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pgo · 24-05-2006, 23:12

Well, at the moment, I'm hosted by A Small Orange, who I'm fairly satisfied with. Nothing spectacular, but decent prices and such. I'm launching a new portfolio/"hire me" site soon and will be purchasing a shared reseller account to host other domains and websites I run - as well as offering smaller clients a hosting package.

At the moment, I've got three options:

A Small Orange - www.asmallorange.com
Where I am now. Happy with the service. No real complaints.

Surpass Hosting - www.surpasshosting.com
My friend has a reseller account there. He has no complaints and one of my sites is hosted on his reseller. I've had one down time of a few hours in > 1 year (that I've noticed...and it seems fairly fast). The price is good - for $15/month you get 10GB space/250GB bandwidth (wow, they just upped it!) to resell and they also host your main site at no additional charge with the same amount of space (10GB) and 10GB of bandwidth (no matter which plan you get). So, you get to resell exactly what's advertised - 10GB/250GB. Granted, they're probably overselling and if you used 250GB of bandwidth your account would probably be disabled for CPU usage violations.

ResellerZoom - www.resellerzoom.com
For $12.95/month you get 5GB/75GB and 125 domains. Dedicated IP, optional (extra $$$, I guess) custom nameservers.

So, those are my 3 so far. If anyone has any suggestions...I'm all ears. And don't say Dreamhost. Anyone offering 1TB of bandwidth for $10/month is way overselling.

b v · 29-05-2006, 12:52

Hmm, maybe checkout bluehost.com I've been happy with them.

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Originally Posted by pgo

Anyone offering 1TB of bandwidth for $10/month is way overselling.

Wait.. that's a bad thing?

Limbo · 29-05-2006, 14:37

I'll throw in Heart Internet. Very affordable with all the nuts and bolt a developer would need.

Big Apache servers, cheap domains and very quick customer service. I have suffered very little downtime only any of the 20 odd sites I host.

They keep adding scripts to their install engine makes additions a cinch - wordpress, phpbb, Locked Area Lite, mambo etc + as many mysql databases as you can poke a stick at.

I don't think you would want to use them for v.high traffic sites but for small to medium web businesses or brochure sites I can't argue for £30 a month

The features + customisation of the cpanel and all the add ons/scripts I can pass on to my customers with little tweaking is helpful too.

Their 'unlimited' bandwidth promises are obviously bunkum - but I've never had to worry about exceeding any limits - or setting low ones for clients.

Limbo · 29-05-2006, 14:49

What ever your choice make sure your host supports. htaccess - A box of tricks I can't believe I lived without a year ago.

pgo · 30-05-2006, 09:53

Thanks gents.

I'm not going with Dreamhost because you really don't know what you're getting. They sell you 1TB of bandwidth, which you can obviously never use, so what they advertise, what they contractually give you is 1TB of bandwidth, which you can never use because of their CPU limits. So, not only is it false advertising, but it's falsifying a contract - they agree to provide you 1TB of bandwidth with the knowledge that you'll never be able to use it.

If you can't trust them on bandwidth, how can you trust them on their "CPU resource limits"??

Besides do they even resell at all?

Surpass is now overselling and I've seen too many complaints - they are no longer on my list. So, it's between my current host (which has realistic prices and packages) and ResellerZoom (2nd tier, $25/month).

Jen · 30-05-2006, 11:55

Dreamhost is hell bad & overselling! People who go with cheap web hosting and they get poor support, server speed or downtime... are UPSET.

pgo · 30-05-2006, 12:49

So true.

Subversive · 06-06-2006, 09:47

If anyone is interested, my comapny has just relaunched its reseller services.
http://www.vnmhosting.com

NevF · 24-06-2006, 20:12

bluehost.com, or powweb.com

Both good, and not too expensive

TheLegace · 28-06-2006, 15:35

I would advise against Vodahost, although they serve sites for a good deal, they gave me such an annoying username and password, its like lkyrhy or something like that. I have had so much trouble logging in, that I have grown fustrated

pgo · 28-06-2006, 16:04

Thanks, but I already signed up with Surpass.

24-05-2006, 23:12	#1 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Help me pick a reseller... Well, at the moment, I'm hosted by A Small Orange, who I'm fairly satisfied with. Nothing spectacular, but decent prices and such. I'm launching a new portfolio/"hire me" site soon and will be purchasing a shared reseller account to host other domains and websites I run - as well as offering smaller clients a hosting package. At the moment, I've got three options: A Small Orange - www.asmallorange.com Where I am now. Happy with the service. No real complaints. Surpass Hosting - www.surpasshosting.com My friend has a reseller account there. He has no complaints and one of my sites is hosted on his reseller. I've had one down time of a few hours in > 1 year (that I've noticed...and it seems fairly fast). The price is good - for $15/month you get 10GB space/250GB bandwidth (wow, they just upped it!) to resell and they also host your main site at no additional charge with the same amount of space (10GB) and 10GB of bandwidth (no matter which plan you get). So, you get to resell exactly what's advertised - 10GB/250GB. Granted, they're probably overselling and if you used 250GB of bandwidth your account would probably be disabled for CPU usage violations. ResellerZoom - www.resellerzoom.com For $12.95/month you get 5GB/75GB and 125 domains. Dedicated IP, optional (extra $$$, I guess) custom nameservers. So, those are my 3 so far. If anyone has any suggestions...I'm all ears. And don't say Dreamhost. Anyone offering 1TB of bandwidth for $10/month is way overselling.

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29-05-2006, 14:37	#3 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,621	I'll throw in Heart Internet. Very affordable with all the nuts and bolt a developer would need. Big Apache servers, cheap domains and very quick customer service. I have suffered very little downtime only any of the 20 odd sites I host. They keep adding scripts to their install engine makes additions a cinch - wordpress, phpbb, Locked Area Lite, mambo etc + as many mysql databases as you can poke a stick at. I don't think you would want to use them for v.high traffic sites but for small to medium web businesses or brochure sites I can't argue for £30 a month The features + customisation of the cpanel and all the add ons/scripts I can pass on to my customers with little tweaking is helpful too. Their 'unlimited' bandwidth promises are obviously bunkum - but I've never had to worry about exceeding any limits - or setting low ones for clients.

29-05-2006, 14:49	#4 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,621	What ever your choice make sure your host supports. htaccess - A box of tricks I can't believe I lived without a year ago.

30-05-2006, 09:53	#5 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Thanks gents. I'm not going with Dreamhost because you really don't know what you're getting. They sell you 1TB of bandwidth, which you can obviously never use, so what they advertise, what they contractually give you is 1TB of bandwidth, which you can never use because of their CPU limits. So, not only is it false advertising, but it's falsifying a contract - they agree to provide you 1TB of bandwidth with the knowledge that you'll never be able to use it. If you can't trust them on bandwidth, how can you trust them on their "CPU resource limits"?? Besides do they even resell at all? Surpass is now overselling and I've seen too many complaints - they are no longer on my list. So, it's between my current host (which has realistic prices and packages) and ResellerZoom (2nd tier, $25/month).

30-05-2006, 11:55	#6 (permalink)
Jen Design is my obsession™ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 41	Dreamhost is hell bad & overselling! People who go with cheap web hosting and they get poor support, server speed or downtime... are UPSET.

30-05-2006, 12:49	#7 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	So true.

06-06-2006, 09:47	#8 (permalink)
Subversive Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Interweb Posts: 28	If anyone is interested, my comapny has just relaunched its reseller services. http://www.vnmhosting.com

24-06-2006, 20:12	#9 (permalink)
NevF Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 89	bluehost.com, or powweb.com Both good, and not too expensive

28-06-2006, 15:35	#10 (permalink)
TheLegace Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	I would advise against Vodahost, although they serve sites for a good deal, they gave me such an annoying username and password, its like lkyrhy or something like that. I have had so much trouble logging in, that I have grown fustrated

28-06-2006, 16:04	#11 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Thanks, but I already signed up with Surpass.

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