Want to get yourself 10 terabytes of disk space and bandwidth? If you believe that is even possible – you have some web hosting homework to do. FXTS.net are the ones offering the plan in question, and I really hope this is a fake web site or joke by the people behind it.
Lets let this be a time to review Mitch’s golden rules when it comes to shopping for a new or replacement web hosting account. Feel free to copy this – share it with others, bookmark it for a reminder or write it on the back of your hand. Whatever will help you remember not to be a sucker when it comes to “too good to be true” web hosting deals.
- There is NO SUCH THING as “unlimited” in web hosting. Everything has a limit and there is no magical servers that can hold unmeasurable amounts of data.
- If the web site looks like it designed by a paraplegic cross-eyed homeless man… stay away.
- 99.9% uptime is meaningless. It might sound nice, but 99.9% of the time it is sales jargon and nothing else.
- Always make sure you have multiple ways of contacting the web host in question, just in case they decide to shut down shop in a month and take your money and run.
Have any other golden rules to share for those people out there who might be looking for a new web host? Leave a comment and lets all help educate the general public on this issue.
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+ WebHostingTalk.com Thread on the 10 Terabyte Web Host
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