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Editor‘s Review for "1and1 Hosting Homepage"

Having entered the hosting business in 1998, 1&1 Hosting quickly became one of the leading hosting companies not only in the UK but in Europe as well. And their US division, that provides hosting services directly in North America, was launched in 2003. At present 1&1 Hosting is rated among the largest and fastest growing hosting companies in the world, with the number or their global customer reaching 10 million.

What makes 1and1 so unique among other web hosting providers is that along with the popular Microsoft Windows/NT based hosting they offer Linux and Unix hosting as well – all for the same price. With every hosting package 1&1 Hosting also provides 1-3 domain names that, depending of the package, may be free or charged as little as $9.99 per domain.

Dual Unlimited Windows plan offered at 1&1 Hosting provides unlimited monthly transfer and volume of web space. Active Server Pages (ASP) web-based application, MS Access databases and ASP .NET 3.5 framework are all supported by the 1&1 MS plans. The shared Linux hosting at 1&1 also provides pretty unique features. No matter if you choose a Linux or Microsoft plan at 1and1.com, in both cases you will have to choose a plan that serves best your business specifics.

Price Value

At 1&1 Hosting, this pricing leader in the hosting industry, you will find the best competitive prices, starting at $4.99/mo. It is pretty convenient to have the opportunity to choose between Microsoft and Linux / Unix-based hosting - all for the same price, since the Microsoft/NT hosting plans as a rule require licensing for the kind of services like hosting, which makes them more expensive. Apart from all this, 1&1 offers its customers premium software bundles of up to $479 (depending on the chosen hosting plan) for free. Such handy add-ons like a Graphic Archive, iStockphoto Image Library, Photo Gallery, as well as a WYSIWYG Site builder to help beginners to develop professional web sites, are added free of extra charge. And on top of all this 1&1 provides a 90-day guarantee.

Reliability

Being one of the largest web hosting companies in the world with over 10 million registered domain names, 8 million customers and 70,000 servers in seven locations, 1&1 hosting is the right choice for those looking for a hosting company with a massive committed client base, proven profitability and track record.

Due to its successful innovative management and sizes 1 and 1 hosting boasts successful partnership with such leading service and technology providers as Google, HP/Compaq Plesk, and Symantec. The staff of over 250 developers secures the stable leading position of the company at the cutting edge of technology.

The web hosting offers at 1&1 include managed as well as unmanaged, "root server" options for its dedicated servers, with its top package - Dodeca-Core – offering 48 GB/RAM and 6000 GB traffic/month.

Control Panel

The custom control panel 1and1 Hosting provides its customers has a very easy-to- use interface and allows to configure and control online such aspects of customer websites as domain management, e-mail management, billing, hosting account, etc. As good as their control panel is, it may require some time to adjust to it if you have been using cPanel or Plesk.

Customer Support

The technical support at 1&1 Hosting is available: 24/7/365 on the phone (toll-free), 24/7 e-mail support, as well as a most comprehensive FAQ section, providing most helpful information on hosting-related topics. Rare web hosting companies offer this kind of variety of customer support options. As a rule they are limited to e-mail only.