March 27th, 2006

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Recommendations for Canadian ISPs

Jody is looking for recommendations for a Canadian Internet service provider. He wants to keep his dollars north of the border, so any of the big American names are out:

I’m thinking CAN $15/month maximum. I use WordPress, which you’re familiar with now:
PHP4+, MySQL, 10gb data transfer, 500mb disk space, Perl would be nice.

I have been moderately happy with DollarHost, which is to say that they haven’t done anything egregious enough to motivate me to switch. I know the folks at Webnames.ca and have warm feelings about them, but I’ve never used them for hosting, so I can’t speak to their reliability.

Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Er, hang on. I’m just catching up on ye olde email, and Jody tells me that he subsequently posted about his requirements. It looks like he got a bunch of responses. So, if you’ve got anything to add, go on over there and do so.

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Jody
March 27th, 2006
11:37 am

Thanks for posting this, Darren.

In my post about this I stated that I’m considering some American companies now; their prices are a LOT better. “Traitor”. Yeah, yeah, I know.

(That mugshot of you in the Comment Preview startled me. Jezuz.)

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gillian
March 27th, 2006
12:04 pm

Aren’t you really asking for recommendations on a webhost, rather than an ISP? I believe an ISP by default just gives you a connection to the internet, rather than rent you any server space for web content (though that’s often included in some deals, at a lesser level than your friend is asking). And I don’t think Shaw or Telus give out the requirements he wants anyways, so an ISP provider probably isn’t the way to go.

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Jody
March 27th, 2006
1:45 pm

Gillian: you’re correct; it’s my current ISP that’s forcing me to look for web hosting options, which I specify in my post about (see Darren’s update).

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Petr
March 27th, 2006
2:08 pm

The web host that was recommended to me by a friend, and that I currently use is hostingplex.com out of Toronto. I recommend it. I have had it for almost half a year and it provides top-notch support and a great deal of control (more than most hosts). And the prices are extremely competitive.

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Petr
March 27th, 2006
2:18 pm

Sorry one more thing … I didn’t realize you put requirements till I read it again after posting (see below for comparison):

hostingplex featurs * your requirements
Yes * PHP 4+
Yes * MySQL
Yes * Apache .htaccess or .conf access
110 GB * 20 GB monthly bandwidth
5 GB * 5 GB disk space
Yes * Unix script and shell access
$3.95/month (based on 2 year contract) or $4.95/month (based on 1 year contract) * Cheap price: $15 per month maximum.

Anyhow best of luck with the decision … cheers.

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Jody
April 11th, 2006
11:22 am

I’m a tad sorry to say that I went with an American hosting company: DreamHost. I couldn’t find a Canadian company that was competitive with their services, prices, and reputation.

Thanks to Darren for posting my request; it was helpful!

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