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08-28-2011, 06:44 PM #1Newbie
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SpeedySparrow, so far the best host i have ever seen!
I have promissed this review sometime ago to Sean on a support ticket to be on my website, but since my website is in portuguese and most people here probably don't read portuguese, i will be posting a english review ^^
I will be posting a more detailed one on my website tomorrow if anyone wanna read... but well... portuguese.
I created this account for two reasons: To find a new webhost for my new project (that is adult based, so can't host with SpeedySparrow since they run with LiteSpeed) and to post this review about they great service.
So let's see... first of all, sorry for my english. I'm not really good with it yet... still learning.
I have been with SpeedySparrow for about a month now i think. I'm hosting a small website, personal one to share my knowledge about WordPress, SEO, website optimization, Android and Ubuntu, running on WordPress with lots of optimizations and some plugins on it.
My default page load time is about 1 second on the first view, and instant on the second view on this webhost. For the matter of comparasion, my last webhost, PacificHost, with the same plugins and optimizations than with SpeedySparrow, used to load in 3 seconds on first view. Not much i agree, but i'm kinda adicted to speed.
They plans are very great, with lots of great features (CloudLinux + LiteSpeed + eAccelerator + CloudFlare = win) and i supose they do some optimizations on they servers too. eAccelerator is installed by default on shared hosting, what helped me choose then in the first place.
So far i have 100% uptime with them and no problem at all. They speed is awesome, they plans are the same and they support... holy mother of god... they support is just the best i have ever found.
I have hosted websites for some clients in HostGator before and thought they had the best support ever... untill finding SpeedySparrow. They support is so great they actualy become your friends... and i can say i see Sean as a friend now, cause not only he gave me a insane support (over tickets AND twitter) but he also helped me with stuffs that maybe he isn't even obligated to help.
My next project, the adult one... he actualy searched about the hosts i asked them about to see if they was good and stuffs... he searched and saved my time a lot, cause i probably would get scammed without him.
For all that, the awesome support (even before i hosted with them, Sean was already helping me on Twitter), the awesome speed, plans and pricing... i have to say: SpeedySparrow is just the best host i have ever seen.
To be better they only had to let me host my adult project... then it would be perfect xD
If anyone wanna test the speed you can see my website, just google "Julian Fernandes" and look for a domain with ".br" on the final.... it's the first result here (i'm not sure i can post urls here, sorry).
Thanks for your time everyone... and thank SpeedySparrow for the host ^^
Oh, almost forgot... i'm using they Shared Host plans ^^0
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08-28-2011, 06:58 PM #2Disabled
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Glad to hear you're having a good time with them!
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08-28-2011, 07:03 PM #3Newbie
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08-29-2011, 02:58 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Thanks for the kind words Julian.
You forgot to add "OnApp" to the mix of things, it does an amazing job and probably why it loads your site pretty damn fast!
I am overall glad you are satisfied with our hard work and that you are happy with the performance, I am sure on the other hand though you will find a place for your adult website but sadly due to the restrictions that are imposed by LiteSpeed it was not something we were willing to risk in hosting.
I am sure you will find a new host for that site though, if we had one that was operating on Apache we'd have no hesitation to help you on that front but because only our VPS Systems come standard with Apache then it be the only option available at the current time.
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08-29-2011, 07:04 PM #6Web Hosting Guru
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sounds cool, good job speedy
still i got a question for @Julian Fernandes ^_^ are you using cloudflare? well you probably are using it, and that... takes a bit out of the real performance you do get with speedysparrow, you do realize that?
not that speedy isnt cool, but cloudflare masks a LOT of the performance problems of a host, like... load, speed, caching, uptime...
so when you review a host (and only a month in) and you are using cloudflare, it kinda... well its more a review of speedys good support and cloudflare's awesome cdn, and not so much of speedys hosting, no? ^_^^_^.oO( im in hostcult.com huhumm i'm also hosted by: servint, jaguarpc and dreamhost its all good hehehe )0
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08-29-2011, 11:05 PM #7Newbie
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08-30-2011, 02:14 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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sounds cool, good job speedy
still i got a question for @Julian Fernandes ^_^ are you using cloudflare? well you probably are using it, and that... takes a bit out of the real performance you do get with speedysparrow, you do realize that?
CloudFlare can be quite beneficial, but there are people out there who agree to disagree on the use of CloudFlare.
not that speedy isnt cool, but cloudflare masks a LOT of the performance problems of a host, like... load, speed, caching, uptime...
It can increase performance whilst spreading content globally, but at the end of the day it should not really make a difference.
so when you review a host (and only a month in) and you are using cloudflare, it kinda... well its more a review of speedys good support and cloudflare's awesome cdn, and not so much of speedys hosting, no? ^_^██ l Dedigeeks • Shared • Wordpress • Dedicated • Established 2006
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08-30-2011, 02:18 AM #9Disabled
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Good review here. Sean always here so I suppose OP can consider WHT as another channel to be in touch.
Good work Sean and good luck.0
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08-30-2011, 04:31 AM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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Actually, WHT is not an support channel for our company. All support requests should be placed using the communication methods listed on our website (ticket system, phone or live chat).
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08-30-2011, 04:49 AM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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It's always pleasant to read nice reviews of the host.
Thanks for sharing.0
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08-30-2011, 05:12 AM #12Web Hosting Guru
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@Sparrow-Sean sure sure, but cloudflare can work even if dns is down on the host (always on and cloudflare is hosting the dns, so it doesn't matter if the hosts node goes down with their dns)... and im notdownplaying the quality of speedysparrow hosting, just saying that in a month's time and using cloudflare you cant really give a good review of the hosting provider.
and yes even if you are using cloudflare, you still need hosting, and the better the hosting, the better the performance you will get, if the users site wasn't caching everything for sure speedysparrow hosting would have to do the hard work, but the user is doing the right thing and caching, so speedysparrow is probably just doing like 1/3 of the hosting right now (at least in terms of hits, bandwidth), thats just my opinion ^_^'^_^.oO( im in hostcult.com huhumm i'm also hosted by: servint, jaguarpc and dreamhost its all good hehehe )0
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08-30-2011, 05:26 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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@Sparrow-Sean sure sure, but cloudflare can work even if dns is down on the host (always on and cloudflare is hosting the dns, so it doesn't matter if the hosts node goes down with their dns)...
So wondering where that line ends.
and im notdownplaying the quality of speedysparrow hosting, just saying that in a month's time and using cloudflare you cant really give a good review of the hosting provider.
and yes even if you are using cloudflare, you still need hosting, and the better the hosting, the better the performance you will get, if the users site wasn't caching everything for sure speedysparrow hosting would have to do the hard work, but the user is doing the right thing and caching, so speedysparrow is probably just doing like 1/3 of the hosting right now (at least in terms of hits, bandwidth), thats just my opinion ^_^'
CloudFlare is just an add-on to the service, the user has the option to use it or not and we provide support to that, but as CloudFlare's add-on is just like a caching mechanism and/or (Content Delivery) which caches and spreads his/her content globally for better load times he still uses our resources to make that happen!██ l Dedigeeks • Shared • Wordpress • Dedicated • Established 2006
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08-30-2011, 05:55 AM #14Web Hosting Guru
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oh well, seems we have had a different experience with cloudflare, i host mostly on my own vps and as such i have a good control of the resources being used, and i do use cloudflare on a couple of my sites that are incredibly resource hungry, so i do have some experience on both sides and can see the full effect of using cloudflare, and not just for a month.
im not too sure why you downplay it...
Thats just because they are using your dns and cloudflare is just redirecting through CNAMES, if the user signs up directly with cloudflare he will not use speedysparrow dns and his site will work (in cached mode) regardless of the node being down or the node dns being down, so im wondering where the line ends when you are giving to your user a crippled free service...
Absolutely, but just because its my opinion, doesn't mean its not the right opinion, sure the user still uses all of that, wait... i mean a third of all of that (with the exception of support), cloudflare sounds wonderful...
Again right on the money, but he is using it, and then gives a glaring review about the performance of the hosting, and thats the main point of cloudflare! performance! cloudflare is more than just a plain CDN, its not just caching, its optimizing the site, its protecting it from problems, its bypassing a LOT of what speedysparrow provides, speedysparrow hosting is most likely not responsible for the performance gain of the user!
If the user disables cloudflare for a month and then comes back saying speedysparrow is the best thing ever since spicy carrot cake (what! its delicious), then ill give speedysparrow my full compliments on a job well done ^-^ as of now, good job on support and keeping your dns up.^_^.oO( im in hostcult.com huhumm i'm also hosted by: servint, jaguarpc and dreamhost its all good hehehe )0
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08-30-2011, 06:04 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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oh well, seems we have had a different experience with cloudflare, i host mostly on my own vps and as such i have a good control of the resources being used, and i do use cloudflare on a couple of my sites that are incredibly resource hungry, so i do have some experience on both sides and can see the full effect of using cloudflare, and not just for a month.
im not too sure why you downplay it...
Thats just because they are using your dns and cloudflare is just redirecting through CNAMES, if the user signs up directly with cloudflare he will not use speedysparrow dns and his site will work (in cached mode) regardless of the node being down or the node dns being down, so im wondering where the line ends when you are giving to your user a crippled free service...
Absolutely, but just because its my opinion, doesn't mean its not the right opinion, sure the user still uses all of that, wait... i mean a third of all of that (with the exception of support), cloudflare sounds wonderful...
Again right on the money, but he is using it, and then gives a glaring review about the performance of the hosting, and thats the main point of cloudflare! performance! cloudflare is more than just a plain CDN, its not just caching, its optimizing the site, its protecting it from problems, its bypassing a LOT of what speedysparrow provides, speedysparrow hosting is most likely not responsible for the performance gain of the user!
If the user disables cloudflare for a month and then comes back saying speedysparrow is the best thing ever since spicy carrot cake (what! its delicious), then ill give speedysparrow my full compliments on a job well done ^-^ as of now, good job on support and keeping your dns up.
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08-30-2011, 06:13 AM #16Web Hosting Guru
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hai hai, no point on me continuing, i already said my peace... and altough i dont agree entirely with what @Sparrow-Sean said, i've only heard good things about speedysparrow ^_^
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08-30-2011, 09:35 AM #17Newbie
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Just to end up this silly discussion.
I did not put it on the review, and i guess i will update it soon. Well... i use CloudFlare more or less since it came out. I ended up making a friendship with the guys, and sadly for them... i use they ticket system a lot.. poor guys xD
Anyway... i always do two tests. One with CloudFlare and one without... first without, to see if the server really can handle himself, cause i can't just rely on CloudFlare when if someday idk... my website stay on the front page of Digg.
Truth being said, NO host can handle that without CloudFlare. If my website ever be on Digg front page, i'm sure not even Speedy could handle it, and no other webhost would on a shared hosting plan. But what made me review SpeedySparrow and not the other thousands webhosts i have been using for 5~6 years now, is the single fact that even without CloudFlare, they are still fast.
I tested without CloudFlare, just with my own optimizations on my code and plugins for that on WordPress... still fast. Tested with CloudFlare, faster... simple. But the point is: Even with CloudFlare enabled, other hosts as slower than SpeedySparrow. That is the main point of my "they have the best perfomance" review. Cause with all my optimizations plus CloudFlare, they are the fastest i tryed.
I'm on this "business" for 5, maybe 6 years... i'm not a kid anymore @fiend. It's my work, i have to be sure things work, since i can't just trow my clients in any webhost. I would not review a host if i wasn't sure about they work... this is the first host i review, simple because this is the first host i actualy got a good service from. From support to features, from features to performance... SpeedySparrow beat any host i have ever tryed.0
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08-30-2011, 11:08 AM #18Web Hosting Guru
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silly? i say not at all!
see using your host for 5min/6hours/1day/1week/1month is a very big difference, and by that i mean your test means very little, as an example: if you do your test at a time of low traffic, or if your site has normally low traffic, or if your site is very popular, or if your internet line is busy, there are too many variables that make it hard to get the real picture.
thats why tests normally take a long time, people employ different methods and a lot is done to try and find some highs and lows and a nice average, so we can get a nice conclusion, the only thing i get from your tests is that at the time the site was fast and then with cloudflare its faster, great! but still a bit subjective, no?
now digg?... or whatever burst of traffic you might get, i think you are kinda selling speedysparrow and a lot of hosts short, you would be surprised how many would be able to handle it, including speedysparrow (litespeed is a beast), so im not too sure about your fears of unlikely future failures...
well years mean nothing, you can be 100 and ignorant or 10 years old and brilliant, my point was that by using cloudflare we cant really judge speedysparrow's performance, just that! and your points just confirmed what i said, its not a critique of you or speedysparrow or cloudflare, its just my opinion of your review, and that's not silly, is it?^_^.oO( im in hostcult.com huhumm i'm also hosted by: servint, jaguarpc and dreamhost its all good hehehe )0
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08-30-2011, 11:18 AM #19Newbie
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My point is actualy prety simple. The host work great. Done.
In the end of the day is what we wanna hear and is what we need. Just like that.
Other hosts did not worked at all for me, even big names like HostGator. They just could not handle my speedy adictiveness. SpeedySparrow can.
That is all i need to know. And that is all most people need to know. They can handle it? Yes. They are fast? Yes. They support is great? Yes, above average. They prices is good? Yup. They performane is good? Yes, above average.
Simple. I get your point, not saying i did not. I get the whole "you are reviwing with CloudFlare on, so it isn't so great" and stuffs. Don't get me wrong, i did got that and i did understand you. That is why i said i tend to do tests before CloudFlare, and sorry if i sound kinda rude sometimes... way of speak i guess.
I also understand you aren't talking bad about SpeedySparrow, you are just making your point. But in a costumer point of view, i just have nothing to complain about them... and same about the persons i refered to the host. Not everyone know about CloudFlare... in fact, i wish more people would knew about them. Even if your host is partner with them, not everyone use... sadly i see big websites that could be a lot faster if they webmasters searched a little. If all those people aren't complaining about SpeedySparrow either... that mean something don't it?
As i said... as a costumer, i'm prety happy with them and they performance. With CloudFlare or not, they are doing a great job. With CloudFlare or not, the others did not to me. That is my main point... and the reason why i made a review in the first place.
Again... sorry if i was rude.0
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08-30-2011, 12:34 PM #20Best Customer Service..ALWAYS!
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Nice to see another good review of speedysparrow.
It is a shame though that someone decided to turn it from what it was, a review, to nitpicking about the use, or not, of cloudlinux. He should have started his own thread about it, instead of hyjacking someone elses, in my opinion.0
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08-30-2011, 10:47 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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Thanks Gareth, I think we are all entitled to our own opinion and "Fiend" is right on that basis, otherwise on the same page as to what he is saying (any other review that comes to Webhostingtalk that has never used his providers own DNS except CloudFlare can never really be classified as a proper review) that is basically what is being said which is not quite appropriate.
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08-31-2011, 06:21 AM #22Web Hosting Guru
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@HostOrca i didn't hijack anything, are we supposed on any review here on wht to just say good job and leave it at that? i just wanted some clarification, if the user or speedysparrow, just said yeah sure, we would move on, but they downplayed it, like it didn't matter or was unrelated with the review, and i thought that wasn't totally honest... and its cloudflare, not cloudlinux, different things, why are you criticizing me if you don't even know what we are talking about?
@Sparrow-Sean stop using an apostrophe with my username and opinions, both are exempt from irony, stop downplaying what i say, last time i checked an opinion is not devoid of fact and in this case its pure fact, i just didn't want to hurt your feelings...^_^.oO( im in hostcult.com huhumm i'm also hosted by: servint, jaguarpc and dreamhost its all good hehehe )0
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08-31-2011, 06:33 AM #23Web Hosting Master
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@Sparrow-Sean stop using an apostrophe with my username and opinions, both are exempt from irony, stop downplaying what i say, last time i checked an opinion is not devoid of fact and in this case its pure fact, i just didn't want to hurt your feelings...
I think it is perfectly fine for me to use "" Quotes as I am directing my comments towards you, if you do not like it please report it.
You have moved on from an opinion to a fact, so please it is not the place or time to argue your personal thoughts on CloudFlare.0
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08-31-2011, 06:38 AM #24Best Customer Service..ALWAYS!
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I still think it would have been more apropriate to open your own thread to discuss the merits of a review when using cloudflare, linking to this thread if you wanted to. Again, just my opinion.
Personally, I do think you bring up some valid points.
Also, sorry for putting cloudlinux, instead of cloudflare, was working on my new site design, specifically on a section about cloudlinux, when I posted this. Should not try to multi-task0
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08-31-2011, 06:43 AM #25Web Hosting Guru
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The same way you moved on from a conversation to just dismissing what i said... and just encase you don't know, an opinion can be based on fact! surprise fact! and anyone that reads this thread wont dispute what i said, well besides you, one of the interested parties, so go on and just ride the hell out of your high horse...
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