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  • mht
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2003
    • 194

    #1

    Hostgator any good?

    Hi, anyone have any recent experience of virtual hosting with Hostgator?

    Thanks in advance.
    http://www.pattayafree.com/
  • chaze
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2002
    • 9775

    #2
    I think they are for resellers mostly??? But I have heard o.k. things.
    Like the desert needs the rain
    We do fully manged WordPress, VPS, and Servers. Adult Host Pro https://adulthostpro.com/ Since 2001

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    • bobby666
      boots are my religion
      • Nov 2005
      • 21765

      #3
      had hosted one year without problems, changed to servage.net as they were cheaper

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      • Nookster
        Confirmed IT Professional
        • Nov 2005
        • 3744

        #4
        I'm thinking of getting a dedi with hostgator...heard good things and they're pretty cheap. No experience with them though.
        The Best Affiliate Software, Ever.

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        • Damian_Maxcash
          So Fucking Banned
          • Oct 2002
          • 12745

          #5
          I had some Mainstream stuff with them a few yeras ago - I remember I pulled my stuff as something went wrong, I cant remember the exact reason. I do remember a few heated emails flying around though.

          I will try and remember.

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          • SomeCreep
            :glugglug
            • Mar 2003
            • 26118

            #6
            Originally posted by mht
            Hi, anyone have any recent experience of virtual hosting with Hostgator?

            Thanks in advance.
            gator what? Go with http://www.webair.com

            Webair Hosting

            I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

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            • shake
              frc
              • Jul 2003
              • 4663

              #7
              Never heard of them.
              Crazy fast VPS for $10 a month. Try with $20 free credit

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              • SlamDesigns
                Confirmed User
                • Jul 2005
                • 2339

                #8
                Used them...and really liked them. Really fast servers, and I was running several add-on domains at the time. I'm still an affiliate of theirs, so if you do decide to go with them, would you mind using my link? lol. Please and thank you! http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/...?id=Mastermind

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                • Nookster
                  Confirmed IT Professional
                  • Nov 2005
                  • 3744

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SomeCreep
                  gator what? Go with http://www.webair.com
                  Nice thread jack creep. WEBAIR harbors spammers...why on Earth would you put your businesses in the hands of criminals I'll never understand.
                  The Best Affiliate Software, Ever.

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                  • kuthi123
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2005
                    • 6478

                    #10
                    If you want test reseller accountfrom hostgator use "JURY" coupon so you can pay just 1 cent for first month.

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                    • Magix
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 2616

                      #11
                      i have very nice working with them, never had any problems
                      PSD to HTML/XHTML/CSS Services

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                      • thunder99
                        Confirmed User
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 503

                        #12
                        I had a reseller account with them a year or so ago. They were fine until the server crashed and was down for a couple of days, I could never get a straight status report from support, so I moved.
                        yeah, yeah

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                        • Nookster
                          Confirmed IT Professional
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 3744

                          #13
                          Originally posted by thunder99
                          I had a reseller account with them a year or so ago. They were fine until the server crashed and was down for a couple of days, I could never get a straight status report from support, so I moved.
                          And we have our first bad review from them. Thanks for posting...any others?
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                          • mht
                            Confirmed User
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 194

                            #14
                            Originally posted by thunder99
                            I had a reseller account with them a year or so ago. They were fine until the server crashed and was down for a couple of days, I could never get a straight status report from support, so I moved.
                            Who did you move to?
                            http://www.pattayafree.com/

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                            • munki
                              Do Fun Shit.
                              • Dec 2004
                              • 13393

                              #15
                              I had some problems with them... nothing huge... billing and downtime.

                              I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

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                              • thunder99
                                Confirmed User
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 503

                                #16
                                Originally posted by mht
                                Who did you move to?
                                servint.net

                                Their support staff are pretty cool and know what they're doing.

                                Problem with hostgator is that they outsource support.
                                yeah, yeah

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                                • SpeakEasy
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2002
                                  • 2681

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by SomeCreep
                                  gator what? Go with http://www.webair.com

                                  Another cheap thread jack/drive by spam. Webair uses cheap peering BW they used to have good level3 but lost that a few months ago. This thread was not asking for any idiots to spam another host, it was specifically asking for comments on one specific host !!
                                  Check Your Internet Speed;
                                  http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

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                                  • WebairGerard
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Sep 2005
                                    • 8113

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by SpeakEasy
                                    Webair uses cheap peering BW they used to have good level3 but lost that a few months ago. :
                                    I agree this is not the thread to go on about this as the person who started it is looking for advice on a particular company. But just to reply to your statement about us:

                                    We dropped Level3 and obtained much more capacity with Global Crossings who were much more flexable and able to provide circuits in more buildings than Level3 could. In addition to Global Crossings we use Teleglobe (tier 1) who also provides us with redundant circuits. We use Telia (tier 1) for most of our Euro routes, and of course peering which is the best possible scenario for routing packets.

                                    What do you think is cheap about peering? Please explain that.

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                                    • Bird
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2005
                                      • 4365

                                      #19
                                      They are very reliable, I was happpy to find them.....24hour online chat support is the way to go.....
                                      ICQ:268731675

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                                      • mht
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Mar 2003
                                        • 194

                                        #20
                                        Ok, I am on with Hostgator and have run in to a huge problem.

                                        Their cpanel will not let you add domains until it is hosted with them.

                                        This means you have to loose some email as you can not add any forwarding until the dns change is complete and the domain points to them.

                                        I have been on to tech support and they advise and I quote here 'There is no way to avoid downtime for an addon domain.' So they are aware of the problem and expect the customers to live with it.

                                        I have emailed the owner, see if he has any thoughts. If not this will be a deal breaker and we will be cancelling.
                                        Last edited by mht; 09-14-2006, 12:11 PM.
                                        http://www.pattayafree.com/

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                                        • SlamDesigns
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jul 2005
                                          • 2339

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by mht
                                          Ok, I am on with Hostgator and have run in to a huge problem.

                                          Their cpanel will not let you add domains until it is hosted with them.

                                          This means you have to loose some email as you can not add any forwarding until the dns change is complete and the domain points to them.

                                          I have been on to tech support and they advise and I quote here 'There is no way to avoid downtime for an addon domain.' So they are aware of the problem and expect the customers to live with it.

                                          I have emailed the owner, see if he has any thoughts. If not this will be a deal breaker and we will be cancelling.
                                          The downtime for me was about 30 minutes. I moved 16 domains to them, set them up, and the DNS propogated really quickly. Not saying that's always the case, but I had no problems.

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                                          • mht
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Mar 2003
                                            • 194

                                            #22
                                            And now more than 8 hours after I have signed up, they have closed the account, deleted all my content and databases and asked me to call to verify my account.

                                            Unbelieveable.
                                            http://www.pattayafree.com/

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                                            • bknoob
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Apr 2006
                                              • 1610

                                              #23
                                              I have heard ok things about hostgator actually..

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