John Berry wrote:
I have heard of websites paying huge data costs and I have never
understood it at all.
While $33 a month isn't quite what I'm talking about a host such as
say GoDaddy charges...
$4.99/mo for 300GB Transfer
$6.99/mo for 1,500GB Transfer
$14.99/mo for Unlimited Transfer (and unlimited space)
When I switched last time, I read reviews of GoDaddy and other sites
and they said the reliability and transfer speed is not as good as
places such as JumpLine. JumpLine got top grades, although it was
pricey. Their tech support has been good. You would be surprised how
much goes wrong with these things.
The present contract, for $33 a month, was settled a few years ago
and when it runs out I will push them for a lower rate or higher
bandwidth (whichever I need). Last spring when I ran short of
bandwidth they doubled it for free. Just for the asking. So it was
clear I was overpaying. It comes up for renewal soon. It looks like
their latest package similar to this is $20 per month. The prices keep falling.
This is actually for 3 sites, for my wife and daughter as well, with
completely separate hosting. Although the bandwidth limit is for all
three. I think I can get 5 total.
There are many ISP comparison sites.
It would be a pain in the butt to change to a new ISP. I am hoping
that a university will take over hosting so I don't have to worry
about it. Or pay!
- Jed
