Should I go with EQUIVITY.COM?

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Posted by Hostex Australia, 02-18-2004, 05:39 PM
I am wanting to change provider from e3 Servers to equivity.com . I did a WHOIS and they domain was created 2002 and they say they have been in business since 2002. The domain is pointing to NS3.HYPERDRIVEDNS.COM.....why isn't it pointing to for example NS1.EQUIVITY.COM....sounds a little weird. Also, they say they own a datacenter but when I do a traceroute it looks like they are connected with GNAX or somthing similar. Can somebody do a throurough check of these guys and tell me what they think, they offer unbelievable reseller costs...another sign? I just dont what to sign up with some 15 year old etc. (even though I am 14...but Im pretty sure I know what I am doing when it comes to hosting etc...but maybe not design). Equivity make it sound like they are a company and own datacenters....is it true. They offer 30 day money back guaruntee....what should I do?? Thanks!
Posted by MVAnthony, 02-18-2004, 05:41 PM
It's quite common for the nameservers of a host to be different to that of the hosts domain name - This all depends on how easy they want their DNS to be to remember
Posted by Jamesc, 02-18-2004, 06:27 PM
Equivity are top people: i have a resseller acount with them and the service is A++, they have always answered my questions and even helped me with non hosting related things. They have a support forum now click here They also work with click cart pro skins . any other questions? James ALSO: They own a data center and they use another data center.
Posted by Hostex Australia, 02-18-2004, 06:29 PM
cool, sounds like I will go with them! How is there reliability?
Posted by BF-Gary, 02-18-2004, 06:34 PM
What was your reason for leaving e3?
Posted by Hostex Australia, 02-18-2004, 06:48 PM
their reseller accounts were about 10 times smaller than equivity and they are also smaller than most other resellers..... Their support was A+ and there was no downtime....I just don't think I am getting good value for money compared to other hosts.
Posted by boeki, 02-18-2004, 07:46 PM
Ditto on this one. I signed up with them last week and they have responded in a very timely manner all my support requests.
Posted by Hostex Australia, 03-02-2004, 03:24 AM
all is good, equivity are the best!
Posted by maiself, 03-02-2004, 05:59 AM
they offer only 99% uptime per month.. anybody would like to share their average uptime? i look at their network status i saw some server with red light.. their have nice package..
Posted by Hostex Australia, 03-02-2004, 06:59 AM
yes they guarantee 99% that doesnt mean they cant have a higher uptime. Does cPanel / WHM display average uptime....I don't think so.
Posted by dino, 03-02-2004, 07:09 AM
Any ideal how long been Down?
Posted by Hostex Australia, 03-02-2004, 07:39 AM
my server has never gone down, I think that one server in certain has had problems, but it isn't mine so I don't worry to much. Equivity fix problems very quickly though. For the price I am paying I am lucky I can even get the DS and Bandwidth at that price! I recommend equivity to everyone that wants a reseller account
Posted by maiself, 03-02-2004, 10:31 AM
what server are you on Bub Host? Maybe I could ask em to put me on the same server with you yes I know.. although the offer 99% doesnt mean their uptime is 99% Hope to get clear Info on this from other Equivity's clients.
Posted by boeki, 03-02-2004, 10:58 AM
my account is on galaxy. no trouble there except for last week's problem with someone's script running haywire. Speed is excellent, too.
Posted by DuoWeb, 03-02-2004, 02:33 PM
They sound good.
Posted by FlightLizard, 03-02-2004, 04:25 PM
Interesting deals, any info on what the problem is with the server, how long have they been in business and support requests handled quickly?
Posted by boeki, 03-02-2004, 06:44 PM
Equivity rarely writes here but in the few times they have, they have spoken much about themselves. Check out this thread: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=241262 They are fairly quick to respond to CS and most of the time I'm able to catch them on ICQ and if they're not there, they respond within a reasonable amount of time (my experience is from 5 minutes to 2 hours, not bad). I believe their quite a reliable bunch and honest in their dealings.
Posted by Hostex Australia, 03-02-2004, 11:09 PM
I am on Galaxy, but they are no longer putting new accounts on this server. They just recently added a new server (Warp) and if you were to join up you would basically have the whole server to your self for a while, and that server has had an uptime of basically 100% since it was added, what more can I say, equivity have the best costs, great support and great uptime !