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04-20-2011, 12:31 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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asmallorange?
After deciding to change hosts, we just signed up this evening with asmallorange and was curious to see if there's any (recent) feedback from any regular users here. I'm pretty experienced within the hosting industry and they are one of the few companies I haven't used in the past. They seem pretty solid. Looking forward to hearing any reviews (both positive and negative)
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04-20-2011, 12:32 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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It appears hostgator is running them via a puppet-ceo, so you probably can't go wrong with choosing them HG seems to run a tight ship.
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04-20-2011, 12:34 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Agreed about HG. I nearly accepted a job there in the distant past. Interesting..was this a recent acquisition?
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04-20-2011, 12:40 AM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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Ah, I just read that Brent acquired it personally, last year apparently? nice.
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04-20-2011, 12:49 AM #5Retired Moderator
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04-20-2011, 03:20 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Little different in the way Brent's acquired site5 / asmallorange / several other entities in the same manner. I suppose it was possibly in preparation for the hostgator sale which didn't go through.
As it stands they're all very solid brands, so can't complain either way Can't imagine why they would keep the employees separate though and avoid consolidation for cost-savings purposes, e.g. site5 / aso / etc. all working together under a single roof.
In the end diversity is key.
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04-20-2011, 04:51 PM #7Web Hosting Guru
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Puppet CEO? Man, ya'll are *harsh*.
While I can't speak to HostGator, Site5, or what Brent was or wasn't thinking (as I have never met the man), I can assure everyone that as far as ASO is concerned, the employees are separate, as are the infrastructures. We have our own management team, our own employees, our own policies and procedures and so on and so on.
Despite sharing an investor with HG, ASO is an independent legal entity.
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04-20-2011, 08:07 PM #8Retired Moderator
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04-20-2011, 08:14 PM #9Temporarily Suspended
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They have competent tech support.
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04-20-2011, 08:18 PM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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04-20-2011, 08:21 PM #11Retired Moderator
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04-20-2011, 08:24 PM #12Web Hosting Evangelist
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04-20-2011, 09:57 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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Perhaps. Or, you could dig as well and end up with the same result. I didn't imagine any of the links between these companies without significant digging. The amount of secrecy within it all is kind of awkward, but that doesn't necessarily infer anything nefarious: Merely diversification.
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04-21-2011, 03:08 AM #14ShillBuster
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ASO were my longest serving host.....94-97 I think.
Tim did a great job of building the business up, and I only left them because I'd outgrown reseller accounts and they couldn't supply a managed VPS.
I know nothing about them in recent years, but ASO as a brand looked after me well.....I've got nothing but good memories of those three years.
I wish them all the best for the future, and it's good to see them getting more mentions here....as they're definitely a very credible company.
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04-21-2011, 09:31 AM #15Retired Moderator
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ASO were my longest serving host.....94-97 I think.
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04-26-2011, 12:32 AM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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I've been with ASO almost from the beginning...Back in 2004
Tim did a fantastic job building the brand. I started with ASO with a small shared account, today I have 3 managed dedicated servers with them.
I wouldnt have stayed all this time and grown with ASO if theydidnt take good care of me. Your in good hands with ASO.
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04-26-2011, 12:50 AM #17Web Hosting Industry Expert
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There is good and bad with any large company as no provider is perfect for every customer, every need, and every situation. One thing to keep in mind is that people are much more likely to submit a review if they're unhappy than if they are happy so if you see a lot of positive reviews compared to only a few negative reviews then they must be doing a stellar job.
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