Best UK Hosting?

[ibz75]

I currently have my domain registered with 123, and was wondering if they are good for hosting, or are there better ones? Looking for speed/reliabilty rather than cost.

Is it simpler to host with the same company as the registered domain? i.e. would I have to transfer the domain name to the host.

Thanks

 

[freeroam]

EZhost.org, you can keep your existing domain and change your name servers (support can guide you through this). 99.9% uptime 24/7 support. Prices start at 99p. You might not be concerned with cost but, why spend more?

 

[iboxsecurity]

We offer hosting from £3.95 per month (£47.40 per year) and are very reliable and fast servers.

On a non biased comment I would suggest you stay away from 123 for hosting. Domains are fine but hosting a no no. Also avoid fasthost and 1and1.

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[Jeff FV]

I also use 123 for domain registration and I use vidahost for my hosting, and can't fault them.

Jeff

 

[xinghu]

I would suggest adding UK2.net to the no no list. I have had endless amounts of problems with them in the past before I changed.

 

I currently have my domain registered with 123, and was wondering if they are good for hosting, or are there better ones? Looking for speed/reliabilty rather than cost.

Is it simpler to host with the same company as the registered domain? i.e. would I have to transfer the domain name to the host.

Thanks

There's no best host in my opinion but there are good ones and good reseller ones I've come across such as:

NetHosted
VidaHost
WebHosting
UnitedHosting

Not alot of positive feedback from GoDaddy and Fasthost users.

 

[NuBlue]

If you're not already sorted then feel free to give our hosting guys a little nudge on the live chat here:

http://www.nublue.co.uk/web-hosting/

they can answer any technical questions you have and advise on the domain options

 

[smo]

Personally i hold all my domains with 123-reg and host all my sites business and personal with TSOHost

 

[Alicatt]

Another vote for Vidahost here.

 

[ibz75]

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions.

To be honest, I had never heard of your suggested hosts! The only ones I know are 123, 1and1, Fasthost etc, i.e. all the 'big boys' with the flashy ads!

I would have thought that the 'big boys' have more resources and would therfore be more faster/reliable.

If I went with the alternatives, will I have to also transfer my domain name over to them?

Thanks

 

[Astaroth]

Most of the "big boys" are about low quality high volume. Some put a scary amount of websites onto a single box.

One of our clients was using one of them and their site went down at 2pm every single day. Every single day they had the same conversation with the support department as one of the sites that shared the server was killing MySQL by trying to upload a 3gb database every day at 2pm. Every day it took them 30 minutes to "diagnose the problem" and restart the server.

Generally you keen the domains where they are and just change the name server settings to the new webhost.

 

[Wajdan]

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions.

To be honest, I had never heard of your suggested hosts! The only ones I know are 123, 1and1, Fasthost etc, i.e. all the 'big boys' with the flashy ads!

I would have thought that the 'big boys' have more resources and would therfore be more faster/reliable.

If I went with the alternatives, will I have to also transfer my domain name over to them?

Thanks

You can transfer your domain to your hosting company. Also; you can also host your domain without transferring domain name. You could simply host by updating domain name servers provided by hosting company.
You may want to consider cerisehost.com OR regencyhost.com as your hosting provider.

 

[heathcote123]

We offer hosting from £3.95 per month (£47.40 per year) and are very reliable and fast servers.



On a non biased comment I would suggest you stay away from 123 for hosting. Domains are fine but hosting a no no. Also avoid fasthost and 1and1.

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I'd just like to add uk2.net as a provider to avoid like the plague as well.

On a more constructive note, I've found unitedhosting are very good for unix stuff. We also use a dedicated windows server with idaq which always been reliable & quick.

 

[sjr4x4]

Depends on your requirements, assuming you want shared hosting, we use ezpzhosting.co.uk for shared stuff. Had them recommended by a few people, and been impressed so far.

Got burnt badly by UKFast, but that was a few years ago.

For shared or VPS stuff make sure its UK based. But if you need dedicated boxes, cant do worse than ThePlanet. Down to personal choice, but dont believe all the mumbo jumbo about your boxes having to be in the UK

As said before, you just change your name servers, no need to transfer domains.

 

[ServWise]

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions.

To be honest, I had never heard of your suggested hosts! The only ones I know are 123, 1and1, Fasthost etc, i.e. all the 'big boys' with the flashy ads!

I would have thought that the 'big boys' have more resources and would therfore be more faster/reliable.

If I went with the alternatives, will I have to also transfer my domain name over to them?

Thanks

With most hosts you simply change your name servers for your domain, transfer is not necessary.

 

[CraigieDD]

We can offer you hosting that's faster than 85% of all other hosting providers.

Check it out here..

perfectdesigning.net/website-hosting

From £72 for the year.

 

[billyboy120]

So Vidahost looks like a good bet? Been searching round the web for reviews on justhost, theyre pretty cheap and seem to offer a good package, but looks like their service and customer service leaves a lot to be desired? Anybody had any experience with them?

 

[CraigieDD]

So Vidahost looks like a good bet? Been searching round the web for reviews on justhost, theyre pretty cheap and seem to offer a good package, but looks like their service and customer service leaves a lot to be desired? Anybody had any experience with them?

If it's customer service you're after, check out our testimonials.

 

[heathcote123]

We can offer you hosting that's faster than 85% of all other hosting providers.

Check it out here..

perfectdesigning.net/website-hosting

From £72 for the year.

edit: oops sorry I mis-read your post.

 

[Biffo]

I use Hostgator. It's American, but without doubt the best for hosting as they have good data centre hook ups. The first month is only £0.01p if you use Voucher discountmo at the sign up process.

 

[CraigieDD]

edit: oops sorry I mis-read your post.

No worries - wasn't deliberately trying to be misleading. ;-)

 

[webhostuk]

I currently have my domain registered with 123, and was wondering if they are good for hosting, or are there better ones? Looking for speed/reliabilty rather than cost.

Is it simpler to host with the same company as the registered domain? i.e. would I have to transfer the domain name to the host.

Thanks

You can host your domain with any company you wish..you just need to change your domain nameservers to the company you choice to start hosting with.

 

[5wire]

I've just signed up here, we do web hosting for a relatively affordable price, we also run a policy where once our servers reach 75% capacity we install a new one.

We're a small organisation that focus primarily on customer support & a reliable service than rolling as many customers through the door as possible.

 

[heathcote123]

I've just signed up here, we do web hosting for a relatively affordable price, we also run a policy where once our servers reach 75% capacity we install a new one.

We're a small organisation that focus primarily on customer support & a reliable service than rolling as many customers through the door as possible.

How do you define capacity?

 

[5wire]

How do you define capacity?

Good question, I'd happily answer it..

We monitor our logs for CPU & RAM usage, as well as disk space usage. We keep a close eye to usage at peak hours, mainly 4pm - 10pm at night.

As most of our customers are basic websites, with little database usage. Most usage comes from emails.are SMEs that run 'point of reference websites' as I call them, they do not require a significant amount of CPU or RAM usage.

I don't run the company with the intention of great profit, I'm a student I'm happy making a slight loss as its teaching me but if I needed to expand I have the financial ability to do so.

 

[That Guy]

I use Vidahost for all my sites, they are by far the best hosting company I have been with. The support is outstanding!

I also have a 10% Discount Code for them on my blog:
http://www.chrislowthian.co.uk/vidahost-web-hosting-offer-extended/900/

Speak to Dom or Seb, they will get you up and running quickly.

 

[Wizzi]

My advice is stay well away from any host offering unlimited disk space or bandwidth. There is no such a thing, its just a sales gimmick. Buy a plan with REAL and realistic resource limits.

 

[webhostuk]

My advice is stay well away from any host offering unlimited disk space or bandwidth. There is no such a thing, its just a sales gimmick. Buy a plan with REAL and realistic resource limits.

I will 100% agree with your point.

 

[xinghu]

Very good point about staying away for unlimited deals. Something else to consider, when companies advertise 99.99% guaranteed uptime.

 

[CraigieDD]

What about 100% uptime.... ;-)

 

[chip_y2kuk]

What about 100% uptime.... ;-)

I thought everyone did 100% uptime these days? with the magic server's that never fail.

I mean my unlimited disk has an unlimited lifespan, so my unlimited server should have unlimited reliability?

seriously though it would be nice if we all lived in the same clouds as these people.

joe

 

[xinghu]

All I'm saying is nobody can guarantee 100% uptime. I doubt very much companies can justify 99.99% uptime. Things happen... Servers don't last forever, power cuts happen, etc. I personally think it's another glimick like when companies list that they are x% cheaper than others and give you a long list.

 

[OptiRick]

I have numerous sites hosted with PimaHost.

http://secure.pimahost.com/aff.php?aff=011

After numerous horror stories I have been with these guys for over a year and can't complain.

 

[Steve Crompton]

Hi

We currently use Streamline, and so far have had nothing to complain about.

Thanks

Steve

 

[xinghu]

I used UK2.net, but now use HostGator. I have been with them for a year now and haven't had any problems so far. I briefly had a hosting account with Fast Hosts and, whilst again I didn't experience any problems, they were on the expensive side.

 

[Dominic Taylor]

So Vidahost looks like a good bet? Been searching round the web for reviews on justhost, theyre pretty cheap and seem to offer a good package, but looks like their service and customer service leaves a lot to be desired? Anybody had any experience with them?

Edit: Past my bedtime obviously - ignore

 

[marioncritard]

clara.net are good.

bluehost.com are good too.

 

[oliver3487]

hi,

what about powweb??

 

[marieluy143]

EZhost.org is the best....

 

[wykthorr]

I've found unitedhosting are very good for unix stuff.

I'm not sure about united. I've worked with their unix servers and they're not that sharp. Also pray you don't bump in any issues because you'll probably fix them yourself before they even get what your're talking about. Support is just like going through the FAQ list (or having somebody else go through the FAQ list)