Any good hosts for an arcade/media site?

Bojangles · 09-15-2006, 10:09 AM

I'm about to purchase a dedicated server. I want to check up on what you guys think before I do it, though. If you know any good places for hosting, let me know.

Sean · 09-15-2006, 11:00 AM

If your site is going to use alot of server resources, go ahead and get a dedicated. If your worried more about space and bandwidth, I'm sure you can find a host willing to give extra for a little more $.

http://softlayer.com - I have had a server there for about 3 months, and have had no problems!
http://rackforce.com - Before you go dedicated, maybe get a VPS? Make sure you use your real phone #, they call to verify the order.

Bojangles · 09-15-2006, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the input. Rackforce doesn't seem that bad.

kerry · 09-16-2006, 12:03 PM

check my site www.kw-host.net see if you like the packages

Bojangles · 09-16-2006, 07:08 PM

Your packages are nice, but I need alot of disk space and bandwidth.

admin · 09-17-2006, 08:52 AM

GO here: http://www.top7hosts.com/. Check out # 5, offers 100 Gigs of space with 1 TB of bandwidth. This is through our affiliate signup so please use that link if you decide to signup, thanks!

Bojangles · 09-17-2006, 09:06 AM

Do you use them? I'm curious if they're oversold. Offering such high plans at such small prices, I can almost guarantee they are.

Bojangles · 09-17-2006, 09:09 AM

Everything was looking good until:

10. Bandwidth and Disk Usage.

10.1 - Customer agrees that Globat will monitor and meter Customer's daily bandwidth and disk usage and in the event that Customer exceeds the bandwidth or disk usage allocated to each hosting package on any given day Globat may take corrective action which may, at Globat's sole discretion, include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement. All bandwidth is measured daily and monthly bandwidth allowances are divided by the calendar days of a given month to determine the daily bandwidth allowance. Customer agrees that in the event of a dispute Globat's monitoring reports shall be the final method of determination how much disk space and bandwidth was used and agrees to pay the excess usage charges when due. Customer's logs files are counted against any disk usage.

10.2 - To avoid unfair resource distribution at no time shall Customer use more than 15 simultaneous processes by and with any of Customer's applications and not upload any file larger than 10 megabyte. All images in a Customer's hosting account must be linked to from pages within the Customer's hosting account. It is a violation of this agreement if Customer uses this account as merely an image, sound or file library. Binary files such as images, video and sound (i.e MP3, WAV, RA, GIF, JPG but not limited to those file extensions) may only account for a maximum of 50% of Customer's total bandwidth usage before customer must upgrade to a higher performance solution.

admin · 09-18-2006, 07:59 AM

All in the fineprint. Yes i use them for some sites but not for media websites.

Maybe a dedicated server is best for you afterall!

Bojangles · 09-18-2006, 08:41 AM

Yeah, exactly. I would say they would be good for hosting something like a forum or just a normal website. Not a media site, though. Thanks anyway.

09-15-2006, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Any good hosts for an arcade/media site? I'm about to purchase a dedicated server. I want to check up on what you guys think before I do it, though. If you know any good places for hosting, let me know.

09-15-2006, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sean Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 14	If your site is going to use alot of server resources, go ahead and get a dedicated. If your worried more about space and bandwidth, I'm sure you can find a host willing to give extra for a little more $. http://softlayer.com - I have had a server there for about 3 months, and have had no problems! http://rackforce.com - Before you go dedicated, maybe get a VPS? Make sure you use your real phone #, they call to verify the order. __________________

09-16-2006, 12:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
kerry Preferred Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 114	check my site www.kw-host.net see if you like the packages __________________ The one to PM for customized games!

09-17-2006, 08:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
admin Preferred Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 190	GO here: http://www.top7hosts.com/. Check out # 5, offers 100 Gigs of space with 1 TB of bandwidth. This is through our affiliate signup so please use that link if you decide to signup, thanks! __________________ Red Line Services Web Hosting Time 2 Play Online Arcade

09-18-2006, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
admin Preferred Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 190	All in the fineprint. Yes i use them for some sites but not for media websites. Maybe a dedicated server is best for you afterall! __________________ Red Line Services Web Hosting Time 2 Play Online Arcade

09-15-2006, 11:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Thanks for the input. Rackforce doesn't seem that bad.

09-16-2006, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Your packages are nice, but I need alot of disk space and bandwidth.

09-17-2006, 09:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Do you use them? I'm curious if they're oversold. Offering such high plans at such small prices, I can almost guarantee they are.

09-17-2006, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Everything was looking good until: 10. Bandwidth and Disk Usage. 10.1 - Customer agrees that Globat will monitor and meter Customer's daily bandwidth and disk usage and in the event that Customer exceeds the bandwidth or disk usage allocated to each hosting package on any given day Globat may take corrective action which may, at Globat's sole discretion, include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement. All bandwidth is measured daily and monthly bandwidth allowances are divided by the calendar days of a given month to determine the daily bandwidth allowance. Customer agrees that in the event of a dispute Globat's monitoring reports shall be the final method of determination how much disk space and bandwidth was used and agrees to pay the excess usage charges when due. Customer's logs files are counted against any disk usage. 10.2 - To avoid unfair resource distribution at no time shall Customer use more than 15 simultaneous processes by and with any of Customer's applications and not upload any file larger than 10 megabyte. All images in a Customer's hosting account must be linked to from pages within the Customer's hosting account. It is a violation of this agreement if Customer uses this account as merely an image, sound or file library. Binary files such as images, video and sound (i.e MP3, WAV, RA, GIF, JPG but not limited to those file extensions) may only account for a maximum of 50% of Customer's total bandwidth usage before customer must upgrade to a higher performance solution.

09-18-2006, 08:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bojangles Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Yeah, exactly. I would say they would be good for hosting something like a forum or just a normal website. Not a media site, though. Thanks anyway.

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