Who do you host with and what are your experiences with them?

[jscott]

In all your years/days as a webmaster, who have you hosted with and what are your experiences with them?

here's mine

ServerMatrix / ThePlanet - I been with them since '02, my 1st ever hosting company....they are solid, normally cheap but in my case I am disappointed that they wont lower my prices to keep up with the times, cybermike has better specs with them than I do yet he pays a lot less and when I requested for price reduction they denied me, disappointment imho
But other than that they are a pretty good unmanaged server setup

WireSix - cheap, i think it's a reseller, everything tech wise was average, but the support and service here sometimes had 5 days during DDoS attacks, i think Ryan took on too much and needs another support guy imho, i think Wiresix is good for a smaller network of sites

JupiterHosting / Navisite - they sold me on the fact that "we host gfy, we are very experienced in DDoS attacks", was very disappointed with the DDoS situation I had with them, their support is really good, usually very quick replies from their support ticket area, I've had some sites not fully loading for a couple months now, but cant seem to figure the problem, but that problem combined with this next problem really felt like a low blow -> another disappointment i recently had with them was a 20Mbps costing $702.50 of only overage charges from a gallery listing i I had in yahoo when that Zoey Zane girl was found murdered, it sent me TONS of traffic, but there was nothing said or done about it, just billed me as normal, I would've hoped there is away they would want to agree on a solution, we are still discussing now though after i initiated a talk about it



I'm currently searching for another host

[jscott]

oh, but before those i listed above, i was hosted with
Blackseven (was owner of BunnyTeens)
geocities.com
Tripod
50megs
Angelfire
Spree
Terrashare - the good ole days!

[The Heron]

oh, but before those i listed above, i was hosted with
Blackseven
www.geocities.com
Tripod
50megs
Angelfire
Spree
Terrashare - the good ole days!
Then Rackshack
Now Colo-cation (been happy so far, going to negotiate for better setup soon so if that goes well all will be good).

[The Heron]

ps, i figured jupiter would be shitty with how expensive they are. wankers

[jscott]

jupiter is decent priced actually, well, as long as you NEVER go over your allowed limits

But I learned that there are not many hosts out there that really WANT you to grow, and that is exactly what i AM looking for, a host that honestly wants their customers (and themselves) to grow at a rate that is fair to both the seller and the buyer

[Mikey]

xxxhostit.com - since 2004 or 2005. not sure if they are taking new accounts though. solid.

hosthead.com - had a server there for several years that i just cancelled. good host, but i had some issues with a virus on my server that they cleaned up once, but it later reappeared some months later. not sure where it came from if it was something i uploaded or was hacked. but i have never had this problem with any other host. in fact these were sites i moved from another host to them.

just got a server with actihosting.com, so far so good, but only been about 2 months. heard good things about them, so figured give them a shot.

in the past i used server matrix until about 2005. but cancelled that due to some changes they made with cpanel, which sort of fucked up all my passwords and stuff. so i just said screw it and moved everything to hosthead. i used servermatrix for about 2-3 years. okay but i am not a server guru so if i had an issue i needed to pay up for it.

had a few other hosts prior to 2004, but not sure if they are still around.

i am a server idiot, i know nothing about them, so i prefer managed servers and hosts that are responsive rather than do it myself. also i don't spend all day on icq, and live in asia, so with the time difference prefer to use email. there are a couple of other hosts that i would try, but they always want to talk via icq which kinda sucks for me.

[jscott]

lol mikey, i'm a server idiot too man

good luck with actihosting

i'm deciding whether to go with caro, mojohost, oxeo, or onezero, i'm weighing the options lately, gotta decide before the new year

[Mikey]

lol mikey, i'm a server idiot too man

good luck with actihosting

i'm deciding whether to go with caro, mojohost, oxeo, or onezero, i'm weighing the options lately, gotta decide before the new year

oxeo is solid. i've had a virtual account there since about the year 2000. it is the only host i have a virtual account with. everything else is dedicated.

[dready]

I used to be at ThePlanet but a year ago moved to Mojohost. The support and network there is incredible. They are offering some really awesome deals these days too.

[Suckerpunch]

I just ordered a server from pacificrack at the recommendation of a few people. My server at ThePlanet is crapping out as it's been online for 4 years now. Time for an upgrade I guess. I'll let everyone know how I make out with them but the pricing and bandwidth allotment seems pretty decent.

[jscott]

I used to be at ThePlanet but a year ago moved to Mojohost. The support and network there is incredible. They are offering some really awesome deals these days too.
funny you say that, i actually just cancelled my theplanet box (had it for 6 years), and moved those sites over to mojohost aswell, mojo seems GREAT so far :D

[Suckerpunch]

Yeah, my ThePlanet server is dying a slow and painful death. It needs some upgrades and they were unwilling to negotiate on price, etc. So the package I purchased four years ago is what I am stuck with.

Up until that point I had no problems with them but it became obvious they didn't want to keep my business.

So far PacificRack has not been a great experience. I have been waiting for almost 36 hours for the server and the only contact that has happened is when I am bugging them for answers. I was told it would be online yesterday and sure enough it was but they hadn't installed DirectAdmin. So now I am waiting for them to do that...

I'll keep everyone posted...

[jscott]

Yeah, my ThePlanet server is dying a slow and painful death. It needs some upgrades and they were unwilling to negotiate on price, etc. So the package I purchased four years ago is what I am stuck with.

Up until that point I had no problems with them but it became obvious they didn't want to keep my business.

So far PacificRack has not been a great experience. I have been waiting for almost 36 hours for the server and the only contact that has happened is when I am bugging them for answers. I was told it would be online yesterday and sure enough it was but they hadn't installed DirectAdmin. So now I am waiting for them to do that...

I'll keep everyone posted...
yea man, theplanet sucks ass for the fact that they wont negotiate prices with LONG time customers

i was with them for 5-6 years, i had a server that was exactly the same as cybermikes, but i was paying $149/mo, while he was paying $89/mo, yet they wouldnt negotiate downing my price, thats when i knew i was moving away from them


edit: oh, and good luck on pacificrack, let us know how it goes

[Suckerpunch]

PacificRack seems to be good so far. Server came online last night and I've started transferring over the sites. First time I have used DirectAdmin but things are running pretty smoothly on the transfers...

[jscott]

FYI! today is February 1st, I am officially 100% finished with Server Matrix/ The Planet :) Great day!!!!

[Suckerpunch]

FYI! today is February 1st, I am officially 100% finished with Server Matrix/ The Planet :) Great day!!!!

I figure I will be in about 7 days... the new server is so much better :)

[jscott]

funny you say that, i actually just cancelled my theplanet box (had it for 6 years), and moved those sites over to mojohost aswell, mojo seems GREAT so far :D
Sorry for old thread bump.....

But about my mojohost comment, I warned Brad back then, about how I am a DDoS target back then, he said if it happens then "we'll do our best to deal with it". After a while it did happen, and my sites were all offline, I pleaded with Brad to help me get my sites back online and he said "your sites will never be online again at Mojohost" left me totally hanging.

I see from friends, and many people, seems EVERYONE has good things to say about Mojohost, my situation was definitely caused by the DDoS'er, but still I was fucked over yet again, felt really screwed over.

[jscott]

Also, more hosts I have now.


Oxeo, I've been with them for a few years now, really good service, really easy and good to deal with. I think the prices are a bit high, but the service is definitely good, and they are always ok to update your plan every year or 2.

Amerinoc (https://secure.amerinoc.com/tracker/affiliates.php?name=CS4HJPAD64;adid=myforum), I been with these guys for just a year so far, they seem solid, a few of my my friends suggested them to me. They are very good cheap pricing, the sites seem slower loading than most top of the line hosting, but still solid hosting for a good price :)

[js69]

damn...that is harsh. I hope you are sorted out now. Mojo has always been good to me. Sorry to hear that.

[jscott]

damn...that is harsh. I hope you are sorted out now. Mojo has always been good to me. Sorry to hear that.
I'm sorted out now.

Oxeo picked me up, after Mojo turned their back on me.

Now I'm left with only a dirty taste in my mouth from personal experience with Mojo, wierd tho, because I do know they really seem to be reliable great company. But all companies still have some fuckups along the way, I guess I was one of theirs, (and they one of mine too)

[cots]

Just seen this because of the bump. We have been with Adult Friendly hosting for nearly ten years now. Not the cheapest I confess but the service is fantastic. We are still paying the same as four or five years ago but have added two new servers in that time, and bigger drives. We have no bandwidth limits so have never gone over them.

I would certainly recommend them to anyone.

[NinjaSteve]

Do you know the reason behind your DDoS attack?

[jscott]

Yes, it was a personal attack from a very well known webmaster on GFY :(

[onlytease]

Nationalnet - we had lots of servers with the planet and they were good and cheap, but we spent too long managing them ourselves, then decided to move to another company. Talked to Brad at mojo in amsterdam about 4 years ago, and despite me chasing him loads he never came back to me. So we went to NatNet and they managed all the migration of all our sites from the planet to them, and did a great job. ever since then we have had hardly any problems, there support is quick, and we are not paying much more with them then we did with the planet, plus they manage everything on the servers. Come very highly recommended

[jscott]

FYI, looks like I'm moving over to Mojohost now.

Oxeo couldn't deliver the deal I was hoping for :(

But, on the other hand, (aside from the 1 bad experience I had with Mojo many years ago), I've heard nothing but GREAT things about Mojo :)

[js69]

Good luck with Mojohost. We are super happy with them and can't say enough good things about them.

[jscott]

Ok awesome, that is even more xtra reasurring to me :)

Glad to be joining the Mojo group :)

[Toby]

+1 for Mojo

[fetishwealth]

Mojo is the shiznet,

Customer support is always on point and super helpful. Also helps we can walk to the servers since they are only a few blocks away.

[jscott]

It's confirmed, i'm actually right at this moment in process of moving to Mojo :) :)