Hi erveryone,

I'm new to this forums although I've been visiting them for quite a while and find them really informative.
I'm looking for a new host and, so far, Slabhost (http://www.slabhost.com) seems to have the best deal for my needs.

What I need is:
100Mb space (minimum)
1gb bandwith (minimum)
PHP
MySQL
Unlimeted POP3 accounts
Shell access
Domain name registration

I've also looked at Bweebhosting (http://www.bweebhosting.com), Chatcircuit (http://www.chatcircuit.com) and Dominet (http://www.dominet.com).

What are your opinons/experiences on Slabhost (or any of the other hosters)?

Cheers

There's this thread - http://webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51243&highlight=Slabhost.com

They don't pop up in Google, so they must be newish -

DNS servers:
ns1.slabhost.com
ns2.slabhost.com

Created: 05/14/2002 00:00:00
Expires: 05/14/2003 00:00:00

Registrant Contact:
Slab Host
Lynn Tordoff (admin@slabhost.com)
14014356769
FAX: none
3048 Pawtucket Ave
apt 106
Riverside, RI 02915
US

You could try "googling" the owner "Lynn Tordoff" at etc, if you really want to do some digging.

Google is your friend. :)

Thanks for that.

Yeah, they seem pretty "newish"... hummm.. now I'm not sure about going with them.
Not that I find anything wrong with it (everyone has to start some way or the other), but it may be better to go with someone more "renowed".

I'll ke looking (there are sooooo many hosting companies...).

Cheers.

Originally posted by not4us
Thanks for that.

Yeah, they seem pretty "newish"... hummm.. now I'm not sure about going with them.
Don't let the fact that they're new put you off using their services. Like you said - "everyone has to start some way or another". You'll might get customer support in minutes and really personal attention. They might be using a fantastic server provider etc. It's the trade off that you have to make between the big established players and the smaller new comers.
I'll ke looking (there are sooooo many hosting companies...).

Cheers.
Yes, the choice is almost endless. This forum is a great place for you to look and learn, IMO. Good luck. :)

I was heavily leaning toward slabhost. I'm a former AvailHosting customer and referenced a deal they were offering a day and a half ago to Avail customers. Got a reply saying that deal wasn't being offered anymore.

I also asked for references. I've never had trouble obtaining references before. When I'm happy with a Web host, I always write them and tell them to feel free to use me as a reference.

According to them, it was a privacy issue. Probably has to do with the 5/14 startup date, though. As far as I'm concerned, a business is a business. I can't go without those references. Everyone here on the boards says to do your research. Unfortunately, I had to mark them off the list. That's just me, though...