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| Thread ID: 72123 | 2006-08-31 02:10:00 | Web Hosts | stu161204 (123) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 481582 | 2006-08-31 07:29:00 | iServe. Not the cheapest but pretty reliable. Unless you use phpBB in which case you may not be welcome unless its the latest version. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 481583 | 2006-08-31 08:04:00 | Dreamhost is exceptional value for money - though reliability isn't incredibly good, which doesn't matter for a non-mission critical commercial website. | somebody (208) | ||
| 481584 | 2006-08-31 08:32:00 | I also use Dreamhost and have had reasonable service. I don't like their control panel much though. I'm currently considering other options for hosting as I'm nearing the end of the year I bought. When I signed up there I used the promo code RAILSROCKS and got the maximum discount possible :) (I got this code from the Ruby on Rails wiki. Nobody is taking a cut from its use). |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 481585 | 2006-08-31 08:48:00 | Dreamhost is exceptional value for money - though reliability isn't incredibly goodSo maybe "cheap" would be a better description than "value for money". ;) I'm actually surprised at the number of people here that have accounts with hosts that oversell at such extremes. What sort of download speeds do you get off your accounts? |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 481586 | 2006-08-31 10:18:00 | I get the maximum my ADSL connection can take - so 2mbits. The case with Dreamhost is that when things are working, they work very well. BUT, when things break down (which happens every now and then), you can't access your website/email for hours, or any sort of changes you make in the control panel not taking effect for several hours. They recently had a big outage due to network issues, then UPS and power supply issues (same building which houses Myspace.com, which also suffered downtime a month or so ago), which lasted several days - sites would be accessible for a while, then it would go offline for a while. So, I stand by my comment that it's "value for money" - for people who's incomes don't depend on their websites. If you need maximum uptime, then go elsewhere. I personally don't mind the servers going down once every few months, because when they are working, they are fast - this includes several MYSQL/PHP driven sites I run. And of course, they are cheap (I paid NZ$37.63 or something along those lines for 1 year of hosting). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 481587 | 2006-08-31 10:25:00 | Just tried downloading a partial backup off my website (on Dreamhost). File Date 08/24/06 20:31:54 File Size 45578240 Completed 45578240 Total Time 00:03:26 Average Speed 216.07 KB/s Create Time 08/25/06 08:53:57 Complete Time 08/31/06 21:20:59 I am on a 2mbit/s Ihug connection. |
somebody (208) | ||
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