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MooPoo

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#34418 24-May-2009 17:28

I know of www.webhostingtalk.com.au but does NZ have an equivalent site for hosts?

Also, can anyone point me towards a cheap but reliable NZ domain reseller for .co.nz etc domain names?

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#217453 24-May-2009 17:35

there are only a hand full of NZ web hosting company, that is locally hosted, so you won't find much here to talk about, as for .co.nz ...

Discount domains

and 1stdomains, which is owned by net24

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#217460 24-May-2009 17:53

Thanks for that.

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#217489 24-May-2009 19:04

http://www.domains4less.co.nz/

they use to have an 'el cheapo' special if you registered on tuesdays !

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#217537 24-May-2009 21:32

It amazes me how, in NZ you get away with advertising things as "total cost" and then put in small writing "+GST"

This isnt allowed in OZ.

quite a catch for a newbie to the country

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#217545 24-May-2009 21:44

MooPoo: It amazes me how, in NZ you get away with advertising things as "total cost" and then put in small writing "+GST"

This isnt allowed in OZ.

The States is similar - food is advertised without tax, and added at time of purchase. Very annoying if you have the exact change.

Back on topic, Domains4Less is owned by WebDrive - I had no idea until I noticed the Domains4Less lookup uses WebDrive.

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#217558 24-May-2009 23:00

I've just moved 2 of my 3 websites to www.hostwebsite.co.nz this weekend. Looks like it's based via Orcon (probably a reseller). Jess was great in getting my sites all up and running with minimum fuss (no settings lost!) so it was pretty transparent to visitors. Changed DNS to their nameservers before 6pm and after 6pm all traffic going to the new webhost.

I have all my domain names (3) through Orcon. There's probably cheaper places but not fussed moving them elsewhere at present.

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#217563 25-May-2009 02:44

ZollyMonsta: Looks like it's based via Orcon (probably a reseller).

More specifically, a reseller of these guys, who are based in Orcon's data centre.

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#217568 25-May-2009 07:36

nate:
ZollyMonsta: Looks like it's based via Orcon (probably a reseller).

More specifically, a reseller of these guys, who are based in Orcon's data centre.

But cheaper. :)

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#217572 25-May-2009 08:09

I see hostingdirect have a free(!) option, 100Mb space/1000Mb traffic. I have nowhere near that much traffic, but how big is 100Mb? I run a basic blog using Wordpress, does anyone know if 100Mb would be a little tight space wise? Currently paying a small fortune through Yahoo Small Business :/

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#217584 25-May-2009 09:04

wordpress takes bugger all, 100 mb is huge for wordpress depending on how much images you putting on.

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#217593 25-May-2009 10:05

zocster: wordpress takes bugger all, 100 mb is huge for wordpress depending on how much images you putting on.

Awesome, thanks. Looks like i found my new host! One more q, I do use some images, but I use flickr and embed them in posts, so this will contribute to traffic, not storage, right?

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#217595 25-May-2009 10:07

NickiB:
zocster: wordpress takes bugger all, 100 mb is huge for wordpress depending on how much images you putting on.

Awesome, thanks. Looks like i found my new host! One more q, I do use some images, but I use flickr and embed them in posts, so this will contribute to traffic, not storage, right?

Yip!

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#217625 25-May-2009 12:15

ZollyMonsta: But cheaper. :)

Agreed. I find it a challenge to figure out who is reselling who, and who is hosted where. It's the small things in life...

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#217894 26-May-2009 07:35

Wouldnt the ping times from an Australian server be good enough to utilise Aussie hosting?

It has to be cheaper than here?

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#217970 26-May-2009 12:28

MooPoo: Wouldnt the ping times from an Australian server be good enough to utilise Aussie hosting?

It has to be cheaper than here?

To be honest, I don't think you'd notice a difference - why not try it, most hosters don't have contracts, so signup with an account and see how it performs.

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