[Namaste]

I'm looking for another place to take my patronage to. LunarPages is really failing me right now, and I'm sick of it. Please please please recommend me another reliable web host Facepunch.

[Ibutsu]

Never used them myself, but people here seem to like DreamHost.

[:awesome:]

Dreamhost is pretty good i heard.
i used Fellowsites for a while and they're really good, and cheap. The only problem is its run by 1 guy so tech support isn't always available.

[Jephir]

NearlyFreeSpeech.NET is great.

[nivek]

I love bluehost, but I've seen some people hating on it, still don't know why, they're pretty good.

[Ibutsu]

Bluehost are bad, because their ToS is extremely restrictive/controlling.

[Namaste]

Dreamhosts looks decent.

[Crhem van der B]

Personally I used www.tinyshared.com which some guy recommended in a different thread in this forum, it's very cheap and really fits my need. Everything works perfectly fine, I had a little problem with MySQL, but got it solved the same day.
So yeah, even though I don't have much experience with them, they seem alright.

[Ibutsu]

Crhem van der B posted:

Personally I used www.tinyshared.com which some guy recommended in a different thread in this forum, it's very cheap and really fits my need. Everything works perfectly fine, I had a little problem with MySQL, but got it solved the same day.
So yeah, even though I don't have much experience with them, they seem alright.

Yeah, kerplunc hosting is Fizzadar's. Haven't used him personally, but his prices are pretty rad. As are his site designs.

[lemonlimecom]

I bought unlimited cPanel lifetime hosting with unlimited bandwidth for $55 from ebay.
Yeah, I know, but it was a fantastical deal.

[Marlamin]

lemonlimecom posted:

I bought unlimited cPanel lifetime hosting with unlimited bandwidth for $55 from ebay.
Yeah, I know, but it was a fantastical deal.

Again, there is no such thing as unlimited bandwith.

[evan_madore]

WEBHOSTINGPAD

They have some pretty awesome deals. Support is great. I have had it for a few months and have not had a single problem. I host videos and files and they are being viewed and downloaded constantly. I have not hit any artificial limit yet.

(User was banned for this post ("Nice referrer link you got there" - SteveUK))

[Maccabee]

I use host monster. But mainly, I use my own server.

[compwhiziitothemax]

Oh it's this thread again

[andersonmat]

evan_madore posted:

WEBHOSTINGPAD

Oh, look, you referring someone [again].

[Crhem van der B]

Lol, the same idiot that got banned not too long ago refers again. Nice.

[jmazouri]

CloudNine Web Services are really good, I have a cheap plan from them, and they're awesome.

[Catdaemon]

I use dreamhost. Not a problem with them for 2 years now.

[benjgvps]

Fivebean for me, been using them for a good part of a year. Cheap and offer a lot. It's worth giving them a shot, since the worst case scenario is that you're out $12 for a year.

[zild1221]

evan_madore posted:

WEBHOSTINGPAD

They have some pretty awesome deals. Support is great. I have had it for a few months and have not had a single problem. I host videos and files and they are being viewed and downloaded constantly. I have not hit any artificial limit yet.

(User was banned for this post ("Nice referrer link you got there" - SteveUK))

I really wish there were some RULES SOMEWHERE stating someone cannot post referral links. Until then, it will just keep happening.

[andersonmat]

zild1221 posted:

I really wish there were some RULES SOMEWHERE stating someone cannot post referral links. Until then, it will just keep happening.

Typically getting banned for it should stop you. He must not be that intelligent.

[Zayfox]

Marlamin posted:

Again, there is no such thing as unlimited bandwith.

Unlimited: having no limits in range or scope;

It has no limits to the user. Your limited logic is flawed.

[compwhiziitothemax]

Zayfox posted:

It has no limits to the user. Your limited logic is flawed.

At some point someone will lay down the law about your bandwidth usage whether it's your host, their datacenter, their ISP, the internet gods, or your mom.

Edited:

zild1221 posted:

I really wish there were some RULES SOMEWHERE stating someone cannot post referral links. Until then, it will just keep happening.

IMO next bam will/should be permanent

[Zayfox]

compwhiziitothemax posted:

At some point someone will lay down the law about your bandwidth usage whether it's your host, their datacenter, their ISP, the internet gods, or your mom.

Currently there is nobody who has proved that my allowance is not unlimited. You are moving to theoretical situations here, don't. I'm talking about the here and now, it is unlimited.

[andersonmat]

Zayfox posted:

Currently there is nobody who has proved that my allowance is not unlimited. You are moving to theoretical situations here, don't. I'm talking about the here and now, it is unlimited.

In all of the ToS of the 'unlimited' hosts, they say that if you use a lot of bandwidth, disk space, that they will throttle you or they will charge you more.

[Crhem van der B]

Isn't that false advertising then?

[andersonmat]

Crhem van der B posted:

Isn't that false advertising then?

Technically yes, but in a general sense no. They know most people aren't going to have a huge site with large databases, and that's why they can get away with it.

[Crhem van der B]

Why do they limit bandwidth in general? Why does it matter if your bandwidth is 1GB per month or 1TB per month?

[compwhiziitothemax]

Because it costs money damnt, this shit ain't free.

[evan_madore]

I will continue to post referral links in relevant threads until there are some rules in this place. Not just rules about referral links, but general forum rules. Without them, admins can make up any shit they want and just ban people.

(User was banned for this post ("Referrer links have always been against the rules." - SteveUK))

[andersonmat]

evan_madore posted:

I will continue to post referral links in relevant threads until there are some rules in this place. Not just rules about referral links, but general forum rules. Without them, admins can make up any shit they want and just ban people.

:byewhore:

[compwhiziitothemax]

evan_madore posted:

I will continue to post referral links in relevant threads until there are some rules in this place. Not just rules about referral links, but general forum rules. Without them, admins can make up any shit they want and just ban people.

Why do you get the idea that you're in charge.

Edited:

Because you're not.

[Wipmuck]

evan_madore posted:

I will continue to post referral links in relevant threads until there are some rules in this place. Not just rules about referral links, but general forum rules. Without them, admins can make up any shit they want and just ban people.

Are you retarded?

[evan_madore]

I want to see some rules. That is all. Why is that so hard for anyone to understand.

Every other forum on earth has some rules. I could go into the rules, read the rule that states "No referral links allowed" then not post them. If there is not a rule stating I can't, then it is assumed I can.

[Zayfox]

evan_madore posted:

I want to see some rules. That is all. Why is that so hard for anyone to understand.

Every other forum on earth has some rules. I could go into the rules, read the rule that states "No referral links allowed" then not post them. If there is not a rule stating I can't, then it is assumed I can.

My forum doesn't have rules, just like FP it's "Common sense. If you don't know, don't post."

Edited:

andersonmat posted:

In all of the ToS of the 'unlimited' hosts, they say that if you use a lot of bandwidth, disk space, that they will throttle you or they will charge you more.

Find in JustHost's ToS where it says you will be throttled if you use excess amounts.

[vlad_fucking_h]

Zayfox posted:

My forum doesn't have rules, just like FP it's "Common sense. If you don't know, don't post."

Edited:



Find in JustHost's ToS where it says you will be throttled if you use excess amounts.

Sure.

JustHost ToS posted:

Resource Usage

User may not:

Use 25% or more of system resources for longer than 90 seconds. There are numerous activities that could cause such problems; these include: CGI scripts, FTP, PHP, HTTP, etc.

Run stand-alone, unattended server-side processes at any point in time on the server. This includes any and all daemons, such as IRCD.

Run any type of web spider or indexer (including Google Cash / AdSpy) on shared servers.

Run any software that interfaces with an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network.

Run any bit torrent application, tracker, or client. You may link to legal torrents off-site, but may not host or store them on our shared servers.

Participate in any file-sharing/peer-to-peer activities

Run any gaming servers such as counter-strike, half-life, battlefield1942, etc

Run cron entries with intervals of less than 15 minutes

When using PHP include functions for including a local file, include the local file rather than the URL. Instead of include("http://yourdomain.com/include.php") use include("include.php")

While our shared services are suitable for the bulk of our customers, there comes a time for some websites when they are better suited for a larger plan, which allows for more dedicated CPU and memory resources. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to discontinue service to any customer with a website or other hosted data that takes up more than 10% of the server resources and/or 10% of the server's CPU. This means that if your website is found to be utilizing more than 10% of the CPU and memory of the service, we reserve the right to take your site offline. If this becomes necessary, you can either upgrade your hosting package, or request a pro-rated refund of the amounts you have paid in advance for the services. Due to the severity of this, and our ability to act quickly to correct these situations to avoid server issues, we will do everything reasonably feasible to provide you with a warning prior to taking your site offline, but we accept no obligation to do so.

http://www.justhost.com/terms-and-conditions?hidenav

JustHost seems to have copied most of its ToS from http://www.hostgator.com/tos/tos.php
The limits JustHost sets are pretty understandable though. I mean, you can get your panties in a bunch about how it's false advertising, but you're very unlikely to hit the cap, and as long as you don't, you'll probably get quality service ("probably" because I never used JustHost. HostGator were my first host though, and the service was nice).

WebHostingPad are kind of silly though:

WebHostingPad ToS posted:

Unlimited Hosting Space and Bandwidth
All our hosting accounts do come with unlimited hosting space and bandwidth. But we start each account with a set limit but as you needs grow, simply contact us to request additional resources and we will increase it to whatever you need. This new plan allows us to create more efficient use of our servers and provide better, faster, and more efficient hosting for our customers. Please note hosting space is intended for hosting and not intended for but not limited to online backup, storage device for multimedia content such as, but not limited to, movies, music, photos, or other media. Any use of our hosting service in this manner will be considered a violation of our terms of use and will result in automatic suspension of the hosting account without any prior notification.

http://www.webhostingpad.com/abuseterms.htm

unlimited

But we start each account with a set limit

CPU and Memory Limit
All accounts will be only allowed to use 10% of cpu and memory and can not exceed a session longer then 10 min. This includes all database uses, email, cron jobs, and any FTP sessions.

Damn those unlimited limits.

Any use of our hosting service [for multimedia content such as, but not limited to, movies, music, photos, or other media] will be considered a violation of our terms of use and will result in automatic suspension of the hosting account without any prior notification.

You better not upload photos to the server you hacker.

At least Dreamhost are honest about it:



http://www.dreamhost.com/unlimited.html
[I'm not going to copy it over here because it's long, read it yourself]

I've heard from a certain Gold Member whom I used to talk to that DreamHost has lots of PHP features/modules/whatever the fuck disabled, but as far as I can tell DreamHost are pretty good.

I use InterServer myself, and while my server isn't terribly powerful (I have their cheapest dedi; it's more than worth the cash though), the support is fucking fantastic. You don't get a reboot panel, which is kind of silly, but if your server is having trouble (or if you fucked up (chmod 000 / cough cough)) they're very quick to fix the problem.

(User was permabanned for this post ("Alt of permabanned user" - Hexxeh))

[andersonmat]

vlad_fucking_h posted:

(User was permabanned for this post ("Alt of permabanned user" - Hexxeh))

Great, let's ban him when he's being helpful.

[evan_madore]

Pfff, admins.

[zild1221]

evan_madore posted:

I will continue to post referral links in relevant threads until there are some rules in this place. Not just rules about referral links, but general forum rules. Without them, admins can make up any shit they want and just ban people.

(User was banned for this post ("Referrer links have always been against the rules." - SteveUK))

I do not see rules stating this anywhere either...

[andersonmat]

zild1221 posted:

I do not see rules stating this anywhere either...

He's been banned for it. That means it's a rule.