Hi everyone

With all this crap overselling going on, I am considering dropping my provider and going with a company which does not oversell. I think this is the best way to run a fair business, and assure that the web server is not overburdened with too much activity.

Can anyone recommend some hosting resellers who run a good ship and do not allow overselling?

Thank you.

I can't think of any resellers off the top of my head but know exactly what your saying. I personally think overselling is bad because its unfair for the other users on the server. Who is your current host and what is your budget?

Well I am with Reseller Zoom, and for the most part they are a very good company. Their servers are usually ok, but I do experience delays occasionally where cpanel pages take a very long time to load. I downloaded a test file and averaged around 570Kb/sec so its good there. But just the thought of not knowing how many other people are on the same box, makes me wonder.

I don't bother with reseller hosting (ie. I only deal with end users who want to buy shared web hosting). But I see a lot of these little startups offering reseller hosting, and I am not sure if they are just dinky little operators running on a shared reseller plan. The thought of resellers selling to resellers under them, and then knowing some of my customers' sites are on the same box, that makes me uncomfortable. Something about that just doesn't seem good.

Try looking at the offers section in the forum, you should find a plan that you need.

Daniel

You're worrying too much, and that results in technicalities vitiating your decisional process (IMO).

The simple act of overselling does not imply overloading, cutting corners, or anything of the sort. Not overselling does not guarantee no server overloading, no DDOS attacks, no hardware issues etc. It doesn't even mean that some corners are not being cut.

Taking a deeper look at overselling, just because a server comes with 2000GB of data transfer and the host doesn't sell more than 2000GB to the resellers or end users, doesn't mean the server really can push the 2TB of data transfer, or anywhere close to it. It depends on the sites hosted on it and server configuration.

Most importantly, "We don't oversell" is easy to claim for the host, but not so easy to be verified by the customer. Often enough the price is used to judge if and how much overselling is employed. A high price though, only permits the host to not oversell, but it doesn't force it to do so. Plenty of expensive hosts do oversell.

The thought of resellers selling to resellers under them, and then knowing some of my customers' sites are on the same box, that makes me uncomfortable.That can indeed lead to problems in the long run, if not implemented properly. However, there are relatively few providers who allow resellers to sell reseller accounts, and a bit of search on your own, or assistance from the community here, can help you weed them out. Just ask.

and do not allow overselling?If you mean that you don't want resellers to be allowed to oversell, while it can be used to everyone's advantage, it doesn't mean that the host itself won't be overselling, and if it does, that it does it properly, with long term stability in mind.

Instead of worrying over overselling, focus on the host's past record. Further more, if you're reasonably happy with your host and have been for a while, the wisest thing might be to stick with it, and move only if you see things going in the wrong direction.

Well I am with Reseller Zoom, and for the most part they are a very good company. Their servers are usually ok, but I do experience delays occasionally where cpanel pages take a very long time to load. I downloaded a test file and averaged around 570Kb/sec so its good there. But just the thought of not knowing how many other people are on the same box, makes me wonder.

I don't bother with reseller hosting (ie. I only deal with end users who want to buy shared web hosting). But I see a lot of these little startups offering reseller hosting, and I am not sure if they are just dinky little operators running on a shared reseller plan. The thought of resellers selling to resellers under them, and then knowing some of my customers' sites are on the same box, that makes me uncomfortable. Something about that just doesn't seem good.
So there is no issue with your hosting right now.
You just want to move because you feel uncomfortable with overselling feature (which is enabled on your account for sure)?
Good luck with your search.

If you are not getting any complains from your end users and your site is up all the time then I recommend not to move anywhere else just because you think your host will go down in future.

The reason why I am suggesting this is because moving clients from one reseller to another involves a lot of hard work and you may make your customers feel uneasy during the moving process. Try to think positive like your host may add more servers and distribute the load on them when you or any one else complain about the slow downs :)

Don't panic, plan carefully before moving! :)

What kind of space and bandwidth are you looking for? What kind of budget?
It will help if we know that to recomend someone to you.

I have to agree with smily it's alot of work to move the customers and also a chance you will lose some. Not only them factors what's to say you won't have the same issues with the new provider even if he disables overselling on the reseller accounts don't mean they are not over selling. Point: Don't try to fix what isn't really broken

One who does not oversell?...
well,
i have had experience with HOSTGATOR ,
they're really really good..
but that was a year back
those were the good old times with not too many gimmicks in the web hosting industry..


however i did use their shared hosting a few months back and i wasn't satisfied with their tech support.
though their live chat is always on...as far as i am concerned, their live chat staff do not have much expertise about web hosting and servers.
but they can solve basic problems.
anyways...overall i'd give them a 7/10..
NOTE: i liked their servers...i wasn't on an overcrowded server...but their support wasn't exactly "great"

Ldcdc and all, thanks for your comments and input.

I do like Reseller Zoom, I find their support is very polite and friendly and has good response times (except sometimes on the weekends they take a little longer). So I will probably just stay with RZ. I know what you guys mean about switching hosts... it is a pain.

Sadly ldcdc is right, there is no way to find out if a host indeed does not oversell, and trusting them on their blue eyes isnt an option either. IF you have problems with your current host because of them overselling it would be a good thing to check the offers area and find one who claims he doesn't and does have a money back guarantee for a stated time, while this doesnt give you a guarantee they are not overselling you at least did your best.

contacting and consulting the sales department might help too. But again, if you do not have a problem with your current host.. why move?