+Criminal Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 I'm considering moving my web page to a real server with a real .com name. Does anybody have any experience with doteasy? They offer free hosting and NO dadgum !@#$$% popup ads. Before I jump in and buy the name, I'd like to get some opinions. Google search shows a few reviews and most are positive. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
South_Cache Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 You still have to buy your Site Name about $35.00 per year. I am not familar with the company you mentioned. I use Hosting U I opted for a high end package so I have a web store, chat room, 100 email addresses, forums and tons of space for files and graphics. The base rate is only $6.95 per month and that includes domain name registration. Pop-Ups are your choice not theirs. I hate the things almost as bad as SPAM and refuse to put them on my site. I am not associated in any way with Hosting U except that I use the service. Your results may vary etc... Vini Vidi Velcro I came I saw I stuck around Capn Skully Quote
Jeremy Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 000domains.com charges you $13.50 per year on domains. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote
+Newenglandah Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 I go through Geocities, all you have to do is set up a yahoo user name, and they give you plenty of MB's but i think for 5$ a month you can have your own name, plus you can set up discussion boards... www.geocities.com Cache Now, shovel the snow later!!! See You In the Woods!!! Natureboy1376 Quote
+Criminal Posted February 27, 2003 Author Posted February 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:000domains.com charges you $13.50 per year on domains. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location OK, pretend for a minute that I'm an idiot and don't know what a "domain" is exactly. I know I need a name like XXX.com, and I need someplace to put my data, like a server. Does all that come for the $13.50? http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
iryshe Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 $13.50 registers the domain name. From there you can get a hosting provider. Not a very helpful service for pointing out hosting providers, but it's a good overall FAQ: http://www.000domains.com/faq.htm Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote
South_Cache Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Criminal: quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:000domains.com charges you $13.50 per year on domains. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location OK, pretend for a minute that I'm an idiot and don't know what a "domain" is exactly. I know I need a name like XXX.com, and I need someplace to put my data, like a server. Does all that come for the $13.50? http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ For $6.75 per month / (lower rate if you pay per year) at Hosting U you get everything you need, domain name and server. I am just suggesting approch it like geocaching. Read the FAQ at both sites, study the sites and see what they offer. If you have questions send me an email. I have used the hosting service for a year now and I have some experience. I know Jeremy does too of course. Capn Skully Vini Vidi Velcro I came I saw I stuck around Quote
+Criminal Posted February 27, 2003 Author Posted February 27, 2003 My only requirement is there are no popup ads or other advertising that will show up on my page. Centurytel, my ISP, gives me 5Megs, but I cannot use it commercially. 5 megs ain't much. doteasy seems to have no ads but even if I register my name, they will charge a transfer fee. I sent them an email yesterday because there is an option for $3+ a month that has something to do with FrontPage, my Q was do I have to pay to build and transfer my pages on FrontPage. The fastest way for me to learn this stuff is to do it, it be a rocky road to learning though. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
Orions Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 Well I always use godaddy.com to register my domain names. They do, do hosting but I use them just to handle my domain names since it's only 9 bucks and I've have great experiences with them over the years. I have a large account with dixiesys.com which I can host over 20 sites. The prices with dixiesys are good and have good experiences with them as well. Just registered floridacachers.com with godaddy.com and it's not sitting on a dixiesys.com server. Check it out if you like. Quote
Pantalaimon Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 quote: OK, pretend for a minute that I'm an idiot and don't know what a "domain" is exactly. One thousand one, one thousand two.... Man, that Criminal is an idiot. One thousand fifty nine, one thousand SIXTY! Pan Cachito ergo sum. I Geocache, therefore I am. Quote
+Rusty O Junk Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 I have domain name registered with GoDaddy.com for $8.95 a year and the site hosted at Global Internet Solutions for $95.40 a year. I get 500 meg server space, 45 gig bandwidth, unlimited pop email accounts. Frontpage extensions are there if you want them but you don't need to use frontpage. Both companies have 24/7 support. I just moved my website a couple months ago because my last host had an exceptional amount of down time. Global hasn't been down once yet, knock on wood. I have no connection to any of these companies other than I use their services and they gladly take my money. Criminal- I just checked available domain names and criminal is already taken in all domains. Criminal-page is still available in all domains including net. Good luck at moving your site. Quote
skydiver Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:000domains.com charges you $13.50 per year on domains. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location I can do one better. $8.95 for one year at godaddy.com, discounts for more than that. I have several domains registered through them and can recommend them highly. For hosting, I don't know about the company you mentioned, but I have used ezpublishing.com for several years, and have no complaints what-so-ever. Very good company. Later: And then I notice a couple people already mentioned godaddy. Oh well. Now can everyone pretend that I'M not an idiot? Please? --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- [This message was edited by skydiver on February 27, 2003 at 08:17 PM.] Quote
Orions Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by skydiver:Later: And then I notice a couple people already mentioned godaddy. Oh well. Now can everyone pretend that I'M not an idiot? Please? I wouldnt say that. It's always nice to hear other people's comments, even if it's to repeat what is already said. At least it re-enforces the point. Quote
+Team Teuton Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 GorillaHost.com $7.95/month - Free domain name for a year. You have to buy 6 months at a time, FrontPage extensions are free. You can upgrade to a shopping cart, chat, etc. I use them for 3 sites, the customer service is great. I've been going in circles my whole life. May as well make a hobby of it. Quote
+Faderaven Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 I haven't built a webpage yet...I don't think the world needs yet another webpage with nothing of import on it. I just use it to host photos and stuff like that. Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore Quote
+poksal Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 So... I can purchase a domain name... then point that name to my my present web page, and to all the world my web page is now XXXXXXXX.com ????? Then for a small fee I can have my own created named e-mail address at the same XXXXXXXX.com ???? Thus I would not have to state all my long lettered/numbered mumbo-jumbo current location to pass along my web page address ??? ... for about 85¢ a month ???????? !!!! I can dig this!! ** The worst suggestion of a life time may be the catalyst to the best idea of the century, don't fail to listen to suggestions. Quote
+benjamin921 Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 Just to throw another name into the hat. Soniq Host I have two accounts with them, I use Front Page and extensions on one account. A personal account is $30.00 a year and $13.00 to register your domain. Quote
+bucket-o-junk Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 If you want cheap here's one-- I've got one of my pages at 99centhost.com. You can get 2 years of hosting and domain registration for about $50.99 cent hosting Our page is BSA Troop 24if you want to see how it loads up. Quote
Orions Posted March 1, 2003 Posted March 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by poksal:So... I can purchase a domain name... then point that name to my my present web page, and to all the world my web page is now XXXXXXXX.com ????? Then for a small fee I can have my own created named e-mail address at the same XXXXXXXX.com ???? Thus I would not have to state all my long lettered/numbered mumbo-jumbo current location to pass along my web page address ??? ... for about 85¢ a month ???????? !!!! I can dig this!! ** The worst suggestion of a life time may be the catalyst to the best idea of the century, don't fail to listen to suggestions. First question: Yes godaddy and many other hosting companies offer domain fowarding for domains bought through them. Now I know it is free for them to "foward" domain names. For example if your current page is www.longdomainname.com/myname and you purchased the domain name www.shortname.com through godaddy and had them forward the domain name. When someone typed www.shortname.com the Address would automacticly change to www.longdomainname.com/myname. Now if you want another type of fowarding called "Masking" they charge another 6 bucks a year. But basicly when someone typed www.shortname.com the address bar would stay www.shortname.com and the visiter wouldnt even see the address www.longdomainname.com/myname Second Question: Most domain register companies (including godaddy) offer email accounts as well so you could have myname@shortdomain.com if you wanted. I know that godaddy offers one box for $10 bucks a year. I hope this answered some of your questions. Orions Quote
+Mopar Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Capn_Skully:You still have to buy your Site Name about $35.00 per year. I am not familar with the company you mentioned. I use http://www.hostingu.com I opted for a high end package so I have a web store, chat room, 100 email addresses, forums and tons of space for files and graphics. The base rate is only $6.95 per month and that includes domain name registration. Pop-Ups are your choice not theirs. I hate the things almost as bad as SPAM and refuse to put them on my site. I am not associated in any way with http://www.hostingu.com except that I use the service. Your results may vary etc... _Vini Vidi Velcro I came I saw I stuck around Capn Skully_ OK, I'm setting up a site for someone, so I figured I would check out some of the hosting companies others here recommend. I noticed your www.simplysailing.com site is suspended, Skully. Is there a problem with the host? Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Quote
+Criminal Posted March 7, 2003 Author Posted March 7, 2003 Thanks to all. The 99 cent place only offers 5 megs, what I already have. The other two seem like a good deal. I'm assuming that by "FrontPage extentions" they mean using FrontPage to build and transmit pages to their server, right? I'll be giving it some thought and decide soon. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
+Mopar Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Criminal:Thanks to all. The 99 cent place only offers 5 megs, what I already have. The other two seem like a good deal. I'm assuming that by "FrontPage extentions" they mean using FrontPage to build and transmit pages to their server, right? I'll be giving it some thought and decide soon. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ I've been using www.tera-byte.com They have GREAT prices, but I admit the service was a bit off. They have done some upgrades, and since the new year have been much better. I have the 4U plan, which is hard to beat for $100 a year. If its for a biz, maybe look elsewhere, but for something noncritical like a home page or club page, if it goes down for 5 minutes a week, who cares? (btw, it hasn't gone down at all this year, and I have a script that pings it every 10 minutes to check) Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Quote
Dru Morgan Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 The host part is web hosting. Here is the link I have a great setup, and would be willing to discuss a deal for geocachers. And, hey, if the server goes down, you know where to find me. I teach web design for a living, and one advantage of using my service is the ability to bend my ear when you are stuck with something. I don't really limit the storage or bandwidth for most accounts, unless you are running some big numbers and then we can always work something out. Ever notice that anyone that caches less than you do is a moron, while anyone that caches more than you do is a maniac? -Dru Morgan Quote
bcj19 Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 If you have a cable modem (or other broadband connection), you might want to look into dynamic hosting services such as Dynamic DNS. Also, I saw someone mention forums in an earlier post... If you're interested in hosting your own forum (very similar to the Groundspeak forums), check out Snitz 2000. It is a FREE download that runs on Access, MySQL and MSSQL7/2000. You can check it out and/or download the pages from the previous link, or you can see the site I've set up by following this link. By the way, the site is coded using Active Server Pages. Good luck... Happy Hunting! ~ bcj19 Quote
Dirtnapper Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 I have been with this company (http://nomonthlyfees.com/index.htm)for a couple of years..it might be what you want...there are no banners, pop-ups etc.. check thier prices. they vary, a onetime fee and then an anual fee of $70..Includes your domain name etc..they set it all up and ready within minutes . de mortuis nil nisi bonum Quote
+Criminal Posted March 12, 2003 Author Posted March 12, 2003 I just visited the webpage of a local cacher looking for ideas. I immediately got slapped with two pop-up ads. I can overlook that that though, hey, nuttin’s free. They are supposed to have pics, videos, and the whole shebang. When I clicked one of their internal links, I got two more ads! Well, that ended my session on their webpage, I’m not going to fight off a barrage of annoying advertising. My project to move my site is on hold during my out-processing (cross your fingers they don’t start a stop-loss!) but the overwhelming support and info from this thread are much appreciated. I am leaning towards HeavenlyHost right now. I’ll post again when I’m ready to move. Thanks! http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
+IV_Warrior Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Yeah Criminal, I don't know which annoy me more, the pop-up ads, or the banner add that rapidly blink two different bright annoying colors.... Does anybody actually click on those?? Just because you're paranoid DOESN'T mean they're not ALL out to get you. Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 quote:Does anybody actually click on those?? One of the classes for my Bachelor's degree required me to do surveys. One of my surveys was designed around annoying advertising. We found that about a quarter of people actually click on ads. A smaller number actually bought something (10% or so). So if 1000 people see it, 250 click on it, and 25 of those buy something. That is more than enough for advertisers to keep using them. The only way to make them go away is for everyone to stop clicking ads. -------------------------------------------- This signature line intentionally left blank Quote
+CdirtO Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 I built a family page for one of my co-workers and he has it hosted through Doteasy. Everything went smooth as silk when I set up the account and uploading to their servers was a breeze. You can see his page at www.olejnikfamily.com. He has since figured out how to do his own maintenance on the site so I am no longer involved, but, I have to say that their service was great. By the way, he paid $95.00 for 5 years of domain ownership and the hosting is free! I can go anywhere!! ... (if my wife lets me) Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Criminal, are you sure you want to use your name as your domain? I think the feds would be interested in watching whoever runs www.criminal.com -------------------------------------------- This signature line intentionally left blank Quote
+Criminal Posted March 16, 2003 Author Posted March 16, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:Criminal, are you sure you want to use your name as your domain? I think the feds would be interested in watching whoever runs http://www.criminal.com -------------------------------------------- This signature line intentionally left blank No, Criminal was my knickname in C-141's, I just carried it over with me to geocaching. (partly because of the quasi-legality of the game) I have another name in mind for my webpage, it's available. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote
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