HostGator.com

Lumivel · #1 04-26-2003, 05:44 PM

I just set up my site, (http://www.thelastgamer.com/) with HostGator.com

Here is my Rating:

Ease of Setting Up:
10/10
I just filled out one little form, and it was ready to go.

Ease of Use:
10/10
Everything they say they have on their control panel is there, plus more! I was blown away by this C Panel X thing. It is easy to use, and has a lot of important and good features other places didn't have. The FTP works great, and it is FAST.

Speed:
10/10
My site is VERY fast. I am very pleased, since with Dell hosting, it was like a snail.

Uptime:
10/10
Hasn't been down once.

Support:
20/10
The guy that always helps me is professional, friendly, and goes out of his way to get what I need done, done. He goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Overall Rating: 10/10

This is what I am hosting my site with for life. I had so many BAD BAD BAD experiences with other places, and now I am having an EXCELLENT one.

Curtis H. · #2 04-26-2003, 05:48 PM

Overall Rating: 10/10

Wow! That's impressive.

NotAfraid · #3 04-26-2003, 06:33 PM

You just setup your site, but you mention the uptime is 10/10?
*scratches head*

Vestirse · #4 04-26-2003, 06:34 PM

Wait, if you just set up your site, how long have you been there? I'm don't know if I'd be too sure of your uptime rating.

xavior84 · #5 04-26-2003, 06:36 PM

hmmm...
Domain_name:_thelastgamer.com
Creation_date:_12/11/02_00:00:00
Expiration_date:_12/11/03_00:00:00

maybe he meant 4 mths?

Vestirse · #6 04-26-2003, 06:49 PM

But he says he has had bad experiences before, so he could have hosted his domain with any number of companies before this one.

NotAfraid · #7 04-26-2003, 06:50 PM

Yea.. and the word "just'" doesn't mean 4 months to me.....

xavior84 · #8 04-26-2003, 06:57 PM

hmm.. ok point noted

blue27 · #9 04-26-2003, 07:36 PM

Lumivel, most posts about Hostgator on this board are positive so I believe what your saying, but don't over exagerate the positives. 100% uptime for 1 week means squat. Tell us about set up, tell us about customer interaction and tell us about ease of use, but wait a while to start preaching uptime and support.
Thank for the review anyway.

**Servstra-Sales** · #10 04-26-2003, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blue27
Lumivel, most posts about Hostgator on this board are positive so I believe what your saying, but don't over exagerate the positives. 100% uptime for 1 week means squat. Tell us about set up, tell us about customer interaction and tell us about ease of use, but wait a while to start preaching uptime and support.
Thank for the review anyway.

You make some valid points.

BrentOfHG · #11 04-26-2003, 09:51 PM

Lumivel signed up with us on 4/21/03

I asked him how he could say our uptime was so great if he has only been with us about a week....

He said that one of his friends had hosting with us for a year and that he use to use his account all the time, before deciding to purchase his own. I asked him what his friend’s site was but all he could remember was his name. I don’t know how you use someone’s account for a year and don’t remember their site =)
But he is a client with us, and I don’t think anyone would lie about something so silly.

As far as ratings go no host in the world is 10/10.
There is no such thing as a perfect host. All hosts have some downtime therefore none are perfect. Any host that claims 100% uptime is lying and a bad host. Some security upgrades require a reboot for them to take affect. So for all ya new people looking for a host if any of them claim 100% uptime stay away.

amzhost · #12 04-26-2003, 10:47 PM

yeah, there's no such thing 100%uptime.

Lumivel, you say your site is very fast, just wait till your site is about as big as WHT and if it's still that fast, wow how amazing.

however i do believe you choose the right host, i've never heard anything bad about Hostgator.

you can see their uptime here:
http://www.findmyhosting.com/listallplans.asp?host=6184

BrentOfHG · #13 04-26-2003, 10:57 PM

Problem with findmyhosting's uptime chart is that you have 1 minute in downtime it registers it as an hour.

Another factor most people don't realize about hosts is there is no uptime %

Every host has many servers. Each server has a different uptime percentage. So a host has as many uptimes as servers. Many hosting companies don't even host their web hosting site on the same network as they sell hosting on.

I have had problem lately with being alerted by both alertra and siteuptime if a server had a problem. Luckily siteuptime replied telling me the e-mail’s get timed out when sending to my cell phone. I fixed this problem by setting up an email forwarding accounts. I have the alert go to the forwarder which then forwards to my cell phone email. Just figured this out recently, it seems to have solved the problem. Did a few test emails, and actually received the alerts!

PEACHPIT · #14 04-26-2003, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by amzhost
yeah, there's no such thing 100%uptime.

Lumivel, you say your site is very fast, just wait till your site is about as big as WHT and if it's still that fast, wow how amazing.

however i do believe you choose the right host, i've never heard anything bad about Hostgator.

you can see their uptime here:
http://www.findmyhosting.com/listallplans.asp?host=6184

Oh...and you shouldn't speak amzhost. You offer unlim band/space.