need said:
I need a hosting, So I searched throughout the net and found many
companies that provides various hosting plans example godaddy.com .
They offer many plans but I also found
http://zeezagplus.com that
offers an unlimited hosting (that means web space) with unlimited
bandwidth just for $1. Is it true. How trust If I get hosting from
them.
please help me regarding this issue. OR suggest me the best host.
Frankly, I wouldn't trust them at all. First of all, the domain name
zeezagplus.com was registered less than a month ago (Mar 28), which
tells me absolutely nothing about their experience, let alone their
reputation. And second, there is no such thing as "unlimited" in terms
of hosting. There's always a limit and/or a catch.
When it comes to bandwidth, the better term would be "unmetered".
Personally, I'd rather go with someone who either has a set bandwidth
transfer limit for each hosting plan, or that comes clean with the
"unmetered" label along with a clear statement that tells the customer
what it implies.
And when it comes to hosting space, sooner or later, you will run out.
There's no such thing as "unlimited" disk space. Even Google has a
massive array of harddrives linked together (for all of their services,
not just Gmail and for cache/search). It's not unlimited either, but
they always keep track of disk usage and imminent failures, adding and
replacing disks as needed. Judging by the amount of work needed just
for keeping up with disk usages (not account for disk failures at
first), $1 per month for so-called "unlimited web space" seems way
underpriced, and is bound to make that company collapse on itself in a
short time (even if they're just reselling space themselves).
Returning to the case of zeezagplus.com, there's also the case of
anchored links (#about_us, #services), which Steve pointed out, gives
the impression that the website is still under construction. The fact
that "Help" links to a page that only gives errors, the fact that
"Contact Us" links to a Hotmail.com address and the fact that the page
has a "Sponsors" section (at all) that uses a AdSense-like banner
system don't add a great deal of confidence. Rather, they all remove
the small amount of confidence that was left after considering the
first two facts.
Even moreso, as Brian pointed out, the copyright notice showing the
year 2003 doesn't help much; neither does the obvious standard template
used the design, nor does the text "New way to host U R Site" in the
"logo" (to tell you the truth, it's not much of a logo anyway).
The nameservers used for the domain zeezagplus.com doesn't spell out
"trust us", either (ns1/ns2.webtricker.com), which in itself was
registered about 3 weeks prior to zeezagplus.com, and by the same
individual. The word "webtricker" tells me "we use the web to trick
people". That might not be their intention, but that's how I read it.
Last of all, when going through their order "process", I see that I get
to what appears to be a contact form, where you fill in your name,
address, e-mail, phone, domain name and hosting plan (all in text
fields, mind you), which ends with a "thank you" message (without as
much as validating the information I provided).
http://zeezagplus.com/hosting/thanks.html
This page also tells me to point the domain to ns1/ns2.zeezag.info,
which appears to be registered by someone in Bangladesh, while
zeezagplus.com/webtricker.com is registered to someone in India and
zeezag.com to someone with a PO box in Wanatah, Indiana (a small town
with a population of about 1000, according to my quick research). That
in itself isn't a warning sign, considering the smaller world we live
in today, but if they are closely affiliated or even part of the same
single business entity, they should've at least let the domains be
registered to that entity name (even if the addresses are spread around
the world, I mean).
To make matters worse, as of the time of writing this, ns1.zeezag.info
and ns2.zeezag.info don't point to anywhere.
All in all, I'd stay away from this "zeezagplus.com" deal. It's not
worth it.
Although I'd like to recommend myself for the hosting, I'm not yet
ready with an automated control panel or automated account setup, plus
I still have some challenges left with regards to accepting direct
payments. (Not to mention the fact that the hosting plans might need
some further adjustments -- suggestions about specifics are gladly
accepted.)
In the meantime, I think one of the deals at DreamHost
(
www.dreamhost.com) gives a great value.
