Good free add based web-hosing?

[Zoth]

I have been posting my ideas about my managen magic system under the thread Gem/Focus Magic System under Fantasy Hero.

I have decided based on the interest it has generated to go ahead and published my world and its magic system on the web.

So I have two questions.
[list=1][*] What good free add based web-hosing would you recommend? I don’t want an add box that you have fight like on geoshittys nor do I want pop adds. I want a nice add bar at the top/bottom.[*] What good $10/Month web-hosing would you recommend? I want something that will give me so much bandwidth then cut the sight off if it goes over the bandwidth. The one my friend likes will charge you like a cell phone if you go over and this I can’t risk, even if the risk is low[/list=1]

Z.O.T.H "QUESTION (Y/N)"

[Crimson-Hawk]

For Question #1, I would recommend Angelfire, except that they do throw in pop-up ads every so often.

I personally get around the pop-up ad problem by using a pop-up killer. The one I use is KillAd v0.11 (http://www.iomagic.org/fsc), which I have set to kill ANY new browser window unless I hold down the CTRL key to give the window permission to open. I literally need it on that setting, because some otherwise legitimate sites (such as MS Theme archives) would literally flood me with pop-ups otherwise.

I will let more knowledgeable people handle Question #2.

[Ghost Archer]

Originally posted by Zoth
So I have two questions.
[list=1][*] What good free add based web-hosing would you recommend? I don’t want an add box that you have fight like on geoshittys nor do I want pop adds. I want a nice add bar at the top/bottom.[*] What good $10/Month web-hosing would you recommend? I want something that will give me so much bandwidth then cut the sight off if it goes over the bandwidth. The one my friend likes will charge you like a cell phone if you go over and this I can’t risk, even if the risk is low[/list=1]

Z.O.T.H "QUESTION (Y/N)"

To question 1: I'd have to say I wouldn't be much help as you have already expressed a dislike for the host I used, Geocities.

To question 2: I quickly decided to pay for my Geocities. For $11.95 a month you get :
• Domain (e.g., www.your-name.com) • 50MB disk space
• 20GB of data transfer/month (bandwidth)
• 10 email accounts (e.g., you@your-name.com)
• 5 subdomains (e.g., music.your-name.com)

It is totally ad free and you can't even tell it's Geocities. You can also option to have it shut down if you exceed bandwidth.

There is a cheaper plan available, for $8.95 with the same features except the storage is 25 meg and the bandwidth is 10 GB and five E-mail accounts.

[ShelleyCM]

Hi, Zoth --

For a good, inexpensive hosting service, try www.pair.com. I've been with them for over a year now, with nary a problem (and boy, have I had problems with other services!) They have many different services to suit different levels of need.

Good luck,
Shelley

[DevoDog]

If you don't need ASP, try HostSave (www.hostsave.com).

If you want ASP support, try WinSave (www.winsave.com).

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