Hello!

Any Feedback on these Reseller Hosting Companies?

How would you rate them from 1 to 7 with 1 being the best?

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.hostfrog.com

:popcorn:

Hello

I can speak only for the hosts that I have accounts with (HostGator and ResellerZoom). Excellent service in all fields (hardware, support, uptime) so far.

And while surfing these forums HostNine and InnoHosting seem very professional too.

Here is another question on these Reseellers;

From those who know and are clients, how would you rate their mail servers?

Also, if someone on the server is Spamming how do they protect the non-spammer?

Have you ever had your mail server black-listed?

How did your host handle it?

:lovewht:

Reseller Zoom and Hostgator have per hour limit on each domain which is 200 emails (please check with them for correct number)

There will always going to be spammers on your server. You have to continuously take different measures to stop or moderate them.

There will always going to be spammers on your server. You have to continuously take different measures to stop or moderate them.
Not really. There's a lot to be said for proactive measures taken against spammers. You can, for the most part, stop spammers in their tracks before they even begin.


Simon

Could you give us some ways we can stop them before they start spamming. I believe it will be helpfull to all of us.

Could you give us some ways we can stop them before they start spamming. I believe it will be helpfull to all of us.
Proactive measures are taken at server level. It depends how much the root provider. From a resellers point of view, there's not much you can do aside from choosing the right provider.


Simon

Things resellers can do to reduce the chances of spam originating from there account include:
- Educating your users about how it can be caused
- Ensuring your users always have patched up scripts
- Setting harsh consequences for spamming
- Reminding users not to use public directory permissions with 777
- Pre-screen for fraudulent orders

To name a few...

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***SUMMARY***: HostNine's support can get you close to the edge sometimes, but when you get to someone that care as much as Ben, you will be safe.
I highly recommend them for:
-> LIGHTNING SPEED ON FTP
-> "Fastest POP I have ever seen" (My partner)
-> Very good hardware (Dell Poweredge powered by AMD Opteron and 4 GB's of ram)
-> reliable network.. Level3
-> Top notch datacenter.. Fastservers.net

Btw, I have not contacted H9's support through tickets since March 3rd.

The entire review/story: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=597931


From those who know and are clients, how would you rate their mail servers?

Like I've said... It's amazingly fast!

c'ya

Hello!

Any Feedback on these Reseller Hosting Companies?

How would you rate them from 1 to 7 with 1 being the best?

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.hostfrog.com

:popcorn:
good question :agree:
to make comparison is not difficult. take this criteria http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=598534 and compare all companies each others
Finally please post comparison result and recommendation here.

In fact there is no top x companies for everyone, it depend on what you need and what they can deliver.

So here is a bit of information.
I sent a pre-sale e-mail to the list.
Except for Kualo which I am using.

Of the others after 24 hours I got replies from only the following.

1st http://www.hostnine.com within 1 hour.

2nd http://www.hostgator.com within 2 hours

3rd http://www.resellerzoom.com within 16 hours

Could this be related to how support would be addressed...?

:popcorn:

Could this be related to how support would be addressed...?If only it would be that easy. :)

Sales department, especially in larger companies, are separated from support, and often enough don't apply the same urgency levels or have the same working hours. Smaller companies may have the same people handling both sales and support, but sales responses may lag if they consider support (and thus current customers) to be more important.

If only it would be that easy. :)

Sales department, especially in larger companies, are separated from support, and often enough don't apply the same urgency levels or have the same working hours. Smaller companies may have the same people handling both sales and support, but sales responses may lag if they consider support (and thus current customers) to be more important.

Most definitely. Many companies, us included, have the sales team that works in business hours only whilst support is 24x7.
A better option would be to find some current customers of the companies you look at and ascertain their thoughts.

A better option would be to find some current customers of the companies you look at and ascertain their thoughts.

Awh, the very reason I hope to see feedback on this thread. If only...?

I think HostGator's customers are the only ones that visit here :D

List Addition:

Moving from 7 to 8 by request...

Let's add [ http://www.devotedhost.net ].

So, does anyone else have a fav... Reseller not listed?

:popcorn:

I'm a little confused why we were added but none the less. I don't think there will be a whole lot of feedback for the most part our customers don't come from WHT or they do then never come to WHT again.

My opinion on the topic at hand is I don't think there is a really logical to rate to rate say the top 10 from 1 to 10. You're going to find that one may be best for one person and not for the next. The fact there are many servers and customers are spread out can lead to varying experiences. Along with that the same idea for support numerous techs some may give better responses than others.

I'm a little confused why we were added but none the less....

Just opening a dialog for folks to compare and express what they may like. So...

I must say I was impressed with the reply to a sales e-mail I sent out... Less than 20 minutes...

Perhaps there are more pro clients here than you may think.

Sometimes we only hear the "BAD" about hosts and not so much of the "GOOD" they do in service and support.

Maybe we can see more good reports...

:agree:

You have some solid hosts there, and although I don't agree with all of your picks each person's research leads them to their own conclusions!

If you're taking rec's I would add Knownhost, Dotable and Sonet7

UPDATE - HostFrog is GONE.
It appears that someone had frogs legs for lunch and who knows what will happen with their clients.

So, when looking around for a Hosting Reseller it pays to look at all the aspects and be prepared for the unexpected.

My revised list of popular Resellers:

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.dotable.com



:rolleyes:

Ireland, you seriously need to add Clook (http://clook.net) to your list. I have a review of them coming up shortly.

UPDATE - HostFrog is GONE.
It appears that someone had frogs legs for lunch and who knows what will happen with their clients.

So, when looking around for a Hosting Reseller it pays to look at all the aspects and be prepared for the unexpected.

My revised list of popular Resellers:

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.dotable.com



:rolleyes:


Add http://www.httpme.com to your list too.

My revised list of popular Resellers:

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.dotable.com

http://www.devotedhost.net

http://www.knownhost.com

http://www.idologic.com


Love to hear more feedback as to your personal experience with any of these Resellers... :cool:

:popcorn:

I have been using hostnine for sometime now and I just can't say enough great things about them. Sales was great and for once a company that has great sales and great support ;-)
On my list I just can't see how hostnine wouldn't be at the top.
:-P

You got a good list Ireland. But there is a scope to add more.

You got a good list Ireland. But there is a scope to add more.

I am sure there are many GOOD Resellers.

I started this list to consolidate the ones that seem to have the latest positive comments and the ones I myself may consider.

I think it is always good to keep looking for the better and best just to be on the safe side and have a backup.

I have thought about having more than one Hosting Reseller just as I have more than one Domain Reseller.

;)

Alot of hosting providers offer 24/7/365 support but, sales (for questions ...etc, excluding signups) is business hours.

I strongly suspect one of the companies on your shortlist Ireland double up sales/support after business hours as on previous experience support queries most always get told to email in . . .

I strongly suspect one of the companies on your shortlist Ireland double up sales/support after business hours as on previous experience support queries most always get told to email in . . .

So, do you know which ones?

Perhaps as the feedback comes in with experienced users this list can be revised into a 1 to 10 in order of best being number 1. ;)

I can vouch for HostGator. Was a longish time ago, when I had a reseller from them.

They had very good service and support. The account was setup quickly and they dealt with it professionally.

HostNine is pretty amazing and I have used a few of those in your list. HG and RZ. I went to H9 and was never happier.

I only switched for personal reasons to KevHosting.com which they havel ived up to their reputation as well and I continue to be well taken care and very satisfied with their level of service.

So, do you know which ones?

Perhaps as the feedback comes in with experienced users this list can be revised into a 1 to 10 in order of best being number 1. ;)
The problem with this is in practice the best is only what's best for you and the best for you isn't necessarily the best for everyone ;)

I can vouch for HostGator. Was a longish time ago, when I had a reseller from them.

They had very good service and support. The account was setup quickly and they dealt with it professionally.
HG have changed a lot over it's time and not always for the better.

They come in for a lot criticism - reading through the HG forums (http://forums.hostgator.com/) will give you a better idea of how they perform at present ;)

Their reseller plans can't compete with what they offer on shared, you have to go dedicated to get anywhere near!

Please Note:
When I go to this link I get the following error message:
http://www.innohosting.com/about.html

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
End tag 'head' does not match the start tag 'link'. Error processing resource 'http://www.innohosting.com/about.html'. Lin...

</head>
--^

Does anyone else get the same?

I'd love to read anout them but.... :rolleyes:

Please Note:
When I go to this link I get the following error message:
http://www.innohosting.com/about.html

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
End tag 'head' does not match the start tag 'link'. Error processing resource 'http://www.innohosting.com/about.html'. Lin...

</head>
--^

Does anyone else get the same?

I'd love to read anout them but.... :rolleyes:

In internet explorer you get that but if you view it in firefox you get the about page. So looks like someone produced some unfriendly internet explorer html.

Update... :)

I went to Instant message support and they got right on this issue. :agree: Support was in England and very quick.

Issue was with those using MS Explorer. :rolleyes:

Update... :)

I went to Instant message support and they got right on this issue. :agree: Support was in England and very quick.

Issue was with those using MS Explorer. :rolleyes:

Fixed :)

Issue was with some XML code :)

Fixed :)

Issue was with some XML code :)

Yes it works in MS Explorer and FireFox just fine now.

I'm impressed with the speed of the "InnoHosting Rapid Response Support Desk" :agree:

Points towards
future consideration in moving up my list of Top 10 ;)

hostnine rides on the prestigious fastservers network and hostnine is featured in the fastservers testimony video section.
If I had the money, I would be using fastservers too, that is the goal!

UPDATE - HostFrog is GONE.
It appears that someone had frogs legs for lunch and who knows what will happen with their clients.

So, when looking around for a Hosting Reseller it pays to look at all the aspects and be prepared for the unexpected.

Not really. It is under new management (Xanadu Servers, Inc.), new servers, etc... and first impression is great.



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I got their "support" reply in less than 20 minutes, and my backups from previous hosting was restored in less than half hour after this reply.
No server downtimes or any bad issues, and team look really dedicated.

My revised list of popular Resellers:
http://www.hostgator.com
http://www.hostnine.com
http://www.kualo.com
http://www.resellerzoom.com
http://www.innohosting.com
http://www.Dathorn.com
http://www.dotable.com


HostFrog may or may not be good but IMHO when a change of ownership happens its best to be cautious and wait a few months to see how it plays out.

I don't have first hand experience with Clook but have heard enough good things about them on these forums. They are a bit pricey as compared to other very good hosts but they do offer some nice features that some may want (raid drive, etc...). I would say they should go on the list.

As should Knownhost, Sonet7, HTTPMe, Budgetreseller, Bluewho based on posts on these forums.

EDIT: I should mention that I think everyone's TOP XX list will be different since everyone has different needs and priorities. I like to have a "Top Hosts" list for anyone that provides excellent service/support.

My revised list of popular Resellers:

http://www.hostgator.com

http://www.hostnine.com

http://www.kualo.com

http://www.resellerzoom.com

http://www.innohosting.com

http://www.Dathorn.com

http://www.dotable.com

http://www.devotedhost.net

http://www.knownhost.com

http://www.idologic.com


Love to hear more feedback as to your personal experience with any of these Resellers... :cool:

:popcorn:

Be very careful when dealing with Resellerzoom, I'd been with them more or less for a couple of years. They have a great uptime and fast tech support, but they are very very strict with CPU and memory usage that might cause your account to be suspended, or your site to spit out a lot of internal server error which leaves your client very unhappy. So if you have very busy websites and also scripts on modrewrite/cron, might as well look for another hosting company. One very good alternative is Webkore.net where I transfer everything all my sites. Sad thing is I misundertood some of Resellerzoom's rules on account cancellation and left one site when I cancelled my account and I wasn't able to get a year of data from it.

HostFrog may or may not be good but IMHO when a change of ownership happens its best to be cautious and wait a few months to see how it plays out.


Also knowing the history of new owner might be beneficial;)

Which one would you choose? :)

Which one would you choose? :)
If you read previous post then you know my vote!

HostNine :clap:

Hehe

Why Hostnine and not Site5?

Hehe

Why Hostnine and not Site5?
Because I currently use hostnine and would never change!:D

Because I currently use hostnine and would never change!:D

Hehe I can see that.

I mean what made you choose Host9 over Site5 ?

Hehe I can see that.

I mean what made you choose Host9 over Site5 ?

Compare the reviews between both companies in recent months. I think any decent company would have won over site5 at the time (based solely on reviews I've seen here :agree: )

:)

Hehe I can see that.

I mean what made you choose Host9 over Site5 ?
Well, prior to to using the service and support..
I would say that the fact that they gave non scripted answers to ALL and I mean ALL of my pre-sales questions (I ask a lot of questions) and I thought that the free Site Builder would be something that my customer would like and also I had been wanting to give modernbill a try, but it was not really in my budget as far as getting my own lic.

I hope that helped answer your question. :agree:

They are many companies that willing to offer the extra help. Most companies mentioned here are either pretty popular because of their huge affiliate payout program or good reviews on WHT.

I think resellerzoom is right there too. If not in the top 7, for sure in the top 10.

Good point Neogen ; )

I tried Site5 awhile back so maybe they've changed but looking at their website doesn't give me hope. I think I caught them at the start of the down hill slide and my experience with them was not positive nor of any considerable duration.