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14-Sep-15 11:31

I've hosted my numerous sites via GoDaddy for 8 - 10 years. Can't remember how long.
Anyways, they recently upgraded but they didn't upgrade my Windows site.

Now it seems to be going down intermittently due to file system problems and I called in yesterday.

TechSupport: We can upgrade you for $$$$.
Me: Umm... can you fix the problem and make sure my web site is available?
TechSupport: It's an old server technology and it just happens.
Me: Wait, you are saying that since I've been a long-term loyal customer I have the old technology and that is my problem somehow?
TechSupport: Right. YOu need to upgrade.
Me: Wait, I can just move my web site to the new site. I'm paying the same price and you didn't upgrade me. Why do I need to upgrade? Why would it be my fault that your hosting is failing?
TEchSupport: Uh. erm. well. errr... uh...
Me: I'm moving to Winhost. Thanks. bye

Today, my godaddy hosted site is down. Terrible.

modified 14-Sep-15 17:37pm.

Ravi Bhavnani14-Sep-15 11:39

Ravi Bhavnani

14-Sep-15 11:39

Sorry to hear that. Arvixe[^] seems to be the way to go.

/ravi

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newton.saber14-Sep-15 11:42

14-Sep-15 11:42

thanks, I'm checking out the link / hosting service now.

edit: That's not bad pricing and features at all on arvixe.
May move to that one. thanks again.

Kevin Marois14-Sep-15 11:59

Kevin Marois

14-Sep-15 11:59

I'm using Arvixe also. Not too bad

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

newton.saber14-Sep-15 15:25

14-Sep-15 15:25

Thanks for letting me know. It is definitely in the running. I'm doing ASP.NET MVC 5 and writing to SQL server and arvixe looks to be supporting all of that at a low cost so with you and others recommedations I am leaning heavily toward it.
Thanks Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

#realJSOP15-Sep-15 1:23

#realJSOP

15-Sep-15 1:23

I'm on arvixe.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

adriancs14-Oct-15 4:12

adriancs

14-Oct-15 4:12

Arvixe is now purchased by EIG.
A lot of old staffs had been let go and replaced by EIG staffs.
There is a big chaos now happening in Arvixe.
Now, Arvixe is no longer that we used to know.

Check this out:
https://www.reviewhell.com/blog/eig-endurance-international-group-arvixe-buyout/[^]
https://www.reviewhell.com/blog/eig-arvixe-alternatives/[^]
https://www.reviewhell.com/blog/endurance-international-group-eig-hosting/[^]

R. Giskard Reventlov14-Sep-15 11:54

R. Giskard Reventlov

14-Sep-15 11:54

Yup; been using them for a few years. Can be a bit slow sometimes but seem to have improved in the last year or so. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

newton.saber14-Sep-15 15:55

14-Sep-15 15:55

I'm home now and I decided to check out arvixe[^]. I clicked the link and now I see this:

This webpage is not available

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Hey, ya'all this technology stuff works. Thumbs Down | :thumbsdown:

Ravi Bhavnani14-Sep-15 17:33

Ravi Bhavnani

14-Sep-15 17:33

Works fine for me. Did you try http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/arvixe.com.html[^]?

/ravi

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newton.saber15-Sep-15 1:55

15-Sep-15 1:55

That's another cool link to check sites. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Thanks.

User 1106097914-Sep-15 11:51

User 11060979

14-Sep-15 11:51

lol I was punished here (at CP!) simply by mention "GoDaddy". After this I "researched" a little bit about then and everything was ok for me (that was before about one year). I can't believe they go the hard way... Confused | :confused:

I will suggest you www.green.ch (and also lot of others .ch). Nothing exciting, simply swiss slowness, but also swiss reliability Big Grin | :-D

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

newton.saber14-Sep-15 15:23

14-Sep-15 15:23

Well, you made me smile through all this so +1 to you. Smile | :)

James_Parsons14-Sep-15 14:38

James_Parsons

14-Sep-15 14:38

GoDaddy annoys me, I had a friend who wanted to host a python site, but the only support CGI and Python 2.4.

newton.saber14-Sep-15 15:27

14-Sep-15 15:27

James_Parsons wrote:
GoDaddy annoys me,

This is the exact kind of Pile-On! I was hoping to hear.
<chants>Down with GoDaddy! Down with GoDaddy! </chants> Big Grin | :-D

+5 to you for the Pile-on!!

Ron Anders14-Sep-15 15:19

Ron Anders

14-Sep-15 15:19

Not too surprising. Go-Daddy is kinda like Norton. Just the commercial Kleenex default.

So they have become abusive along with their complacency.

Watch that they don't keep billing you after you leave.

newton.saber14-Sep-15 15:28

14-Sep-15 15:28

Ron Anders wrote:
Watch that they don't keep billing you after you leave

Oh, they better not!!

Argh!!!!
Thanks for the warning.
Smile | :)

Must... Have...

R. Giskard Reventlov14-Sep-15 7:05

R. Giskard Reventlov

14-Sep-15 7:05

This gorgeous, limited edition 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' watch costs $28,000 [^]

I NEED this watch!!!

Ian Shlasko14-Sep-15 7:35

Ian Shlasko

14-Sep-15 7:35

Even if I wore a watch, I wouldn't be caught dead with that ugly contraption on my wrist.

Probably talks too... Just imagine your watch going full Jar-Jar... "Yousa people gonna be late!"

Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

R. Giskard Reventlov14-Sep-15 7:42

R. Giskard Reventlov

14-Sep-15 7:42

Ian Shlasko wrote:
I wouldn't be caught dead with that ugly contraption on my wrist.

it is so ugly that it's beautiful (in an ugly way). Smile | :)

Ian Shlasko wrote:
Probably talks too... Just imagine your watch going full Jar-Jar... "Yousa people gonna be late!"

Now that would be amusing. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

OriginalGriff14-Sep-15 8:03

OriginalGriff

14-Sep-15 8:03

Ian Shlasko wrote:
Probably talks too...

"I find your lack of promptness disturbing"

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...