~Intrepid Dreams Services~ Hosing, Design, & Development for SIMs - OPEN

[Cayda]

My name is Kae and I'm a 20 year old programmer just starting out.
I'm looking to build my portfolio, so I don't really have any type of examples to offer.
I'm going to work on getting some demo sites coded up for you guys to play in and test my abilities. :3

Hosting Packages

To Wish Upon A Star 1GB Space 10GB Data Transfer 10 Emails 10 Databases 10 FTP Accounts PRICE:: $3.50/month or $30/yr	Hope's Well 3GB Space 30GB Data Transfer 30 Emails 30 Databases 30 FTP Accounts PRICE:: $6/month or $60/yr
Bold Dreams UNLIMITED Space UNLIMITED Data Transfer 100 Emails 100 Databases 100 FTP Accounts PRICE:: $10/month or $100/yr	VPS/Dedicated Servers Availiable Upon Request!

All hosting plans come with a 99.9% uptime guarantee and cPanel hosting!

Hosting Add-Ons

++ Pre-Forums (phpBB with custom theme) [Add $20 to first payment]
++ Game Base (login/register, user system, integrated -not phpBB- forums) [Add $50 to first payment]
++ Donations Setup (not automatic, paypal integration into site or pre-forums) [Add $10-$20 depending on complexity]

-These items are cheaper as they are included as part of the hosting deal. The individual prices are listed below if you are not entering a hosting contract.-

Programming Packages

Small Scripts - ($5-$15) ++ News System ++ Pre-Forums (usually phpBB) ++ Chatrooms (IRC chat)	Medium Scripts - ($15-$50) ++ User System - Login/Registration/Profiles ++ Custom forums ++ Pet System (pet pages, pet groups) ++ Inventories ++ Mod/Admin Tools
Large Scripts - ($50+) ++ BreedingP ++ Custom Demos/Creation ++ Auctions ++ Quests ++ ECT.	Full SIms - ($200+) Please PM me for details on this. The package/price will depend on your specific needs.

Design Packages

Coming Soon!

Payment Terms: For larger projects, I require half upfront. For smaller projects, I'd rather just wait and get paid afterwards. I'll also require, for larger projects and hosting agreements, that you sign a contract. I can also work out a payment plan with you if you can't afford something right away, just ask :3

[cpvr]

Are you servers secured? Do you have DDos protection? So basically, do you have a reseller account and you're selling packages?

[Cayda]

cpvr - I do have a reseller account, and yes, the servers have DDos protection.

[cpvr]

cpvr - I do have a reseller account, and yes, the servers have DDos protection.

Where are the servers from then? What hosting company? Can I see what you guys have for "DDos protection". Is it a firewall?

[Cayda]

Sure thing It's MochaHost, and I've just transfered there after rave reviews from friends.

From their site:

"By using multiple (7) Tier 1 telecom providers including AT&T, NTT and AboveNet, along with numerous private peering arrangements, we provide more than 250 Gbps of transit and peering capacity. With network Points of Presences (POPs) in our data center in Chicago along with dedicated POPs in Virginia and California, the data center provides global reach and lower latency by removing network bottlenecks for your hosted servers.

Key Features:

Fully redundant HA network architecture with no single points of failure
Fail-over routing & extra capacity at core and edge routers
Multiple concurrent, high-capacity Tier 1 bandwidth providers
Industry-leading network bandwidth capacity
Over 40 Core IP POPs capable of delivering multiple-10GbE service, in 24 major metropolitan markets
More than 2 Terabits/sec of active IP interconnection capacity with other networks
100 Gigabits/sec of trans-atlantic capacity, via 7 diversely routed submarine cable systems
Over 500 Gigabits/sec of diversely routed inter-city long-haul backbone capacity.
Availability of DDoS mitigation
Network hardware from Cisco, Juniper, Foundry"

[Waisland]

It seems like a scam. I would ask them 'where' their data center in Chicago is. If they were out here I would have heard of them. Anyone can buy a VPS and write a great review of the services they have under their belt. If they were using even half what is listed, they wouldn't be marketing to this forum.

[cpvr]

Sure thing It's MochaHost, and I've just transfered there after rave reviews from friends.

From their site:

"By using multiple (7) Tier 1 telecom providers including AT&T, NTT and AboveNet, along with numerous private peering arrangements, we provide more than 250 Gbps of transit and peering capacity. With network Points of Presences (POPs) in our data center in Chicago along with dedicated POPs in Virginia and California, the data center provides global reach and lower latency by removing network bottlenecks for your hosted servers.

Key Features:

Fully redundant HA network architecture with no single points of failure
Fail-over routing & extra capacity at core and edge routers
Multiple concurrent, high-capacity Tier 1 bandwidth providers
Industry-leading network bandwidth capacity
Over 40 Core IP POPs capable of delivering multiple-10GbE service, in 24 major metropolitan markets
More than 2 Terabits/sec of active IP interconnection capacity with other networks
100 Gigabits/sec of trans-atlantic capacity, via 7 diversely routed submarine cable systems
Over 500 Gigabits/sec of diversely routed inter-city long-haul backbone capacity.
Availability of DDoS mitigation
Network hardware from Cisco, Juniper, Foundry"

What's up with this then? http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6616_102...sting-company/
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=928470

And where in Chicago is their data center located?

And this: http://hosting-reviews-exposed.com/w...e-you-buy.html

Even Webhostingstuff.com can’t hide all the negative reviews for Mochahost.com that are pouring in for the last 30 days.
http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/MochaHost.html
Just to be on the safe side I figured I will copy a sample of those complaints in the last 30 days just in case.
support muppets (Poor) – by Chris (commonfx.eu) on 17 June 2010
MochaHost is the worst hosting ever (Poor) – by A (running-ball.com) on 15 June 2010
very bad support (Poor) – by sandeep (sarthi.net) on 11 June 2010
Too many layers between customer and true support (Poor) – by Rob (droppingdeuce.com) on 5 June 2010
Very poor support and billing system (Poor) – by Helmuth (ozwa.info) on 3 June 2010
Stay away from this host! (Poor) – by Bert(whitesiteservices.com) on 21 May 2010
Only Hostingsthatsuck.com is the only one without negative reviews for Mochahost, or do they?
http://www.hostingsthatsuck.com/mochahost-sucks/
Clearly they did not do enough research as all of what I found in regards to complaints greater then 10. Thats unless you scroll past “So our verdict: Hostingsthatsuck.com Recommends MochaHost for beginners “, You find:
Updated: Due to the more recent negative comments and feedbacks from our visitors, we are now also recommending an alternative hosting plan byInMotion Hosting. See below for their custom-fit packages priced from only $3 monthly! You pay for what you need and all packages come with cPanel and eCommerce-ready support. Our InMotion hosting review is as good, if not better than about the above webhost. If you have any doubt at all about the above web hosting service, get inMotion hosting instead. If you are asking for another webhost recommendation, inMotion hosting is your answer.
They did not bother to remove their glowing review, and still have a coupon to use to buy hosting from this company. Looking through there is only one thumb up review, which I suspect was planted by the hosting company.
So you say Mocha Host has awards (Well three awards)
One of which is from C/NET:
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6616_102...hreadID=272415
My Finale Thoughts on Mochahost.com
I think it is safe to say that I can close on “mochahost sucks”, there is no point in going any further because I found all of this information in less than 20 minutes. I spent the last 2 hours in reviewing it, and there is still more to review. I see lots of complaints about them not paying their affiliates, and there are not a lot of pro mocha host sites that are using sucks as advertising so I have to wonder if they are true, Like Arvixe Web Solutions, I am bothered by the hostile response to customer complaints. It was simply uncalled for, and worse than Arixe. Going after a customer based on their religion, race, gender, country, and sexuality is simply off limits of any good company. I think it could be possible to forgive a company for a lot of negative reviews, but such an attack is not that easy to forgive.

Lots of hate for a good hosting company? I don't think so.

[Cayda]

It seems like a scam. I would ask them 'where' their data center in Chicago is. If they were out here I would have heard of them. Anyone can buy a VPS and write a great review of the services they have under their belt. If they were using even half what is listed, they wouldn't be marketing to this forum.

"They" aren't marketing to this forum. I am though. I have a reseller account through them and am offering packages to pet sims just getting started.

[Evolution]

Good luck with it, though I am not a fan of the phpbb + theme for $20. That is a bit high.

[judda]

++ Chatrooms (IRC chat) - Are you saying you will simulate IRC for 5-15$ or actually build a completely function IRC client (requires port binding, a decently sized handshake, etc.). Either this name is wrong, or I think you are a little off the mark on the size of scripts.

~judda