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AbbasJaffarali
11-17-2002, 04:03 AM
With soooooooo many deals available and so little info on all their providers, how do you guys decide on who to take for a reseller account?

I currently have three on my short list and would love to hear any opinion on any one of them. Since I am getting a reseller account, the mgmt of my clients will be done by me, so the number one priority would be uptime and customer support.

1) Nirmani
1GB disk / 8GB xfer / 4 IPs / $20 per month


2) v3Host
6.5GB disk / 150GB xfer / 5 IPs / $20 per month

3) peoplehost
1GB disk / 12GB xfer / No IPs / $25 per month

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

-Abbas

JWise
11-17-2002, 04:08 AM
#1. uptime and customer support (to me)

#2. sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling

Jtru
11-17-2002, 04:13 AM
Read, read, read. Take some time and read the reviews and customer comments here first. Contact each business and talk to them directly. Remember, many times you get what you pay for. If you're staking your own reputation on that of your reseller dealer, don't assume cheaper is always better.

Aplusmedia
11-17-2002, 09:04 AM
150GB for $20??:eek:

Informity
11-17-2002, 09:09 AM
Originally posted by Aplusmedia
150GB for $20??:eek:

you think THAT's a lot of bw??

http://www.onerack.com/?view=reseller

aah-jim
11-17-2002, 09:20 AM
you think THAT's a lot of bw??
http://www.internetwebsitehost.com/compare.htm :eek:

Informity
11-17-2002, 09:23 AM
?? the site i said has 2000GB bandwidth per month for $60

Axel Teflon
11-17-2002, 09:28 AM
To be honest, on average, the approx package for a decent reseller is:

1 GB Storage Space
20 GB Bandwidth
All the usual features
2 IPs / 2 Nameservers
$20 - $24

Its hard to give a price, but ever sence I started checking out hosting companies them figures about are about average.

Look around at the companies with good reviews, and good satisfied customers.

Informity
11-17-2002, 09:29 AM
take a look here

http://www.hostparticle.com/resellers/

beachtrader
11-17-2002, 10:53 AM
Originally posted by AbbasJaffarali
3) peoplehost / No IPs /


-Abbas

It comes with No IPs?? Or do you mean its strictly virtual hosting?

dharding
11-17-2002, 12:11 PM
Originally posted by phision.com


you think THAT's a lot of bw??

http://www.onerack.com/?view=reseller

Holy unreadable page designs, Batman!

Gah....

-Dan

abbas
11-19-2002, 11:47 PM
Hey, he has the same name as me!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOO!

But Abbas (my god, I am talking to myself!), you've just answered your question regarding how to choose:

"so the number one priority would be uptime and customer support."

Have fun.