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> > > Customer service in the Internet age :( |
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> > > I would find a new host, but that's just me. |
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> > Any recommendations? |
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> Couldn't you host your own server in the loft or the garage, using an old box |
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> for the job? A car battery + inverter for UPS (all second hand of course) |
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> should see you good for not much more than the cheapest of most ISP packages |
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> per year. The catch here is that access speed may not be as good as the more |
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> centralised fiber optic data centers with their load sharing, 8 CPU monsters, |
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> but as I assume that you are not running amazon or google you should be |
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> OK. ;-) |
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> It may be worth checking with your domestic DSL/cable ISP that they do not |
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> throttle traffic and that they allow you to run a server in their T&Cs. |
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I have a dedicated server now and I'll never use a shared system |
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again. I think the problem would be the internet connection. I've |
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heard that most ISPs block port 80 so you can't run a webserver from a |
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"home" connection. I think business connections are expensive. I'm |
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only paying $75/month now. |
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- Grant |
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