I wish it applied in mine.
We're paying about $180-$190 a year for hosting and it just keeps getting worse.
Now since they just changed to offering unlimited bandwidth and diskspace Im guessing its only going to get worse.
I found our hosts by doing a lot of searching for hosting companies listed in the top 10 on a lot of sites and ours was in the top 3 on many, but Im just not as impressed as so many of those 'reviewers' seemed to be.

If I get what Im paying for then its a good deal...but when our sites were going down for 5-10 minutes at a time 25 times a day for weeks, I definitely felt a bit ripped off.

web77org, don't let this discourage you from doing the same research again. The awful truth is, that hosting companies rely on technology, and well, technology isn't perfect, just like anything else.

I started out a year ago january with some joke hosting for $25 a year.
I knew nothing about hosting so it was a cheap lesson.
Switched over to Godaddy which I was great for uptime, but their hosting features are terrible if you want to add new domains in some areas. Plus they charge a lot of money for things that most other hosting co's give in their standard packages.

So Im at IX webhosting now since last june. It was absolutely fantastic until January (last month) when the problems began.

I dont want to change hosts because they were really great for months without a single problem, so I feel like this can be resolved....well, DID feel that way until I saw the 'unlimited' garbage on their cheaper hosting accounts.

I paid to upgrade to their premium acct to have those extras and what do they do...turn around and give them to everyone so that now the only thing Im paying the extra hundred or so a year for is a few more dedicated IPs that I dont need and an extra freebie domain that I can do without.

Ill definitely be downgrading since theyre giving away for free all those things I upgraded to get, but im really worried that this 'unlimited' nonsense is going to result in overselling and my sites having problems again.

My domains are included with my hosting package. They are registered in my name, so Im hoping if I have to move that I can take them with me.
Do you know if that is the case ?

A good business/brand dont cheat .Hosting companies are here for business .So if your friend had to change 3 hosts there is something seriously wrong ... maybe he should first read terms of hosting service before committing any deal

web77, I honestly don't know if you'll be able to take the domains with you or not. I don't offer free domains with hosting packages for this very reason: my clients and I both know that the domain is theirs, even if registered through my company, since they paid an extra charge for it.

If you're the registrant, you potentially have a stronger case for taking the domains with you. I would search your current provider's forums, search the internet, search their FAQs to see if they say anything about taking your domains with you. Then, if you can't find anything, figure out which registrar is being used. Contact the registrar directly and ask them about their domain transfer policies when someone else administers the domain for you. That way, if your provider does decide to try and hold your domain "hostage", you'll know what steps to take to get it back. (You'll also want to take screenshots of your whois information to show that the domain does indeed list you as the registrant.)

Good luck..!

I believe you can keep the domain as long as you pay for it.

I'm really fed-up with the ridiculous unlimited offers as well.

Always remember that you'll get what you paid for.

Just make sure your friend knows that not ever provider is like the one that he/she is familer with right now. Not all are bad cookies, some, even many but not all.