Comments on: Apologies and regrets and green web hosting http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Fri, 25 May 2012 07:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/comment-page-1/#comment-393386 Siel Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:19:12 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/27/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/#comment-393386 Odd that this comment stream's become so much about Thinkhost, who I've never been a client of and thus have nothing much to say about.... In any case -- I've been with the solar-powered Aiso.net now for 1.5 years, and despite occasional downtimes, have been overall v. happy with the service. Odd that this comment stream’s become so much about Thinkhost, who I’ve never been a client of and thus have nothing much to say about….

In any case — I’ve been with the solar-powered Aiso.net now for 1.5 years, and despite occasional downtimes, have been overall v. happy with the service.

]]> By: zzz http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/comment-page-1/#comment-393378 zzz Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:37:19 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/27/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/#comment-393378 We too had a website on Thinkhost 2 or 3 years ago, and their support was pathetic. We did not mind waiting for 24-48 hours for a reply, but enough is enough. It was never their fault even if we had a very "static" website. Their servers were down too often. And then, when we really were having problems, the threatening words started as we were quite furious with all their downtime. We too had a website on Thinkhost 2 or 3 years ago, and their support was pathetic. We did not mind waiting for 24-48 hours for a reply, but enough is enough. It was never their fault even if we had a very “static” website. Their servers were down too often. And then, when we really were having problems, the threatening words started as we were quite furious with all their downtime.

]]> By: Ken Lyle http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/comment-page-1/#comment-366393 Ken Lyle Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:21:48 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/27/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/#comment-366393 The thinkhost-sucks.com is my site. I stand by absolutely everything on it. My experience there was absolutely awful, probably the least competent service I have seen in any business in my entire life. But that was a year or two ago now...maybe they've improved...possibly. As for their love of free speech, you should have seen the whiny, vaguely threatening letters they sent me. Hah! I have had reasonably good experience with HostGator, but they were quick, but not helpful. I had great service from orcwebhosting.com, but there was a time zone difference, and I needed 24x7 support for some customers, so I moved to Innohosting, which has been phenomenal. I'm raw-vegan, work at home, drive a metro, recycle fiendishly, and support the Arbor Day Foundation. Like at least one other poster, I would rather have hosting that works, and hug trees and worship dirt on my own time and dime. If you want to be green, go vegan. You'll save way more resources than worrying about a couple of KW for your fraction of a server per year. Seriously...there are lots of carbon calculators on the 'net. Best of Luck, everybody! Ken The thinkhost-sucks.com is my site.

I stand by absolutely everything on it. My experience there was absolutely awful, probably the least competent service I have seen in any business in my entire life.

But that was a year or two ago now…maybe they’ve improved…possibly.

As for their love of free speech, you should have seen the whiny, vaguely threatening letters they sent me. Hah!

I have had reasonably good experience with HostGator, but they were quick, but not helpful. I had great service from orcwebhosting.com, but there was a time zone difference, and I needed 24×7 support for some customers, so I moved to Innohosting, which has been phenomenal.

I’m raw-vegan, work at home, drive a metro, recycle fiendishly, and support the Arbor Day Foundation. Like at least one other poster, I would rather have hosting that works, and hug trees and worship dirt on my own time and dime.

If you want to be green, go vegan. You’ll save way more resources than worrying about a couple of KW for your fraction of a server per year. Seriously…there are lots of carbon calculators on the ‘net.

Best of Luck, everybody!
Ken

]]> By: xxx http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/comment-page-1/#comment-238123 xxx Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:10:34 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/27/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/#comment-238123 Thinkhost has done it again, I lost two hosting customers this weekend! Hooray! Thinkhost has done it again, I lost two hosting customers this weekend! Hooray!

]]> By: The Cubelodyte http://greenlagirl.com/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/comment-page-1/#comment-225201 The Cubelodyte Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:40:03 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/27/apologies-and-regrets-and-green-web-hosting/#comment-225201 Bah! I'm <a href="http://cubelodyte.com/2006/11/13/the-last-straw/" rel="nofollow">never going back</a> to Thinkhost. My current hosting service might be burning coal tar in the hollowed-out skulls of baby whales, for all I know, but their uptime is far superior to Thinkhost. Bah, I say! Bah! I’m never going back to Thinkhost. My current hosting service might be burning coal tar in the hollowed-out skulls of baby whales, for all I know, but their uptime is far superior to Thinkhost.

Bah, I say!

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