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Of course you're only getting what you pay for at other hosts if you use exactly your allotment. Consider the websites I'm working on now, I need some advanced

Of course you're only getting what you pay for at other hosts if you use exactly your allotment. Consider the websites I'm working on now, I need some advanced features so I have a medium sized package with way too much disk and bandwidth.

vlad 20y ago
I would avoid all web hosts that offer crazy pricing and a lot of bandwidth because they are either amateurs, desperate, have terrible support because of the number of accounts as well as because those prices attract cheapskates, who then drag the support team's morale down. However, a lot of bandwidth is important as insurance so you don't pay overages and the host doesn't turn off your site for the month. On the other hand, more important than that is the ability to upgrade to a better package at a later time. You should be able to upgrade to 800 GB bandwidth for about $80 to $120 a month. Though of course you'd want to get a dedicated server with that kind of traffic, it takes some time to research another web host, sign up, check them out, try them out at different times of day, upload some stuff, wait for the dns to propogate, and more. So, you want a host that lets you upgrade to an account with more bandwidth the same day you request it. Hosts that have a $5 plan, an $8 plan, and a $12 plan as their highest, I would avoid. Hosts that have a $20 plan for 300GB, $60 for $500, and $80 for 800GB, I would think actually plan on their users using their bandwidth. I signed up for KnownHost.com just now, who have the best uptime AND 38 servers with who knows how many VPS accounts on each one, and they have immediate e-mail support and a very fast VPS. I am going to have to switch to something else that has ruby on rails preinstalled because neither I nor the tech could figure it out, even after trying 6 different installation instructions, removing cpanel, with cpanel, etc.

vlad 20y ago

I would avoid all web hosts that offer crazy pricing and a lot of bandwidth because they are either amateurs, desperate, have terrible support because of the number of accounts as well as because those prices attract cheapskates, who then drag the support team's morale down. However, a lot of bandwidth is important as insurance so you don't pay overages and the host doesn't turn off your site for the month. On the other hand, more important than that is the ability to upgrade to a better package at a later time. You should be able to upgrade to 800 GB bandwidth for about $80 to $120 a month. Though of course you'd want to get a dedicated server with that kind of traffic, it takes some time to research another web host, sign up, check them out, try them out at different times of day, upload some stuff, wait for the dns to propogate, and more. So, you want a host that lets you upgrade to an account with more bandwidth the same day you request it. Hosts that have a $5 plan, an $8 plan, and a $12 plan as their highest, I would avoid. Hosts that have a $20 plan for 300GB, $60 for $500, and $80 for 800GB, I would think actually plan on their users using their bandwidth. I signed up for KnownHost.com just now, who have the best uptime AND 38 servers with who knows how many VPS accounts on each one, and they have immediate e-mail support and a very fast VPS. I am going to have to switch to something else that has ruby on rails preinstalled because neither I nor the tech could figure it out, even after trying 6 different installation instructions, removing cpanel, with cpanel, etc.