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Anyone know of any cheap(ish) Web hosting packages out there for hosting ..NET web services? Thanks for any tips!
I currently run my site (http://www.thejoyofcode.com/) through
webhost4life and they've been excellent for me so far and they're very very reasonably priced. Before you sign up I should warn you that I have heard some people complain about them - but I have to say I've always found their service to be very prompt and I've had very very few problems. If you do head over there - be sure to quote me as a referrer by quoting our id 'thejoyofcode' - cheeky I know, but if you do use them - somebody might as well gain from it :) Good luck, whatever you decide. Josh http://www.thejoyofcode.com/
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"Josh Twist" wrote: > I currently run my site (http://www.thejoyofcode.com/) through > webhost4life and they've been excellent for me so far and they're very > very reasonably priced. > > Before you sign up I should warn you that I have heard some people > complain about them - but I have to say I've always found their service > to be very prompt and I've had very very few problems. > > If you do head over there - be sure to quote me as a referrer by > quoting our id 'thejoyofcode' - cheeky I know, but if you do use them - > somebody might as well gain from it :) > > Good luck, whatever you decide. > > Josh > http://www.thejoyofcode.com/ > Actually, that looks pretty good. The only other option i stumbled across was with these guys - http://hostmysite.com/hosting/builder/ But on closer inspection I think the one you posted gives a lot more for slightly more cash, so i may go for that one. Anyway, if I go for it I will pass on your site as the referrer ;-) Cheers, David
Cheers David,
It's just my username 'thejoyofcode' actually. Good luck! Josh http://www.thejoyofcode.com/
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[quoted text, click to view] "David++" <David@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:466FDFFB-2BC7-4F10-B3F3-642E59F0580E@microsoft.com... > Hi folks, > > Anyone know of any cheap(ish) Web hosting packages out there for hosting > .NET web services? > > Thanks for any tips! > > David
Maybe the cheapest solution would be to buy a domain name and have the server
running at home on a PC with a webserver like IIS. Of course it's not easy to manage, but I think that it's the cheaper way. Notice that you could benefit with a lot of functionalities running your own server than buying a package that only covers one functionality. ++ [quoted text, click to view] "David++" wrote:
> Hi folks, > > Anyone know of any cheap(ish) Web hosting packages out there for hosting > .NET web services? > > Thanks for any tips! >
You know - I'm not sure that is cheaper. I read an article that talked
about this: When you take into account the fat upstream connection that you'll probably need to paya little extra for and the cost of electricity to power the thing for a year - there won't be much difference between some of the cheap hosting we've listed here. By the time a component pops on your pc that you have to replace (more likely if you run a standard PC non-stop) you're out of pocket and down for a few days whilst you wait for a new one to be shipped :) Then take into account the cost of a suitable backup system - which the pay for ISPs above all provide (usually with a charge to actually recover your data, but by that point you don't care!). Food for thought anyway... Josh http://www.thejoyofcode.com/
I'll throw in another vote for WebHost4Life. Their service has been
excellent, and they work with you to handle any issues that might arrise. They also stay on top of technology better than most other hosts. They do suffer from what any shared hosting plan does though, the whim of the other people on your server. Because they let you do more, there is more chance that someone will do something that bogs the server down for a while. I have had this happen on more than one occasion, but they were very helpful when it happened, including moving me to another server when they were taking a while to figure out what was slowing down one of their database servers. Overall, their service was excelent, and in addition you get a sharepoint site with most of their plans. [quoted text, click to view] "Josh Twist" wrote:
> I currently run my site (http://www.thejoyofcode.com/) through > webhost4life and they've been excellent for me so far and they're very > very reasonably priced. > > Before you sign up I should warn you that I have heard some people > complain about them - but I have to say I've always found their service > to be very prompt and I've had very very few problems. > > If you do head over there - be sure to quote me as a referrer by > quoting our id 'thejoyofcode' - cheeky I know, but if you do use them - > somebody might as well gain from it :) > > Good luck, whatever you decide. > > Josh > http://www.thejoyofcode.com/ >
If you're going to use the server just for basic purposes like hosting a site
then, yes, I understand what you say, and I agree, it' true that the costs would be aprox. the same and the effort to maintain your own "server" would be important. But think in all the things you could host on your own server instead paying extra packs. All the applications you want, ftp, exchange, reporting... But I agree, it's maybe not the best solution for this case. Best regards Siskhoalanka PS: If you invest just a little bit in a decent server (not more than 1500$-2000$) and you correctly configure your OS I think that you'd never gonna touch it at least for 4 years. [quoted text, click to view] "Josh Twist" wrote:
> You know - I'm not sure that is cheaper. I read an article that talked > about this: > > When you take into account the fat upstream connection that you'll > probably need to paya little extra for and the cost of electricity to > power the thing for a year - there won't be much difference between > some of the cheap hosting we've listed here. > > By the time a component pops on your pc that you have to replace (more > likely if you run a standard PC non-stop) you're out of pocket and down > for a few days whilst you wait for a new one to be shipped :) > > Then take into account the cost of a suitable backup system - which the > pay for ISPs above all provide (usually with a charge to actually > recover your data, but by that point you don't care!). > > Food for thought anyway... > > Josh > http://www.thejoyofcode.com/ >
The issue isn't necessarily in the management of the server (which with
backups, security patches, etc. would be required). To realistically host a server you need upload bandwidth. Most consumer internet access is geared towards the download speed, but still only has 200k - 300k upload speeds. The additional services you are talking about would increase the throughput demands on the network. Although you could do it (and in fact I do for some services), I wouldn't depend on that for hosting a web service or web site that I plan to run my business on. For $9.95 a month you can get web hosting, ftp, a Sharepoint site and email (although not exchange). They back the system up, keep it up to date and provide multihomed T3 lines for bandwidth that you most likely would not have if you host the server yourself. Also keep in mind that the licensing for using your SQL Server on the internet is usually prohibitive. I do have my own server with Exchange (which downloads email from my ISP) and source control, but I ahve a limitted number of people that access it. [quoted text, click to view] "Siskhoalanka" wrote:
> If you're going to use the server just for basic purposes like hosting a site > then, yes, I understand what you say, and I agree, it' true that the costs > would be aprox. the same and the effort to maintain your own "server" would > be important. > > But think in all the things you could host on your own server instead paying > extra packs. All the applications you want, ftp, exchange, reporting... > > But I agree, it's maybe not the best solution for this case. > > Best regards Siskhoalanka > > PS: If you invest just a little bit in a decent server (not more than > 1500$-2000$) and you correctly configure your OS I think that you'd never > gonna touch it at least for 4 years. > > > "Josh Twist" wrote: > > > You know - I'm not sure that is cheaper. I read an article that talked > > about this: > > > > When you take into account the fat upstream connection that you'll > > probably need to paya little extra for and the cost of electricity to > > power the thing for a year - there won't be much difference between > > some of the cheap hosting we've listed here. > > > > By the time a component pops on your pc that you have to replace (more > > likely if you run a standard PC non-stop) you're out of pocket and down > > for a few days whilst you wait for a new one to be shipped :) > > > > Then take into account the cost of a suitable backup system - which the > > pay for ISPs above all provide (usually with a charge to actually > > recover your data, but by that point you don't care!). > > > > Food for thought anyway... > > > > Josh > > http://www.thejoyofcode.com/ > >
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