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I'm hoping someone could help. Is NTL webspace 55MB? If this is true, is the 55MB a strict 55MB or is there some leeway?

On another note. Someone recommended I-Web solutions for webspace, but I'm not sure it was from someone on these forums.

Thanks.

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I don't think there is any leeway.

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Not sure about the NTL bit but I-web have been very good to me so far. Haven't been with them long and haven't gottent around to using any of the space I have yet but the Customer Service has been excellent :D

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the amount of webspace offered by I-Web solutions is 'only' 100MB for their entry level package - great if you are using it for a blog or forum, but for dedicated storage of data, you may be better off with Gmail - 1GB of space & free.

That isn't to dismiss I-Web, I'm a customer, myself, but their packages aren't geared towards storage, if that is what you need. ;)

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Yep I-web are very good :) ive been with them for nearly a year, top tech support and brill value. Theres a link on the site somewere for a special cable forum offer, will have a search around for a link :)

EDIT : http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/cfhosting.php there you go :) at a tenner a year you cant go wrong!!

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Agreed, i can`t speak highly enough of i-web. Great hosts, and soooooo helpful when you get stuck.

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Or save yourself a small fortune - and get even more space and features like i do.

www-web-mania.com for £20 quid (per year)

# 500MB of disk space
# 6GB of data transfer per month
# Frontpage extensions version 2002
# Unlimited POP3 mail@yourdomain.com
# Unlimited mail forwarding mail@yourdomain.com
# Webmail for POP3 accounts
# Email is filtered for Spam and Viruses
# Unlimited subdomains of your domain name
e.g. http://subdomain.yourdomain.com/
# CGI-BIN directory
# Control Panel
# Perl 5
# PHP 4
# SSI (server side includes)
# MySQL Database
# phpMyAdmin for MySQL management
# SSH access
# Full FTP access
# Detailed visitor statistics
# Close control downflow air conditioning units.
# UPS system and Generator back-up

Go on - beat that.

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http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...light=webmania

Id take a read here before signing up, so that you are aware of there practices etc....

main points (imo)


Anyone looking for webhosting of any sort, i would recommend researching your host on Web Hosting Talk as they are independant people, that submit their problem hosts / opinions on current host......

The only thing is, most posts on WHT are regarding bad hosting experiences.... So trying to find a good host isnt easy, but if you do a search on the hostname in their forum, and find posts, i recommend you read them to find out exactly what your host is like...

I-Web isnt on their much at all unfortunately... (or is that luckiily)... so our customers views / opinions of our services come from places like Cable Forum, and from our testimonial section on our website.

Each host is different, offering different services for different people. Make sure that the support you recieve is good, send an e-mail to support@theirdomain.com and see how long it takes to get a response, exlain in the message (be fair) that this is just a test support message to gauge their response times. Also i would ask about things like upgrading packages... theirs nothing worse than purchasing a package to find out in 3 months time (when your website has really taken off) that your site is going to get suspended every 2 weeks because you have used up all your bandwidth. Another good thing to look for is a control panel, if you are new to having a proper hosting provider, it can often be daunting finding your way round a control panel. E-mail their sales dept, and see if they can offer you any sort of demonstration.

That should cover your basics, and ensure you get a package / company that suits you.....

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Fair - enough - but i have had it for over a year and have had an excellent and trouble free time with them.

I run PHP and e-mail - with no problems, but admittedly dont use mysql. (Why would you care if you only get 50Mb with their Web Access - whats wrong with POP3? - I only use Web access if im on holiday or something - not as my main client)

I also used Livehelp with no problem, and when i have used e-mail support they have always been VERY quick and willing to deal with me.

For 20 quid its a bargain.

BTW - 20 quid + 17.5% VAT is 23.50 - nowhere near this "plucked out of the air" 30 quid that is mentioned above.

(Tells you a bit about the person posting)

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I would have to say Iweb have been great. I'm currently installing an xcart shopping site and secure checkout. They got the site security cert installed and problems resolved promptly and were genuinely interested in sorting out this install and fixed IP promptly.

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mmm... i didnt look at his maths, merely just copied and pasted... but it still shows the bolt ons that go on to their end pricing (it all adds up)......

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Agreed, but to compare what your asking, £1.99 Monthly or £21.49 Annually (with or without VAT BTW?) you appear to get much less.

E.g.
200 MB of Web Space
5000 MB of Bandwidth
200 Pop3 Accounts

I dont mean to pick holes, im sure you get what you pay for, but i find webmania to be a stonking good deal, and havent had any greif.

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And thats the wonder of consumer choice and competition. OP asked for suggestions for hosting and now has two alternatives suggested, both with positive experiences. :cool: chill.

I'll also add that Demon (thus plc) provide fantastic hosting and incredible speeds and bandwidth and 24 hour person to person helpdesks, they are also ambivilent about using more server space on business accounts than you have bought. I called to ask how much more space I had to upload images and was advised that I had used 120Mb of my 50Mb allowance! Yet I could still upload more. Demon servers are also located in the UK near docklands so reducing latency further still. You pay top $ for this though.

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Mmmm a demon hosting pack starts from around £15 a month, but like you said.... great service, and great packages

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http://www.qiq.co.uk/technology1.php
And another... Do I read that right? 10 Gb of space and 100GB of bandwidth (what's the catch, 100Gb for the year?)

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:shocked: :shocked:

I think your right, that its 100,000Mb of bandwidth for the year, Which works out to be about 8Gb per month, which is still VERY good for £1.42 a month especially with almost 10Gb of storage space too :erm:

Not sure how they can do it to be honest, i mean... lets say they have a 250Gb drive in there, thats 25 clients paying £1.42 a month each, total income £35.50 a month...... over a year £426, that doesnt even cover the cost of a box... let alone the 24,000Gb bandwidth per year :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: But still... if your looking for serious storage abilities ;)

Only info i can find about them is here
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...&highlight=qiq
It appears that it is run by the same people that run net4nowt..... certainly looks interesting though...............

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I've been with my web hosting company (Penguin Computer Services)over a year now... Top quality service, always fast replies to support emails even outside of office hours. Good uptime and any outages how ever minor and always explained, a vast majority if not all download i've ever experienced was maintenece on the servers that has been announced in advanced.

Granted their prices are a bit higher than I-Webs, but i'm happy with them especially the Class-A Customer Service and Technical Support they offer, can;t be faulted in anyway; I've seen worse of pricing than PCS. Another thing keeping me with PCS is their choice of the Ensim control panel as opposed to cpanel...

They started off a couple of years back with just a single UK based server but have grown and done quite well now with 8 US based ones and 2 UK baseds although they've been starting to phase the UK ones out...

maybe if they ever try to screw me over i'll think about a switch to I-Webs, sound like a good company on-par with PCS...

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Now sorted.

Thanks for all your input, much appreciated. :)