OT: Web site host recommendation?

Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

On 07/04/2008 in message <(E-Mail Removed)>
Terry Pinnell wrote:

>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.

Cyberprog are well thought of:
http://www.cyberprog.com/home.asp

Alex sometimes participates in some of the uk groups. I have one site
hosted with them and have been pleased.

I also have a couple of sites hosted with Heart Internet, higher cost,
more facilities and excellent service:
http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
(Ken Olson, president Digital Equipment, 1977)

On 7 Apr 2008 08:14:14 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On 07/04/2008 in message <(E-Mail Removed)>
>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>
>>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>
>Cyberprog are well thought of:
>http://www.cyberprog.com/home.asp
>
>Alex sometimes participates in some of the uk groups. I have one site
>hosted with them and have been pleased.
>
>I also have a couple of sites hosted with Heart Internet, higher cost,
>more facilities and excellent service:
>http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/

why are my suspicions immediatelly raised when I see ".co.uk domains
from only 9p" then can't find this price on their prices page?

Ah, then you look at their transfer in page and it's only for renewals
of transfers in. And there is an asterisk. The 9p excludes the Nominet
fee.
Yeah, right,


--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
http://www.sandrila.co.uk/ http://www.pherber.com/

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Terry Pinnell <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.

http://www.gradwell.com/
http://www.hostroute.co.uk/

To name but 2 ...

Gordon

To restore balance to the world Terry Pinnell wrote in
(E-Mail Removed)
>> Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>> hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>> commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>> greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>>
>> --
>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Hi Terry,
You may want to take a look here http://www.dn-22.co.uk/hosting.html .

Regards
Chris










--
Superb hosting & domain name deals http://dn-22.co.uk
The Handyman http://www.looker.me.uk

Gordon Henderson <gordon+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
>Terry Pinnell <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>
>http://www.gradwell.com/
>http://www.hostroute.co.uk/
>
>To name but 2 ...
>
>Gordon

Thanks for all the replies. Following up each of those suggestions
today.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Paul Herber <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 7 Apr 2008 08:14:14 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>On 07/04/2008 in message <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>
>>>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>>>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>>>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>>>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>>
>>Cyberprog are well thought of:
>>http://www.cyberprog.com/home.asp
>>
>>Alex sometimes participates in some of the uk groups. I have one site
>>hosted with them and have been pleased.
>>
>>I also have a couple of sites hosted with Heart Internet, higher cost,
>>more facilities and excellent service:
>>http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/
>
>why are my suspicions immediatelly raised when I see ".co.uk domains
>from only 9p" then can't find this price on their prices page?
>
>Ah, then you look at their transfer in page and it's only for renewals
>of transfers in. And there is an asterisk. The 9p excludes the Nominet
>fee.
>Yeah, right,

I'm looking at Home Professional, which seems richly featured. Its
headline is "from £8.99", fairly expensive I thought, £108 /year.
Looking further, that becomes £9.49 by credit card, my usual
preference. And then the small print "Prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%". So
that's £11.15/month, £134/year, or a bit lower if you pay for the year
in advance.

I haven't quite ruled it out, but I do get somewhat put off when
'Home' product adverts only reveal the VAT exclusion after some
searching. Or is that common practice with hosting services?

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
> hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
> commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
> greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.

If its just a personal website, then your ISP account will probably provide
more than enough space / bandwidth.

Failing that. I've always bought domains from www.easily.co.uk and
www.1and1.co.uk
Hosting - most are on 1and1.

Terry Pinnell wrote:
> Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
> hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
> commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
> greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>

I have had years of great service with clara.net. Quite a few other
people I know have too.

Their 29.99 a year service is great.

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Jeff Gaines
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On 07/04/2008 in message <(E-Mail Removed)>
>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>
>>Having postponed it for years, I'm finally going to get myself a
>>hosting service and set up a simple web site ((personal, not
>>commercial). After a little googling, the choices seem endless. I'd
>>greatly appreciate a few recommendations to get me started please.
>
>Cyberprog are well thought of:
>http://www.cyberprog.com/home.asp
>
>Alex sometimes participates in some of the uk groups. I have one site
>hosted with them and have been pleased.
>
I'd second that, I have had a site for a year with
Cyberprog and no problems, very friendly service, prompt replies to any
questions.

>I also have a couple of sites hosted with Heart Internet, higher cost,
>more facilities and excellent service:
>http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/
>

--
Paul reply-to is valid