Lunarpages Hosting

richkoi · #1 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 11:31 AM

I currently host with Sectorlink. I have been having server speed issues, outages, support changes server settings without letting me know, etc...

I have a basic plan with Lunarpages and have liked their service so far. I would like to move my sites over to Lunarpages but do not want to do this until I hear some other recommendations.

Here are my server needs:

Number of sites to be hosted: 20 - 25
Total estimated bandwidth per month: 500GB - 1000GB
Total estimated server space: 100GB - 300GB

If you could please answer these questions for me, I would appreciate it:

1) Is Lunarpages a good, reliable company?
2) Is it worth getting a dedicated server for these requirements or will a virtual private server be ok?
3) Are there any other hosts out there that would fulfill my needs of server speed, less downtime, quick and friendly support?

Thanks!

Rich

richkoi · #2 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 01:12 PM

After doing some more research this morning I have found that I have some more specific requirements:

1) Host must be in the U.S.
2) Host must have 24 hour telephone support (or at very least 24 hour e-mail/chat support)

Lunarpages is still looking OK, except I am having trouble getting a hold of their sales department which puts up a big red flag for me.

azoundria · #3 (**permalink**) 06-05-2007, 05:14 PM

Support is definitely very important. If I had the choice of a supporting host with the bare minimum of what I needed, or a ignorant host with twice that, I would definitely choose the supporting host.

hostBrain · #4 (**permalink**) 06-08-2007, 12:21 AM

Well, personally I would stay away from these budget hosts, especially if you're actually going to use the 300G of disk space they promise.

What else do you need?
Are you a mysql power user?
control panel preference?
OS preference? (windows, linux)
anything else specific to your sites that you need?
budget?