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[Executive]

Just curious

[Tswaibel]

I have.... just now Why do you ask, are you currently utilizing them and if so how's the experience thus far?

[Executive]

I was thinking of using them to give out free hosting since its so cheap. I filled out the application yesterday, waiting to see what they are like.

[3rdcoast]

we talking about www.hostoodle.com ?


with Unmetered Disk Space

you have got to be joking.

[Executive]

*shrugs* I figured I'd give away a bunch of free hosting accounts in exchange for referralls/advertising..

[code_renegade]

Unmetered diskspace is unrealistic, but not as much as unmetered bandwidth. If these guys count incoming traffic (and I expect they would), the most you can upload in a month is 50Gb of data according to their largest hosting account.

Still, don't expect fantastic service for something like this.

[dk155]

Did you see note at the bottom "*Please Note: Prices Will Be Rising Shortly!"

[blue27]

Originally posted by code_renegade
Unmetered diskspace is unrealistic, but not as much as unmetered bandwidth. If these guys count incoming traffic (and I expect they would), the most you can upload in a month is 50Gb of data according to their largest hosting account.

Still, don't expect fantastic service for something like this.

That makes no sense at all.
Unmetered diskspace? What happens if I want to spend the first 4 months uploading? Will they provide 200gb of disk space? More?

I very much doubt it.

[Executive]

I tell you the sign up was a test of my patience, what a terrible system.

[Tswaibel]

Where did the signup go wrong out of curiosity Executive? Never respond to you or just a lengthy delay?

[gghosting]

I never heard of them.

[code_renegade]

Originally posted by blue27
That makes no sense at all.
Unmetered diskspace? What happens if I want to spend the first 4 months uploading? Will they provide 200gb of disk space? More?

I very much doubt it.

blue27, I'm suggesting that this might be possible, but hey - you can bet they'll terminate you within a month or 2 if you try doing this every month

[Executive]

Originally posted by Tswaibel
Where did the signup go wrong out of curiosity Executive? Never respond to you or just a lengthy delay?

Well the initial sign-up is supposed to send you an email to confirm your email address. I did this three times and never received the confirmation.

The company they use for payment was extremely slow and took a full day to show I had made the payment.

But anyway, its finnaly done and I'm hoping to trade referalls for free hosting. Also, I'm going to allow my partner who does web design to use free hosting to showcase his work for his clients and then migrate the site over to paid hosting when the client is satisfied.

[Loon]

The fact that there's a transfer limit gives them some sort of "protection" against the unmetered space offer, as obviously somebody is not going to be able to upload a few hundred gb of files with the transfer they have.

"hostoodle" sounds like a joke name to me, the sort of name they would use if they needed a story line involving a host in a cartoon and that "thing" they have as a logo/mascot makes it even more laughable.

There's a difference between being unique and looking stupid.

[csandovalm]

i have account and the supprot and service are aceptable. by the costs included.
if you think this, whom you suggest? if i think change for better