webhead
02-19-2002, 02:50 PM
I was originally hosted by TechnoHosts but as some of you may know they went out of business. And the $130 I paid for them to host my site is gone. I don't want anything like this to happen to me again. I posted a request in the requests forum and I liked the response I got. I want a hosting company that will be up most of the time with very little down time. I also want a reputable one that will not steal my money. Does anyone know anything about these companies, I'm considering signing up with one of them...
Dominet.net (http://www.dominet.net/)
HostCulture.com (http://www.hostculture.com/)
WBWS.com (http://www.wbws.com/)
avara
02-19-2002, 02:55 PM
If you use a credit card to buy a product or service from company Y, and company Y goes out of business before delivering this, you are entitled to do a chargeback and get all (or most of) your money back.
I would really recommend contacting your bank about this. At the very least, you should be able to get anything over $50 back.
Good luck. :)
jfraga
02-19-2002, 03:30 PM
I don't know anything about those outfits, but I would recommend taking a look at Linkstream. They're at www.linkstream.net . I've had really good luck with them. I wasn't ripped off for any money before, but I did switch to Linkstream from a place where my site was down all of the time. I was antsy because I didn't want to get into the same situation again. No worries after signing up there. It's all been good.
If you want, you can email me for more or just go and take a look.
(and no- I don't work for them!!)
Jay
bigmattyh
02-19-2002, 05:16 PM
The best thing you can do is to go with a host that lots of people know and respect.
Don't let price be your primary consideration. If you do, you could be putting your site in uncertain hands. Generally, you get what you pay for. Go with a company that has established a reputation.
Do a search for each of these using the search feature on this board. But also spend some time browsing the board. See what hosts have been around for a long time. See what people have to say about them. Pay attention when someone's had an account at one host for years, and are still happy.
AcuNett
02-19-2002, 05:53 PM
I know that you can trust dominet.net not to go out of business :)
Pilgrim
02-19-2002, 08:04 PM
Just pay monthly instead of yearly
checkall
02-19-2002, 08:10 PM
Yes, try to contact your credit card company for a chargeback.
avara
02-19-2002, 08:15 PM
Originally posted by Pilgrim
Just pay monthly instead of yearly
That's very sound advice indeed.
skeletal29
02-19-2002, 08:33 PM
yea just go with a host that most people are familiar with and they will be able to tell you about their qos!
Relyc
02-19-2002, 08:46 PM
Hello, I run (along with Jorge) HostCulture, I know we have had one or two signups from WHT, but I do not know their usernames or even if they would like me to give out their contact information for you to check up on us. However please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have, all of my contact information is in my WHT profile, and I would be happy to help you out however possible.
