PowWeb
Hosting - PowWeb Review
PowWeb Hosting
is a privately owned web hosting company established in 1999. PowWeb's whole
infrastructure was built and developed in-house and all of their equipment is
managed by their own personnel.
PowWeb
Hosting
has a unique selling proposition; they only have one hosting plan, called One
Plan. One of the top business hosting companies in the industry, PowWeb prides
itself on offering a feature-rich product at an affordable price to aid in the
development of your business. Further backing up this statement, PowWeb has
just increased the disk space to a huge 20000 MB and 400 GB data transfer
without raising the price.
Their customer support and overall performance is second to none, as we have
received no complaints about a lack of reliability or prolonged downtime.
Website:
PowWeb
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Hosting Ratings:
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| Price Value |
8 / 10 |
| Performance |
9 / 10 |
| Reliability |
8.5 / 10 |
| Customer Support |
8 / 10 |
| Control Panel |
6.5 /
10 |
| User Feedback |
8.5 /
10 |
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| Overall
Grade: 81% |
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Hosting Plans
Linux Hosting Plans: Support PHP, MySQL,20000 MB disk space,
400 GB bandwidth @ $7.77/month, Hosting unlimited domain
Price Value
PowWeb
Hosting
pricing structure is a little different than we've seen with other hosting
providers. PowWeb only offers one plan, at $3.88/month.
This is a limited time promotional rate that offers you 15 months of hosting
for the price of 12 months or 30 months of hosting for the price of 24. This
package now includes 20000 MB of webspace and 400 GB of bandwidth for all new
and existing customers. Also included are features such as FrontPage
Extensions, MySQL Database, in-depth web statistics, spam filters, and email
virus scanning, making their hosting package a real value.
Reliability
PowWeb
Hosting
employs a load balanced hosting technology, making downtime practically
impossible. This technology distributes the load of a single website across
multiple servers. If one server goes down, there is no noticeable effect on end
users and no downtime. This hosting company invests continually in the
infrastructure of its datacenters, providing you with unquestionable
reliability and support. They employ redundant networks, and hardware
consisting of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks equipment. Exclusively using
Dell servers, known for their dependability, also boosts PowWeb's reputation as
a reliable web host.
Control Panel
PowWeb
Hosting
has developed their own custom control panel software, which is called the
Member Operations Center or "OPS". It offers lots of features and has a good
"back-end community" with very popular customer support forums and webmaster
resource areas. However, when faced with this custom developed control panel
over the widely accepted CPanel or Plesk, you quickly realize that it is not
the easiest panel to set up and use. There are components that do not come
installed and the interface is not as clean and easy to use as the other
control panels. Perhaps an update is in order...
Customer Support
PowWeb
Hosting
technical support is now abailable 24/7 via toll free phone, email or live
chat. This is what we look for in a top quality host. Similar to other hosting
companies is PowWeb's 30-day money back guarantee if you are unsatisfied with
their product. They also have a vBulletin message board that will allow you to
ask presale questions and support questions, so other users may help you.
Employing community forums and live chat capabilities heightens the
effectiveness of PowWeb's customer service team, making it a better choice than
most hosting companies. PowWeb has recently taken its customer suggestions and
improved its customer support techniques. They have become more attentive to
customer needs, and developed a customer support system that is one of the best
in the industry.
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