I'm very new to hostgator. I haven't had any problems with them yet and i think their support is good and very helpful.
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I think Hostgator is the best hosting I ever use. Hostmonster is also good, they have great customer support.
Like my network of websites, many websites are down today like a few months ago Dreamhost provides many goodies (1 click install for some scripts...) but they are really not 100% reliable ( http://www.dreamhoststatus.com )
There's no best all around host, pick one that's best for your personal needs. A lot of people seem to stick with the five dollar a month hosts that offer the world to you and oversell bandwidth like mad. That's fine if it's what your budget allows, just remember that you get what you pay for. If the site you need hosting for is a business I recommend going with a quality company, at minimum look for a basic shared hosting plan that's at least 30-50 dollars a month.
Rackspace is owned by ThePlanet.com... they are the best. I have a server there. www.theplanet.com The Planet is also the datacenter for Hostgator and Site5.com and are based out of Dallas. Those guys are really cool to work with. You even get access to orbit which allows you reboot your server if it zombies on you.
who says rackspace is owned by planet ? lol anyways u can surely try hostgator they are the best we are with them now
Been using hostgator for the past few months and so far so good. Good value for money and their support is pretty good too.