even i'm using justhost for 3 years and have 5-6 websites running from same account, and never faced any problem.
They provide true unlimited plans. On 5/31/11, karan pratap singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: karan pratap singh <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:53 AM >>> Subject: [LUG@IITD:13818] Advice on web hosting purchase! >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Hi friends, >>> >>> I am in need of web hosting solution which has the following criteria: >>> >>> 1) Must be Linux based :) >>> >>> 2) Must provide option to upgrade all the softwares they provide, i.e. I >>> can myself upgrade PHP and MySql , Perl etc. >>> >>> 3) It must have support for Python and Django >>> >>> 4) I want at least 5GB space and enough browsing bandwidth >>> >>> 5) Most provide all the regular facilities like email accounts, cPanel, >>> ssh, ftp, domain forwarding , subdomains etc. >>> >>> 6) Must provide latest wordpress support! >>> >>> 7) Must provide 24/7 Tech Support! >>> >>> 8) Must support payment by NetBanking/Debit Card :) >>> >>> Now, I know there are tons of web hosting solution providers in India, >>> but, >>> >>> Why I am asking this here since I have already had some bad experiences >>> with 2 Indian web hosting providers: >>> >>> 1) indailinks.com == terrible tech support, long(4 days) dns update time, >>> charge extra for dns management and domain name linking with separate >>> hosting, no support for updating software :( >>> >>> 2) bigrock.in == no support for updating software! spam your facebook >>> wall! >>> >>> I asked bigrock.in people to kindly upgrade or let me upgrade my PHP and >>> MySql version so that I could install the latest version of Wordpress! >>> but >>> they REFUSED! they said they will do it in 4 to 5 months! they said if I >>> update, the it will break the working solutions provided to their other >>> users! >>> >>> >>> > I finally decided to go with www.justhost.com, due to the following > reasons:- > > 1) They provide Linux based hosting! > > 2) They provide Python and Django support! > > 3) They have PHP and MySQL versions which support latest versions of > Wordpress! > > 4) Installing/Updating wordpress is now a one-click step! (I have tried > this, I am now running Wordpress 3.1.3 Hooray!) > > 5) They provide 24/7 tech support with email and phone!( I called them up > before buying, to ask about Django support! Free call via Skype! ) > > 6) They provide all the other standard hosting features like cPanel, > unlimited subdomains, unlimited domains associated with a single hosting, > anonymous ftp etc. > > 7) Best of all is that they provide unlimited storage and unlimited > bandwidth!!! Yes, I am not kidding! > > 8) Any time money back guarantee, in case we are dissatisfied! Yes, you read > it right, anytime money back! > > 9) DNS update time of less than a hour( in my case! ), though they say that > might take from 2 upto 72 hours! > > 10) A Free domain name with the basic plan!!! > > 11) They provide all the above for a lucrative price of Rs 1989 /- only per > year!!! > > > Now there were 2 issues with them too, > > 1) They accept paypal and credit card only!!! > So I got a friend of mine to pay using his credit card! :) > > 2) They need to verify your order by calling you up:- > I got a call from a man with a typical american accent, though the call > came from Poland, as it had a country code of +48 :- > and he asked me, > 1) what was the domain name I had registered with them > 2) last 4 digits of the CreditCard used for the payment! > > After the verification was complete, they just sent me the username and > password and other details for my hosting sapce. :D > > A few seniors of mine have been using www.justhost.com for 4 years now! and > they have never encountered any problems with them till now! > > Here is a list of their features!!! http://www.justhost.com/hosting-features > > Though hostgator was equally good, but I decided to go with > www.justhost.combecause If I ever face any problem , I can easily get > a refund! > > > Thanks to all for helping me in making a wise decision! :) > > > -- > regards, > Karan Pratap Singh > PULUG > Panjab University > Chandigarh > > P.S. check out my new blog at www.kpsfoo.in/blog , though I still have to > add articles and customize the look and feel !!! :) > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- Regards, Gautam Chaudhary http://gautamchaudhary.com -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
