Need A Webhost...

SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">what works best?</div> I'm looking for a bare minimum free webhost, just something I can post pictures and do basic file transfers with. Conditions:
1) Fairly reliable, won't delete my stuff without warning when my limit is no where near full, will be accessable all the time.
2) Free, I have no income and a monthly cost will add up really quick.
3) Adds don't matter, as long as there is no pr0n, it's not like I intend to draw lots of traffic anyways.
4) A decent ammount of storage space, hopefully nothing lower than 20mb
5) Domain doesn't matter, I won't lose it, and I don't care what people who might happen to be browsing think about it.

There are hundreds of offers availible via google, but I'm a little wary of just grabbing something, if you have hosting, what works for you?
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Every ISP (including AOL) has given their users webspace for years, yet for some reason people don't remember. So unless your on a college LAN or interweb cafe, use your ISP. If your ISP doesn't offer any webspace, tell them to get out of the stone age and switch to a different one.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Yeah.. doom is right, if you have an ISP that is not college/work based you will have webspace. Thusly you will be able to have probably close to 50MB... at least that is what most ISP's offer in my area. It may vary, but I would check with them first.. then if needed go to a free one. 50megsfree comes to mind.. but they like to have lots of ads. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Chaos_LlamaChaos_Llama Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28124Members
    This place works great, i use them <a href='http://www.myinternetservices.com' target='_blank'>http://www.myinternetservices.com</a>

    Here's the cheapest package:

    Copper plan - $3.33 a month

    Starter web site - NO SETUP FEES!
    No Ads
    500 MB of web space
    250 MB of file transfer
    10 email addresses

    Web Mail
    Account Control Panel
    ASP, ASP.net PHP, Perl 5
    Frontpage, MySQL, PostSQL

    Plus you have access to a powertool manager where you can install stuff easily, like Gallery (a gallery tool)
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chaos Llama+Jun 22 2004, 12:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chaos Llama @ Jun 22 2004, 12:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This place works great, i use them <a href='http://www.myinternetservices.com' target='_blank'>http://www.myinternetservices.com</a>

    Here's the cheapest package:

    Copper plan - $3.33 a month

    Starter web site - NO SETUP FEES!
    No Ads
    500 MB of web space
    250 MB of file transfer
    10 email addresses

    Web Mail
    Account Control Panel
    ASP, ASP.net PHP, Perl 5
    Frontpage, MySQL, PostSQL

    Plus you have access to a powertool manager where you can install stuff easily, like Gallery (a gallery tool) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You didn't read my initial post, did you... That service sounds nice, but it doesn't touch nearly any of my conditions.
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->  Every ISP (including AOL) has given their users webspace for years, yet for some reason people don't remember. So unless your on a college LAN or interweb cafe, use your ISP. If your ISP doesn't offer any webspace, tell them to get out of the stone age and switch to a different one.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Technically that would make it my parent's webspace then, although they don't use it at all, so if I got access to it I could probably use it as my own. How would I go about checking for ISP webhosting?

    If it matter's im on <a href='http://www.telus.com/cgi-ebs/jsp/homepage.jsp' target='_blank'>Telus</a>, and from thier hompage I do get the impression that they offer webhosting. How reliable is ISP webhosting likely to be?
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    edited June 2004
    I would say it would be just as safe as your internet connection is of staying stable. Usually that is the only issue ISP's have. If you have ISP issues. they probably aren't the best ISP to begin with.

    As for getting access, you could call them and ask how to get access. I know Midco (cable company here) just requires you use an FTP program, aka cuteFTP/IE/Etc to upload your images. Usually your username to log onto the ISP is the domain name, for example when I had Mico mine was windsiren.sio.mido.net. Then whatever your email password is for the ISP, assuming you have email with the ISP. :-)


    *holy typos batman)* <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JaspJasp Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13076Members
    Having alittle dig thru i managed to find this not sure if it applys to you but you can still give it a go.

    <a href='http://help.telus.net/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=56,E=0000000000003013275,K=9221,Sxi=2,Case=obj(11706)' target='_blank'>http://help.telus.net/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI....Case=obj(11706)</a>
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Jun 22 2004, 12:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Jun 22 2004, 12:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Chaos Llama+Jun 22 2004, 12:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chaos Llama @ Jun 22 2004, 12:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This place works great, i use them <a href='http://www.myinternetservices.com' target='_blank'>http://www.myinternetservices.com</a>

    Here's the cheapest package:

    Copper plan    - $3.33 a month

    Starter web site - NO SETUP FEES!
      No Ads
      500 MB of web space
      250 MB of file transfer
      10 email addresses

      Web Mail
      Account Control Panel
      ASP, ASP.net PHP, Perl 5
      Frontpage, MySQL, PostSQL

    Plus you have access to a powertool manager where you can install stuff easily, like Gallery (a gallery tool) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You didn't read my initial post, did you... That service sounds nice, but it doesn't touch nearly any of my conditions.
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->  Every ISP (including AOL) has given their users webspace for years, yet for some reason people don't remember. So unless your on a college LAN or interweb cafe, use your ISP. If your ISP doesn't offer any webspace, tell them to get out of the stone age and switch to a different one.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Technically that would make it my parent's webspace then, although they don't use it at all, so if I got access to it I could probably use it as my own. How would I go about checking for ISP webhosting?

    If it matter's im on <a href='http://www.telus.com/cgi-ebs/jsp/homepage.jsp' target='_blank'>Telus</a>, and from thier hompage I do get the impression that they offer webhosting. How reliable is ISP webhosting likely to be? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm on Telus. Their webhosting is reliable, but you get 10MB only, and about 50-100MB transfer. In other words, its pretty much crap. I used to use it but kept getting cut off for using too much bandwidth (they don't say there's a limit but there is). However, I didn't expect much from them since it took them 9 months and 14 tries to update our ADSL plan (they kept adding more of the wrong package, and not removing the old ones).

    --Edit--
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->  I would say it would be just as safe as your internet connection is of staying stable. Usually that is the only issue ISP's have. If you have ISP issues. they probably aren't the best ISP to begin with. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    They're horribly unreliable (its amazing to go three weeks without having at least 24 hours of outages). They're the worst ISP I've ever been with, but unfortunately I have no choice. Its either Telus or Shaw Cable, and seeing as how Shaw is hideously expensive unless you subscribe to their regular cable too (which I don't)... no choice really.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dorian Gray+Jun 22 2004, 02:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dorian Gray @ Jun 22 2004, 02:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm on Telus. Their webhosting is reliable, but you get 10MB only, and about 50-100MB transfer. In other words, its pretty much crap. I used to use it but kept getting cut off for using too much bandwidth (they don't say there's a limit but there is). However, I didn't expect much from them since it took them 9 months and 14 tries to update our ADSL plan (they kept adding more of the wrong package, and not removing the old ones). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Can't say I'm entirely suprized... They have a reputation for crappy service, although I MYSELF haven't had too much problems with them.

    I'm thinking 50megfree would be a good option, can anyone give me a quick review how good they acctually are?
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    www.1and1.com

    they were giveing out freee webspace
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-kuperaye+Jun 22 2004, 02:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kuperaye @ Jun 22 2004, 02:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->www.1and1.com

    they <b><span style='color:red'>were</span></b> giveing out freee webspace<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Like... what 6 months ago?
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    never know they might do it again =O
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    I doubt it, they were giving it out free as a 'grand opening in North America' promotion.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    more people shoulda grabbed it. It's great hosting, esp for free. My site is hosted on it.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Do you have an old computer that you don't use anymore? If so, you can download Apache or something and host your own webspace. The storage space is as big as your hard drive, your transfer is as much as your bandwith and you can control the uptime and extras (MySQL, PHP...). Try it. Your web address will be your IP. If you dont want to type in an IP every time, got www.dot.tk for some free URL redirection like "www.yoursite.tk". I know this sounds lie a lot, but it should be worth it.

    Hope this helps. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    If you can't find anything else you like, I've got plenty of space and bandwidth to share as long as you're not a thorn.

    There's about 5 bagillion ways to contact me on my profile.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Skidzor has a good idea. But it all depends if you have a secondary computer and a decent upload capacity. Of course, your ISP doesn't sound too reliable...
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  • l3igDl3igD Join Date: 2003-11-20 Member: 23262Members
    Yea, I have space to if you want a host... As long as you dont use over 2,000mb of bandwidth a month lolz... And no pron/warez crap.. PM me if you want host.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    I need to be able to be able to post pictures and what not pretty much when ever I want, as I would like to be able to link to them through forums.
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  • KillymageeKillymagee Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3136Members
    Shaw expensive? its like 40 bucks a month, get a damn job god...
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  • Chaos_LlamaChaos_Llama Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28124Members
    Highspeed internet is cheap here in canada.

    Around $30 a month for a 4mbit connection.

    I pay $60 a month for a 5mbit, but it has "unlimited" transfer.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    If worst comes to worst, you could try Geocities. Hey, it's better than a swift kick to the cr<span style='color:sky'>otch</span>, right?

    Actually, now that I think about it, I'd go with the swift kick...
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Jun 23 2004, 05:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Jun 23 2004, 05:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If worst comes to worst, you could try Geocities. Hey, it's better than a swift kick to the cr<span style='color:sky'>otch</span>, right?

    Actually, now that I think about it, I'd go with the swift kick... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Geocities doesn't have free hosting do they? I couldn't find a package asside from thier pro and plus packages, which both cost money (and kindof suck anyways). Is anyone here on 50megfree? how good is it?
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Jun 23 2004, 01:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Jun 23 2004, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I need to be able to be able to post pictures and what not pretty much when ever I want, as I would like to be able to link to them through forums. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Still not a problem over here.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-[WHO]Them+Jun 23 2004, 06:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WHO]Them @ Jun 23 2004, 06:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Jun 23 2004, 01:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Jun 23 2004, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I need to be able to be able to post pictures and what not pretty much when ever I want, as I would like to be able to link to them through forums. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Still not a problem over here. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ok, thanks then, I'm emailing within the next few minutes.

    You are awesome Them!
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