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[zhuanyi]

bayouspace seem have a really good deal here, that is almost too good to be true:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1030020

However I googled them as well as searched on WHT and there is 0 review come up...

Anybody had any great/terrible story with them?

[zhuanyi]

Since nobody replied, I did some research myself, just want to share it to whoever needs it:

Nameserver records returned by the parent servers are:

ns1.bayouspace.com. ['173.231.1.155'] [TTL=172800]
ns2.bayouspace.com. ['67.220.195.9'] [TTL=172800]
ns3.bayouspace.com. ['173.231.1.141'] [TTL=172800]
ns4.bayouspace.com. ['67.220.209.46'] [TTL=172800]



So they are not exactly adjacent IPs, which is good.

A-record returns the following:
Your www.bayouspace.com A record is:
www.bayouspace.com -> bayouspace.com -> [ 173.231.1.148 ]

The IP is based in UK.

All contacts shows this address in Whois lookup:

Administrative Contact:
BayouSpace Hosting
Jason Loupe (sales@bayouspace.com)
+1.9854135452
Fax:
PO Box 761
Thibodaux, LA 70301
US

and more domain info:
Creation date: 11 Dec 2009 17:07:40
Expiration date: 11 Dec 2011 17:07:40


Based on the above info, would you think this host is reliable?

Thanks!

[FernGullyGraphics]

Not to familiar with them, you know what they say though, if it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.

[SajanP]

Let's be fair here.

Their actual packages and pricing on their site seem to be pretty legitimate.

So it probably is a special. They have a money back guarantee, so you might as well give them a shot if you're looking at them.

[zhuanyi]

Ha, but you know 90% of the people on WHT (not the hosts) are trying to find some good deals without get ripped off, LOL
And I would not deny I am one of those 90%

[FernGullyGraphics]

Originally Posted by Noppix

Let's be fair here.

Their actual packages and pricing on their site seem to be pretty legitimate.

So it probably is a special. They have a money back guarantee, so you might as well give them a shot if you're looking at them.

Yes, but 5gb, $10 for two years? Special or not, I'd be a little hesitant. Either way, just giving my opinion

[zhuanyi]

Originally Posted by FernGullyGraphics

Yes, but 5gb, $10 for two years? Special or not, I'd be a little hesitant. Either way, just giving my opinion

Ya...that is a bit too good to be true...especially when they claim they are in business for over a year and yet I can find absolutely 0 review both on WHT and Google....

[SajanP]

Originally Posted by FernGullyGraphics

Yes, but 5gb, $10 for two years? Special or not, I'd be a little hesitant. Either way, just giving my opinion

...yeah...I guess you're right. That is a little out there.

[FernGullyGraphics]

Originally Posted by zhuanyi

Ya...that is a bit too good to be true...especially when they claim they are in business for over a year and yet I can find absolutely 0 review both on WHT and Google....

Well, lets take a look at the positives. Zero reviews is not necessarily a bad thing, especially for a new company. It could just mean that they do not have many customers (which again can be good or bad) or that they are taking care of their customers. Keep in mind that people are more quick to post bad reviews of their companies than they do of their bad reviews.

Now lets look at the possible negatives, they have only been around for a little over a year (which is not necessarily a bad thing, but its not necessarily a good thing either). Personally I always wait for a company to establish some type of reputation before doing business with them (which in my opinion takes at least three years). They are offering you 5GB of disks-space for two years (which is a pretty nice chunk of space) for a duration longer than they have been in business. At that price, they are essentially giving you free hosting (because they will not make any money off your deal).

My guess is they are running this offer to build a reputation. However my concern would be them actually sticking to their offer. Whats to say they dont cut off my service in a year or go out of business all together? My next question is, why offer so much for so little? Part of running a successful web hosting operation is staying in the green. Sure its ok to run special promotion every now and then, but offering 5gb of space for only $5 per year.. seems a little desperate and very unnecessary in my opinion.

End of the day I guess its only $10.00, but at the same time, you get what you pay for (that theory seems to prove itself time and time again on this forum, so I dont see why this would be any different).

[checkingthisout]

Agreeing with FernGullyGraphics

Plus what many others have said and throwing my .02 cents in on it. Since I've wasted hrs so far today bantering on this forum. Note though ... My .02 cents is worth about that much. I'm a newb to web hosting. Everything I know is the result of spending tons of time on google ... NOT FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE. Like some of the people who use this forum have.

Know your pain in this. Came across several hosts that looked good. But then ran into the same problem you're having. No reviews or good sources of info on them. Some of them really could be good hosts too. But for safeties sake I've just decided to scratch all of those types of web host off my candidate lists.

Sad, but the web hosting industry is so over crowded it seems. 18 gazillion hosting companies. Many of them resellers of someone else. How can you trust somebody with no track record to judge by ? My short answer is I can't. Two years of hosting for $10 bucks ?

I'm not going to be the one to test the waters, lol. Let somebody else find out if there's sharks in there, ya know ?

[SajanP]

It's $10 people!

Sign up, host your site, keep backups, if it works out, you came across a gem.

If it doesn't...you're out $10! Hardly anything.

Restore your backup elsewhere and you'll be good to go.

Surely if the site was a vital asset that required no question marks...you wouldn't be looking at them in the first place. (No offense to Bayou) You'd be looking for a more secure investment.

[Sparrow-Sean]

It's $10 people!

It may only be $10.00, but it is money you have worked for to get that $10.00, I do not work just to get paid $10.00 to then possibly lose it to incompetency. Not everyone is rich and not everyone can afford to throw around $10.00, it may seem a petty amount but it's still in my eyes $10.00.

Looking at the offer, I would still be careful in spending my money especially when it is ridiculously low, as Ferngully said review wise it could be to the case they have very few customers or they treat their customers well.

Looking at the services they are only offering "shared hosting", looking at Webhostinginfo.com they have very few customers:

http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/...BAYOUSPACE.COM

Either way you make your choice it will be up to you to maintain your own backups just to be on the safe side

[SajanP]

Originally Posted by Sparrow-Sean

It may only be $10.00, but it is money you have worked for to get that $10.00, I do not work just to get paid $10.00 to then possibly lose it to incompetency. Not everyone is rich and not everyone can afford to throw around $10.00, it may seem a petty amount but it's still in my eyes $10.00.

True. The upside is there though. If it works out, you just cashed in a great deal. That's all I'm saying.

Posted from my phone.

[Sparrow-Sean]

True. The upside is there though. If it works out, you just cashed in a great deal. That's all I'm saying.

Exactly, I understand what you are saying and totally agree - though I am only weighing the positives and the negatives of the deal/promotion it could swing both ways and one should be prepared for that.

[checkingthisout]

It's not just $10 bucks. It's a ton of headache's ... and who has time for that ? Depending on what you're doing ... Hobby, something commercial ? ... Worse yet, something commercial for someone else. Good idea to keep a back up host sure. But why not find a host that's worth a crap from the beginning ? ie: Someone with a proven track record. Rather than looking for "gems".

If you're a new hosting company. Then it's your job to show people what you're made of. Putting up some outrageous promotion like $10 bucks for 2 yrs hosting isn't going to inspire me.

You say hey, it's only $10 bucks. I don't feel like giving some scam flybynight hosting company wannabe $10 of my money. Which ok, it's only $10 bucks right ... Sounds too good to be true and there's your warning. Well ... what if 10,000 people donate the only $10 bucks ? Some scumbag scam artist just walked away with 100K in their pocket at the expense of good people.

I don't consider scumbags a worthwhile charity. If I want to flush $10 bucks down the toilet. I'll give it to a charity I know is going to do something good with it, tyvm. Or light a cigar with it, so I can feel like a big baller, lol. It's got nothing to do with the $10 bucks and everything to do with the principle involved.

Just my opinion on it in general. And for this host ... I'd say why bother with them ... PASS/FAIL ... FAIL. I'll bet it's "unlimited" hosting for 2/yr for $10 bucks right ? lol.