Paul,

They’re 1 TB or 1024GB as opposed to 1Gig, 2TB or 2048GB instead of 2GB.

It is indeed a great package if they give what they promise. Have you had good experience with GoDaddy, especially if you actually use the resources close to the limit?

I actually read your post on the comment before I read this, so I know where you’re coming from here.

For those who are interested … http://podcastingscout.com/godaddy-doubles-hosting-space-and-bandwidth

In short, never ‘heard’ of them shutting down an account that got close to the 1 gig. I have heard of them shutting down porn, warez, etc.

You are very right about the overselling aspect - but remember, this is common practice in hundreds of services - GoDaddy didn’t make it up. Just get on an airplane these days if you want to see it in action.

See, here’s the fun part for the GoDaddy angle. If GoDaddy, the king of Podcast sponsors were to drop a Podcast because they were doing too well …

You hear of that, with some real proof, and we’ll make sure the world knows

Paul

Paul,

I’m curious to hear what you think about their Quick Podcast service. I’m seeing a lot of interest from businesses wanting a podcast for their product; does Quick Podcast offer good stats and ease-of-use administration?

Forum regulars are oftentimes bias on their opinions. Who aren’t?

But, so far we got “not-so-good” responses from users, especially related to bandwidth and connections:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=536473
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=527109

Don’t hold your breath but my personal opinion warns me to wait to see what others are talking about after a month or two of usage….

YMMV.

Hendry,

Thanks for the links! I’ll keep an eye out. And if you find anything that is actual clippings from TOS, copies of emails, etc., please let me know.

Of course, my angle on this is simple - use 1and1 or Godaddy to host the media files - put your site somewhere else. If the media server is slow, that’s o.k..

Paul

Tim,

No, not yet, it’s kinda sloppy like the rest of the quickies.

However, I think we’ll see some quality come through soon once they realize the business is interested. GD got a lot of press this weekend for their changes and, well, … the market rules, eh?

P

And, for what it’s worth, I’ve been hosting my Podcast files on a GD private label (http://www.1placeforeverything.com) pretty much since day 1 without a hiccup.

I’m currently placing a few test files on 1and1 to see if anything odd happens.

Paul

Exactly Paul,

The “positive” thing people have been reporting on GD is that they allow people to host and backup files and use the space up and close to the limit without complaining.

That at least worth several times the cost.

Other hosting provider’s TOS clearly mention that accounts have to link multimedia files from HTML files to be considered an acceptable use…

So another good tip is of course to read the TOS before signing up.

1&1, they are huge. There are mix opinions about them. Some say they are too huge to manage good support, which is exactly their problem nowadays. The complaint occured quite regularly on the forum last time I checked.

PowWeb, it used to be one of my favorites, but their support is not something to blog positively about so that left to me a handful of favorite shared hosting providers.

Add one to my list at anyday, and I will take it. People say we got what we paid for, but some hosting are clearly way better than others, heads and shoulders. I usually register with them and stay a customer for years and keep adding more accounts.

To implement “Paul’s model” of hosting media files on GD, make sure you have control to your DNS. Point www.example.com and example.com to your site, create a subdomain mp3s.example.com or whatever and point to GD server.

Hendry - I appreciate the notes - but way too complicated on my implementation.

Domains are cheap - just get your own domain for your media files.

Paul

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