http://www.siteground.com

Is it good?

They're providing 5000mb, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited mysql accounts, unlimited ftp users, unlimited mail accounts, etc etc.

I mean, they sound almost TOO good, and I mean, the 2 year service doesn't cost very much, if you compare with other hosts that are providing with these standards..

I'm just checking if anyone heard anything about them, are they scam?

Thanks in advance!
/Tanax

Ok, 2 red flags there..."unlimited" bandwidth and a 2 year plan...first of all, there is no such thing as unlimited...no matter what they say. The fact of the matter is, if somebody like Google comes to them and wants hosting, do you think they are going to say "sure, we have unlimited bandwidth"

About the 2 year plan...you need to be very cautious of things like this. Frankly, I would never pay 2 years in advance - that is a very long time on the internet and anything can happen...the company can close down...or your website can close down - can you say for sure that you will need hosting in 2 years? What if a shared account no longer cuts it and you need a dedicated server? I'd pay a year in advance - at the max...and even when you do that, do plenty of research on the company first to make sure that they are reputable. Also make sure that they have refund policy and will stand by it.

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I agree with Ryan, 2 years is too long to pay in advance. I pay 6 months in advance for my current plan.

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I don't even pay that, I only go for 3 months at a time and then I usually change host after 6 months at the most.

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Ok, hm. So any ideas of good hosting plans? I mean, they're still offering good plans, or do you know any better?

I use the Shared 3 option from here - http://www.lucnetsolutions.com/shared/index.php

Good price and more than I'll ever need in space/bandwidth

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The 3 good ones I usually recommend are www.netfirms.com, http://www.surpasshosting.com/hostingplans.php, and www.site5.com.

Note that I haven't used any of them but I have gotten recomendations for them from others.

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@Bob- Thanks, I check it out and they had some good services for not too much money.

However, i wonder this; what is a "dedicated IP" ?
And what is "Protected Domain ID" ?

@Moel- Thanks, I will check them out

I 2nd site 5. I use them and they are great. Have not had any problems with them yet. *knocks on wood*

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Can't help you there, I've never had a need for either so never looked into them.

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