Simple web hosting

#1 cherdano

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Posted 2011-May-01, 02:37

Does anyone have a recommendation for a simple web hosting service?
I guess my only requirement is ftp-access (i.e. I want to upload my own html/css code, and not be forced to use some online web page editor), plus a bit of space, and preferably speedy (a 50MB picture shouldn't take ages to load).

(A link to an unbiased review of web hosting services---most of them seem to be fake advertising---would also be welcome.)

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#2 blackshoe

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Posted 2011-May-01, 04:27

We use fatcow. It may be more than you need right now (we don't use all of it). OTOH, you may grow into needing more, and if so, it'll be there. I don't remember where you are, but note the "country" menu in the upper right, below the "customer login" link. You can choose US, Canada, or UK. They're having a sale right now.

Never had a problem with the site not being available or anything like that.

Don't know any unbiased general reviews, sorry.

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#3 y66

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Posted 2011-May-01, 13:56

I don't have any experience with web hosting.

In the web tech savvy part of my family, one person uses dreamhost and the other uses fatcow for small-scale web apps. They have no complaints.

According to Matthew MacDonald, author of Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, Third Edition, the web is pretty useless for researching web hosting companies online. He lists these firms as decent options so they probably don't totally suck:

Brinkster www.brinkster.com
DreamHost www.dreamhost.com
GoDaddy www.godaddy.com
HostGo www.hostgo.com
Insider Hosting www.insiderhosting.com
OCS Solutions www.ocssolutions.com
Pair Networks www.pair.com
Sonic.net www.sonic.net

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#4 TylerE

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Posted 2011-May-01, 16:22

Frankly, I wouldn't trust that list at all. At the very least, DreamHost and GoDaddy are infact known to grossly oversell capacity, and, more or less, totally suck.

#5 JLOGIC

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Posted 2011-May-01, 17:56

sounds about right, I use go daddy haha. It's still very cheap and works fine so w/e.

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#6 G_R__E_G

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Posted 2011-May-02, 13:21

Do you need it to be free or are you okay with paying a few dollars per month?

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#7 ranveer

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Posted 2012-September-03, 01:51

Hi
After a lot of research before deciding for one, I chose 9cubehosting.com not only for the cost but also their customer service is good to comparing with others…..

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