Hi, I’m currently planning on starting a site but I'm unsure of what host would fit my needs the best. I was looking at hostmonster but while reading the TOS I noticed they did not allow any type of foul language, and since I’m positive that some stuff contributed by users will contain foul language I have to cross hostmonster off my list.
I've read countless reviews but seems like all of them are getting pretty equal reviews, and I'm sure there’s a vast difference between some of them.

This is what I'm looking for: decent speeds, reliable and with attractive features like fantastico. I don't really want to pay more then 10$ each month, though I’ll gladly pay a ‘reasonable’ setup fee.

Hi,

Have you tried www.godaddy.com or www.1and1.com ?

Best Regards,

Reece

Well, i run a business, so if you wanna see what i got, just let me know.

The two cheap shared hosts which I am familiar over the past year with are GoDaddy and Surpass Hosting. GoDaddy is cheaper and seems to have be a good value in terms of features and price. Surpass Hosting has cPanel and Fantastico, and GoDaddy has their own versions. I'm not familar with Fantastico, but if I'm guessing correctly, GoDaddy's Metropolis is a similar product. I've been very pleased with Surpass' email support so far, and I don't recall having to use GoDaddy's yet. I can't really recommend one over the other, because I've had minimal problems and minimal downtime with both.

I use GoDaddy for about six months and haven't had any problems so far. If you need to call customer service, you get a hold of a person and quickly.

I'm with HOSTMONSTER. Their service is good and and would definitely recommend it.

Hi there, Marko i would be happy to help you with getting an appropriate web hosting plan, no matter where you choose. What is your exact plan requirements and budget?

Thanks

Originally Posted by frost

The two cheap shared hosts which I am familiar over the past year with are GoDaddy and Surpass Hosting. GoDaddy is cheaper and seems to have be a good value in terms of features and price. Surpass Hosting has cPanel and Fantastico, and GoDaddy has their own versions. I'm not familar with Fantastico, but if I'm guessing correctly, GoDaddy's Metropolis is a similar product. I've been very pleased with Surpass' email support so far, and I don't recall having to use GoDaddy's yet. I can't really recommend one over the other, because I've had minimal problems and minimal downtime with both.

Surpass looks like a good web host with decent priced hosting plans, even though I haven't heard much about Surpass before. Do you know if Surpass request setup fee's?

Originally Posted by rllunzmann

Hi there, Marko i would be happy to help you with getting an appropriate web hosting plan, no matter where you choose. What is your exact plan requirements and budget?

Thanks

Hi,

This is roughly what I'm looking for:
- Sufficient disc space for my usage 5-10 GB
- Not over 10$ pr. month
- I'll pay a setup fee (not more then 30$)
- Bandwidth over 1000gb
- Rarely any down times
- Fairly quick support
- Features like fantastico would be a major +
- Decent server speeds

Do you have visitors from a specific region or from around the world?

Originally Posted by MarkoR

This is roughly what I'm looking for:
- Sufficient disc space for my usage 5-10 GB
- Not over 10$ pr. month
- I'll pay a setup fee (not more then 30$)
- Bandwidth over 1000gb
- Rarely any down times
- Fairly quick support
- Features like fantastico would be a major +
- Decent server speeds

You can get 300 of disk space and 2000 bandwidth from Wwebhostingbuzz.com at about $3, I'm using them. They support via help desk, and usually respond within
1-2 hours.

Hi, I’m currently planning on starting a site

- Sufficient disc space for my usage 5-10 GB
- Bandwidth over 1000gb

Exactly what kind of site are you going to start? Few sites really need those kind of figures. You're quite likely limiting your search to budget hosting providers, without a need to do so.

Personally, I wouldn't pay a setup fee. They're non refundable, and quite large in comparison to the monthly fee.

In any case, Hostgator, which I've been using for years, should fit your requirements. They don't have a setup fee for their $9.95/month account. There is a number of $9.94 off coupons to be found out there. A search engine should easily reveal some of them.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by cabron

Do you have visitors from a specific region or from around the world?

Visitors will be from around the world, but highest percentage of visitors will probably be from the United States.

Originally Posted by ldcdc

Exactly what kind of site are you going to start? Few sites really need those kind of figures. You're quite likely limiting your search to budget hosting providers, without a need to do so.

I thought I would need these kind of numbers because people will be able to submit content and certain uploads will be stored on the site if it's good enough (It's not a hosting site). Seems like you have a lot more knowledge on these type of things then me so I'll take you're word on it.

Originally Posted by ldcdc

Personally, I wouldn't pay a setup fee. They're non refundable, and quite large in comparison to the monthly fee.

I wouldn't mind paying a setup fee on a good host (which I know is reliable)
I know they're non refundable that’s why I’m trying to be careful and pick a host I’m going to be satisfied with.

Originally Posted by ldcdc

In any case, Hostgator, which I've been using for years, should fit your requirements. They don't have a setup fee for their $9.95/month account. There is a number of $9.94 off coupons to be found out there. A search engine should easily reveal some of them.

Good luck!

I looked into Hostgator and I think I might purchase a web host plan from them unless I find something better in the next days. They’re pricing seems pretty decent, they have some nice features, and it's great that I'm not required to pay a setup fee.

Thanks.

I strongly agree that you probably don't need 1TB (1000GB) of bandwidth, although 5GB of storage isn't unreasonable if you are storing files.

Hi, you should tell us your requirement, budget, and purpose, type of site you would develope

After some feedback I have altered some of my requirements (bandwidth especially)

- Sufficient disc space for my usage 2-5 GB
- Not over 10$ pr. month
- Bandwidth 300-400 GB or more
- Rarely any down times
- Fairly quick support
- Features like fantastico would be a major +
- Decent server speeds

The main purpose of the site is to allow everyone to submit content to the site and the best submission will get on the front page while the rest will get stored on another section of the site.
I'm pretty sure I will purchase a web hosting plan by gatorhost on either Saturday or Sunday, because I don't think I will manage to find a better suiting host.

Thanks for the help and all the reply's I have received.

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Originally Posted by kids

WebHostingBuzz, It's recommended !

Get coupon to save money here!

This link doesn't work for me. What is the coupon code for Webhostingbuzz.com services?

Quoted from that thread:

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The ultimate hosting package doesn't exist anymore though.

What kind of site are you planing on and what type of content you will be having...? And im glad to know that there are customers who actually read the TOS before buying stuff

Originally Posted by happy4u

What kind of site are you planing on and what type of content you will be having...? And im glad to know that there are customers who actually read the TOS before buying stuff

Hi,
I decided to go with Gatorhost (purchased a plan from them yesterday)
I always read the TOS since I don’t want to come across any TOS violations. Thanks for all the comments and reply’s that have helped me, I’ve found this forum very helpful.