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01-27-2010, 10:35 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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MediaLayer - Review
Hello,
I just moved from ASmallOrange to MediaLayer. Maybe this review is too premature, but I would like to share what I got so far.
SUPPORT
Fantastic. They replied all my tickets fast, and the added value is they not only saying "Yes" or "No", but give brief and detailed information.
SERVER
Server is lightning fast. Also, ML use 3 DNS servers in 3 different locations, which is good for DNS reliability.
CONTROL PANEL
ML use DirectAdmin. Even I was though it will be hard, but I found I love DirectAdmin over Cpanel (My previous control panel). DirectAdmin is simple, but powerfull.
MIGRATION
ML offer free migration, but I prefer to migrate by myself. To make myself familiar with the server and control panel. And the final result: migration is fast and easy. I only need to change path and database details.
PRICE
Compared to others, it seem their prices is more expensive. But as far as I got, it worth every single cent.
MY WEBSITE
Since it is required, my website: www.midave.com
MORE UPDATE
I will update this thread in a month or two.... Or if I ever have any problems, hopefully not.
Thank you
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01-27-2010, 11:28 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Another positive review, I am sure your experience with them will remain pleasant because I've yet to see a negative review about their service. Be sure to post an update in a few months, thanks for sharing your experience
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01-27-2010, 11:38 PM #3Retired Moderator
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Thanks for the great review! It's awesome to hear that service at ML continues to be superb.
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01-28-2010, 12:50 AM #4We do WordPress!
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Yep, great to hear and another DA convert! Most of my clients who have tried DA have loved it too and stuck with it over cPanel. Most of the pro cPanel camp have never tried anything else so a legit comparison cannot be made.
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01-28-2010, 01:19 AM #5Cloud & Web Hosting Specialist
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Great to hear another positive review of ML.
It seem like their server is not too heavily loaded (as compared to most of the hosting provider you see in ) so that sounds like a good thing.
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01-28-2010, 01:47 AM #6Web Hosting Industry Expert
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It's been a while since I've seen a review of MediaLayer but I can't say I'm surprised
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01-28-2010, 07:45 AM #7Retired Moderator
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Great to hear that the start with them is so promising.
I will update this thread in a month or two.... Or if I ever have any problems, hopefully not.
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01-28-2010, 09:42 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Thanks for sharing the good impressions on them. I am awaiting more updates in future.
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01-28-2010, 10:13 AM #9New Member
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01-28-2010, 10:47 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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+1 good review for ML, congrats!
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01-28-2010, 11:01 AM #11Cloud & Web Hosting Specialist
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01-28-2010, 11:06 AM #12New Member
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It's very fast here clicking on any items on your site. Great...
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01-28-2010, 02:43 PM #13Newbie
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Data Transfer / Bandwidth
Based on this review I have been checking out MediaLayer. I was liking what I saw until I read the 10GB Premium Data Transfer spec.
I don't get it. Good cheap shared hosting like 3essentials.com for $4 a month you can get 40 times that. Even Webfaction (another managed shared host) gives you 60 times that for $9.90 a month.
I contacted MediaLayer sales and they said:
What you are looking at is a clear case of overselling.
Help. I am confused.
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01-28-2010, 02:51 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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01-28-2010, 03:06 PM #15Newbie
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01-28-2010, 03:22 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Let me explain this for you, most of the clients are not using all their bandwidth, they even don't using 10% of it usually(!)
So if're web-hosting company and you having 100 clients with 100GB of bandwidth each most likely 90 of them will use from 1 to 10 GB of it. another 10 will use from 10 to 100GB, so let us calculate average BW:
90*5=450GB & 10*50=500GB, so we're having 1TB of bandwidth for 100 clients, with maximum 100*100 = 10TB promised BW.
This is what usually calls overselling. In other case you CAN promise only 10GB of BW to your clients despite that this fill fit their need they will go to another hosting who is promising 100GB but suspends you with 10 used anyway.
Hope this helps.
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09-05-2010, 08:57 AM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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I just want to update this thread.
6 months passed and I'm still very happy with MediaLayer. And during the last 6 months, I never contact their support regarding technical issues/problems.
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09-05-2010, 09:27 AM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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Sorry, I can not edit my post.
It should be 7 months, not 6 months as I type on my previous post.
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09-05-2010, 09:42 AM #19Web Hosting Master
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09-05-2010, 05:50 PM #20Junior Guru Wannabe
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The price for Application Hosting:
http://www.medialayer.com/hosting/ap...n-hosting.html
MediaLayer do not list their price for Dedicated Server, but here's from their page ( http://www.medialayer.com/hosting/de...d-servers.html ) :
Entrust your applications to a fully managed, secured, and optimized dedicated server. With management done exclusively by MediaLayer, you'll never have to worry about upgrading your server's software. The learning curve is literally the same as an ordinary application hosting account.
Below are some sample configurations we have done for clients in the past. Please contact sales@medialayer.com for a custom quote.
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09-25-2010, 09:34 AM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
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I just wanted to pop in as I just remembered since I had to pay my bill. I've been with medialayer for years now (coming up on 3 years) and I still really like them. They do hosting right. They've always been there if I've had questions and they keep you well informed. Plus the servers have good uptime. For me there's nothing to complain about and I plan on sticking with them well into the future.
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04-03-2011, 02:56 AM #22Junior Guru Wannabe
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Another update:
14 months passed and I'm still very happy with MediaLayer.
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04-03-2011, 04:24 AM #23Aspiring Evangelist
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For their prices they better offer good services..
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07-11-2013, 01:31 AM #24Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hello,
I would like to update my review.
By today, I already 6-7 months no longer with Media Layer.
But don't get it wrong. It is not because Media Layer is no longer good, not stable, or anything bad. My reason move from Media Layer simple because I no longer have time to manage and keep my OSCommerce installation up-to-date. So I decided to move to a hosted-solution by Bigcommerce.
My final conclusion is MEDIA LAYER WONDERFUL and I'll use them again when I need a good and stable hosting provider.
Bravo for Media Layer.
Thank you for reading my update.
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