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06-13-2013, 10:12 AM #1Newbie
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HostVenom Review (Chicago, IL with Steadfast Networks)
Hey guys,
I'm a long-time lurker of WHT and I've been looking for a good deal on a dedicated box in Chicago for quite some time now. I think I've finally found a place I can call home.
To start out, I was looking for a box with the following specifications:
- E3 Series CPU
- 16GB RAM
- 2x1TB HDD
- 1Gbps
- 24/7 access to KVM/IPMI
After emailing Brandon with HostVenom, I was able to snag a deal! All of this for under $115/month. Here is a link to the latest deals from HostVenom if you're interested: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1274589
I placed the order on a weekend, so as soon as the week began my server was ready to go. I used the IPMI (Supermicro) to login and mount a Debian 7 ISO from my home machine as a virtual drive in which I used to install the operating system.
Upon initial boot, I ran some basic tests after deploying my typical server stack.
Here are the results of a simple network test, I usually just wget the 100mb.test file from the CacheFly CDN:
Code:$ wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test --2013-06-13 08:11:04-- http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net (cachefly.cachefly.net)... 205.234.175.175 Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net (cachefly.cachefly.net)|205.234.175.175|:80. .. connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: `/dev/null' 100%[======================================>] 104,857,600 96.0M/s in 1.0s 2013-06-13 08:11:05 (96.0 MB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [104857600/104857600]
Code:$ dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 6.49162 s, 165 MB/s
I get 10 hops to my house which is about 780 miles away from Chicago, along with 28ms ping.
So far my experience with HostVenom support has been exceptional. The steadfast networks datacenter has a solid network. I feel great about the monthly price, especially for the quality of the hardware, network, support - and the 24/7 KVM/IPMI!!!
I will keep you updated on the health of my server as well as an ongoing review as my experience with HostVenom matures.
If you would like me to run any additional tests or have any questions for me please let me know.
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06-13-2013, 10:24 AM #2Email Expert
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06-13-2013, 10:25 AM #3Newbie
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06-13-2013, 10:25 AM #4Junior Guru
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Great review, thanks for sharing :-)
Jon Stephenson
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06-13-2013, 11:05 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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+1 for both HostVenom and Steadfast! Great network and amazing service / support for the price. Can't beat it!
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06-13-2013, 11:12 AM #6Junior Guru
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Thanks for all the positive feedback! We appreciate your business.
██ HostVenom LLC | Premium Services | Chicago, IL
██ Colocation | Dedicated Servers | KVM VPS | Custom Configurations
██ Brandon M. | brandon @ hostvenom . com
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06-13-2013, 07:42 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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We have also purchased a server from HostVenom this week and quite satisfied with it.
M S Gupta
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