[so] 1and1 vs Dreamhost?

[Limbo]

Looking to choose a provider for ecommerce, which would be faster and more reliable?
Seems like DH has better prices and they have "unlimited" space and bw. But I ping shit to their LA servers. I prefer east coast since I'm based in Toronto and so will my customers.
Anyone who tried both?

 

[tehvul2]

I used to use 1and1 for years and had zero problems with them...

 

[FOURSTAR]

ringing endorsement right up there

fuck 1and1

 

[CosmicBlend]

Dreamhost is crap.. Stay away from Bounceweb as well.. I just moved over to Hostgator and its cheap and has been lightning fast. If you have the cash Media Temple is A+

 

[JoMo]

Dreamhost is cheap, so they try to cram as many websites on one server as possible and skimp on the bandwidth.

 

[Bane Grievver]

I've used both and I'd lean more to 1and1 but I never had trouble with either of them. I'm not a fan of the Dreamhost control panel and their password recovery thing would often take hours to send me a reset email.

 

[Limbo]

Dreamhost is crap.. Stay away from Bounceweb as well.. I just moved over to Hostgator and its cheap and has been lightning fast. If you have the cash Media Temple is A+

So if I want to use this ecommerce program (LemonStand - eCommerce platform PHP shopping cart) with Hostgator would I need the business package that includes SSL or just the middle one?

 

[CosmicBlend]

So if I want to use this ecommerce program (LemonStand - eCommerce platform PHP shopping cart) with Hostgator would I need the business package that includes SSL or just the middle one?

Well if you are using Authorize.net you will want to check if you can use a shared ssl cert or if you have to get a unique one. If you have to get your own then yes you will need the business plan.

 

[nigafool]

haha

have fun with 1and1

they're a trip and a half

 

[EPIK]

Tried neither.... go with Bluehost.

OR BRANZONE

 

[kraska]

i've been using 1&1 for years - its not amazing, but it works.

Yes you will need an SSL cert unless you are paying off site (paypal express checkout or website payment standard, or google checkout, etc)

 

[Xcursion]

Stay the fuck away from both since you're making an ecommerce site. They both oversell and reserve the right to close your account if you go over certain resource thresholds. They're far from unlimited.

 

[reZolut]

i had 'unlimited' bandwidth with dreamhost.

i started putting high traffic shit up there and they deleted my account and would not transfer back my domain.

don't use them.

 

[T-Dawg]

I have owned a half dozen sites that 1and1 hosted. Never had a problem...

 

[CosmicBlend]

A company I freelance with has a few accounts with Media Temple.. like I said earlier if you can swing for it they are top notch. I have used the Grid Service and their DV Server and both are very good

 

[Hurricane Harold]

Used both. 1&1's customer support is worse, performance is worse, available tools and support are worse.

They will both kill your site if you're using them as a download site (e.g. hosting videos...). I'd also go with something more corporate-tailored (i.e. better support package, guaranteed reliability, not on shared hosting) if you're doing an eCommerce site, but it depends on the volume you're expecting...

 

[Reno]

I've been using Dreamhost because I got a crazy deal and so far so good

No experience using anyone else, though I've had to suffer through godaddy's junkshow a few times.

 

[NoGodForMe]

Use Branzone for the main page, and DreamHost as your dump site if you're hosting big files.

 

[TruSoulja]

Have used 1and1 for like 6 years now, no problems. However I did hear that the worst problems come when you try to cancel.

 

[Code4]

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