Looking for inexpensive FreeBSD dedicated hosting

[Janet Sullivan]

Several people asked me to respond to the list with my final choice for 
a FreeBSD dedicated server provider.

I received quite a variety of responses from all over the world.  Some 
companies tried to steer me to a virtual hosting setup of some kind. 
Others tried to sell me a dedicated server at twice the price I was 
looking for.  A few actually supplied me with very good offers.

Of all the responses, the overall best deal came from...(drum roll 
please)....

Mark Sergeant of snsonline.net in Melbourne, AUS.

Mark won me over with his OUTSTANDING customer service, and he was very 
competitive in his offer.  While snsonline.net is a small operation, I 
was actually more comfortable with Mark because it was obvious I was 
dealing with someone who both had a technical clue and who cared deeply 
about the customer relationship.  I highly recommend him.  The 
snsonline.net site does not offer prices for dedicated servers, so 
you'll need to contact Mark directly to work out a custom package and 
quote based on your needs.

I also seriously considered CiAN.net.  Based in the UK, CiAN.net also 
made me a very competitive offer for a personal dedicated server.  While 
CiAN.net does offer prices for dedicated servers on their web site, I 
suggest contacting them for a personalized quote.  In the end, CiAN.net 
and snsonline.com came in at almost the exact same price.  CiAN.net was 
also very responsive, however Mark @ snsonline.com offered me a better 
machine and truly went the extra mile.

To the 5 people who suggested I learn how to use google to find the 
information I was looking for, please note that neither of my top 
choices had the exact offer on their web site.  It pays to ask.

Honorable mentions also go to:  cee-kay.net & BSDhosting.net.

Thanks!


Janet Sullivan wrote:
> Please respond to me directly, I am not subscribed to the list.
> 
> I'm looking for someplace that can offer me a dedicated server running 
> FreeBSD.  All I'd want is their choice of reasonable hardware, with at 
> least 256 megs of memory and a 20g IDE hard drive.  I'd want a basic 
> FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE install based on my partioning layout and full root 
> access to the box.  All I'd want from the hosting company is support of 
> the hardware, and possibly occasional ping or http checks to see if the 
> server was running.  I'd take care of all system administration.  One 
> public IP is all I'd need.  Traffic should be low, as this will be my 
> personal web and mail server (no spam).
> 
> I'm looking for something under $80/month USD, payable by VISA.  The 
> hosting provider must be an actual company with servers in a data center 
> type environment.  If I wanted to host a server on a cable modem, I 
> could do that myself.
> 
> Thanks.
>