tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post7360567522721625899..comments2023-09-27T14:44:54.248+02:00Comments on Andy Hadfield: Beneath the surface of cheap local hosting...Andy Hadfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-91832570136558808492007-02-19T14:12:00.000+02:002007-02-19T14:12:00.000+02:00I must say, local hosting, unless you go with the ...I must say, local hosting, unless you go with the big boys has a huge service problem.<BR/><BR/>If you can get around the fact that the states are asleep when we're at work (bad thing for support, good thing for maintenance) then you're usually good. <BR/><BR/>450ms still bugs me - especially with hosted apps. <BR/><BR/>And, I can't fly to Denmark to crap on the hosting guys. I can drive down the road.Andy Hadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-53309009122038883842007-02-17T10:11:00.000+02:002007-02-17T10:11:00.000+02:00340 ms is well worth what you get from totalchoice...340 ms is well worth what you get from totalchoice hosting ($5 a month gets you 40gb a month traffic for example, they are a bunch of geeks you can relate to, and their tech support rocks - their staff give out their msn details for example :)<BR/><BR/>i tried local, really did (i still host a few domains with webonline) but their offerings and support simply doesn't compare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-17183459000476647692007-02-15T22:32:00.000+02:002007-02-15T22:32:00.000+02:00451ms, groan...At least I can contact my server af...451ms, groan...<BR/><BR/>At least I can contact my server after the county in Denmark where I host suffered a power failure and the backups failed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com