1&1 Web Hosting Review
Here's a simple breakdown of the cost and features of 1&1's web hosting. This information was gathered by our contributor, ws_jessica.
The address to find 1&1's web hosting is:
http://1and1.com/
Their $2.99 plan offers:
- 10 GB Web Space
- 300 GB Monthly Transfer Volume (Bandwidth)
- 1 FTP Account
- Blog and Photo Gallery
- PHP3, PHP4, PHP5 Scripts Supported
- 10 MySQL Database (100 MB each)
- 1 Included Domain (.com .net .org .info)
- Private Domain Registration
- Host Unlimited Domains
- 25 Subdomains
- Host 20 External Domains
- URL Masking
- Domain Access with or without "www"
- 600 E-mail Accounts (IMAP & POP3 Supported)
- 2 GB Mailbox space
- Email forwarding, autoresponder, and spam filter
- Firewall Protection and daily site backup
- Website builder and other promotional extra stuff
- 90 day money-back guarantee
- 24/7 Phone & E-mail Support
Server uptime in the last year: 99.609%
(source http://www.besthostratings.com/)
It costs extra to:
- get web site traffic information.
- have Chat features.
- have Server Side Includes and Server priority.
- have FrontPage server extensions.
- have use of the ready-to-run CGI script library
- have password protected directories
This host is excellent for new and experienced webmasters. Per ws_jessica, their customer support is quick and efficient. They do offer quite a few bells and whistles with their basic account that should keep even the experienced webmaster happy.