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June 27th, 2004, 04:37 PM
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Which webhost should I get
Hi I'm considering opening up a website and I am unsure and not even sure where to site of finding a web host.
I want something cheap yet not crappy :P
Any reccomendations?
thanks.
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June 27th, 2004, 04:50 PM
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Big Daddy
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Location: Boston, MA
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I host my own site, but for others, I use LunarPages. They have been OUTSTANDING so far.
Chris
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June 27th, 2004, 04:58 PM
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Search around, look on google.
Get recommendations from people you know.
There are many, many hosts out there, some of which are cheap and/or not crappy.
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June 27th, 2004, 05:25 PM
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thanks for the help,
that lunarpages one seems like the right price for me  Will I have to buy a domain on top of that right? |
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June 27th, 2004, 05:45 PM
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Big Daddy
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fabolous05
Will I have to buy a domain on top of that right?
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Ummmmm... Do you already have a domain name registered? If not, then you can get it from them (provided that it's .com, .net, or .org). But if you already have a domain name registered, then you can just transer the DNS settings and have LP host the site & e-mail, etc.
Chris
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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results"
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June 27th, 2004, 06:19 PM
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thanks for quick response,
say if it were cheaper to buy a domain from someone else, should I do it?
By that I mean is there any difference of buying domains from people, is there ever such a thing of one domain being faster loading then another?
Or can there be times where the domain provider is down and the domain doesn't work?
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June 27th, 2004, 07:06 PM
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Big Daddy
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fabolous05
say if it were cheaper to buy a domain from someone else, should I do it?
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Sure, why not, but domains are cheap pretty much everywhere. I think it's $15 to buy it from LP. The advantage to buying it from LP is that they will setup DNS for you within an hour of signing up. I have to admit, when I bought domains from them, I was ready to go and able to upload all within an hour. I now have 2 domains/hosting with them and am thrilled.
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Originally posted by Fabolous05
By that I mean is there any difference of buying domains from people, is there ever such a thing of one domain being faster loading then another?
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No, speed has nothing to do with who you buy the domain from. Speed is a function of the host and the bandwidth you buy, traffic, and user connection speed (among other things).
Quote:
Originally posted by Fabolous05
Or can there be times where the domain provider is down and the domain doesn't work?
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If your host's server goes down, then yes your site will be down. It happens sometimes, but is rare. That's what "uptime" is. LP is up 99.97% of the time, I believe.
Chris
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results"
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June 27th, 2004, 07:08 PM
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Setting up the DNS for a domain is easy.
Go with www.namecheap.com cheap and good.
Don't go with Ev1 though, unless you want to get loads of junkmail to your house.  |
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June 27th, 2004, 08:08 PM
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do certain domain registrar's have certain options that go along with their domain, that other's might not? Or are all domains just the same.
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June 27th, 2004, 08:11 PM
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Taken from NameCheap's site, below are the extra features eNom resellers provide (eNom is a very big, accredited registrar that has been around for awhile)
It is definitely not worth paying $15/yr for a domain these days, they easily go for under $10/yr. (not a big difference, but why overpay  )
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• FREE URL Forwarding/Framing with no ads
• FREE Domain Parking (Coming Soon) Page
• FREE E-mail Forwarding (you@yourdomain.com)
• FREE Dynamic DNS
• FREE Transfers
• FREE Full Control over your domain
• FREE Change of ownership
• FREE Security features prevents hijacking
• Your Information will be visible in WHOIS
• Consolidated Domain Management
Manage all your domains in one place
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June 27th, 2004, 08:46 PM
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Big Daddy
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fabolous05
do certain domain registrar's have certain options that go along with their domain, that other's might not? Or are all domains just the same.
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Domains are NOTHING more than a name. They are nothing else. Different hosts sell different hosting packages, but that is a seperate issue. As you can see from that "namecheap" site, LP is certainly much better (IMO).
Chris
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results"
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June 27th, 2004, 08:48 PM
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meh, yeah If I choose LP I'll just buy it from them, less hassle, why bother over only 5 dollars.
Thanks for posts.
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June 27th, 2004, 09:17 PM
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Web Junky
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fabolous05
meh, yeah If I choose LP I'll just buy it from them, less hassle, why bother over only 5 dollars.
Thanks for posts.
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Buying domains from your hosting vendor is not a good practice. Even though LunarPages is a big company, people have been robbed of their domains because something happened between them and the hosting vendor and they decided to leave. (I am not referring to LP, haven't heard of such issues with them)
In this case, it probably won't be the issue but I would just like to give the heads up for those that are looking to buy domains from a rather smaller company.
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June 27th, 2004, 10:00 PM
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yeah that is true, if I owned a domain from someone else they really can't take it away from me.
good point, thanks
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June 27th, 2004, 10:50 PM
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