Hi there, from the grand universe of providers, I need to choose a new
host to get away from Apollo Hosting asap. Email and downtime is now
a regular problem even after being switched to a supposedly more
reliable server. Reliability for uptime and as close-to-real-time
email
responsiveness is my main concern. I serve radio and tv stations who
need to send and receive scripts audio files via my ftp/email through
my site, for commercials. My Apolllo acct has enough capacity - it is
their plesk-based ecommerce pro hosting plan @ abt. 21.00/month...

Email is regularly failing - both delays and random server downtime
during peak daytime business periods.

Just need capacity in the realm of 2-5G storage - at least a few
mailboxes, anonymous FTP,
and media (real audio, windows media) capabilities.

I am a sole proprietorship so i don't need big business features -
just RELIABLE uptime and
email dependability and adequate storage/throughput capability for
clients to contact me and retrieve audio files rapidly... Rapid
response time is critical. Any suggestions of specific hosts or where
i need to search for objective and concise advise, Greatly
Appreciated! Thanks folks,

Mike

On 12 Feb 2007 09:32:16 -0800, "mike e" <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

>Just need capacity in the realm of 2-5G storage - at least a few
>mailboxes, anonymous FTP,
>and media (real audio, windows media) capabilities.
>
>I am a sole proprietorship so i don't need big business features -
>just RELIABLE uptime and
>email dependability and adequate storage/throughput capability for
>clients to contact me and retrieve audio files rapidly... Rapid
>response time is critical. Any suggestions of specific hosts or where
>i need to search for objective and concise advise, Greatly
>Appreciated! Thanks folks,

www.tera-byte.com

Get a dedicated server at $99 a month. They offer 24/7 support, and I
have tested this, the response time to errors is in my experience
within twenty minutes.

You can pay more and get better service, like a managed server where
an IT team constantly monitor it, but they may be over kill for you?

Matt

Thanks - Will give them a look, however...
Is there anything in the "under-$50" range that you might suggest
that at least can be counted on for better uptime and reliability than
Apollo ?
I realize that's a very subjective question - and the answers vary
over time, but if there's a place you can suggest to look for genuine
unbiased feedback about webhosts in that lower budget category, i'm
afraid i have to stay in that price range... It's hard to narrow down
which ratings/review sites are company-sponsored and which ones are
actually customer or user-driven...

Thanks again,

Mike

On Feb 12, 2:36 pm, comme...@probertencyclopaedia.com (Matt Probert)
wrote:
> On 12 Feb 2007 09:32:16 -0800, "mike e" <mikes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Just need capacity in the realm of 2-5G storage - at least a few
> >mailboxes, anonymous FTP,
> >and media (real audio, windows media) capabilities.
>
> >I am a sole proprietorship so i don't need big business features -
> >just RELIABLE uptime and
> >email dependability and adequate storage/throughput capability for
> >clients to contact me and retrieve audio files rapidly... Rapid
> >response time is critical. Any suggestions of specific hosts or where
> >i need to search for objective and concise advise, Greatly
> >Appreciated! Thanks folks,
>
> www.tera-byte.com
>
> Get a dedicated server at $99 a month. They offer 24/7 support, and I
> have tested this, the response time to errors is in my experience
> within twenty minutes.
>
> You can pay more and get better service, like a managed server where
> an IT team constantly monitor it, but they may be over kill for you?
>
> Matt

mike e wrote:
> Is there anything in the "under-$50" range that you might suggest
> that at least can be counted on for better uptime and reliability than
> Apollo ?

Depending on how comfortable you are managing a server, you should
consider PowerVPS and ServInt. PowerVPS will cost a little less. ServInt
will offer more hand-holding. Both are well known and recommended.

> if there's a place you can suggest to look for genuine
> unbiased feedback about webhosts in that lower budget category

Webhostingtalk.com.

In article <EMAIL REMOVED>,
EMAIL REMOVED says...
> mike e wrote:
> > Is there anything in the "under-$50" range that you might suggest
> > that at least can be counted on for better uptime and reliability than
> > Apollo ?
>
> Depending on how comfortable you are managing a server, you should
> consider PowerVPS and ServInt. PowerVPS will cost a little less. ServInt
> will offer more hand-holding. Both are well known and recommended.
>
> > if there's a place you can suggest to look for genuine
> > unbiased feedback about webhosts in that lower budget category
>
> Webhostingtalk.com.
>
I second the ServInt recommendation. It's been just over 3 months with
them, no downtime. The one issue I had was resolved within 10 minutes -
and that was on Thanksgiving Day.

On 12 Feb 2007 09:32:16 -0800, mike e wrote:

> Hi there, from the grand universe of providers, I need to choose a new
> host to get away from Apollo Hosting asap. Email and downtime is now
> a regular problem even after being switched to a supposedly more
> reliable server. Reliability for uptime and as close-to-real-time
> email
> responsiveness is my main concern. I serve radio and tv stations who
> need to send and receive scripts audio files via my ftp/email through
> my site, for commercials. My Apolllo acct has enough capacity - it is
> their plesk-based ecommerce pro hosting plan @ abt. 21.00/month...
>
> Email is regularly failing - both delays and random server downtime
> during peak daytime business periods.
>
> Just need capacity in the realm of 2-5G storage - at least a few
> mailboxes, anonymous FTP,
> and media (real audio, windows media) capabilities.
>
> I am a sole proprietorship so i don't need big business features -
> just RELIABLE uptime and
> email dependability and adequate storage/throughput capability for
> clients to contact me and retrieve audio files rapidly... Rapid
> response time is critical. Any suggestions of specific hosts or where
> i need to search for objective and concise advise, Greatly
> Appreciated! Thanks folks,
>
> Mike

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