ghostshadow |
01-23-2008 12:21 PM |
Like Christina, I don't like to delve into negativity and prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I was with Webair for awhile and had nothing but poor performance issues with them on a virtual account for months. The only reason I didn't switch off them sooner was because I just do this stuff on the side, I just started in this business last year, and I didn't really know where to go for alternative hosting because I didn't want to get shafted again. I don't deny that their dedicated accounts work well. I've never used them and again, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. My own experience with my virtual account however wasn't so hot. My sites were constantly timing out, not loading and were generally slow, and every time I issued a support ticket all I ever got back was "Well, it's working fine now. Please issue another ticket the next time it happens." The sites were simple wordpress blogs, nothing fancy running on them.
Gerard I'm sure is a swell guy, but the fact is this is GFY.com. People shouldn't have to come here looking for Gerard if they've got an issue with Webair. If Gerard's the only guy that can get stuff done, then his information should be plastered on Webair.com and everyone else should be retrained or let go. As well, if I'm not using enough resources to warrant getting a dedicated server then hey, sorry, but I'm going to get one just for the hell of it. You want to talk about good business, that wouldn't really make much sense from a business standpoint would it? If you're not going to put any effort into reliable virtual hosting, then either don't offer it or just put a disclaimer on your site that says your virtual servers aren't any good. I remember reading about all the money supposedly put into the virtual accounts back then and can safely say I never noticed any difference at all.
I finally moved my sites elsewhere and it's been night and day. Loads smooth, never had downtime, support staff is excellent. They monitor the virtual accounts and avoid overcrowding on them. I'm one of those people mentioned that would've gladly upgraded my account to dedicated on Webair once the time was right, but now it's other hosting companies that are going to be getting my money once that happens.
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