Just wasted my $30 on hosting.

Discussion in 'Web Hosting' started by samlocalguy, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    HI friends,

    I just bought space from a person who contact me via Gtalk. I bought 1 gb space from him for $30 and he made all promises with me which all others make. Upto 4 months space was fine. But after that I never seen my servers working fine and my all sites are not opening. And I tried to contact him. But he is not giving me any reply. So my all money is wasted now. But the important thing is I lost my all database which I collected with very hard work. But I think its good for me becoz i got indication at start. So, now I m looking for new trustable hosting with 24x7 support. I also want to be hosting reseller. I don't know much about it. But after reading hosting sites review. I m puzzled.

    Becoz this time I m looking for branded, secure and safe hosting. I also made contact with some DP hosting seller members and they give me free trial with 24x7 support. I like it. But this time I dont want to take risk(i learned too much from past exp.) So i decided to leave all this on DP members to choose a best host provider for me.

    I have some ques too...

    1. What is gurrentee that our host provider never steal our database or hack our account? Any agreement or licenese ?

    2. From where big companies take space?

    3. How to find which space is best, fast and more professional?

    4. What things we should notice while making a deal with web hosting company?

    Thanx

    Well Wisher
    Cool Sam :)
     
    samlocalguy, Jul 19, 2007 IP
  2. Fahd

    Fahd Well-Known Member

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    #2
    $30 for a year? Sorry but looks like you got what you paid for!
     
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  3. samlocalguy

    samlocalguy Active Member

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    #3
    hmmmmmmmmmmm
    How you can say?
     
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    Xuxa Banned

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    #4
    what were the specs?
     
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    james1988 Banned

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    #5
    Hello!

    Please please consider us, for your buget i think were your best option. PM me for more details.

    Thanks
     
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    bouncer69 Peon

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  7. Xuxa

    Xuxa Banned

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    #7
    Nixism.com can do this for you and more.

    Here are some reasons why you should choose us, simply because..
    1. Great Support [(Fast reply support) AIM, Ticket, Forums, Live]
    2. Positive User Reviews (our users cherish our services and speak very highly about us.)
    3. 30 (thirty) Day-Money Back Guaranteed (no questions asked.)
    4. 99.9% Uptime Guaranteed (or your next month is on us)

    Last, but not least!
    The Absolute Best Value! (saving money doesn't have to mean compromising service)

    Why choose any other host? When Nixism is here for you!

    PMed you more details, on our plans and services.
     
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    RNelson Active Member

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  9. samlocalguy

    samlocalguy Active Member

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    #9
    James1988 budget is not a problem. I can pay best rate for best hosting company.

    Sorry Xuxa i need 99.99% uptime.

    Note : Pls proove here(not in PM) whose hosting is best with reason so others can take benefits from this thread.
     
    samlocalguy, Jul 19, 2007 IP
  10. Xuxa

    Xuxa Banned

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    #10
    It is 99.99% Uptime..
     
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    InFloW Peon

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    #11

    I doubt you're going to find 99.99% uptime that can sustain that without paying quite a bit more than what most hosts are priced at. 99.9% is about 45 minutes of down time a month. Now 99.99% is about 4 minutes and 30 seconds of down time if my math is correct. To always meet that you're going to be looking at an expensive load balanced environment.

    So most hosts say 99.9% uptime whether they are 100% or not 99.9% is much more reasonable for the prices everyone wants to pay. So I think you should just look for an honest host. Most people on this forum offering life time accounts and $1/yr / $1/month are not going to be around a years from now.

    And

    That looks like 99.9% to me
     
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    #12
    Hello Sam,

    please consider my offer.

    http://www.hosting4ev1.com/pages/web-hosting/

    Multiple domain hosting
    cPanel control panel
    100.00% uptime! :cool: http://host-tracker.com/site-monitoring-statistics/278562/
    Fast support.

    I am sure that we have a plan for you! ;)

    http://www.hosting4ev1.com/pages/web-hosting/


    P.S. I forgot, if you are interested, I will give you discount.
     
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    ansi Well-Known Member

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    #13
    meh, i would suggest www.hostgator.com great support and down time is minimal. atleast from what i have seen and i have been with them for a couple years now. a little more expensive then some resellers but definitely worth it. a lot of resellers probably use them anyways so.
     
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  14. samlocalguy

    samlocalguy Active Member

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    samlocalguy, Jul 20, 2007 IP
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    charlesgan Well-Known Member

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    #15
    for that money, you should signup hostnine.com
    its promotion with 50% off from first payment. (regardless 1 or 2 years payment). :)
     
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    InFloW Peon

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    #16

    1. There is no guarantee they will not. It would be bad for business if they did however.

    2. Some have their own facilities while most simply rent space in places like theplanet, softlayer, layeredtech, steadfast ect.

    3. By doing research on webhostingtalk and various other places. I would not rely on review sites considering most of the top companies pay to be placed there.

    4. How long they've been in business is a good one. Are their plans reasoanble? So not offering unlimited space or bandwidth. Not offering deals that once you factor in gateway fee's they make just a few cents on your account.
     
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    #17
    The hosting topic is very delicate. You always have to make sure that you make the right choice. And let's not forget that the support is an essential part when offering a service or a product. If that is not on the right level then you should consider looking for another option.
     
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    MatthewN Well-Known Member

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    #18
    Check out PowerVPS.com. They offer good prices on VPS account and have a top support team. I have been with pvps/defender for about 3 - 4 years now and always been happy with what they offer.
     
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    dollarman2007 Banned

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    #19
    i saw brennans hosting much better than urs, though costly but he has got good uptime and client base :)
     
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    sambhai Peon

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