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    looking for a geocoties replacement

    hi, I need a place to host two (2) simple html pages. and I don't really want to pay 5$/m.
    I am using free geocities and this month, i exceeded their limit 7 times, whatever that means. Do you think 1GB data transfer/m is enough for me?
    because im looking at limedomains.com and their basic hosting which is free with a domain purchase.

    or if you could suggest me other hosts that can offer me similar service, thanks

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    Do you have any stats for visitors to your website? 1GB should be enough depending upon how large these two pages are and how many visitors you get.

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    Virtually every shared host should be able to accommodate your needs, and it looks like you need only a basic shared plan.

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    google sites is a good option.

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    if the sites are worth keeping then the investment shouldn't be much of an issue - and you may be able to get custom plans from hosts if you want to save more. but not sure if anyone uses the geocities setup though (i haven't used them in so long) - getting a cPanel host and uploading your two html files would do the trick.

    and I think geocities still forces ads, while most cpanel hosts wouldn't. other CP options are Direct admin, plesk, etc.

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    no i don't mind losing geocities setup. not sure what you mean by that neither... I really don't know squat about web hosting...
    I just went on google site, it looks like they also use complicated address, (sites.google.com/site/myname) which is something i'd like to avoid.

    I have some general questions before I choose any host.
    What will happen to my domain name after a year. assuming I don't renew it. Will it become available for other to purchase immediately? (in other words, can I re-buy it from a different host if I choose to?)
    what about emails, is it easy to transfer?

    Iv read here that I should get the domain and hosting from different company. is there a particular reason for this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by eckndu View Post
    hi, I need a place to host two (2) simple html pages. and I don't really want to pay 5$/m.
    I am using free geocities and this month, i exceeded their limit 7 times, whatever that means. Do you think 1GB data transfer/m is enough for me?
    because im looking at limedomains.com and their basic hosting which is free with a domain purchase.

    or if you could suggest me other hosts that can offer me similar service, thanks


    As you said you can afford a domain, i am sure you can find some cheap offers in shared hosting forum. Some of them even below a dollar a month, That might get you going for 1 year? Anyways can we ask what your website is about and do you mind sharing the address?
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    I think there are some hostings in this next list no work today, because the price no permited stay online



    111hosting.com # 100Mb/5Gb # 12 U$D year

    1dollar-webhosting.com # 100Mb/5Gb # 6 U$D year

    1dollarhosting.com # 20Mb/Ilimit. # 12 U$D year

    1yearwebhost.com # 100Mb/Ilimit. # 2.95$ year (no works?)

    27hosting.com # 100Mb/2000Mb # 12$ year

    Bargainvault.com # 250Mb/5Gb # 11.40$ year

    bolhost.com # 100Mb/1Gb # €8.50 EUR Anual

    Byohosting # 250Mb/30Gb # 12$ year

    calivision.com # 50Mb/1Gb # 8U$D (bad hosting?)

    compuvisionenlinea.com # 50Mb/Ajuste Automatico # 18U$D

    crownhosting.net # 150Mb/3Gb # 24U$D

    Datavenhosting.com - 12U$D (no works?)

    Dhinternational.net # 50Mb?/1Gb # 9.99U$D year

    dynadot.com # 30Mb/3Gb # 11.99U$D

    efectovirtual.com # 500Mb/5Gb # 52U$D (aprox.)

    Ehostnic.com # Ilimitado/Ilimitado # 2.87U$D year (personal configuration)

    Ewebzone.in # 1Gb/2Gb # 15U$D year

    Grafernet.com # 10Mb/500Mb # 4.95U$D

    Granahost.com # 100Mb/1Gb # 9 euros año

    Hostcherry.com # 1000Mb/20Gb # 11.4U$D year

    Hostforwebsite.com # 250Mb/4Gb # 8.99U$D year

    hostica.com # 1Gb/1Gb # 12U$D (+5U$D setup) year

    Hostook.com # 150Mb/No Informan # 11.88U$D year

    Hostsuar.com # 1Gb/15Gb # 49 Euros

    1dollar-hosting.com # 100Mb/3Gb # 12$ year

    ibizpanel-europa.com # 100Mb/3Gb # 24 euros

    www.siserver.us - (no works?)

    Manadospace.com # 250Mb/5Gb # 4.99U$D year

    Nixism.com - ¿¿¿12$ year??? offer out??

    Persian-nic.com # 500Mb/2Gb # 6U$D year

    Plusbrain.com # 500Mb/2Gb # 5U$D

    pronethosting.net # 150Mb/4Gb # 19U$D

    Siteflip.com # 100Mb/3Gb # 11.40$ year

    soporte24hrs.com # 1250Mb/20Gb # 24U$D

    Terapower.com # 250Mb/3Gb # 24U$D year

    Turtlehosting # 100Mb/1Gb # 10.99U$D year

    Whlservers.com # 350Mb/10Gb # 25U$D year

    subituweb.com # 150Mb/10Gb # 10U$D year

    Xaz.biz # 10Mb/3Gb # 5$ year

    it is a old list made for me, please visit the sites for updates
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    You should be alright finding a host for a low price, lower than $5/month.

    If you are willing to pay yearly, you can usually get a plan for $10-$20/year which usually are great value.

    You can also usually find some hosts lowest plans for $3-$4. Just check around the shared hosting offers on this forum and you'll probably find something which suites your needs.

    What will happen to my domain name after a year. assuming I don't renew it. Will it become available for other to purchase immediately? (in other words, can I re-buy it from a different host if I choose to?)
    what about emails, is it easy to transfer?

    Iv read here that I should get the domain and hosting from different company. is there a particular reason for this?
    If you don't renew your domain, you usually have a month afterwards where you can catch it for yourself. After that, someone else can register the domain and you won't be able to get it back. When you get a domain it isn't limited to one host, you can point the nameservers to any host you want to; so when you want to switch to a new host you just change the nameservers and you're good to go! (So you don't need to buy it at another host when you switch).

    Since you're on Geocities you won't be able to save your past e-mails easily. If you are transfering from cPanel to cPanel you can save your past e-mails. You can setup your e-mail addresses again aka me@mydomain.com easily on a new host, just won't have the past e-mails on them.

    It's upto you for which you go with in buying domains. People register domains at different companies for security, to keep them seperate, to make sure one thing won't affect the other. The prices you find will be around the same from a domain registar directly or from the host. A good registar is Namecheap.com

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    You can check out WHT's sister site http://www.freewht.com, it is for free hosting and might be more geared to your $0 price . A lot of the hosts there will let you use your TLD with them so you can register it somewhere cheap like GoDaddy.
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    thanks for the help, this is a really welcoming and helpful place

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    Good luck in finding your hoster, remember to look for reviews on WHT or ask for opinions about any if you are unsure. Make sure you go with the right host to meet your needs and future needs.
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    If 2 basic html pages have been going over 1gb transfer in a month, there must be large files that are downloaded or similar.

    Do you have a high amount of traffic or is it a download type site?
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    You have two months to decide.
    Geocities is shutting down October 26, 2009.

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    Almost any host can support your site, you should look at Hostgator or JaguarPC. The thing that sets Jag apart is the fact they use R1Soft CDP, I don't know of any other host that does that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Wall View Post
    The thing that sets Jag apart is the fact they use R1Soft CDP, I don't know of any other host that does that.
    There are thousands of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by db09 View Post
    There are thousands of them.
    There are thousands that use it, but only Jag allows you to have access to their system to restore your account at any point in time. That's what I meant.
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    There are thousands that use it, but only Jag allows you to have access to their system to restore your account at any point in time. That's what I meant.
    Mddhosting also uses R1soft the same with Aquariusstorage!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ATH-Sean View Post
    Mddhosting also uses R1soft the same with Aquariusstorage!
    You obviously don't understand what I mean, they have a proprietary system that allows you to access your section of the R1soft CDP. That means you can restore at ANY point and not have to keep cpanel backups, etc. Read their website it explains it better.


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    You obviously don't understand what I mean, they have a proprietary system that allows you to access your section of the R1soft CDP. That means you can restore at ANY point and not have to keep cpanel backups, etc. Read their website it explains it better.


    -Jacob
    Obviously you have not used MDDhosting. I have a basic account with MDD and can achieve this, So not sure what you are saying?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ATH-Sean View Post
    Obviously you have not used MDDhosting. Just because you have used JagPC does not mean that MDD or any other webhost actually does not allow such access.
    I have not, your right. I was merely just stating, and as I said, I have never seen another host offer that. Either way, let's just drop it?
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    I have not, your right. I was merely just stating, and as I said, I have never seen another host offer that. Either way, let's just drop it?
    - I am not the one to argue and yes not all webhosts even offer R1. So back to the main thread.. Sorry if this went a bit out of context.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Wall View Post
    Read their website it explains it better.
    I would, but it appears to be down right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by db09 View Post
    I would, but it appears to be down right now.
    Your right, but it's only affecting their websites, all my servers are up.
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