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Web Host Review: VistaPages
Key Features:
350 Gigabytes of Hosting Space |
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Host Unlimited Domains |
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Unlimited POP/Imap Email Accounts |
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SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats
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4,000 Gigs of Transfer |
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CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL |
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Frontpage & Dreamweaver Support |
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Free Domain |
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FREE Site Builder |
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$25 Yahoo! Search Credit |
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Shopping Cart & Blog Software |
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24/7/365 Technical Support |
VistaPages
Very Good
Combined with their extensive product line that allows for scalability and their impressive customer service, VistaPages is a great choice for your web hosting provider.
Price & Plans
VistaPages offers one comprehensive plan with 3 different payment options:
Month-to-Month - $15.95
12 Months - $7.95/month
24 Months - $6.95/month
They have waived the $20.00 set-up fee and you get a free domain if you choose a 12 or 24 month package. This means free set-up and more savings with a longer contract.
Features
See table (left) for some of the key features. For a complete list of features,
visit VistaPages
Service
VistaPages comes with a full-fleet support system, telephone, live chat, helpdesk tickets, support forums and their extensive knowledgebase and help articles.
Agents available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Testing their system, we've received a reply within 10 minutes on their help desk, under a minute on live chat and less than 30 seconds on their telephone. It's clear that their serious about supporting their customers.
Space
350 gigabytes; most sites are 20 megabytes or less (1 gigabyte = 1,024 megabytes) so there is more than enough space to host a variety of websites.
Bandwidth
4,000 gigabytes per month; most sites need 10 gigabytes or less.
Security
VistaPages is a member of the Hacker Safe network. The Hacker Safe seal symbolizes Vistapages commitment to its customers security. Websites that show the Scan Alert Hacker Safe seal ensures customers that the web site they are visiting as no vulnerabilities.
Reliability
VistaPages have 99.9% uptime. A state of the art infrastructure is used including the quality servers. Their infrastructure is designed to provide redundancy. Back up power is also available in the event of a power outage. Servers are monitored 24/7. Any time there is a problem it can be handled quickly so that customers have had little or no interruption in the high level of performance of their website. Customer data is backed up daily, which helps to prevent loss of important files.
Ease of Use
Their control panel is based on the cPanel/WHM platform, which is a leader in web hosting control panels in today's web hosting industry. You'll be able to manage your entire account from this control panel, things like e-mail accounts, statistics, databases, custom error 404 pages and more. You'll also have access to their Fantastico script-installer, where you'll be able to install popular scripts such as Wordpress, Joomla, Mambo, OS Commerce, Zen cart and more with a simple click.
Freebies
Every new web hosting account receives a free domain and free set-up when you purchase a one or two year plan.
Guarantees
All accounts come with a full 30 day money-back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the service for any reason, just ask for a full refund. This should make you feel confident about making a purchase, even if you're new to web hosting.
Discounts
VistaPages runs discounts from time-to-time. Check it out at VistaPages.
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Ratings:
Total Score: 92%
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