Looking for inexpensive FreeBSD dedicated hosting

[Janet Sullivan]

CORRECTION:  Mark Sergeant is with snsonline.net, not snsonline.com. 
For some reason I had .com on the brain when I wrote some parts of this 
email.  Sorry for any confusion.

Janet Sullivan wrote:

> 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.
>>
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