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02-25-2006, 10:05 AM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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Pay for hosting.....but is it good?
My friend who used to give me free hosting has told me that his favour has expired, and he wants me to pay him £5 per month
hes giving me webmail, mysql, 200mb bandwidth.
do you think he should give me cPanel for the price i am paying?
or is it a reasonable deal that i am paying for.
Im not so sure, that works out at £60 per year, and i recieve very little.
I could get better hosting at streamlinenet, the power package for £32 a year.
Should i move or not?
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02-25-2006, 10:12 AM #2Temporarily Suspended
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£5 per month, you can get 10GB bandwidth or more with a good provider. I would go away from him.
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02-25-2006, 10:56 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Mikey,
Has the hosting he's been providing good?
If so stick with him afterall he's given you free hosting for quite some time without asking for anything in return.
Now about cPanel and whatnot: It's only affordable for him if he has a lot of other folks on the server. Think of it this way -- cpanel would cost a minimum of 25-30 dollars US per month per server.
return the favour!
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02-25-2006, 11:16 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Is 200mb diskspace or bandwidth? You said it's bandwidth and if so that's WAY WAY too little for £5 per month. 200mb/month is about 6.7mb/day, you sure your website can live on that?
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02-25-2006, 11:19 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Oceanworld
As he seems to have been for quite some time, I'm sure he'll do quite fine!
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02-25-2006, 11:37 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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Converting 5 pounds sterling into USD: $8.72
You can get a much better specs for that price, if he is reliable and you think you have the right ammount of resource with him then pay the fiver, but if you're needing more for your money then go with another host their are plenty of US host out their that will host you for that price with higher resource span, and with an exellent quality of service & support.Use my Google Analytics Data Studio Report | My Business: Energy Switching
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02-25-2006, 12:01 PM #7Newbie
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Cpanel costs $25 alone
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02-25-2006, 12:25 PM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'm hoping he mixed up bandwidth and space.
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02-25-2006, 12:44 PM #9Junior Guru
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Tell your friend..?? that your frinedship contract just ended and if he wishes to carry it on he must give you at least 500mb freespace..!!
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02-25-2006, 01:02 PM #10Newbie
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Cheap skates
Originally Posted by killapix
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02-25-2006, 01:05 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Hard to say. If you are managing fine within the limits the friend gives you, and uptime + service are top-notch, then why move?
But if you feel the b/w is too tight, and maybe your friend's support is sluggish, then I suggest you look around for a well-reputed hosting company.
I am not familiar with streamlinenet, my advice is for you to check what their present customers have to say before deciding.
Good Luck!
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02-25-2006, 01:47 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Depends, if you like your friend hosting you then pay it, although it is quite expensive, you might upset him if you don't. Or just say that you have outgrown what he gives you and that you need to move.
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02-25-2006, 01:57 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thats an obscene price. He cant be a very good friend if he is charging you lots and lots for pitaful amounts. I suggest you ask him if you can continue your free hosting in return for putting some ads for his site on yours?
This way your helping your friend out and getting free hosting still.
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02-25-2006, 01:59 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Depends, if you like your friend hosting you then pay it, although it is quite expensive, you might upset him if you don't. Or just say that you have outgrown what he gives you and that you need to move.
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02-25-2006, 02:17 PM #15Web Hosting Guru
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Honestly speaking, 200 mb bandwidth is a mere joke.
But if you have been using this for quite some time, then stick with it.
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02-25-2006, 02:44 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by mikey1090
Originally Posted by anythinghosts
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02-25-2006, 04:04 PM #17Newbie
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you could go anywhere else just about and pay less and get more.
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