11-09-2007, 10:40 AM
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.NET / MS SQL / Unlimited Websites/ 24-7 support
I know you have been asked this request 1000 times. I have read many posts and can't find one that answers all of my questions.
I am looking for a new hosting service. I have tried a few hosting services and for one reason or another I end up disappointed*. Below are my requirements.
- .NET 2.0
- MS-SQL (2000+ of course)
- 24/7 support (chat or phone)
- Unlimited websites
- Ability to dynamically create folders in the root directory (odd request, but this takes GoDaddy out of the picture).
Price: As inexpensive as possible (<$12)
Of course I would also prefer to stay away from the oversold servers hosting 1,000,000,000 sites or 1,000,000,000 databases.
Thank you for all of your help.
* If you want details about my struggles or companies tested let me know.
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11-09-2007, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by lockrem
I know you have been asked this request 1000 times. I have read many posts and can't find one that answers all of my questions.
I am looking for a new hosting service. I have tried a few hosting services and for one reason or another I end up disappointed*. Below are my requirements.
- .NET 2.0
- MS-SQL (2000+ of course)
- 24/7 support (chat or phone)
- Unlimited websites
- Ability to dynamically create folders in the root directory (odd request, but this takes GoDaddy out of the picture).
Price: As inexpensive as possible (<$12)
Of course I would also prefer to stay away from the oversold servers hosting 1,000,000,000 sites or 1,000,000,000 databases.
Thank you for all of your help.
* If you want details about my struggles or companies tested let me know.
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You will need to up your price. Keep in mind: anything MS has license costs associated with it.
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11-09-2007, 11:14 AM
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Web Hosting Master
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How much space and bandwidth do you need for that budget?
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11-09-2007, 11:19 AM
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The space isn't much. Today I am using less than 750 Mb and less than 12 Gb of bandwidth. I anticpate it doubling in the near future, but that is still well within the limitations of most of the hosts I have seen.
FYI - Today I am hosting unlimited domains for $10.00 at one place and $6.50 at another. Both of those plans support everything I have described above.
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11-09-2007, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lockrem
The space isn't much. Today I am using less than 750 Mb and less than 12 Gb of bandwidth. I anticpate it doubling in the near future, but that is still well within the limitations of most of the hosts I have seen.
FYI - Today I am hosting unlimited domains for $10.00 at one place and $6.50 at another. Both of those plans support everything I have described above.
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Then why not use those places? What is the reason for looking somewhere else?
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11-09-2007, 01:34 PM
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Junior Guru
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ive been with www.brillianthostl.com for over 1 year now. the design sucks we know, but amazing service.
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11-09-2007, 03:08 PM
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Thank you masfenix, but I don't see an option for unlimited sites.
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11-09-2007, 03:55 PM
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You can create as many sites as you can. go into the control panel and add a domain.
it gets its own stats, you can setup a new mssql or mysql database for it,and its own ftp.
I have 3 running sites (2 in production) and 2 test sites lol
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11-09-2007, 04:00 PM
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lockrem, you did say you don't want oversold servers. Anything unlimited will result in overselling of some sort or the other...
Most of the time, if you find a host that allows unlimited websites, you'll get unlimited sql etc to go with it.
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11-09-2007, 04:55 PM
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Karl - There are support or access problems that make me want to leave my existing hosts.
wherrelz - That is a good point, I didn't think about that.
masfenix - What makes the service amazing? Are you referring to the server's uptime and response times or the customer service experience?
What should I expect to pay for the requirements listed above?
What do other site owners do that have 25 sites? Pay for 25 seperate hosting accounts or live with the overselling problems?
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11-09-2007, 06:13 PM
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Junior Guru
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Yea there servers uptime is great. Seirously i dont even remember my site going down once. Actually I do, during the summer time when i was up till 3:00 AM, and i found my site down because of maintenance or something.
customer service is awesome. I get a reply within a few hours if its during business times, otherwise i have never had to wait more then 12 hours.
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11-10-2007, 04:56 AM
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What do other site owners do that have 25 sites? Pay for 25 seperate hosting accounts or live with the overselling problems?
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Some providers limit the number of domains per plan to avoid overselling servers, You can look into a reseller account to allow the multi domains.
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I get a reply within a few hours if its during business times, otherwise i have never had to wait more then 12 hours.
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Waiting a few hours for a replay is not very good support in my book.
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11-10-2007, 06:06 AM
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lockrem,
If you have the skill or the time to pick up - or you can afford to hire for maintenance - you could consider a VPS. That way you get control of the server and can have whatever you like; within the VPS capacity limitations.
Effectively this is the only way you can have 'as much as you like' - similar to 'unlimited', but you can regulate the limits.
VPSs come for around $25-30 from what I've seen. You can lookup the VPS section of this forum, or just search on google.
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11-10-2007, 10:07 AM
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Are you looking for Unlimited MSSQL 2005 databases as well?
Last edited by anon-e-mouse; 11-11-2007 at 10:19 PM.
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