1&1 Hosting started their
hosting business back in 1998 and quickly became
one of the dominant hosting companies in the UK
and Europe. They launched their US division in
2003 to serve customers directly in North America.
Today, 1&1 Hosting is one
of the world's largest and fastest growing web
hosting company, with almost 6 million global
customers.
Unique to 1and1 is that they offer both
Linux / Unix hosting, along with their very popular
Microsoft Windows/NT based hosting, all for the
same price. Also, depending on the hosting
package, 1&1 Hosting gives you 1-5
free domain names with every hosting package (or
you can pay as low as $5.99 per domain).
The 1&1 Hosting Microsoft
Home Package plan offers 100,000 MB of web space
and 1,000 GB of monthly transfer volume. Even
the Microsoft Home Package plan supports the basic
Active Server Pages (ASP) web-based application,
though only their MS Business and Developer supports
the ASP .NET 2.0 framework. All 1&1 MS plans
support MS Access databases. 1&1's shared
linux hosting is also robust and offers features
not frequently seen elsewhere. Whether you choose
the Microsoft or Linux plans from 1and1.com, you
are bound to find a plan that's right for you.
Special Offer:
1 & 1 is offering 50% off all shared hosting
plans until January 31, 2007. All other promotions
for free domains, free software and marketing
tools are still included in this offer!
1&1 Hosting is the easy choice for Best Domain Hosting - for 2 years running! Purchase a domain for only $5.99 and get free private registration, 1 GB email and a starter WYSIWYG site builder or receive up to 5 free domains with your 1&1 hosting package. Feature-rich packages and solid reliability also make 1&1 a great place to host all of your domains.
Price Value
1&1 Hosting offers good value when compared to other web hosting firms, and are arguably a pricing leader in the hosting industry with plans starting at just $2.99/mo. Considering that you have the option between Linux / Unix and Microsoft-based hosting for the same price, this is a great deal. Usually, the Microsoft/NT hosting plans are more expensive due to the licensing required for these types of servers. In addition, 1&1 customers can get premium software bundles worth up to $900 for free, depending on the hosting plan they choose. For no extra cost a variety of valuable add-ons are included like a Photo Gallery, Blog and a WYSIWYG Site builder to help even beginners develop a professional web site, and we don't want to forget the 90-day guarantee. (That was not a typo...you actually do get 90 days to decide if you made the right choice)
Reliability
1and1 Hosting operates four data centers worldwide (two of which they own themselves), adding up to over 37,000 high-end servers. 1&1 Hosting uses their own backbone and top carriers such as Sprint and Level 1. 1and1 guarantees 99.9% server uptime.
We have received few complaints regarding uptime with respect to 1and1 Hosting. They are known in the industry for their very good reliability.
Control Panel
1and1 Hosting provides customers a 1&1 custom control panel with an easy-to-use interface where you can configure and control all aspects of your website, including e-mail management, domain management, hosting account, billing, etc. online. Their control panel is good, but may take a little adjusting to if you are already use to using Plesk or cPanel.
Customer Support
We have heard varying reviews of the customer support of 1&1 Hosting. Their technical support is available toll-free 24/7/365, which is an advantage over other web hosts offering limited hours of support, or email only. In addition to the telephone support, you also get access to their 24/7 e-mail support for various website issues. Furthermore, 1&1's comprehensive FAQ provides excellent help-yourself answers to most all of the common questions related to hosting and domain related topics.
Hosting Plans
Starting at: 40 GB disk space, 1000 GB bandwidth @ $99.00/month - *1&1 dedicated server space is temporarily sold out. A new data center facility will be available soon.
StartLogic's budget package has one of the lowest prices
around for the value. For $4.95 you get 300 GB disk
space and 3000 GB bandwidth for not 1 but 10 domains.
Free bonuses like $50 Google AdWords credit and $50
Yahoo! Search Marketing credit pump up the value even
more.
This basic package (and all subsequent packages) come
feature-packed. You'll get unlimited email accounts,
a choice of secure shopping carts (including PayPal's),
Frontpage extensions, browser-based email and a web
hosting control panel, plus log files, site stats, and
MySQL, PHP, PerlScripts and CGI-BIN support.
Your account comes with free multimedia features included,
like real audio and video, streaming audio, Macromedia
Shockwave, MIDI File Support and MIME types. You'll
get a complete FTP manager with backup and password
protection, a website builder loaded with templates,
plus a publisher and a logo and slogan editor. You'll
get unlimited POP3 emails, forwards and autoresponders.
The promotional tools that come with StartLogic's hosting
packages are among its greatest features. Get a 500+
page marketing manual, a search engine positioner and
submitter, Meta Tags and Keywords Generators, a Link
Checker, and $50 matching credit for advertising. In
a way, it seems like StartLogic gives you everything
but the computer.
Reliability
StartLogic has a no-questions-asked 30 day money back
guarantee and stands behind a solid 99.9% uptime guarantee
all the time. Their Los Angeles-based datacenter is
a custom-designed facility that uses redundant optical
fiber connections and multiple internet backbone providers.
Careful attention was paid to environmental controls,
with HVAC temperature control systems, raised floors,
redundant power, UPS backup and power conditioning systems
and generators. They use state of the art video surveillance,
motion sensors, biometric access controls, security
breach alarms, and smoke detection and fire suppression
methods.
Control Panel
Users will enjoy StartLogic's easy to use VDECK 2.0
control panel that, with large icon-based buttons, gives
you versatility and control over all aspects of your
account, from administrative to creative. All from its
one crisp, clean, and powerful interface you can build,
publish, and market your websites, set up shopping carts,
install scripts, and manage your email account. Help
information on all VDECK features are accessible directly
from the control panel itself.
Customer Support
StartLogic has live web chat support, which is our hands-down
favorite way to get help. Choose from 24/7 x 365 award-winning
live chat, toll-free telephone, and email tech support.
They run a comprehensive Support Center with a troubleshooting
tour, an email query ticket system, a Getting Started
guide, a Community Forum, an Announcement Board, and
a categorized and searchable Knowledgebase/FAQ. They
also run a convenient Additional Services page from
where you can change your account domain name, add sub
domain names, order SSL certificates, add disk space,
databases and/or bandwidth, park domains and otherwise
manage your account.
Hosting Plans
Linux/UNIX Hosting Plans
Prologic: 300 GB disk space, 3000 GB
bandwidth @ $4.95/month (up to 10 domains) Virtual Server: 20000 MB disk space,
1 TB bandwidth @ $29.95/month (multi-domain hosting) Dedicated Server: 40000 MB disk space,
500 GB bandwidth @ $99.00/month
Windows Hosting Plan Windows Hosting: 2000 MB disk space,
60 GB bandwidth, ASP, .net CGI-BIN Support, ACCESS database
@ $8.95/month
