Seeking: new web hosting service
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
Any suggestions?
Yes, I've just suggested that CP should start a web hosting service. Other than that DiscountAsp.Net were always pretty good (but pricey) and Arvixe have been a little better lately.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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Gregory.Gadow wrote:
Any suggestions?
Yes, I've just suggested that CP should start a web hosting service. Other than that DiscountAsp.Net were always pretty good (but pricey) and Arvixe have been a little better lately.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
I like DiscountASP.Net as well but I am not sure if they support that Word flattening service.
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Gregory.Gadow wrote:
Any suggestions?
Yes, I've just suggested that CP should start a web hosting service. Other than that DiscountAsp.Net were always pretty good (but pricey) and Arvixe have been a little better lately.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
Arvixe looks good, and its rating on every ratings site I've checked is much higher than GoDaddy. I think that might be the ticket, thanks!
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
I like http://WinHost.com[^]. It's inexpensive,they offer free trial period. Has good up-to-date asp.net hosting and features. I also think https://www.smarterasp.net/[^] is inexpensive, offers a free trial and offers decent support etc.
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
I second the Arvixe nomination: I've been using it for a number of years, and not had problems getting technical support or with the service (DDoS attacks notwithstanding, and they mitigated those pretty quickly)
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
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If I need to move this to a different forum, I will. Since this is the biggest group of computer geeks I know.... :-D I have been struggling with GoDaddy for a few years, mainly because they are inexpensive and my needs are minimal. But a current project has been giving me fits with WordPress, and last week, GD quietly eliminated support via email. Now if you have any problems, you must actually contact a live person. From what I've been reading, wait times of more than an hour are typical, and you get connected to someone who is first a salesperson pushing "upgrades" rather than someone who can actually provide technical assistance. That's the last straw, and I want to move. So: I am looking for a new web hosting based in the United States. The host needs to support both ASP.Net, and offer WordPress. The two sites I will be moving are low traffic, so a shared server is fine. Cost is an issue, of course, but I have some wiggle room. I would much rather deal with an established company with a good reputation than a recent start-up. One that won't constantly spam me would be nice, but that is probably asking for too much. Any suggestions? Added: Forgot to mention that I use .Net 3.5. If push comes to shove, I can port over to PHP: I prefer .Net as I have a dev environment for that.
I've not used them yet, but I've been keeping my eye on Collabora 365[^]
