I've heard good things about http://www.bluehost.com and http://www.inmotionhosting.com/. http://www.dreamhost.com is popular but I'm not sure about it.


I just ended with my old host and need a new hosting option just for personal webpage and email so the bandwidth doesn't have to be huge but I would like to remain flexible so that I can create a frontend for some personal files and communication with my home network.

5/20/2009 6:11:17 PM

i'd say dreamhost for best $$/GB value, but i've had some issues with uptime. if you dont need lots of bandwidth go with someone more reliable

5/20/2009 6:17:37 PM

I use site5 and I've not had any problems.
http://www.site5.com/in.php?id=13604

5/20/2009 6:17:46 PM

site5 is good
dreamhost is good

personally, i don't like not having complete control over everything... so i'd much rather go with a VPS from somewhere like linode and set things up myself.

5/20/2009 6:23:14 PM

mediatemple.net

5/20/2009 6:25:19 PM

^^I agree in principle and would provide the most flexible solution but would probably be overkill for my usage and a greater cost but if you know a good host it would be good to have the info on those as well.

5/20/2009 6:34:18 PM

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"i don't like not having complete..."

please don't use double negatives, it's confusing to read.

http://www.lunarpages.com/ (+1)

PM me for referral

5/20/2009 6:38:43 PM

^i was thinking that when i wrote it, but was too lazy to change it

5/20/2009 6:39:44 PM

Linode ftmfw

5/20/2009 7:14:29 PM

5/20/2009 7:34:13 PM

Media Temple

5/20/2009 7:37:16 PM

I haven't dealt with dreamhost in a while, so I don't know if they still have lots of outages, but it's hard to beat this:

Quote :

"Today we're honoring fallen heroes and the unofficial start to summer with an incredible Memorial Day blowout sale! Save over $100 on one year of web hosting with unlimited disk space and bandwidth! Sign up today for a one-year hosting plan using the promotional code "777" and you'll get an entire year of web hosting (including a domain registration) for just $9.24! That's 92% off our normal pricing! Sign up now, choose "Host a Domain", and you're on your way toward the most features, the greenest commitment, the most openness, and the craziest blog in Web Hosting!"

http://www.dreamhost.com/limited-time-sale-going-on-now.html

Plus you get unlimited bandwidth and disk space for the life of your account.

Today only!

5/23/2009 12:27:13 PM

^ i wonder if anyone has told them that memorial day is the 25th, not today.

5/23/2009 12:38:32 PM

The only problem I have with Media Temple is that they're pretty piss poor about telling you about usage overages on Grid Servers. I got an e-mail saying my "estimated" overage was $2 and it wound up being about $40.

For dedicated servers, I never had any issues with http://www.theplanet.com and http://www.softlayer.com (my current host) has been great as well.

5/23/2009 12:55:46 PM

I just signed up for my 6th domain @ 1and1 - think ive been with them for around 3 years now, never had any problems. I noticed about 12 hours of downtime once and called to complain, they gave me 6 months of credit

If anyone happens to sign up with them, try and use my referral, i need the cash

http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=11220951

$4.95 /mo
- 250GB web space
- 2,500GB monthly transfer
- 25 FTP accounts
- 200 Subdomains
- 3 included domains

5/23/2009 1:56:50 PM

yea i've been using 1and1 for a long time..no issues and plenty cheap

5/23/2009 2:32:48 PM

I'm with dreamhost. there is occasional downtime, but everything else is good

and for a personal site, who cares

5/23/2009 3:46:57 PM

Quote :

"Finally, we no longer provide hosting services for vegans. Come on people, how can you not eat ice cream?!"

This is the kind of stuff they put in the newsletter.

5/30/2009 5:53:47 AM

i have hostmonster (owned by bluehost)...unlimited everything for $4.95/month (prepaid for 2 years)...i've got about 6 sites hosted on them, and i've never had a problem

that said, none of them are extremely high traffic, but for $60/year, i can't complain

5/30/2009 9:58:10 AM

Dreamhost has the best monthly newsletter.

5/30/2009 3:09:27 PM