Pixelfill Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Hi guys, looking for some advice here. I have a domain which I want hosting, I'm not looking for much in terms of webspace (to be honest at the moment anything more than a single page is too much) I will want at least 2 pop email addresses on my domain though, and I'm not looking to spend a huge amount. My domain will be lapsing shortly so I will want to transfer / renew it and host it quickly, my current hosts will not be receiving my custom at renewal time. Lets just say that I've not had email service for the last 10 days. :rant: suggestions guys. Where's Lewis when you need him Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Where are you with at the moment? I'm with 1and1, and they do me a good enough service for my many domains and fat hosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I can't tell you who to go with but I can tell you who to avoid - hostonce.com - they suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I use the guys at M@D group. They are resellers for Heart I believe, but I find there support is brilliant and they are really flexible http://www.runetworks.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 what happened to Lewis? Did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 what happened to Lewis? Did I miss something? nothing that I'm aware of, I just haven't seen him about recently. Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll check them out. I'm currently with Easyspace Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 nothing that I'm aware of, I just haven't seen him about recently. Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll check them out. I'm currently with Easyspace Mike I've got a friend I might be able to point you towards mate, let me ask him tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've got a friend I might be able to point you towards mate, let me ask him tomorrow. cheers mate much appreciated. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Mike, YHPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm with http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi guys, looking for some advice here. I have a domain which I want hosting, I'm not looking for much in terms of webspace (to be honest at the moment anything more than a single page is too much) I will want at least 2 pop email addresses on my domain though, and I'm not looking to spend a huge amount. My domain will be lapsing shortly so I will want to transfer / renew it and host it quickly, my current hosts will not be receiving my custom at renewal time. Lets just say that I've not had email service for the last 10 days. :rant: suggestions guys. Where's Lewis when you need him Mike As if by Magic.... Give me a shout mate, I can sort something out for you within a few hours. I'm out and about most of today but I'll log back in on my phone later so drop me a pm with your details and I'll give you a bell. Ta Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm with http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/ ....I have always respected your bravery, even more so now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 ....I have always respected your bravery, even more so now If I recall at the time you couldn't match their offerings for the price. I haven't had any issues with them, but I know people who have. But then that's the same for every hosting provider I'm sure. For what you get for the price, I think it's hard to beat them personally. However if you only need a minimal amount of basic hosting space without anything fancy like databases, PHP, etc. etc. then I'd just pick whoever can provide you that the cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 As if by Magic.... Give me a shout mate, I can sort something out for you within a few hours. I'm out and about most of today but I'll log back in on my phone later so drop me a pm with your details and I'll give you a bell. Ta Lewis You have PM Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 If I recall at the time you couldn't match their offerings for the price. I haven't had any issues with them, but I know people who have. But then that's the same for every hosting provider I'm sure. For what you get for the price, I think it's hard to beat them personally. However if you only need a minimal amount of basic hosting space without anything fancy like databases, PHP, etc. etc. then I'd just pick whoever can provide you that the cheapest. Fairly possible - cheap hosting is easy - good hosting isn't, combining the two is impossible as strong, stable hardware is expensive unless you are fasthosts: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/15/fasthosts_dedicated_snafu/), as is redundancy and good peering. http://www.ciao.co.uk/fasthosts_co_uk__Review_5657850 http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/telecommunications-services/fasthosts-co-uk/1076248/ http://www.beckysweb.co.uk/beckysblog/2005/08/fasthosts-support.html http://www.aboutus.org/FastHosts.co.uk In all honesty, any customer should judge a company on their own experience, you getting a good service from fasthosts. Personally, whilst their services may be excellent, I'd be more worried about them giving away my credit card details and their services being hacked regularly: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/fasthosts_third_reset/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/05/fasthost_passwords_update/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/30/fasthost_hack_update/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/19/fasthosts_banking_hack/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/19/weekly_19oct/ Still, at least they are cheap eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm with http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/ Avoid them, their name is some sort of highly amusing joke.. they are far from fast in any respect. I know of many people who have used them, ive moved most of their sites for them onto other hosts. A forum i used to run was hacked on them, they blamed me for it saying i must have lax security - only to send an email out to all their customers a week later saying they had been hacked and lots of passwords stollen!! Outages were daily... Im currently using heartinternet.co.uk for a few sites and havent had one site outage since i moved (about a year ago) compared to daily with FH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Im currently using heartinternet.co.uk for a few sites and havent had one site outage since i moved (about a year ago) compared to daily with FH. ...and that's what I'm getting at. Everyone loves to slate a company, but the same can be said for most. I used to use heartinternet, had no end of outages and issues with them, and don't have a kind word to say about the customer support amoeba who work there. They seemed very amateurish. But you pays your money you takes your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 ...and that's what I'm getting at. Everyone loves to slate a company, but the same can be said for most. I used to use heartinternet, had no end of outages and issues with them, and don't have a kind word to say about the customer support amoeba who work there. They seemed very amateurish. But you pays your money you takes your choice. Absolutely, service-wise everyone will have an opinion and normally it will be different to the next person. I regularly do recommend other hosts depending on requirements, ultimately I want to serve customers where my company is the best for what they want and this isn't always the case. I would never recommend fasthosts based on security concerns about their internal processes and their hardware. I genuinely mean it when I say that if you are happy then you are best where you are, if you move, you might struggle to find somewhere where you are as happy as you are now and again, I would say that to anyone. If you do find that you're unhappy, you know I would be more than happy to provide hosting to you if we fit your bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I've found hostgator to be really good for features, price and customer service. For me one to avoid like the plague is streamline.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 We managed to help Mike out, I'm sure he'll be happy to post his opinions once he's settled into the control panel and used the support services. Thanks Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Lewis you have PM - I asked Hostonce a simple question about the process of moving to another host if I decided this was what I wanted to do, they read this as a request to cancel and have decided to refund me my renewal fee and put a stop on my account. I'm pretty annoyed but need a new host pretty sharpish, annoyingly they seem to own my domain so I'm not sure how that will work - it's registered with them until November which is when my renewal was due. "Registration status: Registered until renewal date" What happens to it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I did reply mate - did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I did, apologies - having a bit of a limbo moment, will be in touch as soon as I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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