Comments on: 1 and 1 vs Fasthosts http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-17375 Sarah Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-17375 Thanks Claire, good to know I'm a 'losser'. And I'm pretty straightforward, not impossible at all. Of course I don't own SiteHQ and make no money out of referring SiteHQ, however after using them for several years, I never had a simple problem such as asking a tech if a particular site was on their server, only to be told it wasn't... when it was. If you feel that's acceptable technical support for hosting then I whole heartedly recommend either FastHosts or 1&1 because that's the type of support you'll get. Good luck with your hosting... you're going to need it. Thanks Claire, good to know I'm a 'losser'. And I'm pretty straightforward, not impossible at all.

Of course I don't own SiteHQ and make no money out of referring SiteHQ, however after using them for several years, I never had a simple problem such as asking a tech if a particular site was on their server, only to be told it wasn't… when it was.

If you feel that's acceptable technical support for hosting then I whole heartedly recommend either FastHosts or 1&1 because that's the type of support you'll get.

Good luck with your hosting… you're going to need it.

]]> By: claire http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-17362 claire Sun, 30 May 2010 03:21:49 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-17362 hello sarah! maybe your just trying to sell sitehq to us..your quite impossible. your such a losser! hello sarah!

maybe your just trying to sell sitehq to us..your quite impossible.
your such a losser!

]]> By: KitKave http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-16374 KitKave Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-16374 I have been with SiteHQ for well over 6 years I have hosted over 60 sites and currently have 4 ecommerce sites with them. The sales and support team are friendly and helpful and I would not consider anyone else having moved from a number of other hosts. I have been with SiteHQ for well over 6 years I have hosted over 60 sites and currently have 4 ecommerce sites with them.

The sales and support team are friendly and helpful and I would not consider anyone else having moved from a number of other hosts.

]]> By: Paul http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-16244 Paul Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:15:17 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-16244 Hi, Just for your info, Germany's United Internet, the parent company of 1&1 Internet, has acquired leading UK hosting provider Fasthosts for 61.5 million pounds ($114.7 million US). The all-cash deal is the latest in a flurry of major deals in the hosting industry, and continues a trend of consolidation among European hosts. They will soon be all one. Ciao Paul Hi,
Just for your info, Germany's United Internet, the parent company of 1&1 Internet, has acquired leading UK hosting provider Fasthosts for 61.5 million pounds ($114.7 million US). The all-cash deal is the latest in a flurry of major deals in the hosting industry, and continues a trend of consolidation among European hosts.

They will soon be all one.

Ciao
Paul

]]> By: Matthew Hill http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14876 Matthew Hill Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:52:13 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14876 By the way, be very cautious with servage. There are good reasons why they are so cheap. A no effort google throws up some very negative reviews: http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/Servage.html http://www.webhostingjury.com/reviews/Servage Their bandwidth terms are dubious to say the least -- no host can offer the figures they suggest at those prices. And finally, they have no phone number on their website. In my experience, that tells you A LOT. As you said, you get what you pay for. ;-) By the way, be very cautious with servage. There are good reasons why they are so cheap.

A no effort google throws up some very negative reviews:

http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/Servage.html
http://www.webhostingjury.com/reviews/Servage

Their bandwidth terms are dubious to say the least — no host can offer the figures they suggest at those prices. And finally, they have no phone number on their website. In my experience, that tells you A LOT.

As you said, you get what you pay for. ;-)

]]> By: Matthew Hill http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14875 Matthew Hill Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:40:36 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14875 @Sam P: I was previously with MediaTemple using their Grid Server which is the reason I wanted to move. It's unreliable, not fit for purpose and does not deliver what they say. Indeed, everyone on the Grid received a 2 month refund last year for the very many problems they were having. Although it's improved a bit, it still does not provide the performance I would expect from a premium supplier, and some applications run very badly on their servers, Wordpress in particular. @Sam P: I was previously with MediaTemple using their Grid Server which is the reason I wanted to move. It's unreliable, not fit for purpose and does not deliver what they say. Indeed, everyone on the Grid received a 2 month refund last year for the very many problems they were having. Although it's improved a bit, it still does not provide the performance I would expect from a premium supplier, and some applications run very badly on their servers, WordPress in particular.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14874 Sarah Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:22:37 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14874 Cheers for the comment Sam P. You're right, you certainly get what you pay for :) Cheers for the comment Sam P. You're right, you certainly get what you pay for :)

]]> By: Sam P. http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14865 Sam P. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:57 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14865 Maybe you should check out http://servage.co.uk/, i've heard a feew good things about them. If you really want quality mediatemple.net is who you want, you get what you pay for. Maybe you should check out http://servage.co.uk/, i've heard a feew good things about them.

If you really want quality mediatemple.net is who you want, you get what you pay for.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14854 Sarah Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:07:08 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14854 Glad to hear it's all sorted. Not sure about the unmetered bandwidth, lets hope your server neighbours don't take that literally ;) Glad to hear it's all sorted. Not sure about the unmetered bandwidth, lets hope your server neighbours don't take that literally ;)

]]> By: Matthew Hill http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14843 Matthew Hill Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:23:49 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/09/12/1-and-1-vs-fasthosts/#comment-14843 Hi Sarah, thanks for your advice and tips. I agree that paying a bit more for better service works out better in the long run. So after a lot of research and some performance testing (with WebFaction, MediaLayer and Memset versus my current host Mediatemple) I decided to go the other route and get a virtual dedicated server rather than shared hosting. I've opted for the Virtual Miniserver by Memset which vastly outperforms all of the USA based shared hosting i mentioned above. I haven't yet moved my sites over but I'm looking forward to a big speed increase when I do. It requires a bit more tech savvy than many users would like, and you don't get any support with the basic deals, but it's completely configurable, can act as a reseller machine and allows me to do whatever I want pretty much. With 10GB storage and unmetered bandwidth for £30 a month, I think that's pretty good. They won a PC Pro award several years running for best provider so they must be doing something right. ;-) Thanks again for your helpful advice. Hi Sarah, thanks for your advice and tips.

I agree that paying a bit more for better service works out better in the long run. So after a lot of research and some performance testing (with WebFaction, MediaLayer and Memset versus my current host Mediatemple) I decided to go the other route and get a virtual dedicated server rather than shared hosting.

I've opted for the Virtual Miniserver by Memset which vastly outperforms all of the USA based shared hosting i mentioned above. I haven't yet moved my sites over but I'm looking forward to a big speed increase when I do. It requires a bit more tech savvy than many users would like, and you don't get any support with the basic deals, but it's completely configurable, can act as a reseller machine and allows me to do whatever I want pretty much.

With 10GB storage and unmetered bandwidth for £30 a month, I think that's pretty good. They won a PC Pro award several years running for best provider so they must be doing something right. ;-)

Thanks again for your helpful advice.

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