Looking for a new uk web host

[illustratorDavi]

Hi

I currently have 2 web hosts - http://openmindhosting.co.uk/ and http://speedhosting.co.uk/

Open mind I use for my business portfolio and speedhosting I use for a separate blog and web developing.

Speedhosting has been down all weekend with no explanation and the server doesn't seem to be managed during the weekend. Openmind are much better but still have a few outages every month and are only windows based.

Can anyone suggest a good uk host ? I don't need a lot of space or bandwidth but need mysql databases and great support. I don't want to spend more than £100 a year if possible.

I'm considering http://www.eukhost.com/ because they seem to have great support with a cheap price and good spec.

Thanks
David

[Nicolasdec]

Im in the uk and I use godaddy for my host.

[illustratorDavi]

Thanks, i've seen mixed reviews of godaddy.

Would prefer a host with servers in the uk if i can

[Nicolasdec]

Thanks, i've seen mixed reviews of godaddy.

Would prefer a host with servers in the uk if i can

I almost went with 1and1 UK but godaddy gave me a much better deal. Im very happy with godaddy and would recommend it. Great service never had any problems.

[harveypooka]

Hi

I currently have 2 web hosts - http://openmindhosting.co.uk/ and http://speedhosting.co.uk/

Open mind I use for my business portfolio and speedhosting I use for a separate blog and web developing.

Speedhosting has been down all weekend with no explanation and the server doesn't seem to be managed during the weekend. Openmind are much better but still have a few outages every month and are only windows based.

Can anyone suggest a good uk host ? I don't need a lot of space or bandwidth but need mysql databases and great support. I don't want to spend more than £100 a year if possible.

I'm considering http://www.eukhost.com/ because they seem to have great support with a cheap price and good spec.

Thanks
David

A few people on these forums use Streamline (http://www.streamline.com/default.htm) and recommend them. I use them for a charity website and have no real complaints. Their technical support was very fast to respond and helpful.

[Matteh117]

Fasthosts.co.uk is in the... UK.

[Eraserhead]

Personally I use A Small Orange (http://www.asmallorange.com/) they are excellent and offer great customer care, they are really quick to respond to e-mails. Also because they are American they are cheaper due to the great exchange rate.

eDesignUK also uses them as well as many other members.

[illustratorDavi]

Thanks guys ... sorry about the late reply.

Yeah Streamline looks quite good - they seem to do some good deals, looks like they have just updated their site - looks cool.

Fasthosts is used by one of my clients, they do some funny security thinks that have caused me php problems before but they have a strong brand and have been going for ages. Think i'll take another look at them

Today i've also been looking at uk2.net

Thanks
David

[dcv]

Why does it have to be in the UK?

Personally I use A Small Orange (http://www.asmallorange.com/) they are excellent and offer great customer care, they are really quick to respond to e-mails. Also because they are American they are cheaper due to the great exchange rate.

eDesignUK also uses them as well as many other members.

I'm in the UK too and I also use A Small Orange. No complaints so far. I'm on their 'small' package which is plenty for my needs at the moment and only about £2.50 per month!!

[Southernboy]

I currently use UKHosts (http://www.ukhosts.com/) with no problems, but I'm considering giving supanames.co.uk (http://www.supanames.co.uk/index.php) a try as they seem a lot cheaper.

[illustratorDavi]

Why does it have to be in the UK?



I'm in the UK too and I also use A Small Orange. No complaints so far. I'm on their 'small' package which is plenty for my needs at the moment and only about £2.50 per month!!

I'm thinking it terms of support because UK hosts are in the same time zone as me. So for instance if the server needs rebooting i don't have to wait half a day with a dead server.

Also since the server is closer it got to have a faster connection.

[dcv]

I'm thinking it terms of support because UK hosts are in the same time zone as me. So for instance if the server needs rebooting i don't have to wait half a day with a dead server.

Also since the server is closer it got to have a faster connection.

Dunno about faster connection but ASO have 24/7 support, 365 days a year, so I'd say the time zone thing is a non-issue. A lot of people here do really recommend A Small Orange!