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Hi John,
I'm using Arvixe. I have a business ASP.NET account with them (similar to the one you're talking about, but with lower contention I guess and licensed for hosting client stuff). They are very good indeed. And you get SQL Express 2008. So you can have 4GB per database (or 10GB if it's the R2 version, which I think it is but I'm sorry, I can't remember and I can't check from work due to some corporate firewall stuff).
I would absolutely recommend them and I don't even have an affiliate link to earn me anything by referring you.
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So far I'm leaning towards this option
No matter how long he who laughs last laughs, he who laughs first has a head start!
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I'll add another person to the list who uses Arvixe and is happy with them.
I'm on a shared asp.net hosting plan. I've never had any problems and they've always answered my support questions pretty quickly, (but I'm not doing anything particularly intensive either).
Don't take the "unlimited" thing though at face value though, I asked about this recently and was directed to their very vaguely worded Acceptable usage policy[^]. It basically says they can terminate your account for whatever reason they like whenever they like.
Simon
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We ran the gamut of them before we went to Serverbeach and we've been happy ever since. It's relatively easy to manage your own server and it's *never* down in many years of dealing with them. Also you get lot's of space which you don't on any of the hosted servers unless you pay through the nose extra for it.
There is no failure only feedback
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$75/month is too expensive for folks like me. I'm currently paying $15/month and I can't even do .net/SQL. That's why the one I mentioned looks so inviting.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I have used DiscountASP and found them to be excellent, I now use Arvixe as they are quite a bit cheaper, the support is not quite as good as DASP but it is adequate. I'm hosting an SL4/SQL Server app there. With embedded SSRS reports (pop up ASP viewer page) so it was a bit of a challenge with the configs.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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You should post this in our Hosting forum[^]. This topic holds a special level of pain for us.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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You've had a few painful moments, haven't you? 
The last time I tried to transfer a domain - from ReadyHosting to Webhost4Life.com, it took nearly a year to get things sorted out! It's such a painful process (needlessly so) that I'd have to be very thoroughly convinced that the move is necessary before I'd attempt it again. That would have to be quite an argument, considering that I've had the domain about 8 years and never hosted a website, for lack of anything interesting to say. Silly, I know, but it's worth the $120 or so a year to me to have an email address I never have to change.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Will post my hosting transition there, hopefully it will be less painful but we all know what the chances of that is going to be Anywho, feel free to move this over there, I might just end up in coding horrors the way things have been going lately 
No matter how long he who laughs last laughs, he who laughs first has a head start!
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http://www.2gbhosting.com
is good.
Praveen Katiyar EMail : praveenkkatiyar@gmail.com
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I was previously with Gridhost and had similar problems, I had to get administrators to delete my databases.
I moved over to Afrihost now, they seem pretty good.
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I've been using www.seekdotnet.com for almost 5 years. Seems good value for money and the turnaround time for support is rather quick.
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Softsys[^] have been working well for me
Granted, I've only been using them for a couple of months, but there were far fewer pains setting everything up than I had with other hosting companies (I'd recommend avoiding 1&1), and they are very affordable
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I'm hosted by ixwebhosting; I've been with them for over 2 years and I'm very happy with their services.
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I use Parcom[^]. You get a lot for a low price. The years that I have been with them I've had one email problem.
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I'm using IX Webhosting. Very good. Costs me about $125/year for 3 domains. Pretty cheap - very reliable.
www.ixwebhosting.com
-Max 
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I use Mochahost and have not had a problem. Their packages are pretty well built out and reasonable. I have had really good service from customer support as well. They are based out of US west coast though if that matters to you.
http://www.mochahost.com/[^]
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Ouch ... Mochahost? No way... Unfortunatelly i'm using their service, and everytime i have a problem ( wich is aprox twice a month ), i cannot solve it through their Control Panel ... so, i have to create support tickets ... wait, wait, wait, and then, suddenly, after a month, it's solved ... or not!
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I've been through several hosting companies and hosting solutions and have finally settled on the Virtual Private Server (VPS) option. Rather than just getting a slice of shared web space, you get an entire VM.
But the best solution I've found, and the one I currently use, are Hyper-V VMs from Ultima Hosts. It is super stable and I'm very impressed with the performance.
You have admin on the VM, so you can install any supporting software you need (SQL Express, etc.).
USD $55 for base Hyper-V VPS, $35 for base Virtuozzo VPS. Note: YMMV with Virtuozzo. It's a different kind of virtualization platform and it has its quirks. Hyper-V, for me, has been awesome. Highly recommended.
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I recommend Hypermart ( http://hypermart.com )
My web site runs about $8 (US) a month and the service is great.
You can set up things like a content manager or a forum (ie. WordPress, Drupal, Jumla, etc.) in minutes and have a fully functioning web site.
I code my own HTML web pages and upload via FTP and I use WordPress for a Blog and Simple Machines for a support forum.
I have used Hypermart for about 10 years and they are fantastic. They even have fast "Chat" style tech support where you get immediate results and actually talk directly to a real person. Problems can be resolved in minutes, rather than days.
It is easy to register domain names (about $11/year) for your web site.
Hypermart cators to businesses, small and large.
For software developers who want to sell their software online, in combination with Hypermart, I recommend BMT-Micro ( http://bmtmicro.com ) for handling the credit card stuff and taking orders. I have used them for about 10 years now and they are amazing. The services are great. They can even handle sales to the EU and deal with the VAT tax. They handle all sorts of credit cards and other forms of payment.
Combine these two and a programmer can start selling his software on the internet within a days time and have the look and feel of a "big" company.
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When I read the Aplus.net I shuddered. Yep, been there (but just issues with simple domain name and dns stuff years ago).
Sorry to hear of the problems. Yes, I'd run away.
I recently did due diligence and signed up for two hosts (one for our church and one for my use) with an eye for good DNN hosting and came up with 3essentials.com and ddn4less.com
I don't have much to offer of experience yet bus so far so good on set up of DNN and I get sql server with both of these of course for a decent price so it seems to fit your requirements and I thought I'd offer.
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I can certainly empathize with you on this issue! Aplus.net - well I have now moved about 23-24 of my clients off of their hosting service.
Their problems realllly began about a year ago when they performed a major system upgrade (ultimately a downgrade). If I had a dollar for every support call or online chat I had with idiots - with the ticket being escalated and I waited another 24hrs!
Winhost.com is where I am hanging my hat and all of my clients too these days. They are considerably less $$$ and their services actually get delivered without a hitch - so far that is.
According to one tech Aplus has suffered substantial attrition and it has to hurt them! Go figure.
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I chose to buy my own boxes and colo because of too much pain with hosting companies.
One client that I support recently had a server compromised but as it was a leased box (not managed by them) they would not let us near it to rebuild! They also did not offer to do anything to actually help us get the services back up and running. They had no interest in the fact that the server was down. That company has now lost that client, who is now going to buy his own boxes and colo with me managing them.
Cheers
Ali Dragon
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Has anyone used [WinHost]? About a month about someone recommended them to me but I haven't signed up yet.
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I have been using EDTHosting.com for years. I have never had any problems. They offer inexpensive SQL Server options.
Go Beavs!!!
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