From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 17 15:06:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5690516A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:06:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from fed1mtao02.cox.net (fed1mtao02.cox.net [68.6.19.243]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB96D43D46 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:06:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ciscogeek@bgp4.net) Received: from bgp4.net ([68.106.237.143]) by fed1mtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040317230637.TFTZ16948.fed1mtao02.cox.net@bgp4.net>; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:06:37 -0500 Message-ID: <4058D9FD.7060507@bgp4.net> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:06:37 -0700 From: Janet Sullivan User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5+ (Windows/20040310) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Janet Sullivan References: <404F04A9.7000709@bgp4.net> <4058824F.4070108@bgp4.net> In-Reply-To: <4058824F.4070108@bgp4.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for inexpensive FreeBSD dedicated hosting X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:06:39 -0000 CORRECTION: Mark Sergeant is with snsonline.net, not snsonline.com. For some reason I had .com on the brain when I wrote some parts of this email. Sorry for any confusion. Janet Sullivan wrote: > Several people asked me to respond to the list with my final choice for > a FreeBSD dedicated server provider. > > I received quite a variety of responses from all over the world. Some > companies tried to steer me to a virtual hosting setup of some kind. > Others tried to sell me a dedicated server at twice the price I was > looking for. A few actually supplied me with very good offers. > > Of all the responses, the overall best deal came from...(drum roll > please).... > > Mark Sergeant of snsonline.net in Melbourne, AUS. > > Mark won me over with his OUTSTANDING customer service, and he was very > competitive in his offer. While snsonline.net is a small operation, I > was actually more comfortable with Mark because it was obvious I was > dealing with someone who both had a technical clue and who cared deeply > about the customer relationship. I highly recommend him. The > snsonline.net site does not offer prices for dedicated servers, so > you'll need to contact Mark directly to work out a custom package and > quote based on your needs. > > I also seriously considered CiAN.net. Based in the UK, CiAN.net also > made me a very competitive offer for a personal dedicated server. While > CiAN.net does offer prices for dedicated servers on their web site, I > suggest contacting them for a personalized quote. In the end, CiAN.net > and snsonline.com came in at almost the exact same price. CiAN.net was > also very responsive, however Mark @ snsonline.com offered me a better > machine and truly went the extra mile. > > To the 5 people who suggested I learn how to use google to find the > information I was looking for, please note that neither of my top > choices had the exact offer on their web site. It pays to ask. > > Honorable mentions also go to: cee-kay.net & BSDhosting.net. > > Thanks! > > > Janet Sullivan wrote: > >> Please respond to me directly, I am not subscribed to the list. >> >> I'm looking for someplace that can offer me a dedicated server running >> FreeBSD. All I'd want is their choice of reasonable hardware, with at >> least 256 megs of memory and a 20g IDE hard drive. I'd want a basic >> FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE install based on my partioning layout and full >> root access to the box. All I'd want from the hosting company is >> support of the hardware, and possibly occasional ping or http checks >> to see if the server was running. I'd take care of all system >> administration. One public IP is all I'd need. Traffic should be >> low, as this will be my personal web and mail server (no spam). >> >> I'm looking for something under $80/month USD, payable by VISA. The >> hosting provider must be an actual company with servers in a data >> center type environment. If I wanted to host a server on a cable >> modem, I could do that myself. >> >> Thanks. >> > >