gives you an idea. Well, thats my 2 cents ;)

Valuablehost is a member of this board, and he has been working hard to bring up his host. I think that if you ask the customers, they will say good things about this host even though they are new.

Originally posted by SECUREDNETWORKS
I don't think it is appropriate to be judging a host by how long their domain has been registered for. If you are unsure about a host you are looking at why not hook a monitor up to it like qwkmon.com and watch for a few days, and see if the host is reliable that always gives you an idea.

This is going OT, but, I have to disagree with this statement. Just because a host is reliable for a couple days, or even weeks, doesn't mean they're a good choice. They could have no downtime for a month but then go out of business all of a sudden.

I have nothing against valuablehost and haven't heard anything negative about them. The above comment is just a general statement.

Originally posted by BRossMac
Maybe this is petty--correct me if it is. I did a WHOIS and their domain is registered for only one year...

SecNet, I may be wrong but I think he was referring to the length in the *future* that it is registered for, not the length it has been registered for, and yes, I think that's about as petty as you can get. Now that domains can be registered for 1 year (instead of two), to me it makes sense to only register one year at a time. One, sometimes you don't even get a discount for longer periods, and two, registration news changes monthly and who knows what deal, or offer will be available in the near future.

I personally think this is not an indicator of anything, though you're free to discuss it (as I undertand the opposing views). Would seem like the service (either good or bad) would be the most important, but that's just me.

I dont think that domain name registration has anything to do with the quality of a host.

We have been around for 2 years and are almost always registering domains for 1 year periods.

We also know that we intend to be around for awhile.

Joe

Service would be the first thing I look at.
And probably my most deciding factor.

I haven't heard anything negative about valuablehost :D

Hi,

I'd just like to clarify something here, it is very easy for us to extend our domain registration with our friends over at powerpipe at anytime.

Kindest Regards,
ValuableHost
Originally posted by BRossMac
I saw their offer and thought I'd check out their site. Looks okay.

There is something that makes me wonder. Maybe this is petty--correct me if it is. I did a WHOIS and their domain is registered for only one year. This gives me the impression that there isn't really a long-term plan. Maybe it's best to play it safe in the volatile web economy, but it just seems like if you wanted to make a go of it you'd make more of a commitment to your company domain....

Just a thought and maybe more applicable generally than just to this host....

Brad

Buhyah! :D

hehehe :)
Originally posted by SECUREDNETWORKS
Buhyah! :D :D