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04-08-2004, 02:37 PM #1New Member
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Looking for host/s that offer live chat
Hi all -
I'm new here, so if I'm posting in the wrong forum - I'm sorry. Anyways, I'm looking for a host that offers live chat. I currently have an account with RippleHost, but they don't offer live chat. I already have a registered domain ready to go, but nowhere to use it (they don't have domain parking either). I'm only going to use the site as a personal/family website, so I'm not loooking for much. I'm quite happy dealing with RippleHost even with the limited support - it's just that live chat is an important feature for me now. I would also like to have a forum/bb, calendar, and an image gallery. Can you recommend other hosts that offer live chat, and with prices/features similar to RippleHost's? I already used the Host Request feature, but their offered prices are somewhat out of my budget. Can you guys (and gals) help me out please?
Thanks,
Ray
Current hosting plan:
* 100MB space
* 2GB bandwidth
* 5 subdomains
* 5 databases
* 5 FTP accts.
* 5 e-mail accts.
* $9.95/year
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04-08-2004, 02:50 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Why not set up your own live chat script? There are too many freeware ones you can find around net.
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04-08-2004, 02:51 PM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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Are you looking for a chat room? or more like a customer service type chat?
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04-08-2004, 02:53 PM #4Junior Guru
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fcarsenal,
I believe he is looking for a host that provides live chat as a support channel.
If so, check out the threads in Shared and Reseller Hosting Offers forum. You'll find many hosts that provide that.
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04-08-2004, 03:05 PM #5Need Moar KAWFEE
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You need to up your budget considerably. I would bank that budget to be around a buck a gig, per month, or slightly more. Once you get a more realistic figure in mind, come on back, and we can make recommendations based on that.
Doug Hazard - "retired" Web Hosting Master
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04-08-2004, 03:08 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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There are nice low priced offers from some established & good hosts, but none of them include live support. Some in fact do not even include ticket & email support and rely only on forum support. Live support in sub-$1 per month is rather difficult to sustain as a business practise.
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04-08-2004, 03:19 PM #7New Member
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Sorry for the apparent confusion, but I'm looking for a chatroom feature (as found on CPanel, etc.), not live chat support. Thanks for all the replies so far - you guys are fast!
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fcarsenal -
The chat feature in RippleHost's CPanel has been deliberately removed, and they don't allow chat programs "because of resource usage".
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iblive -
A chat room. PhpMyChat or HTML chat or something similar should suffice.
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AlexF -
Sorry, I meant chatroom feature, not live chat support. Do you know of any off the top of your head?
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TRN Douglas -
A buck a gig a month shouldn't be that much of a difference. I suppose my ceiling could be around $15 - $20/year, if that's possible. I already requested the chat feature to be enabled at RippleHost, but I was turned down. I'm willing to pay extra for it (using RippleHost's price as a baseline) because it has suddenly become an important feature for me now.
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04-08-2004, 03:24 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Well, as far as I know Fantastico has those scripts too, CS Livehelp
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04-08-2004, 03:28 PM #9New Member
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Originally posted by nipl
There are nice low priced offers from some established & good hosts, but none of them include live support. Some in fact do not even include ticket & email support and rely only on forum support. Live support in sub-$1 per month is rather difficult to sustain as a business practise.
I'm just looking for a chatroom feature, not live chat support. Simply a way for family members to communicate with one another on their own website without having to install AIM/YM/ICQ/etc. on their separate workstations.
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04-08-2004, 03:31 PM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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there are free scripts out there that will let you have a chat room on your site...no need to worry about getting it from the host. just google "free chat script". Depending on your platform, you should find what you need.
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04-08-2004, 03:39 PM #11New Member
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Cripes, you guys are really fast!
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Francisco -
Yes, I think Fantastico has what I'm looking for. Now if I can just find a similar host that offers that...
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iblive -
They don't allow chat programs. I would have gladly registered another domain with them if the chat feature is enabled since they're doing a special "double everything" right now (200MB space, 4GB bandwidth, etc.).