Hosting company - recommendations or problem companies

[tkdjohnston]

We're looking for a new hosting company for our clan server. Any feedback you can provide on your companies good service or problems including performance data is appreciated.

Thanks!
TKD

[Defiant]

Copied from www.Xgameservers.com

All of our servers are located in security controlled NOC's and are on either an OC192 or multiple OC-48's.

Our webserver and stats pages all run on servers independant of our game servers for the best game play and pings that you can get. Not to mention we have 7 cities online with more coming soon, including Seattle, Denver, and Houston!

Please test out your pings to our servers to the right. www.xgameservers.com
Note: that this may take up to 60 seconds and may not work through your firewall.

Unlike our competitors, we do not put together cheap, generic, no name servers to run your game, we use top of the line Dell and Gateway rack servers backed with 24/7/365 support. It costs us alot more for each machine, but we make sure our customers are on the fastest and highest quality servers out there.


These are dual 2.4GHz Intel® Xeon™ processors with 400FSB and Hyperthreading. They are loaded with 2.5GB DDR RAM, have dual 10/100/1000 Network cards, and 15KRPM Ultra3 SCSI Hard Drives.

They also boast onsite 24/7/365 - 4 hour response technical support.


These are dual 3.06GHz Intel® Xeon™ processors with 533 FSB and Hyperthreading. They are loaded with 2.5GB DDR RAM, have dual 10/100/1000 Network cards, and 15KRPM Ultra3 SCSI Hard Drives.

They also boast onsite 24/7/365 - 4 hour response technical support.

Slots run $5 per person for MOHAA,16 person would be $80.
I have never had anything but good support from them.
They also have FTP access,you can stop and start your server from the members area.
Also you can switch back in forth from MOHAA to MOHAA:SH on the same server.
Free web space and e-mails,server stats, and also a ticket system that works fast as hell,if you have a problem you cannot fix,put in a ticket,they are very fast in getting on it.



http://xgameservers.com

[Salman]

We are a new company called "Hosted-With.Us". We have servers running in USA and getting servers in Holland this friday. U can ping an ip from an already running server : 66.139.77.98:12203

Our site is http://www.hosted-with.us

The prices on the site are for private servers , the password must kept on, but u dont have a data limit.

Just to inform

Friendly greetings

Salman

[greensha]

Well you have a few options you could go with one of the many dedicated game server companies or get your own dedicated server. The price difference isnt that much. Most of the gameserver companies are fantastic but look for one that has auto restart script or web based control panel for restarts if and when the server needs it. I have tried more than few gameserver companies and never really had any complaints. The option I finally settled in was getting my own dedicated server which gave me complete control. Can run websites/forums, multiple Mohaa servers, TS server.etc unless you lazy. Dedicated servers take a bit more work and learning.

[-DH-]

www.vskgamingservers.com

If you already know how to admin your box they have very fast servers with the best prices (especially at 6 and 12 months), if you are expecting handholding during setup they are not for you
:twisted:

[CSnet7]

CyberSEALS.net is a top-rated Game Service Provider with focus on providing unparalleled quality customer service and incredibly fast low-ping game servers. Since our inception in 2001, hundreds of online gaming teams have entrusted their mission-critical operations to us, and for good reason.

We were one of the first to offer FREE Website Hosting (250MB!) and FREE Voice Services (TeamSpeak or Ventrilo) to all game server clients. We maintain datacenter locations in Texas and Virginia (soon to include London/Euro networks) which are among the best connected in the country. All of our servers are Intel XEON-based with dual and quad processor configurations.

Unlike most providers we offer REAL 24/7/365 Technical Support, an invaluable after-hours service extended free-of-charge to all account holders. Our support staff consists of former Red Hat Linux employees who are among the most knowledgeable in the industry. We will even help you setup your team website with Nuke-style web management systems and dedicated forums.

If your team is looking for solid and reliable infrastructure to power your gaming environment, please consider our services. We are 100% dedicated to helping teams achieve success in their operations.

Web: http://www.CyberSEALS.net
Email: Servers@CyberSEALS.net

;)

[Brian]

Ok, well obviously there are alot of game server hosts out there. I just had to put my 2 cents in here. Many times you will get a bunch of hoopla from the server hosting companies promising the best servers and the fastest connections, but once you sign up, their service goes out the window. That is exactly why we created Frontline Combat Servers. Not only do we want to provide fast servers, but we also provide the BEST support in the industry. We offer a web based control panel to start and stop your server, a server side script to auto start your server if it crashes, and more!

Oh, and yes, we have 5 Diverse OC48 SONNET fiber rings and 1 OC192 SONNET fiber ring, providing the best connection to 6 different internet access carriers.

This is what people are saying about our servers, "I know the folks running this and I must say, they have really awesome servers! If you want a server for a game, go here to get one!"

If you are searching for a game server host or a dedicated server host then you MUST at least check us out.

www.frontlineservers.com

[XDragonX]

We're with www.clanselite.com
This is what we have.

:arrow: $55 for a 16 player AA server
:arrow: SecureCP (Remotely Stop, Start & restart our server)
:arrow: Backup auto restart scripts (we can also use it to issue the rcon quit cammand in game to reboot server)
:arrow: Low Pings & virually no lag what so ever
:arrow: Trouble Ticket system, not that we have had to use it, their forums kick ass & there always seems to be an admin on who posts an answer to a question with in minutes(SWEET)
:arrow: They have a howto's section where they incourage admins to post sollutions, I use to read several different forums to get info on running a previous server of ours, now I just post a question or read the how to's.
:arrow: Teamspeak servers come with above
:arrow: Got a fully loaded website for $5 a month which is a phpnuke site with working forum.

Sorry hands down, they beat the competition.