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Best Web Hosting Reviews- ANHosting
ANHostingType of Review:
Price and Cost Effectiveness, Data Center, Connectivity, Customer Service
General Impressions:
Pros:
Cheap but watch out for minimum 6 month sign ups, & high setup fees
CPanel control panel which is easy to use
Lots of Multiple domains
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
Cons:
Only one plan under each platform (Linux, Windows, VPS) which makes upgrading as your business grows difficult, as VPS is the only "larger" plan.
Not recommended for Ecommerce (low level shopping carts, and no real support for their open-source shopping carts)
No "live" (chat, phone) support, tickets only.
Price Vs. Features and Support:
You do get a lot of storage & transfer for the price of just $9.95/mo (with 12 month signup). But keep in mind that most websites use less than 50 MB of storage space, and less than 2 GB of transfer per month. The lack of any available upgrade path is a common problem among "one-plan wonder" hosts. Each platform has only 1 plan. The only conceivable upgrade path is from the Windows or Linux plans to the VPS plan. The VPS plan is nice, but represents a big step up from the previous two plans.
Ecommerce:
They offer Agora Cart and osCommerce which are open source (free) shopping carts that anyone can download by going to their respective websites. Since they are free, you are not going to get the tech support that you would expect with software that is backed by a company's tech support department (like Miva Corp.). But if you are tech savvy, and you just want a basic storefront, then it will probably work for you.
Servers & Connectivity:
ANHosting is based in the Equinix IBX Center in Chicago, an impressive facility that is secure against threats both man-made and natural. The Chicago facility has over 200 networks available, accessing most major Tier 1, many Tier 2, and most Broadband networks along with major international carriers. It's an impressive datacenter and your data should be well-taken-care-of there-in.
Customer Service:
ANHosting uses the MPCustomer Help Desk system. This is a very robust system that allows the user to ask a question via the trackable ticketing system. They don't have a live chat or phone technical support, which is a real downfall. Ticketing systems are serviceable, but having some kind of human contact, at least via chat, is a welcome avenue. Perhaps they will add this feature in the future.