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03-12-2006, 05:02 PM
Point God

Suggest Web Hosts...

I need people to recommend me some FREE web hosts with a huge bandwidth limit.

I'm thinking to make our site from flash, so I'd need a lot of bandwidth.

I think some of the free places say 'unlimited' bandwith and I know there really is no 'unlimited' bandwidth but I'm assuming the bandwidth is pretty big.
Even if the site doesnt say unlimited bandwidth... like at least 1GB bandwidht would probably be ok for a flash site right.

(and i obviously dont want hosts with like 500KB max file upload size since flash things are bigger)
03-12-2006, 05:20 PM
admedia

dude, you are gonna need alot of bandwidth... like tons... major flash web sites usually require unlimted bandwidth... that means lots... and tons of storage as well... you have to store those huge flash files somewhere... so like tons of storgage and major bandwidth...
03-12-2006, 05:38 PM
alty29

yeah, unlimited is the way to go, as it is in fact totally possible
03-12-2006, 06:05 PM
Point God

hmm i've been looking, how would these do? which one is the best?

http://www.weezyhost.com/ (pro- unlimited bandwidth, con- 2MB file size upload limit, 30MB space)

http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/ (pro- i read that it offers unlimited bandwidth and unlimited file size upload , 50MB space, cons- well i never thought tripod was this good... what up with this?)

http://www.propercomfy.co.uk/ (it says unlimited bandwidth but i cant fidn any other info about this and the site looks really unprofessional)

http://www.php0h.com/ (pro- unlimited bandwidth, 50MB space if thats enough, cons- only upload with FTP and i dont know too much about that)

http://free.hostdepartment.com/ (pro- unlimited bandwidth, 100MB space, cons- doesnt say anything about file size upload limit)

http://www.fateback.com/ ( pro- unlimited bandwidth, con- doesnt say anything about file size upload limit)

edit: another...

http://www.byethost.com/ ( this looks fishy, all of them are free... just look at this for yourself)

http://www.globalweb.com.ru/hosting.php (pro- 1 GB bandwidth con- no info on file size upload limit)

http://www.hostingisfree.com/ (pro - 5 GB bandwidth con- no info on file size upload limit)

help me out with these
03-12-2006, 06:06 PM
asheep_uk

There's no such thing as a free lunch, mate.
03-12-2006, 06:11 PM
Point God

what are you talking about
03-12-2006, 06:20 PM
admedia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

http://www.hostingisfree.com/ (pro - 5 GB bandwidth con- no info on file size upload limit)

help me out with these

Quote:

Originally Posted by hostingisfree.com

* Disk Space: 50 MB
* Bandwidth: 5,000 MB
* Control Panel: Cpanel 9
* mySQL Databases: 1
* Email Accounts: 1
* Subdomains: 1
* CGI / Pearl: Yes
* PHP: Yes
* Domain Hosting: Yes
* Subdomain Hosting: Yes

Go with that one.
03-12-2006, 06:30 PM
alty29

by the way, we were lying about unlimited bandwith. there is no such thing.
03-12-2006, 07:04 PM
Point God

admedia- although i probably will take your advice and go with that, i want to know, why do you think i should go with that one? (and did you manage to see anything about maximum file size upload because i just hope its not one of those 500KB or 2MB ones!)

alty29- i figured that lol, a while ago when i asked about web hosts on this site, i mentioned unlimited bandwidth (i didnt know too much about it at that time) and people were like screaming at me saying there is no such thing lol.
03-12-2006, 07:23 PM
admedia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

maximum file size upload because i just hope its not one of those 500KB or 2MB ones!)

what the hell are you talking about?
maximum upload $_FILES size by php.ini?
03-12-2006, 07:34 PM
Louis van Laarhoven

I had allmost that ... 15 GB bandwidth, 1000 MB storage, you name it ... for USD 8 per month. Almost free. Australian based, server in USA. It worked for three months, then came the problems.
Went to another, USA based. Suddenly one morning no server anymore. Got an email: he had to end his business. Datacenter turned him down.
Now I pay more money for less space and bandwith but I'm feeling more free (from troubles) then before.
03-12-2006, 07:42 PM
kevin_smithers

Why not just pay for it you don;t get adverts then!!

www.Wiltshire-Hosting.com
03-12-2006, 08:12 PM
Point God

Quote:

Originally Posted by admedia

what the hell are you talking about?
maximum upload $_FILES size by php.ini?

i mean like some sites dont let you upload files over 2MB because they have restrictions, but i dont see any restrictions on this site so i think its good. For hosting a flash site, is it good to upload the files with PHP? (i dont know too much about PHP)
03-12-2006, 08:16 PM
admedia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

i mean like some sites dont let you upload files over 2MB because they have restrictions, but i dont see any restrictions on this site so i think its good.

Yea, I can't imagine, but I guess they could regulate how large a file you can upload via FTP... never seen that done though.
03-12-2006, 08:19 PM
Point God

heres a good chance for me to clarify something... whats PHP and whats FTP?
whenever i uploaded things to a site, i just used it's file manager so i dont know what those 2 things mean
03-12-2006, 08:19 PM
lefteyewilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by admedia

Yea, I can't imagine, but I guess they could regulate how large a file you can upload via FTP... never seen that done though.

Yeah, i've seen this before. I know Geocities has a restriction file size uploads. I think there was a max of 5mb or so. But that's why it's free (on top of the ads and everything).

If you don't want restrictions or problems, you gotta pay, that's just life. You'll just have to deal with it.
03-12-2006, 08:22 PM
lefteyewilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

heres a good chance for me to clarify something... whats PHP and whats FTP?
whenever i uploaded things to a site, i just used it's file manager so i dont know what those 2 things mean

oh man...we've got quite a N00b here! j/k ;)

FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol. It's a service that is available for you to log into your web server space (or anyone elses for that matter, and you just have to drag and drop the files rather than choosing one file at a time to upload. It also lets you download files to your local computer. There's alot of programs that are specific to FTP, but if you want a free one....Internet Explorer has one built in.

PHP is a scripting language. It's quite handy and it will help you if you want to have dynamic content with flash. I suggest you go to www.w3schools.com to figure out more on this. (i personally use ASP for scripting which is the Microsoft scripting language, similar to PHP)
03-12-2006, 09:27 PM
Frets

Somedays I think Planet should open a new forum for fundamentals.

There is much to be leary about free hosts. It's not free for them.

If you really really want a free host... host your own.
It only takes time, effort, knowledge and risk. and maybe a dns relay service.
03-12-2006, 11:49 PM
PCRIDE

you pay for what you get. If its free don't count on getting great service, there may be some free sites, but their most likley loaded with advertisements.

I pay 20.00 a month straight up for
15 GB bandwidth
2GB storage
Unlimited domains
Cpanel and WHM
unlimited email, dbase, stats and full control over all your domains. You gotta love cpanel for those who use it.
03-13-2006, 12:05 AM
Hybrid Inc

dreamhost.com

Sign up for Crazy domain insane plan - 120.00 for a year
Put in promo code 777 for there 7 year aniversery and get 110 dollars off.

$10 for a year of hosting. Good hosting too. I don't feel like checking up on specs to list it though. Check it out if you'd like.
03-13-2006, 12:19 AM
Loyal Rogue

PCRIDE, check out dathorn.com for their reseller plans.

I've had multiple accounts on several different servers with them for years after doing some research and getting high recommendations.
The servers are based at The Planet datacenter in Texas.

Their basic reseller plan is 4GB space, 60GB bandwidth for $13.50
For $20.25 you could have 6GB and 90GB
You can double those plans if you need more.
These are reseller accounts so you have the same cPanel, WHM, unlimited domains - emails - databases - etc.

Andrew, the owner, has quite a fanatical following due to his excellent customer support.
I've never had a support ticket go for more than 10 minutes without an answer.

I purposefully left off my referral # from the link above but if you do decide to make the change PM me.
03-13-2006, 12:28 AM
PCRIDE

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCRIDE

you pay for what you get. If its free don't count on getting great service, there may be some free sites, but their most likley loaded with advertisements.

I pay 20.00 a month straight up for
15 GB bandwidth
2GB storage
Unlimited domains
Cpanel and WHM
unlimited email, dbase, stats and full control over all your domains. You gotta love cpanel for those who use it.

oh,
Also on this note, I have about 10 domains hosted now and my customers pay for it, so it is not costing me anything. I guess that would make it FREE

whoot!
03-13-2006, 12:30 AM
PCRIDE

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loyal Rogue

PCRIDE, check out dathorn.com for their reseller plans.

I've had multiple accounts on several different servers with them for years after doing some research and getting high recommendations.
The servers are based at The Planet datacenter in Texas.

Their basic reseller plan is 4GB space, 60GB bandwidth for $13.50
For $20.25 you could have 6GB and 90GB
You can double those plans if you need more.
These are reseller accounts so you have the same cPanel, WHM, unlimited domains - emails - databases - etc.

Andrew, the owner, has quite a fanatical following due to his excellent customer support.
I've never had a support ticket go for more than 10 minutes without an answer.

I purposefully left off my referral # from the link above but if you do decide to make the change PM me.

ya that sounds like the place i host. The support is instant...
03-13-2006, 01:39 AM
argonauta

i use resellerzoom.com
03-13-2006, 01:45 AM
JWin

http://ipowerweb.com/products/webhosting/index.html

MB Storage 10,000 MB
Transfer 250 GB
Free domain registration
$100 per year

Their service is fantastic
03-13-2006, 02:36 AM
jAQUAN

this hasnt been moved yet?
03-13-2006, 02:25 PM
Point God

where should it be moved to ??

i might end up going with this one.
http://www.hostingisfree.com/
it doesnt seem bad!
03-13-2006, 02:34 PM
corky§urprise

Wait, look into this one first:

25000 MB Space (extra 2500 if you click link mentioned at bottom)
510GB Monthly data transfer
Unlimited Email Accounts
Free Domain / Transfer
No Setup Fee
1000 mySQL Databases
PhpMyAdmin
Unlimited SubDomains
And loads of more useless features, for something like 7 dollars a month

http://www.servage.net/?coupon=cust16183
03-13-2006, 03:23 PM
argonauta

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

where should it be moved to ??

i might end up going with this one.
http://www.hostingisfree.com/
it doesnt seem bad!

dude, you should really go for the dreamhost package, with the 777 code, I bought it a while ago, 7usd for a whole year. I have it just in case, and never use it, but it's far better than any free host you can ever have.

If you don't have the money, put adsense in your site, build some traffic, you'll have enough to pay for your host after a few months.

you can also try blogcharm.com which gives you money for browsing (cents, but if you have good traffic, i guess you can earn some bucks), specially if you mix it with a traffic exchange program like blogexplossion or blogmad

Another way to earn some cash is mturk.com, work a little bit on it, and you'll have some money in a paypal account to afford a cheap host.
03-13-2006, 03:54 PM
corky§urprise

This is sounding like an advertising campaign now. So why not?

Choose servage for all your hosting needs!
03-13-2006, 04:00 PM
EVPohovich

Can the SPAM or the thread gets dumped.
03-13-2006, 04:10 PM
jAQUAN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Point God

where should it be moved to ??

um, the boardroom maybe!?
03-13-2006, 04:12 PM
Shotsy247

Point God,

Don't go with free hosting. You can find so many hosts out there for around $7 a month, with your own domain that it's silly not to. Why have adverts, why have myfreehost.mysitename.com, it unprofessional, usually slow, and unreliable. Don't be so cheap, just shell out the $100. So you don't eat for a week, at least your site will be up.

_t
03-13-2006, 05:31 PM
Point God

the only reason i dont wanna pay is because i wont be getting any income from it and i dont mind the advertisements because there wont be too many, there will basically only be some from the URL redirector I'll use
04-30-2006, 07:13 PM
chaolbvbiens

yeah dreamhost.com is a great deal 20gb of storage and 1Tb of bw for 10 USD a month! blows everyone else out of the water
04-30-2006, 07:28 PM
chaolbvbiens

i know this is off topic (i dont want to post a whole new thread on it though)
which do you guys think is better?
knockout-productions.com
or
k.o.com
04-30-2006, 07:29 PM
sk8Krog

Check this one out

100000000 GB Disk space
848910 GB Monthly Transfer
Unlimited Email and spam accounts
Free domains
Unlimited mysql and sql databases
Supports PHP 5, .Net, ASP.NET, PERL, FTP, OMG, ETC
No ads
Totally free

Click here!
04-30-2006, 08:30 PM
Frets

This belongs in the boardroom not the lounge.

Thread moved.
04-30-2006, 08:34 PM
chaolbvbiens

if only! I followed the link... cruel trick lol
05-19-2006, 03:38 AM
Veggie1232

Quote:

Originally Posted by asheep_uk

There's no such thing as a free lunch, mate.

you havnt ever gone to my grandmas house :smoov:

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