[NBLUG/talk] Cheap Virtual Private Servers

[Steve Johnson]

I've been using them for close to 3 years now, they are very
responsive and their support staff is quite knowledgeable..   So my
opinion is based on personal experience.

-Steve


On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Ed Rogers <ed at rogersecommerce.com> wrote:
> I checked this one out.
> There is no phone number whatsoever.
> No address.
> No email.
> Just a form to submit a ticket.
> OK. When you submit a ticket, it doesn't save the ticket.
> My first impression is:
>
> NG. Not Good.
>
> Quoting "Steve Johnson" <fratm at adnd.com>:
>
>> I'm using Host Virtual (http://www.hostvirtual.com/) and have been
>> using them now for a couple years.  The package I have is one of their
>> higher end packages and is not oversold, but they offer packages as
>> low as $9.95 a month..  They also have different locations and you can
>> select where you want your vps to be hosted.. I chose San Jose for
>> mine. :)
>>
>> -Steve
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Matt Hardwick
>> <matthew.hardwick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thrust answers tickets extremely fast even at 2am. I have never had a
>>> need
>>> to call them however.
>>>
>>> On Jun 21, 2011 1:02 PM, "micxz" <micxz at micxz.com> wrote:
>>>>
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>>>> William - Out of the 7 hosts I called today Hostgator & Quantact both
>>>> not only answered the phone fast but they will allow you to provide a
>>>> image. Hostgator said it may involve a fee (they couldn't tell me the
>>>> fee without contacting support) as it would take someone sitting down to
>>>> dd the image over.
>>>>
>>>> Quantact said you can FTP the image (.tar.gz) to your VPS then use the
>>>> backup service then open a ticket for them to restore your image.
>>>> (Although after they will not offer support related to the custom OS)
>>>>
>>>> Other notes Summary of my calls:
>>>>
>>>> - - Softlayer = Do not offer VPS dedicated only
>>>> - - MediaTemple = Pros: Plesk CP. Cons: price higher/DC in Virginia
>>>> - - Hostgator = Pros: Plesk, Price
>>>> - - Thrustvps = Pros: Price. Cons: in UK? No answer on US phone.
>>>> - - Quantact = Pros: Local (Sonic)
>>>> - - Quickweb = Cons: located in NZ, didn't pick up the phone.
>>>> - - Linode = Pros: DC in Fremont Cons: Zen only
>>>>
>>>> MT, Hostgator, Linode & Quantact answered the phone right away.
>>>>
>>>> So now I'm leaning more towards Hostgator as they are in the same
>>>> datacenters as my current dedicated box so migration should be faster.
>>>> Also they offer Plesk licenses included and great prices.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have anything bad to say about Hostgator before I buy.
>>>>
>>>> - --
>>>> Micxz
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