Actually I chose the 7.95 because SQL Server is part of my skill set. I do hope there isn't any downtime, but at least I only signed up for the monthly just in case. Never know until one tries though.
On Jan 26, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Kelly wrote: > > If you're going to host on Hostek's shared servers be aware they do have > issues with slowness and downtime. At least they did when I was there. > But at $5 a month ( actually $25 but that gets you 5 sites - that's the > plan I was on ) you get what you pay for, if you're willing to pay for > the higher priced (I believe it's like 25-35 a month for ONE site) you > will see much better performance. > Kelly > > On 1/26/2011 6:26 AM, Michael Firth wrote: >> Thought I was being filtered there russ. I think I am going to go with >> hostek but thanks for all the input everybody save for the few negatives. >> >> >> On Jan 26, 2011 6:02 AM, "Russ Michaels"<r...@michaels.me.uk> wrote: >>> When looking for a host here are a few tips. >>> >>> DO NOT use host review sites, nearly all are scams. >>> http://hosting-reviews-exposed.com >>> >>> >>> Here are a couple of sites with host reviews which are trustworthy and >>> contain real reviews. >>> http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/ >>> www.brownbook.net >>> >>> If a host has customer feedback on their own site, people often assume it >> is >>> made up. However if the feedback includes the clients name/website >> details, >>> then you can contact them directly and ask for a reference. >>> >>> Contact the hosts tech support and test their knowledge. >>> >>> There are also some important things you need to know if you are using >>> shared hosting that most poeple are not aware of. >>> >>> Imagine the shared hosting server is like a motorway with hundreds of >> cars, >>> at any time any one of those other cars could serve, break down, break >> hard >>> or do any number of actions that would cause a crash which would effect >>> everyone else on the motorway and could bring everything to a stand still. >>> You have no idea how bad any of those other drivers are or what condition >>> their car may be in, and there is nothing you can do about it if you want >> to >>> drive on that road and each time you do so you are taking a gamble. >>> >>> This is quite similar to how shared hosting works, as any other site(s) on >>> the server could do something to cause major problems for other sites, and >>> there is nothing you or anyone else can do about this as you have no idea >>> how other customers will behave and neither do the host, if they are using >>> the server for development or testing, how badly written their code may be >>> etc, so just like driving on the motorway, every day is a gamble. >>> >>> If your site is mission critical or is your companies primary source of >>> income then gambling with shared hosting is not really the best solution. >> A >>> dedicated solution will avoid the problems associated with shared hosting >> as >>> you are running your own server on which you are the only customer, so the >>> only site that cause problems is your own. This is rather like having your >>> own private motorway on which you are the only car, and so as a result you >>> are not taking that gamble every time you use it. >>> With the cost of a VPS being so cheap these days, if it really worth >>> gambling your business with shared hosting ? >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341349 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
