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Argh., down again, please recommend me a good web host
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Senior User
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Noo Yawk
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I've had it with my web hosting service. The billing system is for the birds. The reliability is poor, and the communication is for the birds.
I'm so done with them, and looking for recommendations in the $5-$7 / mo. range
(The site is relatively small, so not needing a host for a big business.)
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Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: on the verge of insanity
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I use Dreamhost. It's a little more than that range, but I haven't had any major issues with them.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Has Dreamhost been reliable overall? I heard some negative things about it in the past.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Vacation.
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Dreamhost has never given me any problems.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Great White North
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I've been using Dotster for years, absolutely reliable and you get a lot for 5.95 a month. Dotster.com
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Blandine Bureau 1940 - 2011
Missed 2012 by 3 days, RIP Grandma :-(
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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One and One has been good to me. I get nice rates, no fuss with billing, and I've never seen any downtime (though I don't watch that like a hawk, nor use my sites for commerce).
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Minnesota
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Dreamhost here, no issues for the last four years.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 1999
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I host my own website using dynamic DNS software to update the DNS if/when my IP changes.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: yes
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Originally Posted by Big Mac 
Has Dreamhost been reliable overall? I heard some negative things about it in the past.
The negative stuff you heard probably had something to do with either performance or security. When you sell at such a high volume low cost like DH does there are going to be some tradeoffs such as these. The last time I accessed a Dreamhost shell the performance was noticeably poor on that node for me.
Still, it is probably the best of the cheap for sites that don't demand optimal performance.
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Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
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I use asmallorange.com. I'm on the $25/year plan. No complaints. Can't remember the last time the site was down, if ever.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Great White North
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Another thing I should point out about Dotster, they have real people you can call if you have problems. No BS trying to talk to a live person about anything.
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Blandine Bureau 1940 - 2011
Missed 2012 by 3 days, RIP Grandma :-(
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Land of Enchantment
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I use Fatcow, great ISP, they often have specials, eg $69/year.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: yes
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Originally Posted by jmiddel
I use Fatcow, great ISP, they often have specials, eg $69/year.
Just FYI, Fatcow is not an ISP.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
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Pretty sure he meant Hoster, not ISP.
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Ham Sandwich
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Hostgator
Had my site running on there for the past 4 years, had a few problems back in like 2008 but since then has been bulletproof and as normally fast as one should expect.
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Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Polwaristan
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Originally Posted by Thorzdad
I use asmallorange.com. I'm on the $25/year plan. No complaints. Can't remember the last time the site was down, if ever.
I saw they offer email as well. Do you use that and how has it worked out?
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Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
I saw they offer email as well. Do you use that and how has it worked out?
It's worked out fine. Unlimited accounts, too. POP or IMAP. Works perfectly with Mail.app.
They also provide a full array of cPanel tools.
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Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Polwaristan
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Cool. This is a very timely thread. A family member needs some ultra-basic help, so I'm doing something simple in iWeb and need just the basics to ftp upload it with integrated email and domain registration.
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