<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Dan Pilcheck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pilcheck@gmail.com" target="_blank">pilcheck@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Bob Kline <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Re hosting business, yes. Like many things,<br>
> there are just two states: everything works<br>
> satisfactorily, or "support" desk hell.<br>
><br>
> As for tech savvy, I just checked <a href="http://godaddy.com" target="_blank">godaddy.com</a>.<br>
> In part it appears to think that supporting a racecar<br>
> and having Danica Patrick imply she's going to<br>
> strip is good promotion for its webhosting<br>
> business. Like most places, it confuses<br>
> "bandwidth" with the number of bytes you can<br>
> transfer a month. It does have a byte storage<br>
> limit, but it's 150GB. Of course it also has a<br>
> lot of customers, so I suppose it does something<br>
> right.<br>
><br>
> One always hopes - assumes - there is someone<br>
> really technically competent running the basics,<br>
> but one can only assume that until they get into<br>
> trouble.<br>
><br>
> But then, I'm only will to spend $75 a year or<br>
> so to be able to access a remote hard drive, so<br>
> perhaps these services are as good as it gets.<br>
> I suspect that 95% or more of hobbyist users<br>
> don't pester them with any questions anyway....<br>
><br>
> -- Bob<br>
><br>
> P.S., any tips for getting past tier 1?<br>
> Something like "can I speak to your manager."<br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div>Bob,<br>
<br>
Have you considered using a cheap VPS?<br>
<br>
I use several - you get ssh and full control.<br>
ChicagoVPS.net has been good & they are close.<br>
Check <a href="http://LowEndBox.com/" target="_blank">http://LowEndBox.com/</a> for deals.<br>
<br>
I'm not familiar with your requirements but<br>
it might be worth considering.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
-Dan<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"> </div></div></blockquote><div>I'll check this out. Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>My requirements are simply lots</div><div>of storage, and transfer amounts </div>
<div>adequate for my needs. I only </div><div>have hobby websites, but there's a </div><div>lot of stuff on them. Hit rates are</div><div>totally modest, so adequate transfer</div><div>amounts per month are not large.</div>
<div>Nothing I do would blow any real </div><div>service out of the water, but I still</div><div>want the basics to be solid - uptime,</div><div>storage amounts, ease of transfer</div><div>and management. </div><div><br></div>
<div> -- Bob</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>