My friend is looking for a reseller host that is good, reliable and gives a lot of space/band preferably 'unlimited'...but as close to that as possible xD Any ideas? :P

reseller host that is good, reliable and gives a lot of space/band preferably 'unlimited'

Unlimited reseller hosting accounts make little sense. Either way, there will be limit to how much you can use.

Can you share your friend's actual needs (rather than wants) and his budget?

He wants a good reliable host that does not oversell. Basically making a startup hosting company. So he wants a reseller host that can give quite a bit of bandwidth/Space and stuff D;...budget I'm not sure just list haha.

Originally Posted by l3lueMage

He wants a good reliable host that does not oversell. Basically making a startup hosting company. So he wants a reseller host that can give quite a bit of bandwidth/Space and stuff D;...budget I'm not sure just list haha.

Unlimited hosting and not overselling are the opposite ends of the scale.

Unlimited hosting is the most overselling you can possible do - it's INFINITE overselling.

I'd vote for not overselling if you want quality and reliability but overselling if you want to be sold "unlimited" space on a 250GB server along with 100 other people being sold the same.

"Unlimited" and doesn't "oversell"?
These two words don't match somehow, if you need lots of bandwidth, youк friend may try reselling VPS or dedicared servers, that's a more realistic way to get more bandwidth, check SuperbServers.com, ServerPoint.com, Nocster.com dedicated reselling plans.

edited:I haven't seen the post above.

Okay not unlimited just a lot of space, and Linux Platform.

The problem is resellers always are more expensive then just buying a normal host with the same stuff dunno why o.o;

Originally Posted by l3lueMage

Okay not unlimited just a lot of space, and Linux Platform.

The problem is resellers always are more expensive then just buying a normal host with the same stuff dunno why o.o;

It's more expensive because hosts know that you'll be making money too - you can host sometimes as many domains as you want (within reason) and sell to possibly hundreds of people - why should they give this away at the same price as normal hosting packages? If your friend doesn't currently have many customers, then buy a really small reseller package and then upgrade to larger packages later on as customer numbers increase.

Do you know any reliable resellers that are good for 'startups' I guess you could say.

The problem is resellers always are more expensive then just buying a normal host with the same stuff dunno why o.o;

Resellers tend to use more of what they're given (because they resell, not use it for personal, limited needs), so the host can oversell less than they can do when it comes to "normal hosting". That's the main factor to it in IMO.

Originally Posted by whym

It's more expensive because hosts know that you'll be making money too - you can host sometimes as many domains as you want (within reason) and sell to possibly hundreds of people - why should they give this away at the same price as normal hosting packages?

Plus it cost money to maintain servers, provide extra tech support and list goes on

If your friend knows Linux, then it would be much more wiser to get
dedicated server or even buy used one and co-locate his business instead
and safe some money in the long run


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Alright will tell him what you guys said :P

yeah stay away from unlimited/unmetered offers, those servers tend to be oversold and all resources nearly shot. You will pay for what you get, but you could check out a few major forums that might have some good pointers on what you need too.

Originally Posted by l3lueMage

My friend is looking for a reseller host that is good, reliable and gives a lot of space/band preferably 'unlimited'...but as close to that as possible xD Any ideas? :P

To be honest, unlimited bandwidth is not possible with any hosting provider.

Also please mention the space and additional requirement for the reseller hosting account.

Originally Posted by l3lueMage

Do you know any reliable resellers that are good for 'startups' I guess you could say.

There are many why dont you google for such sites make a list and shortlist them after checking there review on forums or directories.This will make your search easy.



I feel ..you should look for a reliable host with a good support.

I like Serverpoint.com. I have had any simple problem with them never.

Originally Posted by helicopter

I like Serverpoint.com. I have had any simple problem with them never.

Thanks for sharing that ...

Few smart companies to consider:
Hostgator.com, A2hosting.com, ResellerZoom.com.
Ask tons of presales questions, ask tons of stupid ones, and you will see who is really want you as a customer.
Also there free tool on WHT for such kind requests.

Hello,

Yes I do agree with SeemsOK!! You can just check out the knowledge by asking them as many as presales queries regarding there server configuration, location and features available at there hosting. This will also help you to check there response time.
There are few companies which provides end user support and are also cheap, affordable which will suit your friends need as a newbie in this business, you can check them out

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I guess he do know about reseller business quite many things. I share my skills in testing and this is not neccecary to follow my suggetsions. Only keep in mind.

BlueMage have you had any luck yet finding that provider?