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[imran7706]

WestHost
Please I need help from you all!!! these people say they provide VPS FOR AS LOW AS $ 4 PERMONTH.
Is this realistic and are these people reliable I seek advice from the community if any body out there has hosted sites with them
http://www.westhost.com/web-hosting.html

[layer0]

Their offerings have been discussed previously...in short you obviously cannot expect the performance of a $50 VPS at the price of $4/mo...expect the performance of a $4 shared hosting account, and you'll be happy.

[imran7706]

Are they reliable how is the experience could you please let me know

[RSNET-John]

Have you tried doing searches on reviews about them?

[bithost(NET)]

Originally Posted by imran7706

VPS FOR AS LOW AS $ 4 PERMONTH.
Is this realistic

No.

Research industry costs and how VPSs work (technically) and the answer will be quite clear.

Bailey

[imran7706]

Originally Posted by layer0

Their offerings have been discussed previously...in short you obviously cannot expect the performance of a $50 VPS at the price of $4/mo...expect the performance of a $4 shared hosting account, and you'll be happy.

Webhosts tend to over sell no matter what and how much they make off per server.
No guarantee if a $ 50 web host will offer you the same amount of resources that a $ 5 VPS would any Ideas please

[imran7706]

Also many web hosts talk about astronomical bandwidth and web space but when it comes to CPU Resource usage they simply suspend accounts.
How the hell the bandwidth could be utilized with out running queries on Database and any simple Joomla site would do.
The astronomical bandwidth offer calls are a Hoax.
I don't want to name any host here but like to tell you that most of the hosts are better off with infamous websites that seldom get any hits when it comes to getting hits and DB queries most of the big names Stumble why the hell they talk about bandwidths and support when their over sold servers cant handle sites with a 1 k visitor traffic

[Captain Marvel]

Originally Posted by imran7706

Also many web hosts talk about astronomical bandwidth and web space but when it comes to CPU Resource usage they simply suspend accounts.
How the hell the bandwidth could be utilized with out running queries on Database and any simple Joomla site would do.
The astronomical bandwidth offer calls are a Hoax.
I don't want to name any host here but like to tell you that most of the hosts are better off with infamous websites that seldom get any hits when it comes to getting hits and DB queries most of the big names Stumble why the hell they talk about bandwidths and support when their over sold servers cant handle sites with a 1 k visitor traffic

For a static site without dynamic content and without database-driven content, you may come close, depending on the host of course.

A lot of this is, of course, marketing. Most anyone with enough traffic to really hit those boundaries would be better with VPS or dedicated anyway.

Some hosts will be able to upsell you. I wonder about the ones that don't offer high-end plans for those who need them.

[ImageLeet]

You will get the resources of an average $4 shared account, just under a different name.

[Martie]

Originally Posted by imran7706

VPS FOR AS LOW AS $ 4 PERMONTH.
Is this realistic and are these people reliable I seek advice from the community if any body out there has hosted sites with them

bithost answered quite nicely, with "no" and I would agree.
I will be glad when consumers can just think more realistically. Not really their fault though as long as someone will provide and un-realistic offer there is always going to be a "taker"

[Illustrious]

It's not that unreasonable. If you look through their plans, $4 is if you prepay for 2 years. The prices go up substantially otherwise. They also have a number of larger plans where they can make more money.

They also don't have an implicit resource cap, and speaking with them, they seem to share their resources just like a shared host, the only difference is the root access of a VPS.

So in short, you're getting a shared host with more options.

[allanon]

No offense to Westhost because I've never used them before.

But, for $4 you get a VPS? I don't think it's going to be very good. Seriously, it's hard to get good SHARED hosting for $10, how are you supposed to get a good VPS for $4? I'm suspecting the performance will be quite poor and good shared hosting will probably be faster.

Sounds too good to be true.

[westhost]

Thanks for the comments and interest in WestHost.

Originally Posted by ImageLeet

You will get the resources of an average $4 shared account, just under a different name.

WestHost offers a lot more than "the resources of an average $4 shared account"... we don't typically dabble in the numbers game of disk space and bandwidth, but we do offer the ability for a client to install their own applications if needed, coupled with a dedicated instance of Apache, FTP server, E-mail server, and database server. Those are pretty attractive features, not characteristic of traditional shared hosting, but offered at shared hosting prices.

Personally, I think if I can get those benefits for the same price of traditional shared hosting, there wouldn't be a lot of incentive to sign up for shared hosting.

We also offer a 30 day money back guarantee. If you're in the market for a new hosting account, try us out. You'll know relatively quickly whether you're happy with the account, and in the off chance you're not, simply request a cancellation within 30 days, and WestHost will refund your money.

Thanks again for the comments.

[ldcdc]

WestHost offers a lot more than "the resources of an average $4 shared account"...

IMO, there's a difference between resources and features. Your VPS approach results in more features/control over the hosting environment (certainly a plus), but the $4 will (on average) entitle the customer to ~$4 worth of server resources.

[bithost(NET)]

...and no VPS software is capable of virtualization anywhere nearly as efficient as hardware... a user will get free access to resources on a shared account (because the shared account is "hard wired" to the hardware). By contrast, they will be bottle-necked right right from the start by virtualization "overhead" on a VPS. Usually VPS clients do not realize just how slowly their sites are crawling along until they get back on a decent (well-powered, not overloaded) shared server or on their own dedicated. The virtualization takes a lot more out of performance than VPS providers want you to realize.

There are very, very few reasons why a site NEEDS a VPS. Examples might be a doctor or a lawyer who want a stand-alone OS and tight access control due to stringent security requirements. However, a doctor and a lawyer can both afford a decent (large) VPS or a small dedicated to accomplish this task, they wouldn't waste their time or money on a $4 plan...

Paying attention to the "numbers game of disk space and bandwidth" is called Web Hosting Business 101. A host that is not attentive to their numbers is setting themselves up for disaster. Disk space and bandwidth are an important part of the formula that determines (a) costs and therefore (b) how much to charge.

Hope my insight is helpful.

Bailey