Choosing Between Two Webhosts. Need Help

by Aljiro
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Hi Warriors,

i need a bit of help here

I need new web hosting but I am very concerned of my budget.

The list I was taking apart brought me two options.

Ipage

and

WebHostingPad

{EDIT: OPEN TO OTHER WEBHOSTING SUGGESTIONS}

If any of you warriors have experience with this before please do share.

Thank you in advance for your input.

-Aljiro
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    I havent heard of either one. I use dreamhost and its 119 a year for unlimited everything (domains, emails, storage..etc) I've been using them for about 8 years with no issues
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    When, I'm going to buy Unlimited Hosting I'm definitely gonna go with JustHost.com with the coupon "50OFF". $71 for 2 years, unlimited everything and a free domain. (Hmm.. apparently WebhostingPad gives Unlimited Hosting For 2 years at $58.80. Interesting)

    Here's something that might help you:
    http://www.webhostingstuff.com/categ...b-Hosting.html

    Don't go with FatCow, they don't have Cron Jobs.

    But for now, I'm happy with MagmaHost.com ($5/year), mind blowing support.

    Sumit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aljiro
      Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it. I am still evaluating my options as of now.


      Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

      When, I'm going to buy Unlimited Hosting I'm definitely gonna go with JustHost.com with the coupon "50OFF". $71 for 2 years, unlimited everything and a free domain. (Hmm.. apparently WebhostingPad gives Unlimited Hosting For 2 years at $58.80. Interesting)

      Here's something that might help you:
      http://www.webhostingstuff.com/categ...b-Hosting.html

      Don't go with FatCow, they don't have Cron Jobs.

      But for now, I'm happy with MagmaHost.com ($5/year), mind blowing support.

      Sumit.
      How long have you been with MagmaHost? Interesting pricing


      Thanks,

      Aljiro
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      • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
        Originally Posted by Aljiro View Post

        Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it. I am still evaluating my options as of now.




        How long have you been with MagmaHost? Interesting pricing


        Thanks,

        Aljiro
        It's not unlimited hosting. Just been there for 1 month. But, their support is unbelievable.
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        • Profile picture of the author flaminjo
          Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

          It's not unlimited hosting. Just been there for 1 month. But, their support is unbelievable.
          I think MagmaHost sucks big time, one my site was down for three days in Aug 2010, and now again its down since last three days. you go to their site and try opening a ticket, you will def. get reference/ticket no. but they never reply. the tel. no. given on their website has been allotted to someone else since Jan 2010, when i called this no. the person said he is really pissed with calls of magma host.
          NEVER host your site to MagamaHost.. i think they have gone bankrupt or something, that is why they dont reply
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    WOW! I thought about going into hosting and MAN am I glad I decided against it. The prices were crazy when I started devloping but HERE!?!?!?

    First of all, NEITHER tells you what you get. FORGET unlimited! That is IMPOSSIBLE! Look at me, I could EASILY fill up 500GB+. If I truly had EVERYTHING unlimited and let er rip, we are talking TERABYTES! You just can't do it.

    Look CAREFULLY at ipage (http://www.ipage.com/ipage/hosting-full-features.bml):

    While it is rare, we may need to put constraints on accounts that are adversely affecting other customers or otherwise utilizing or abusing resources beyond what would be expected of a personal or small business website.
    Webhostingpad doesn't appear to even be THAT honest!

    I ALREADY got netzero to admit the truth. They came clean because of people like me. WHO KNOWS, maybe simply because of ME! They sent me several letters. Verizon finally came clean with OTHERS!

    They are OBVIOUSLY, like netzero and verizon, hoping you won't take them up on their offer. So what is their REAL comfort level? And HOW LONG will they wait to expose it? If they saturate their systems, which they pretty much HAVE TO do in order to turn a profit, they could get to be pretty slow. So DON'T expect the service to last long, or to have TOO much freedom.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Aljiro
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      WOW! I thought about going into hosting and MAN am I glad I decided against it. The prices were crazy when I started devloping but HERE!?!?!?

      First of all, NEITHER tells you what you get. FORGET unlimited! That is IMPOSSIBLE! Look at me, I could EASILY fill up 500GB+. If I truly had EVERYTHING unlimited and let er rip, we are talking TERABYTES! You just can't do it.

      Look CAREFULLY at ipage (http://www.ipage.com/ipage/hosting-full-features.bml):



      Webhostingpad doesn't appear to even be THAT honest!

      I ALREADY got netzero to admit the truth. They came clean because of people like me. WHO KNOWS, maybe simply because of ME! They sent me several letters. Verizon finally came clean with OTHERS!

      They are OBVIOUSLY, like netzero and verizon, hoping you won't take them up on their offer. So what is their REAL comfort level? And HOW LONG will they wait to expose it? If they saturate their systems, which they pretty much HAVE TO do in order to turn a profit, they could get to be pretty slow. So DON'T expect the service to last long, or to have TOO much freedom.

      Steve
      Hi. I am now open to other recommended web hosts and I look forward to your recommendation.

      Thanks in advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Dalton
    I have never heard of them my friend. But if you want cheap,reliable hosting then try jusone marketing. It's really reliable and the cp is absolutely loaded with goodies. There's graphics, pictures and templates, so you can get a nice looking site up quickly. An intergrated ftp programme to upload your content. Access to joomla 1.0 and joomla 1.5. which is great if your looking to make a big authority site. SQL databases, great bandwidth and transferrals, x-amount of mail box and sub-domain options. Its amazing for the money

    Ta Mate

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  • Profile picture of the author rippy
    I have used HostGator and midphase earlier but never used the ones u mentioned above
    I had good run with both of them and they are very affordable too, they have excellent support as well
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  • Profile picture of the author gabel
    i don`t use any of them . i`ve alwasy had bad experience with shared hosting . my last experience was with justhost . i got my account suspended there because of the volume of traffic. they suspended my account even i`ve told them i`ll move the websites that`s causing the load to another hoster . now i`ve purchased my own dedi to host my websites , and i can say it`s the best decision i`ve did.so if you have the money available , go for a dedi
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  • Profile picture of the author Deeps2365
    I wouldn't go for either if you want my opinion. I have been with a company called hostgator for 2 years. I have been paying $10 per month for unlimited hosting!

    Never had a problem either!
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