[SGVLUG] Cheap VPS or Dedicated Hosting?

Robert Leyva mrflash818 at geophile.net
Thu Jan 18 08:49:08 PST 2007


I use powweb, but am not sure if that is the type of service you are
looking for. They provide the traditional LAMP stack.

http://powweb.com
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> Hi all,
>
> I was just curious if anyone had any suggestions for a cheap, fast, and
> reliable Virtual Private Server (VPS) or Dedicated Server hosting plan?
>
> I've been looking on sites like cheaphostingdirectory.com to find links
> to different hosting companies, and so far the best deal I've found is
> from gate.com.
>
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> http://www.gate.com/vps/vpsu100.htm
>
> Monthly Rate	$29.95/mo.
> Annual Pre-pay Price	$299.50/yr.
> Setup Fee	$0.00 (free until 01/31/07)
> Fedora Core 4
> Disk Space	25GB
> Data Transfer	1000GB
> Guaranteed RAM	256MB
> Websites/Domain Names	10
> Mailboxes	Unlimited
>
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> I'll probably have to see if they can give me more memory, but the rest
> should be fine. The next step-up is $49.99/mo, which is not within my
> budget.
>
> I currently have a reseller account at kionic.com, and although their
> customer support has always been great, they don't have any plans that
> fit my budget either, and I cannot do what I need to do with the
> reseller account since it's on a shared server w/ limited access (jail
> shell, no root, and no more cvs access, poop!).
>
> If I switch to Gate, I'll save $140/year, and have more flexibility.
>
> I was just curious if anyone knew of any better deals around, as I've
> never heard of Gate, and not sure how reliable they are, or how long
> they've been around, although from the looks of archive.org, they've
> been around for quite some time.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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> Sean O'Donnell
> South Pasadena, CA
> sean at seanodonnell.com
> http://seanodonnell.com
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Robert Leyva
mrflash818 at geophile.net



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