13 Jul, 2008
It’s amazing how much ‘freedom of speech’ you can get on the Internet. I was wandering around searching for hosting related info one day and I found this on DreamHost forum!
Note that how this users screw DreamHost (at their own forum!) and still, the article get published.
Dreamhost vs HostMonster
Who would you want to give your Web Hosting Business to!?
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Dreamhost: $79.95 per month
HostMonster: $4.95 per month
(Paid in Advance ~ 24 Months ~ $118.00 ~ One Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents…)
Same Period At DreamHost: $1,918.80 ~ One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Eighty Cents…)
Dreamhost: No Telephone Support
HostMonster: Excellent Telephone Support With Great People on the End of The Line and a System That Alerts You As To Your Position in Line ~ If you have to wait…
Dreamhost: Abysmal Customer Service
HostMonster: Friendly, Quick, Efficient Customer Service at All Times!
Dreamhost: When all else fails and they can’t fix a problem, the solution is: lie to your Customers!
HostMonster: “Just the facts, Ma’am!”
DreamHost: Their Claim ~ “The Tony Montanas of the Internet!” (Al Pacino’s character from the movie “Scarface.”)
At DreamHost, It’s About Status.
HostMonster: Makes no claim to being a fictional, three-dimensionally challenged, celluloid, Greedy, Coke-sniffing, Violent, Murdering Columbian Drug Lord with a Lounge Singer’s name.
At HostMonster, it’s About Service.
Who would you want to give your Web Hosting Business to?
“We Have left DreamHost.Con, are a New customer of HostMonster.Com and Very Impressed!”
~ Mark S. “Bear” Daniels
Publisher
ILIPS Group International
So here’s the question to you: Who would you want to give your web hosting business to after reading this? Hostmonster, or Dreamhost?
12 Jul, 2008
Many wonder what system is HostMonster using for its server bandwidth. Well, the quick answer is HostMonster uses the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) system for their file transfer bandwidth.
In case you’ve never heard of it, the SONET system is a fiber-optic high speed transmission system made for digital traffic. Only with such system, HostMonster is able to provides such fat bandwidth for their customers.
A search on the Internet shows that HostMonster bandwidth is technically an OC-48 Backbone Connection, 48 times faster than a basic DS-3 or TS-3 network data connection. This is one of the fastest fiber optic connections found on the internet today. HostMonster Bandwidth also uses fast Intel Xeon quad processing servers for high speed processing of requests over the network. HostMonster Bandwidth also is supported by synchronized power and a 99.999% uptime guarantee for all web hosting accounts.
To wrap things up, here’s a quick glance on HostMonster bandwidth features:
- Synchronous Optical Networking
- OC-48 Backbone Connection
- Intel Xeon quad processing servers
- 99.999% uptime guarantee
- Top bandwidth speeds in the industry
9 Jul, 2008
Not many knew that Hostmonster and Bluehost are working under the same roof at Orem, Utah.
HostMonster location on Google Map:
BlueHost location on Google Map
Same address! Surprise?
Well, the fact is these two shared web hosting and domain registration companies have combined their hosting platforms since September 2007. The merger lead BlueHost/HosMonster Inc. surpass the 525,000 active domain mark in year 2007.
If you search and read detail enough, you’ll notice that it’s not just the registration address of BlueHost and HostMonster are located in the same location; the physical servers and dedicated personnel are as well in place for both companies – having the management team and most of the support staff work on both platforms. You won’t be surprise these two hosting companies have added certain new features including new spam protection, coupons for free PPC advertising credits, powerful shopping carts and merchant account services since the merger.
I guess this explains why the hosting plan of Bluehost and Hostmonster is kinda similar, huh?
7 Jul, 2008
HostMonster allows you to have unlimited FTP accounts/connections to the server. This means you can have virtually no restriction at all working on FTP file transfers – such like sharing musics and videos with friends via your host server on Hostmonster. Cool, isn’t?
Err, okay, so you’re a beginner and not sure what’s FTP. Well, FTP (aka File Transfer Protocol, or file transfer program) is the program and protocol which allows files to be transferred across the Internet. The FTP is also incorporated into WWW browsers such as Internet Explorer and FireFox. In layman term, FTP is a method to upload and download files to your web server (in our case, Hostmonster web server).
How to add a FTP account and transfer file via FTP in HostMonster
You will need a FTP account on your HostMonster account and a third party FTP program to access your files. As default, your username/password is the passes for FTP access. For example in my case, I can login to my FTP account using the username and password that I created when I first signed up with HostMonster.
You can also add a new FTP account (as Hostmonster offer unlimited FTP account) for your friends or families for the access.
FTP account is easy to be created and shown below is the ‘control page’ for creating FTP account.
Also, Hostmonster allow you to create an anonymonus FTP account where no password is requried for the login. This may be useful if you have files that you wish to be publicly available for download. However, you should be aware that allowing anonymous users to access any part of your system may be considered a security hole.
All the fuctions related to FTP can be found at your cPanel froun page, under category ‘File’.
5 Jul, 2008
Yes, I know – all you want is to have your website host on Hostmonster and you did nothing fishy nor you’re using a stolen credit card. But out of nowhere, the Hostmonster Verification Department jumped out and deactivate your account with the reason of “suspicious activity on this account”.
“WTF?!” I had the same reaction as you’re having now when I first know this and it almost made me yell to the laptop screen like the Incredible Hulk.
But the situation took a positive turn as soon as I contacted Hostmonster customer supports. Good news is that the customer support is very helpful and it’s not that hard to get your account back in action. In fact my account was reactivated back very soon and I’m happy with their response time.
In case you’re not sure what to do, check out my previous related posts where I…
Good news about this is that you can fix this ULTRA FAST – just an identity check with Hostmonster Verification Department and you’re done. Also, think about this thoroughly, this is actually a good sign for a web hosting company. To me, it shows that Hostmonster’s taking their business seriously and they are being very responsive towards scams and spams.
Can’t go wrong sticking with the company that care about their business a lor, right? To learn more, visit Hostmonster online.
