| # 8 Host - Lunarpages - $4.95/mo |
Switch your current host to Lunarpages and enjoy 90 day money-back. Only a confident host will provide that offer.
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| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| Company |
Add2Net, Inc. |
| Website |
http://www.lunarpages.com |
| Phone |
1-877-LUNARPAGES (US only)
1-714-521-8150 (International)
(Mon - Fri 7:00am-5:00pm PST)
(Sat & Sun 8:00am-5:00pm PST) |
| Company Address |
14730 Beach BLVD, Suite 102
La Mirada, CA 90638 |
| Email |
Online Email Support |
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| Lunarpages Basic Hosting Plan Summary |
| Feature |
Included? |
Details |
| Monthly Fee |
YES |
$4.95 (for a1 year term)
$8.95 (for a 6 month term)
$9.95 (for a 3 month term) |
| Setup Fee |
NO |
Free (for a 1 year term)
$30 (for a 6 month term)
$30 (for a 3 month term) |
| Disk Space |
YES |
Unlimited |
| Bandwidth |
YES |
Unlimited |
| POP Email |
YES |
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Email Forwarding: Unlimited
Auto Responders: Unlimited |
| Hosting Control Panel |
YES |
cPanel
9.1.0-RELEASE 85 |
| Server Scripting Language |
YES |
PHP ver 4.3.11
Perl ver 5.8.1 |
| Database Accessibility |
YES |
MySQL ver 4.0.22
Unlimited databases |
| Subdomains |
YES |
Unlimited |
| Marketing Package |
YES |
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| Shared SSL Certificate |
YES |
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| Lunarpages Overview |
| Lunarpages brand is the culmination of years of exceptional service and experience. Lunarpages was founded in 2000 when ADD2Net Corporation expanded to include shared hosting. With superior customer service and rock solid hosting platforms, Lunarpages currently has a very large client base hosting over 90,000 websites and even growing at a rapid pace.
Lunarpages hosting plan is suitable for all purposes including personal website, hobby and even e-commerce site. Lunarpages hosting is much recommended especially if you are an ASAP (Active Server Pages) guru. Lunarpages is amongst the few top hosts that support ASP. Most of their customers are pleased with their consistent uptime and security. |
| Lunarpages Features |
Our Rating: 88% |
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In September 2005, Lunarpages had a relaunch of their plan that makes the plan more feature-rich without raising the price, instead the price is reduced.
One of their unique hosting options is the ability to add Sun One ASP or Java Server Pages. Lunarpages is really a webmaster's dream. They use cPanel, the control panel that is most widely used platform on the Internet. cPanel is feature packed user-friendly and required shorter loading time. Please view the demo at;
http://www.lunarpages.com/cp.php
If you are a novice with no experiences in setting up MySQL databases, importing structure and chmoding files, Lunarpages has a Fantastico Script Library that has a collection of 37 commonly used scripts that allows you to auto install the scripts in your control panel in seconds.
If you have a site currently hosted in other web host, they'll provide two incentive to switch to Lunarpages
a. They will add your remaining duration from your old host onto your Lunarpages account up to six months.
b. They'll provide you with a 90 day money back guarantee to ensure that you are absolutely satisfied with their service.
More details on the offer can be found at
http://www.lunarpages.com/special_offer.php
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| Lunarpages Customer Support |
Our Rating: 93% |
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The speedy and precise customer support is a surprising feature provided at such a low cost by Lunarpages. The support team is composed of some of the brightest people in the industry. With a top rated general support staff and advanced system administrators, it will help troubleshoot issues in a professional manner.
Start with the “FAQ Section”, if you want a prompt answer. In the “Knowledge Base Section”, the technical and billing issues are covered under 50 categories. You can get the help of the “Community Forum” and everyone is welcome to participate. The very comprehensive forum also published over 47,000 help topics and we are sure that you can find most of your answers there..
You can email Lunarpages at support@lunarpages.com and Lunarpages support staff will be more than happy to assist you. You can also call Lunarpages at a toll free number in US and Canada at 1-877-586-2772.
Another way to contact them directly is through their Live Chat. You have to be a registered member to login. It is a chat room where you can chat with their support staff and/or other Lunarforums members. |
| Lunarpages Popularity |
Our Rating: 87% |
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Do a search on how people rate Lunarpages and you'll be able to find mostly positive reviews. WebHostMagazine gives Lunarpages a 5-star rating and noted "Our Highest Level of Recommendation".
FindMyHosting rating systems allows customer of Lunarpages to rate the host on different aspects and Lunarpages scores an astounding 93 out of 100!
People are visiting websites that are of value to them and they are also the one who would spread the good words and make it even more popular. We think that this is a very good indication to show that Lunarpages is gaining popularity due to their relentless effort to provide the best service to their customers!
Though Lunarpages has become very popular recently, there are still a lot of things to be done to make the host as popular as Netfirms and iPowerWeb. |
| :Lunarpages Datacenter |
Our Rating: 89% |
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Lunarpages offers industry's leading infrastructure built with the best equipment, including: Dell, Sun and Cisco Network Devices. Their BGP4 routed gigabit fiber network is multi-homed with over 60 carriers, such as, Mzima Networks, NTT/Verio, Global Crossing, Genuity, SBC, Microsoft/MSN, AOL/TimeWarner and Cable & Wireless.
- Reliability
The best equipment is only part of their approach. To ensure complete customer satisfaction, Lunarpages has also implemented their proprietary Active Response Protocol. Their Active Response Protocol not only monitors the system for attacks and outages, it continuously benchmarks the system for web, ftp, and email performance - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - and their expert staff addresses the issue before it is a problem.
- Speed
Lunarpages has Dual GigE (OC48) connections to multiple routers and switches. While a lot of other web hosting providers still offer an OC12 or OC24 connection, Lunarpages use of OC48 has made it a lot more attractive.
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| Conclusion |
Overall, Lunarpages is a very good hosting company. They offer cheap pricing, shared hosting accounts perfect for e-commerce websites and also support ASP that many others don't.
Lunarpages hosts more than 150,000 customers and provides them inexpensive hosting solutions with the customer care and overall quality as their top priority. They are a web hosting company that is true to their words. Backed by a 30-day money back guarantee they are worth giving a try. |