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  1. #1

    opinions: dreamhost/insiderhosting/icdsoft/dot5

    hi folks

    i'm running like cat on fire from featureprice and looking for a new host (for multiple domains). i've narrowed it down to 4 possibilities any comments on the following:

    1. dreamhost.com
    2. insiderhosting.com
    3. icdsoft.com (not multiple, but quite inexpensive)
    4. dot5hosting.com

    i've searched the forum and found a few passing comments on some of them, but not quite enough FORs or AGAINSTs, so any opinions would be gratefully received.

    thank you all!

  2. #2
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    Hello,

    Have a heard about dreamhost and dot5hosting.

    I guess dot5hosting shouldn't be bad, have read here around the threads that people are happy with them.

    Bye fullstop

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    Amir Golestan
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  3. #3
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    I am with dot5hosting and am a very satisifed customer. They had my site up in just a few hours and their tech and service have been very prompt to answer any questions that I had. I would not hesitate to recommend them.



    BTW before someone comments that I seem like someone else.Chicken helped me to correct my email and account (My other posts were as sparrow8)
    Sparrow
    www.sparrowzworld.net

  4. #4
    do i need to be concerned that when i do a traceroute on dot5hosting.com i have for at least the past 6 hours got this:
    ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
    TraceRoute to 64.246.16.35 [dot5hosting.com]
    Hop (ms) (ms) (ms) IP Address Host name
    1 0 0 0 66.46.176.3 -
    2 0 0 16 216.191.97.45 pos5-2.core2-mtl.bb.attcanada.ca
    3 0 0 0 216.191.65.217 srp2-0.core1-mtl.bb.attcanada.ca
    4 47 31 0 216.191.65.173 pos8-1.core2-tor.bb.attcanada.ca
    5 16 15 32 216.191.65.70 pos5-0.gwy1-chi.bb.attcanada.ca
    6 32 15 31 206.220.243.116 pa2-atm0-1-aads-igr01.chi.twtelecom.net
    7 31 16 16 168.215.53.193 core-02-ge-0-3-0-0.chcg.twtelecom.net
    8 47 47 31 168.215.53.46 core-01-so-2-3-0-0.dlfw.twtelecom.net
    9 31 47 47 168.215.53.94 dist-01-so-0-0-0-0.ausu.twtelecom.net
    10 31 94 62 168.215.53.162 dist-02-ge-2-3-0-0.ausu.twtelecom.net
    11 47 47 47 168.215.53.105 dist-01-so-0-0-0-0.snan.twtelecom.net
    12 47 47 47 168.215.53.98 dist-02-ge-2-3-0-0.snan.twtelecom.net
    13 47 78 47 168.215.53.110 dist-02-so-0-0-0-0.hsto.twtelecom.net
    14 47 47 47 66.162.210.254 -
    15 63 62 78 66.162.210.2 -
    16 47 78 47 207.218.223.35 -
    17 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
    18 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
    19 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
    20 Timed out Timed out Timed out -

    Trace aborted.
    ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
    I'm not sure what it means because their own site seems to be up and running, as are some of the clients i checked. thanks for any pointers.

  5. #5
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    Out of the few hosts listed (there are of course more) but I would recommend Insider Hosting, for the simple reason I had a dealing with Steven regarding one of his customers infringing our copyright and he dealt with it in a prompt manner. I am not saying the rest wouldn't, but I haven't had any personal experience with them.

  6. #6

    Dreamhost

    according to a friend whom i haven't talk to for ages, Dreamhost has good uptime and fast support except they are kinda expensive (to her in the least) if i am not mistaken, i think they also have a referral program or something.

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    Any takers on icdsoft? I like the simplicity of their plan, but haven't heard anything back from their sales dept, which isn't a good sign.

    I'm leaning towards dreamhost since they've been around the longest...

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    Ive used DreamHost, and they are one of the 'ole timers in the hosting business. They offer great services at a great price. Do a search on the forums about them, they dont come up often, but its always been positive. Good luck finding the right host

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    Originally posted by chundle
    Any takers on icdsoft?
    HK based company. You might want to double check their speed since they put all their servers into one of HK ISP.

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    We have a firewal installed on our server.
    dot5hosting.com
    chris@dot5hosting.com
    "We look after our customers, or someone else will"

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    thanks for the info, folks

    puggy, was this

    Originally posted by puggy106
    We have a firewal installed on our server.
    in reference to my question about the timeout? is it the firewall that prevents the trace from completing? thank you for taking the time to answer...

  12. #12
    I recommend Dot5. As I've talked to the owners before, and they seem very professional, and kind.

    So, dot5 is the way to go, also there aren't any complaints about dot5, accept complaints of other host's that get jealous, they don't have customers who come here, and post how good there service, is.

    Dot5hosting

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    insiderhosting.com
    Mothers of the world unite! Spank your sons and make them quit fighting...

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    I hope I have not arrived to late!

    Just wanted to let you know about the Timeouts when
    performing a Traceroute on any of the Dot5hosting.com servers.
    The servers are configured with Firewalls which do not allow ICMP
    Packets (PING, Traceroute, etc..) to come through.
    (Imagine trying to rob a bank that is invisible)

    This is of course for additional security. After all, everyone should
    realize that servers used for webhosting, especially well known
    Web Hosting Companies, are huge targets for hacking.
    I know this, because I am the Systems Administrator for Dot5.
    You would be surprised how many packets I have logged from
    our competitors, which seem very obviously like backdoor checks.
    I wont name any of these competitors, but I will say that our
    servers get more port scanning attempts from other hosting
    companies, than from all of Europe and Asia combined.

    Regards,

    Tony Kammerer
    Last edited by Chicken; 09-01-2002 at 12:12 AM.

  15. #15

    not dreamhost

    I used dreamhost and suffered. If you enjoy unnecessary pain, go for it.

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    Originally posted by ChickenSteak
    I recommend Dot5. As I've talked to the owners before, and they seem very professional, and kind.

    So, dot5 is the way to go, also there aren't any complaints about dot5, accept complaints of other host's that get jealous, they don't have customers who come here, and post how good there service, is.

    Dot5hosting
    Could be because of posts like yours.
    Do you have an account with them?
    If not; how can you recommend without experience?
    There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.

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    Lets not let this thread turn into something like a few others have done.
    dot5hosting.com
    chris@dot5hosting.com
    "We look after our customers, or someone else will"

  18. #18
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    jim579,

    Im not sure why you are going around and bringing back three month old threads and posting one-liners about DreamHost. If you feel you have been wronged, contact their admin and see if you can work things out, but spamming every DreamHost thread with your issue wont work.

    -Matt

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    Originally posted by SoftWareRevue
    Could be because of posts like yours.
    Do you have an account with them?
    If not; how can you recommend without experience?
    Actually yea I did , didn't really do much with it but .

  20. #20
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    I used dreamhost a couple years ago. Reliability and performance were great. Pricewise, you can do better.

    The biggest problem with Dreamhost (IMO) is their tight limitation on the number of domains you can host. For their $9.95 plan, you're allowed only one domain. You should be able to find a reliable host for less than $10/month that allows unlimited domains, or at least a few dozen.

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