Dreamhost.com

[sub-zero]

Grace Wrote:Dreamhost.com sounds like a wonderful service.

It is, I have been quite pleased with them.

[Bain]

I’ve used dreamhost almost since the first year I had a website. The actual first service I used was a free unlimited service called XOOM – then it began forcing ads and such, so I went to dreamhost.com in 99.

My 4+ years of service with dreamhost had many ups and several downs, yet I would agree with the rest of the posts in that dreamhost for $9.98 per year offers a great and untouchable service. The problem lays once you begin using over 30GB of bandwidth per month on a monthly continual basis- they will then shut down your account. This happened to me once and only one, I since moved off to a dedicated server with dual 120 gb drives and 1500 gb transfer a month.

My honest opinion is that if you are just starting off, even for a forum with say 200 members… dreamhost is a dream come true. But I must warn you, that the dream can quickly become a nightmare.

[vicki2]

A shut down is a real ouchy. How long did it take you to sort all that out, and did it effect your traffic dramatically?

[sub-zero]

Mine was down less than 24 hours. Once it came back up, I emailed all my users and told them it was back. They are came back and traffic has been great since then. But I don't use that much bandwidth yet.

[vicki2]

Ah ..ok ..good to know you were able to sort it. I'd have had a mild heart attack!

[Grace]

Um... it sounds pretty good to me. I just prefer the free services. I can do alot with some of the limited features most of them supply and still have a great site. I don't really mind not having a domain name at all as long as my site looks awsome I really don't care! lol

[Imrdy91]

sub-zero Wrote:I use dreamhost.com and I love them. FOr $9.95 a month, I get 20GB of storage, 1TB/month transfer, unlimited domain name hosting and unlimited emails. I have been with them for 2 months and have no complaints.

http://www.dreamhost.com

Hmm seems very interesting.....I use site ground right now, (http://www.siteground.com) and for 5 bucks a month I get about the same thing except without the 1TB of monthly transfer. I will definately plan on checking them out a.s.a.p!

[sub-zero]

If you pay 2 years in advance you can get this same package for $7.95/month. I didn't do that because I didn't want to shell out that much cash on a new host provider, but if I like their service at the end of this first year, I will definately go that route and save $2 a month.

[triumph]

Bain,

How much are you paying for your dedicated server with Dreamhost? I am shopping for a dedicated box and would love to get some feedback on the price and experience.

[Grace]

Do you usually pay 2 months ahead?