Pow Web

Big Willis 16 · 07-07-2003, 02:37 AM

Is it down? Did it dissapear and take my money with it? I can't seem to even reach http://www.powweb.com let alone my site?

Edit: Works now.. nvm. Sorry. Delete post.

nmleague · 07-07-2003, 10:10 AM

Just checked my site on Powweb is up and running.

Big Willis 16 · 07-07-2003, 08:07 PM

Thanks...

for some odd reason last night all of www.powweb.com wouldn't work. but now its fixed.

sporr · 07-07-2003, 08:56 PM

Hey Willis,

They had some scheduled downtime as they worked on one of the servers. You can check the powweb forum to get info on scheduled downtimes as well as service improvements. There are plenty of people on there to give you advice on all of your web needs too.

Big Willis 16 · 07-07-2003, 09:07 PM

Perfect thanks!

andjbock · 09-11-2003, 12:41 PM

september 11, 2003-------------------

i was interested in getting a powweb site. its says $7.77 per month, but says you need to pay in advance. whats up with that? will they actually take the full $93 from me now, or are they just verifying that i can afford it, then only deduct $7.77/month...thanks for any help.

sporr · 09-11-2003, 01:54 PM

They will actually charge you for the full year up front. I think you'll get a few months free added onto that though. They are well worth the money and I highly recommend them.

andjbock · 09-11-2003, 02:19 PM

thanks sporr

nbslcardinals · 09-11-2003, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andjbock
september 11, 2003-------------------

i was interested in getting a powweb site. its says $7.77 per month, but says you need to pay in advance. whats up with that? will they actually take the full $93 from me now, or are they just verifying that i can afford it, then only deduct $7.77/month...thanks for any help.

A year or 6 months up front is pretty standard for server costs...just an FYI for ya.

CommishJoe · 09-12-2003, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nbslcardinals
A year or 6 months up front is pretty standard for server costs...just an FYI for ya.

For hosts that have a lower service charge, that's true. However, most "middle tier" hosts offer monthly plans. Only offering yearly plans is one of the ways they are able to discount their price so low. Heck Powweb's price is lower then my COST for a comparable plan. So far, I have only seen 3 differences between their service and mine:

1. Their pricing structure.
2. They limit their MySQL usage. If you are on POWWEB, you can't install BOSI because it's too MySQL intensive.
3. Their uptime guarantee isn't what it appears to be. Here's the quote from their policy:

99.7% Uptime: PowWeb has a 99.7% average uptime across our entire network at large, which includes webservers, mailservers, and more - as a whole. If a single server is temporarily offline, the rest of the PowWeb servers remain unaffected and uninterrupted, thus contributing to our overall uptime.

In other words, they don't guarantee YOUR SITE will remain up for 99.7% .. they guarantee their ENTIRE NETWORK will remain up for that time.

The 99.5% uptime guarantee I have covers your server specifically. If your server goes down for a reason under our control for more then the specified time, you get your monthly fee back.

That's about it. I haven't heard anything bad about the quality of their service, their uptime, or their connection speed(quite the contrary in fact). Overall, it appears they are a quality company, and not a fly by night discount service (which I've seen plenty of, and what I thought they were when I first saw them).

clarnzz · 09-12-2003, 10:03 PM

Im pretty happy with my new host so far.

SiteFlip

Can't beat the deals and have only had 5 outages and 99.8 % uptime since May.

07-07-2003, 02:37 AM	#1
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	Pow Web Is it down? Did it dissapear and take my money with it? I can't seem to even reach http://www.powweb.com let alone my site? Edit: Works now.. nvm. Sorry. Delete post. __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"

07-07-2003, 10:10 AM	#2
nmleague All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 976	Just checked my site on Powweb is up and running. __________________ Northern Midwest League Commissoner Escanaba Miners - NML

07-07-2003, 08:07 PM	#3
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	Thanks... for some odd reason last night all of www.powweb.com wouldn't work. but now its fixed. __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"

07-07-2003, 09:07 PM	#5
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	Perfect thanks! __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"

07-07-2003, 08:56 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Hey Willis, They had some scheduled downtime as they worked on one of the servers. You can check the powweb forum to get info on scheduled downtimes as well as service improvements. There are plenty of people on there to give you advice on all of your web needs too.

09-11-2003, 12:41 PM	#6
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	september 11, 2003------------------- i was interested in getting a powweb site. its says $7.77 per month, but says you need to pay in advance. whats up with that? will they actually take the full $93 from me now, or are they just verifying that i can afford it, then only deduct $7.77/month...thanks for any help.

09-11-2003, 01:54 PM	#7
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	They will actually charge you for the full year up front. I think you'll get a few months free added onto that though. They are well worth the money and I highly recommend them.

09-11-2003, 02:19 PM	#8
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	thanks sporr

09-12-2003, 10:03 PM	#11
clarnzz All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Following everyone off a cliff. Posts: 1,522	Im pretty happy with my new host so far. SiteFlip Can't beat the deals and have only had 5 outages and 99.8 % uptime since May.