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Editor‘s Review for "WestHost"

WestHost started to provide their services in 1998. By this time they have more than 20,000 web sites. All of their packages come at good prices and includes lots of features. Everyone from individual to businesses will find something interesting for themselves at this company. One of the things that make them to be special is a Virtual Private Server (VPS) that their offer with all of their packages. This is better than a shared server. You will have own applications, total administrative control and you will able to do everything independently and secure. All this you cannot get if you use shred hosting. If you are looking for something more than shared hosting then you should have a look at plans offered by WestHost more closely.

Price Value

You can choose their cheapest plan and you still will be provided with a dedicated web, FTP, mail, and database servers. Each package includes: Spam and Virus protection, webmail, SSL security, FrontPage support, multiple domain support, a Site Builder, PHP, FTP, and PERL. The higher plan include also website statistics, content management, message boards, SSH (secure shell), a static IP, blogs, photo albums, and a range of search engine advertising tools. Moreover, regardless of which plan you choose, you can ask for your money to be beck within first thirty days.

Reliability

The company offers 99.9% uptime guarantee which is backed up with lots of redundant communications carriers and paths, RAID mirroring, multiple secondary power sources, regular backups and security upgrades and around the clock security monitoring and.

They have their data center built atop a 3 1/2" thick reinforced matte footing. It has nine separate base isolation units that work as "shock absorbers" in case natural disaster, like earthquake.

The facilities utilize people-safe, non-toxic Inergen fire suppression technology. Thanks to uninterruptible power that they are able to provide 750-volt Caterpillar generators backed up. This is achieved because of the battery ability to run the entire network for 15 minutes. The generators only take ninety seconds to come online.

Physical security measures include biometric entries, perimeter fencing, card access, mantraps, intrusion, and detection scanners. Among their software security measures are firewalls and host-based virus protection.

The company utilizes multiple DS-3 connections which are scalable to at least OC-48. Redundant telecommunications paths all are supported by multiple carriers with T1 connections and are buried throughout the grounds of data center. Global Crossing ATT&T, and XO belong to their carriers.

Control Panel

The have their own control panel known under the name Site Manager. This panel provides you will ultimate control. Through this panel, you will be able to add, edit, and delete your email and FTP logins, see real time stats, manage DNS and domains, install and edit any program you want, manage all your servers, including email, FTP, and web. There is no need to be worry about safety and protection of your data as they use complete Backup and Restore features. There are in total five categories in the panel and this is why it is easy to manage everything. The categories are following: Site Details, Email and FTP Management, Site Applications, Site Management and Domain Management.

Customer Support

If you need some help, you can first of all to refer their pretty useful Help documentation as well as forums, user guides, glossaries, tutorials, FAQs, and searchable Knowledgebase. You can also contact them by toll-free telephone, live chat, and email support ticket. All options are available around the clock.

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Linux Hosting

Personal: 50GB disk space and 1000GB bandwidth for $4.00

Preferred: 200GB disk space and 2500GB bandwidth for $8.00

Business: unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth for $12.00

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Contact Information for "WestHost"

WestHost Address

164 N. Spring Creek Parkway Providence, Utah 84332 United States of America

Hosting Phone
Toll Free Phone: +1.800.222.2165
International Phone: +1.435.755.3433
Fax: 435.755.3449

Hosting Email
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