SelRahce
08-16-2001, 09:00 PM
Hello all,
Well, Time to search for a new web host. My current web host is CFMWebHost (CGI for me). (http://www.cfmwebhost.com) I have been most pleased with their service. My problem is that I am getting more and more into ASP and Cold Fusion, which they do not support at this time. They are more the *nix type people. (which is fine.... nothing against that). So I am moving on. They have good marks in my book. Uri is a good guy and if anyone needs assistance with them that is the man to talk to.
Having seen so many bits and pieces of other peoples experiance with new web hosts, I have decided to share my experiance here with the rest of you by keeping an online diary of sorts. I will share my experiances changing to a new host here. So for thoes that are interested read on...
16 AUG 01 / 4:30PM
Dear WHT,
Well, I just signed on with Technohosts and I thought I would let everyone know my experiances.
My initial opinion was a fairly good one. After doing a search on this and one other board, I checked my options and decided on Technohosts. Searching the boards, it came up with very few poor reviews. I do not think I know of any hosts that have had ONLY good reviews. And *&$# happens so I usually will not hold too much against a host.
Yesterday my roommate (helped me look) spoke with someone over humanclick at well past 10:30 PM EST. Getting support or ANYONE at all at that time of night is a plus in my book.
This morning I visited their web page myself...
Technohosts.com (http://www.technohosts.com)
Their web page layout was good and clean. They have a very large and informational site. Everything is easy to find and read. The features offered were well presented. I hate hosts that do not list their features offered or take the time to make a cheap 1-pager with little info....
I had a few more questions so I tried HumanClick for myself. (about 4PM EST) Within a few seconds I was talking to a Rep. Once again no wait.... good. The Rep was professional and able to answer all of my questions with ease.
After looking over the various plans they offer I decided to go with their Corperate Plan. The Package features more than meet my needs. The options are good and the price is right. The Corperate Plan, with its 500MB / 5GB bandwidth is good for my needs now. My websites are not high traffic, only large in size so the bandwidth is not an issue. And the price is right: $99.99 a year. Less than 10 bucks a month is right up my alley. They also have a demo area for their CP which is another plus for me. It is a valueable tool and theirs seem to have a lot of features.
You can see all of their plans here: Technohosts Plans (http://www.technohosts.com/plans.asp)
Though I am usually hesitant on paying for a years service up front like that I decided to give this one a try. The plan I choose is even cheaper than my old host! Will the service be just as good??? We will see...
The sign-up form was direct and to the point. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done. :) About 1 minute after submitting and being told my application was approved I recieved the usual autoresponder stating that I will be contacted with logon onformation as soon as my account was created. It also stated exactly how much I would be billed and how.
Their site says 48 hours for creation. My friend was told sometimes as fast as 12 hours (over human click) and I was told usually faster than 48 hours (human click).
So my initial contact has been great so far. The real test will be once they have my site set up. Then its congifure UBB, ASP, Databases, Cold Fusion and the talks with technical support.
Everything so far so good. I will keep this thread updated for all of you that may be interested in one persons opinion. For now... I wait :) Please feel free to leave your comments or questions.
Sel
Well, Time to search for a new web host. My current web host is CFMWebHost (CGI for me). (http://www.cfmwebhost.com) I have been most pleased with their service. My problem is that I am getting more and more into ASP and Cold Fusion, which they do not support at this time. They are more the *nix type people. (which is fine.... nothing against that). So I am moving on. They have good marks in my book. Uri is a good guy and if anyone needs assistance with them that is the man to talk to.
Having seen so many bits and pieces of other peoples experiance with new web hosts, I have decided to share my experiance here with the rest of you by keeping an online diary of sorts. I will share my experiances changing to a new host here. So for thoes that are interested read on...
16 AUG 01 / 4:30PM
Dear WHT,
Well, I just signed on with Technohosts and I thought I would let everyone know my experiances.
My initial opinion was a fairly good one. After doing a search on this and one other board, I checked my options and decided on Technohosts. Searching the boards, it came up with very few poor reviews. I do not think I know of any hosts that have had ONLY good reviews. And *&$# happens so I usually will not hold too much against a host.
Yesterday my roommate (helped me look) spoke with someone over humanclick at well past 10:30 PM EST. Getting support or ANYONE at all at that time of night is a plus in my book.
This morning I visited their web page myself...
Technohosts.com (http://www.technohosts.com)
Their web page layout was good and clean. They have a very large and informational site. Everything is easy to find and read. The features offered were well presented. I hate hosts that do not list their features offered or take the time to make a cheap 1-pager with little info....
I had a few more questions so I tried HumanClick for myself. (about 4PM EST) Within a few seconds I was talking to a Rep. Once again no wait.... good. The Rep was professional and able to answer all of my questions with ease.
After looking over the various plans they offer I decided to go with their Corperate Plan. The Package features more than meet my needs. The options are good and the price is right. The Corperate Plan, with its 500MB / 5GB bandwidth is good for my needs now. My websites are not high traffic, only large in size so the bandwidth is not an issue. And the price is right: $99.99 a year. Less than 10 bucks a month is right up my alley. They also have a demo area for their CP which is another plus for me. It is a valueable tool and theirs seem to have a lot of features.
You can see all of their plans here: Technohosts Plans (http://www.technohosts.com/plans.asp)
Though I am usually hesitant on paying for a years service up front like that I decided to give this one a try. The plan I choose is even cheaper than my old host! Will the service be just as good??? We will see...
The sign-up form was direct and to the point. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done. :) About 1 minute after submitting and being told my application was approved I recieved the usual autoresponder stating that I will be contacted with logon onformation as soon as my account was created. It also stated exactly how much I would be billed and how.
Their site says 48 hours for creation. My friend was told sometimes as fast as 12 hours (over human click) and I was told usually faster than 48 hours (human click).
So my initial contact has been great so far. The real test will be once they have my site set up. Then its congifure UBB, ASP, Databases, Cold Fusion and the talks with technical support.
Everything so far so good. I will keep this thread updated for all of you that may be interested in one persons opinion. For now... I wait :) Please feel free to leave your comments or questions.
Sel