Re: Looking for inexpensive FreeBSD dedicated hosting

From: Janet Sullivan (ciscogeek_at_bgp4.net)
Date: 03/18/04

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To: Janet Sullivan <ciscogeek@bgp4.net>

    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.
    >>
    >
    >

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