Wed 13 Dec 2006
I spent a large chunk of yesterday choosing between 2 web hosts that offer similar products at similar prices.
I need to setup a subversion(SVN) repository to manage my code work for Haris.tv and finally settled on Dreamhost for the following reasons:
- Storage : BH 50GB / DH 200GB (+1GB extra per week)
- Transfer allowance : BH 999MB / DH 2TB (+16GB extra per week)
- Domains hosted : BH 6 / DH Unlimited
- MySQL databases : BH 50 / DH Unlimited
- DH Jabber server (BH None)
Also, I used a Dreamhost coupon/promo code that knocked a significant amount off the first year. Coupled with their offer of 97 days to get a full refund (if i change my mind) I’m happy with my choice.
Here’s an excellent article I found on Setting up Subversion with Dreamhost and TortoiseSVN.
OK, Let’s get on with setting up the SVN repository then!…
March 29th, 2007 at 6:32 am
Ya DreamHost is great isn’t it… I’ve still heard a lot of good about bluehost too.
I noticed that you aren’t using the new method of referral links to improve your dreamhost referrals
Mr. apache
April 25th, 2007 at 7:21 am
I did a whole analysis of a bunch of hosting providers and the features that they offer, and I also narrowed by choices down to Bluehost and Dreamhost. I went with Bluehost in the end for one reason: technical support. Bluehost can be reached 24/7, while Dreamhost only provides email support. When my site has problems or I need to solve an issue immediately, I want to know that I can reach someone at any time. I’ve worked with ISPs that didn’t have that type of service, and it was terrible.
So far Bluehost has been pretty decent. The biggest drawback is their really sloooowww control panel.
April 25th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Well, having been with Dreamhost for a few months now, I can say that the feature set is their best asset. I haven’t had to test their technical support yet as their Wiki has, so far, covered everything I’ve needed.
I agree with you that technical support is one of (if not) the most important service of a web host.
I host this blog with U2-Web. Their transfer speed and uptime is much better than Dreamhost but above all their technical support is phenomenal (lightning ticket turnaround times with real technical know-how). It’s for this reason that I’m using them for live deployment and Dreamhost for SVN hosting, beta testing and temporary parking.
June 29th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Seeing as Terry mentioned the referral system, if anyone wants to signup to Dreamhost you can use my referral promo code of HARISTV to receive a large discount off the price.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:48 am
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August 24th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Is this comparison still valid? I am curious, as my Bluehost account is up in 3 months, and while I have been happy with Bluehost for the past 2 years, like everyone I am always looking for a better bargin!
August 25th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Hi Jim,
Since writing this post I haven’t been following the differences. I can only say that I’m still happy with Dreamhost for the purposes I signed up for.
Sorry I can’t give you an up to date comparison.
Haris
September 27th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
I’m starting to not like DH after being with them for a year. Too many problems!! all that space? Who needs it if there servers are always bogged down and/or offline… Serious. You can’t do anything worthwhile on DH. Service reliability is better than oodles of space and options you can never access because its slow or offline! ^_^
October 1st, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I have a site with a .tv extension. I thought I read somewhere that BH does not work with these? Is this true?
What’s the deal with BH and .tv???
Vykus
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:24 am
Never dreamhost.
I’ve used about 10 web hostings.
One day, when I was with Dreamhost, some of my files has been deleted all of a sudden. However, they never apologized. They told me just upload the files again. That’s it.
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