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10-12-2006, 11:10 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Canadian webhost needed
I am builing a social-community based website which I expect to receive alot of traffic. I know everyone ask the same question, WHAT IS THE BEST HOST/PROVIDER?
Well I am doing the same, lol, but in Canada primarly in Toronto. I currently have an account with godaddy which I don't like because the pages take toooo long to load and well...there cheap for a reason.
I then signed up with Canaca, omg these people are just stupid, I was drawn to them because of there amazing ping response time (under 40ms) however no one there knows what there doing. So I am tryin to get my money back from them but I need to find a new provider to move to.
Idealy I would like a company which I can easily move up in, one where I can start with a regular shared host package and then move up to a reseller or vps. I need this because I plan to take over a few sites and bring them to my home. Ok specs I am looking for; realiable (uptime is always a must), disk space > 50GIG, bandwidth > 700GIG/mnth and must support PHP5, Ruby is a plus but not necessary.
And last but not least my are as followed
shared host < $20
reseller account <$50
VPS < $60
Most importantly right now is a provider with the ability to move up in terms of plan. I also want stability, every provider that I come across that seems good to me is shutdown by bad reviews that I read. I can't seem to make up my mind, I've looked at netfirms.ca and midphase which seem pretty good however the reviews at vistainter don't seem convincing.
Thanks in advance.
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10-12-2006, 11:19 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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700gb/month for under $20 is not going to be easy to find here in Canada. Unless overselling is the key word for the provider. Bandwidth is more expansive here then it is in the US.
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10-12-2006, 11:30 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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You might want to consider raising your budget by some. A reason you are experiencing poor hosts could be the price you're paying.
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10-12-2006, 11:34 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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Well unless the provider is using Cogent bandwidth. =)
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10-12-2006, 11:53 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by hmalekibJean-Pierre Abboud / I'm the TekGURU
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10-13-2006, 12:01 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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Good point J-P
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10-13-2006, 12:04 AM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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try netfirms
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10-13-2006, 12:17 AM #8Web Hosting Guru
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Originally Posted by Jumba█ Alex Maleki -/- 1.866.596.8401
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10-13-2006, 12:21 AM #9Hey, whats your uptime ?
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I saw many recommendations for fatnetwork.net based in Canada. (After having watched them for almost 3 years, I myself just signed up too ;-)
However you should really consider raising your budget. After all, you cant get a Mercedes Benz for the price of a Fiat ;-)
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10-13-2006, 12:22 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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I would not necessaril look at canada, look in the USA as well..... but as mentioned earlier 700GB BW for 20 dollars is overselling, overselling kills your site if it is over done especially if you are looking for speed too.
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10-13-2006, 07:39 AM #11Retired Moderator
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Ok specs I am looking for; realiable (uptime is always a must), disk space > 50GIG, bandwidth > 700GIG/mnth and must support PHP5, Ruby is a plus but not necessary.
Suggestion: Look at the prices of dedicated servers, then run the math and see for yourself how much shared hosting/VPS/reseller hosting should cost you. The discrepancies you see, are mostly overselling driven (read: the host bets you won't be using it). A community site using anywhere close to 700GB belongs on a powerful dedicated server anyway, due to high CPU requirements.
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10-13-2006, 07:42 AM #12Newbie
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I think you're asking for more than your budget indicates. If your site is going to be that active, why don't you go to a dedicated server?
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10-13-2006, 08:10 AM #13Web Hosting Guru
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I presume you are basing your bandwidth requirements on what you had at canaca already... instead, think of how much you actually used, including space, bandwidth and CPU usage (if you had a dedicated server, or at least the type of site(s) you plan to run [eg. proxy, myspace resource site, etc.])
You don't necessarily need a Canadian webhost to target canadian consumers, however, if you're looking for $CAD-only prices, then that is probably the way to go.
If you're looking for recommendations, I've had personal experience with Funio.com (now iweb.ca) several years back, and heard some good things about them since.
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10-13-2006, 03:15 PM #14Location = SoapBox
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Ok specs I am looking for; realiable (uptime is always a must), disk space > 50GIG, bandwidth > 700GIG/mnth and must support PHP5, Ruby is a plus but not necessary.
Try spending your budget on a package that actually has the resources you require vs buying the largest package you can find.
As for Canadian providers, take a look at monsterhosting.ca and digitallyjustified.comwww.cartika.com
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10-13-2006, 04:00 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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Try spending your budget on a package that actually has the resources you require vs buying the largest package you can find.
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10-13-2006, 05:21 PM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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Try 247-host.com
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10-13-2006, 05:44 PM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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thanks
Thanks for all the quick replies, I think you're all right its more about quality which is exactly what I am looking for.
Quality to me right now is defined by speed, I need my php files to be generated quickly and sent to the user's browser at lighting fast, lol.
Most if not all of my audience will be in the Greater Toronto Area, so I'm ideally looking for servers located either in Ontario or New York.
So far I've been testing servers by pinging them, which I've learned is a badddd approach, since it sent me to Canaca.
Now I am more concerened about cpu time as well, note that my website is not any more complicated in terms of sql connections as say mambo or any other content management system. But I plan to have alot of people visiting the site so I want to make sure im with a host that can handle it.
Some really good eastern canadian or northeast american webhost would be ideal.
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10-13-2006, 06:01 PM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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I am leaning towards netfirms, simply because there website seems to offer a lot, however I am affraid I will get caught again with unsatisfatory results
There ping is really good from where I am, and they have Toronto servers, however from reading the reviews they seem to have alot of down time and alot of peps report slow website, which is my biggest fear.
Has anyone tried netfirms with good results?
Speed is my main concern along with space, because I will be holding a lot of pictures and flash videos(google video style) in the future.
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10-13-2006, 07:48 PM #19WHT Addict
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With those specs, I suggest raising your price. Doing so will get you the reliability that you are looking for.
If you were impressed with Canaca's pings try pinging iWeb.ca in Montreal, I'm in T.O. and it's under 22ms all the time. Sounds like you need a dedicated server and I suggest iWeb.Last edited by icecreams; 10-13-2006 at 07:55 PM.
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10-13-2006, 07:57 PM #20WHT Addict
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Try HOST QUOTE. They allow you to choose which country you like.
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10-13-2006, 07:58 PM #21Aspiring Evangelist
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If you are looking for a quality (reliale, good uptiime), with $20.00, you should look for a good 1~2GB web space. Not 50GB
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10-17-2006, 09:56 PM #22Junior Guru Wannabe
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virtuosonetsolutions.com
How does everyone feel about virtuosonetsolutions.com?? I seem to be gettin some good ping results from them. I would like to know if there servers are fast at rendering pages.
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10-17-2006, 10:01 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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10-17-2006, 10:27 PM #24Web Hosting Guru
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Originally Posted by avi123
A little light reading for you
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=486415
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10-17-2006, 10:47 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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Not sure why virtuxxxx shows up in a thread about "Canadian" web host. Aren't they located in NY, with servers in Iowa?
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