I am looking for web hosting that will suit a downloading and uploading
content site with good speed. I heard millions of negative and positive reviews and i have no clue which to choose here is a list of few that i think would be great but not sure

http://www.dreamhost.com
http://www.hostgator.com
http://www.bluehost.com
http://www.lunarpages.com
http://knownhost.com
http://hostmonster.com
http://www.fasthost.com
and millions more that i don't know..

What do you think??
please if you don't know much about web hosting just don't confuse me

Part of the reason it's hard to choose a webhost is because they're so alike and sometimes it's just hit and miss with what server your site lands on. Of the host above the only one I've used is Lunarpages and I've generally been happy with them. There are the occasional hiccups as with any shared hosting account, but they've been good to respond to phone calls and email.

Odds are any of the above hosts will be fine for you. I'm sure you'll come across people who have only good things to say about each and people who have only bad things to say about each. The way to get better hosting is often less to do with which host, but with the type of account. A dedicated hosting account will run faster and have more space since your site will be the only one on the server. With shared hosts you may want to compare them based on their support.

You could think of a few simple questions and email or call each company and see how they respond. If they're rude on the phone or slow to respond to your email when you're looking to become a customer they won't get any better once you are a customer.

Web Hosting Talk is a forum dedicated to hosting and if you search each company name you'll probably find some info about each company. Be warned that it'll be a mix of good and bad and may not help you choose entirely.

Each of the above will likely help you eliminate a few companies from your list. In the end don't stress too much about the choice. Hosting isn't expensive. I assume you're looking for a shared hosting account and you can get one for 3 months for less than $30. Worst case is you'll want to change in which case you can without being out much money. Moving a site from one server to another isn't that difficult.

Originally Posted by vangogh

Moving a site from one server to another isn't that difficult.

That's another question that i was about to ask
thank you some very useful information and thank you for spending time it really helped me

Glad I could help. Feel free to ask more question. Don't get too bogged down choosing a host. I find most of the big names tend to be similar. There's a bit of luck with what server your site is on. If you happen to end up on a server with another site that uses a lot of resources it will affect your site at times. You can't really control that with any host. Search for each on Web Hosting Talk and see what people say about them.

To move a site you want to first open a second hosting account and then copy your site to the new host. You won't be able to access it by domain, but the host will show you how to access the site and how to FTP into it. You want to have two versions of your site working. Once you're satisfied that the site is set up correctly on the new host you'll change nameservers for your domain at your registrar. It can take up to 48 hours for that change to go through, but most of the time it only takes a few hours. Once the domain is pointing to the new site and it's working well you can safely cancel the original hosting account.

Depends on what you will be using. I prefer to use a smaller web host that has a more personal service to help me with my own projects.

I believe that is specific kind of the web host you are looking for. On the commonplace web hosting accounts (even from the named companies) you won't be allowed to install file sharing script.
But I believe that VPS or dedicated server will be the solutions which will allow you to do what you have planned

It may be quite weird but I think that there's basically no difference what hosting provider you get your shared hosting plan from, as they are all alike as it has been metioned, so what you can rely on is your intuition)) talk to their support and see if your like it or not.

talk to their support and see if your like it or not.

First time support can be very polite to you to get you as a customer.
But probably intuition indeed can he useful

Originally Posted by ~ServerPoint~

(even from the named companies) you won't be allowed to install file sharing script.
But I believe that VPS or dedicated server will be the solutions which will allow you to do what you have planned

do you know any shared web hosting which is not in the list that
will allow to install file sharing script??
because that's exactly what i was planning to do
private servers are quiet expensive and i would like to start
from small then if it goes good ill order private

Yes you are right i asked them all the answer was no sorry
ill have to look for some more web "hosters"

i think i finally found what i was looking for need you're help
what do you think of them
http://www.webkeepers.com/

It's important to note that some of the bigger names oversell. This may be a problem when you're actually planning on using some of the space you purchase (let's say a few GB's). This is also why the "Giants" don't allow such things as Image hosting, File Sharing, Uploading Backups. Some of the other hosts, that don't oversell, will allow you to do anything legal with your website.

Now, about your File Sharing. What exactly will that be? Torrentz? Illegal Movie Copies? Music? Are you infringing copyright?

No, not any of what you've mentioned
i just want to allow people to upload their 3d work (models)
my site will be about 3d models and more stuff like computer art

I see nothing wrong with that. Your only obstacle would be finding a host that doesn't oversell, or that allows File Sharing.

Some of the other hosts, that don't oversell, will allow you to do anything legal with your website.

Yeah, though trying to run a file hosting site on a 1-2GB of space and 20GB of data transfer package, won't be much of a deal at the end of the day either.

I tried knownhost, they are great in every thing but they do not offer high bandwidth on the low packages. You need it in your data upload and download

Well, you'd have to pay for a larger package.

Originally Posted by ldcdc

Yeah, though trying to run a file hosting site on a 1-2GB of space and 20GB of data transfer package, won't be much of a deal at the end of the day either.

i found another really good web hosting well their features look
good and hope that they will allow to run sharing script !
http://www.servage.net/

Well, you'd have to pay for a larger package.

Fair enough, but it will come at a significantly higher price. True non oversellers usually don't and can't offer 10 times the amount of their cheap package for 2 times the price. At a non overselling host, a big chuck of what you're paying for is about maintaining a high computing power availability. A file hosting/sharing service doesn't usually need a lot of that. Raw disk space and data transfer is the real need. Think of the Amazon s3 and ec2 services, and their different uses, pricing models etc.

Actually, using S3 or a similar service may be an idea for the OP.

You get what you pay for + read reviews. It is said to be very vital now. Price ill never drive understanding to you. Reviews should help