Web Host Recommendations [closed]
I'm presently using web.com for website hosting. I've had some so-so experiences, and think they are a little overpriced. We have a fairly simple website - no e-commerce. We do need plenty of storage space, though.
What web hosts are people happy with?
Dreamhost offers unlimited diskspace and bandwidth.
However, if your website is a static site, you could try hosting off Amazon S3. At $0.15/GB/month for storage, it's pretty cheap. The other pricing component is the bandwidth cost at $0.17/GB.
I use MediaTemple and Slicehost. They are both excellent. Support at MediaTemple is impeccable although they have had significant downtime and it is starting to get annoying.
MediaTemple
Great for very user friendly, dead simple web hosting. They are very clear about downtime and future upgrades.
Support: Always great; I have called their support line on a number of locations and they were extremely helpful, easy to understand, and very friendly.
Slicehost
Excellent root access, bare bones virtual private server. I have had absolutely no problems with them.
Support: I have never had to call Slicehost and have only been in their online chat once (to ask some server administration questions). I hear that their support is great. They have a number of people accessible on Twitter who have answered my questions instantly (Robert Scoble now represents Rackspace).
I use WebFaction and have found them to be excellent. You can read my experience of their service here and here.
HostRocket is pretty good.
I've used NearlyFreeSpeech.NET and 1and1.com
NearlyFreeSpeech.NET is really inexpensive for a couple of low volume sites that I run.
1and1.com costs a little more, but has better tools (especially for e-mail support). The problem I found with them is their support is if you need to verify your order (as part of fraud prevention) you can only call between 9am and 5pm EST. This is a pain in the butt when you want to keep work on your personal projects separate from when you are at your 9-5 job.