[NBLUG/talk] Cheap Virtual Private Servers

Matt Hardwick matthew.hardwick at gmail.com
Tue Jun 21 11:06:34 PDT 2011


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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