[WTB] Hosting Package for Image Hosting Website

Discussion in 'Web Hosting' started by spyece, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. #1
    Looking for a reliable webhost to host with for a long term which has following features.

    > Image Hosting websites Must be allowed [Obviously]
    > Monthly upto $10

    Please PM me the maximum storage and bandwidth that you can offer for $10. :D

    Thankyou.
     
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  2. blackflagwtf

    blackflagwtf Peon

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    #2
    You will never, ever find what you're looking for. You're asking for 1TB of Web Space. Most servers have a 250GB hard drive, costing the host around $150/ month. You're asking to use around 4 servers worth of HDD space, or one really monster server - for only $10?

    Although you can find such plans around - it's referred to as overselling, and hosts that oversell do not allow Image hosting websites - or anything that will actually use up space. They don't allow it, because they're offering you more than they can handle in the first place, and an Image hosts tends to actually use web space.

    I can offer you the above plan for around $1100/month.
     
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    proxywhereabouts Notable Member

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    #3
    Agree. Unmetered space at least 1TB? no way you can find that kind of deal unless it is extremely overselling.
    Start small dude. As time goes on and traffic increase, upgrade them one by one.
     
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    #4
    lol 1tb space for $10/month - why don't you get yourself a Dedicated server and and try to sell image hosting accounts for $10/month - see how that works out for you

    any host that is offering you a deal too good to be true just like your specs, it is too good to be true and you are just asking for your site to be shut down sooner or later
     
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  5. spyece

    spyece Active Member

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    #5
    ok, any webhosting offer is welcome unless it allows image hosting (adult image hosting too if possible). Also i am not asking for a dedicated server, VPS or Shared Server with good speed is fine.

    Actually i am looking for a host like hostgator who provides unlimited space / bandwidth. Curretly im hosting with them the only problem is that they dont allow image hosting. so i need to switch host as soon as possible.
     
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    #6
    I'm assuming the link in your sig is what you are talking about, the largest random Pic that I saw uses less than a mb of space, others use just a few kilobytes of space, you'll be good with a host with a few gigs of space for now and when your site starts to grow, you can then look to moving to a bigger shared account or get your own VPS at a good price.
     
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    blackflagwtf Peon

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    #7
    The fact of the matter is, there isn't any "unlimited plan" that allows Image hosting.
     
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  8. spyece

    spyece Active Member

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    #8
    hey, njoker555. recieved you PM, You offer sounds pretty interesting, but the only thing is you have limited bandwidth, i need unmetered bandwidth.

    Ok then ill go with the one who gives me max space + bandwidth. :)

    Also received you PM thanks for the offer.

    Dont take it wrong mate, but i need bandwidth to be unlimited or atleast in TB and not a few GBS.

    Thankyou.
     
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    #9
    no such thing as unlimited bandwidth, if i offered unmetered, it would be overselling and if you went over your "secret" limit, we would have to suspend you

    Don't fall for oversellers trying to tell you that unmetered is a real thing :)
     
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    danjake Banned

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    #10
    When they say its "unlimited" they mean its unmetered. Its sale talk.

    What I'd suggest you can do is, go with a host like DreamHost or BlueHost, but most host's which offer unmetred dont allow the hosting to be used for file storage right?. Then you should contact BlueHost, saying you are going to use their service for file hosting along with a convincing story for a purpose to provide and then if you have exceeded the "secret" limit for unmetred, they wont suspend your account because they are aware of the conditions. I can't guarantee this would work but its worth a try.

    I read a blog about this not so long ago.
     
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  11. spyece

    spyece Active Member

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    #11
    ok, but bandwidth of a few TB maybe 2-5 Will be appreciated. as although the images on my website are small in size are viewed lots of time and consume lot bandwidth and i want to try my best to not limit bandwidth, to my users. :)
     
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    njoker555 Notable Member

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    #12
    then go for a dedicated server, you won't get a few terabytes of real bandwidth with shared hosting companies because you will be overpaying for resources you will never get.
     
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    weanz Active Member

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    #13
    lol 2-5 TB per month.
    You will overload the server before you get to that stage. And all host offer unlimited BW and Space are kind of lying. They got so much restrictions on it. Look clear man
     
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    adviceforall Banned

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    #14
    I can offer you this however with restrictions.

    I offer an UNMETERED plan like hostgator our MAX unmtered plan is just $5.99 per month.

    However like Hostgator it's subject to ToS and a Fair Usage policy if you were using close to or anywhere need 1TB of space your account would be suspended and requested that you update to a dedicated server.

    The thing is if someone was using 1TB of space they would need a lot of members/users to there site and therefore could easily make the money to pay for a dedicated server.

    Anyway if you would like unmetered hosting then please see.

    www.foxhost.biz
     
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    spyece Active Member

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    #15
    Your offer sounds really intresting, Also i wont wait to upgrade untill i use 1TB of space. Most probably ill upgrade when 600GB of space is conusmed.

    Also whats the speed of you hosting plan? is it 10MBPs or 100MBPs Umetered?

    And can i assume that you can provide 600GB space + Unmeterted bandwidth fot $5.99? and you dont allow adult images do you?

    Best Offers recieved till Now
    1. By bentink : 40GB Space Unmetered bandwidth. $9.99 [Adult Images Allowed]
    2. By HomelessBritain : unmetered Space + Unmetered bandwidth. $5.99 [Sorry for the misunderstanding]
     
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    #16
    LOL you'll upgrade when you use 600gb of space? do you honestly think that he will give you 600gb of space to use for $6?

    a basic 500gb hard drive these days cost from $70-$100 - and on a dedicated server with 500gb space, they are probably paying $200 per month, you just aren't getting it.

    good luck though, you are just asking for trouble because you refuse to believe the rest of us who are warning you about resellers and falling for the tricks.
     
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    spyece Active Member

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    #17
    ok ill play safe, ill make sure that i wont use more than a 100-200 GB space which i dont think might cause problem, as it increases ill keep on upgrading, Anyways im not going to consume hell lot space but hell lot is bandwidth. So unmetered bandwidth is the best option to go with.

    i wont mind to pay big amounts if my earnings were huge. but currently i don't earn more than few bucks, so ill go with the cheapest and best for now and later will go for bigger plans with the same hosts if it provides satisfying services.

    Thankyou.
     
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    blackflagwtf Peon

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    #18
    Just buy a small hosting package for now. A few gigs of space, and maybe 50 gigs of bandwidth. See how that goes. It will probably take a few months to grow into it - before you actually need upgrading. When that happens go for a larger plan with that host, or a VPS.
     
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    blackflagwtf Peon

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    #19
    If you are actually going to consume "a hell of a lot of bandwidth" I'd go with a host that actually sets you a limit. All of these guys offering "unmetered" Transfer Limit, are just crossing their fingers hoping that you won't actually be using more than 10 GB.
     
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    adviceforall Banned

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    #20
    Most hosts are subject to a fair usage limit we are not over selling and not crossing our fingers as long as no one breaks the ToS it isn't an issue.

    And actually what a customer stores isn't an issue say you 1000 customers all hosting large forums on your server your going to have a heck of alot of both files and traffic on your server.

    We have methods in place so we can keep offering bandwidth and space when our server is running low being apart of a wider corporation also helps as well.

    I never PROMISED 600GB of space I actually said it's hard to say as there are a wide variety of issues to look at such as how large each file hosted is and how much traffic it gets if each file is less than 10 MB chances of a problem are rare and chances of ever reaching 60 never mind 600GB are rare.

    Rick
     
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