hopeful Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hi first post here so be gentle with me :D I have been streaming for around 2 years through a community forum, we have around 5 DJ's that stream live for the station, its nothing big but just a great addition to the forum its fully interactive using a forum dedicated to it and also skype for live call ins from members too. Thing is around 12 days ago the server im hosted on for my site and shoutcast suddenly went down with no warning and until this day no explanation! i hung in there waiting for news or the server to be put back up but nada! so on day 9 of this fiasco i moved on to new hosting for my website. The thing is they dont do shoutcast hosting and i have spent the last 3 days googling shoutcast hosting and the price variations are just remarkable! from dirt cheap to ridiculously expensive. My first question is how can this be? why is one host offering plans at cheap to reasonable prices and one at inflated prices? what are the hosting companies at the top end offering that the low cost ones arent? as i see it the spec isnt too far out to warrant such a price differance. As my station isnt on 24/7, 7 days a week and we dont have huge listener slots to fill i dont want to pay top whack, but again i dont want unreliabilty if i go for the low cost host either! so what is a girl to do? i would really appreciate your experience and advice here. thanks for your time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFS Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Heh, Hi there (wont call you your first name, in case you dont want that released) Well, obliviously there is us, www.iwebfusion.net the other runner up would have to be stream101.com but you will be paying more. thats if you want good uptime and quality ShoutCast. if you dont really care for that, I can give you some others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 well.. iwebfusion.net (recommended) stream101.com (we use it for our radio) streamcommando.com (fairly priced) streamsolutions.co.uk (great support) if you need any more.. or maybe we could do a review or comparison between them Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFS Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Just like to point out that stream commando is not taking orders right now ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 aah thats right, the admin is away.. Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Ok i've signed up with iwebfusion.net, thanks for your help there. i feel like im in good hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 sounds great Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFS Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Could you give any users a review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk101 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I use streamsolutions.co.uk and find them really good. I have yet to have any server downtime and have been using them for about a year. Their rates are pretty reasonable. Thats my host choice, or I suggest iwebfusion.net {'j'} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWorld Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 thought I'd throw my 2cents in. Ive used stream101 since late august/early sept....GREAT support, great deals. Only downtime is during scheduled maintenance (usually 5AM Eastern or so) even then, the maintenance is about once every other month or so, and lasts about 10 minutes at the most. ██ Stream101 | Affordable Media Solutions ██ Shared cPanel? Web Hosting | WordPress Hosting | Premium Stream Hosting ██ TOLL-FREE: (616) 277-7280 | 30 Day NO QUESTIONS Money-Back Guarantee ██ 100% Cogent Free Network | CloudLinux OS | Tier 1 Bandwidth | Grand Rapids, MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWorld Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 thought I'd throw my 2cents in. Ive used stream101 since late august/early sept....GREAT support, great deals. Only downtime is during scheduled maintenance (usually 5AM Eastern or so) even then, the maintenance is about once every other month or so, and lasts about 10 minutes at the most. ██ Stream101 | Affordable Media Solutions ██ Shared cPanel? Web Hosting | WordPress Hosting | Premium Stream Hosting ██ TOLL-FREE: (616) 277-7280 | 30 Day NO QUESTIONS Money-Back Guarantee ██ 100% Cogent Free Network | CloudLinux OS | Tier 1 Bandwidth | Grand Rapids, MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 im using stream101 for our radio i can say 10/10, brilliant service Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 im using stream101 for our radio i can say 10/10, brilliant service Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigloo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 here are my three...... fast-serv.com : pricey, but very good. broadstreamer.com : good pricing, very good mixstream.net : good pricing, very good, excellent customer service. ________ Lou Bigloo Christian Radio http://www/biglooradio.com/ digiSTREAM SHOUTcast Hosting http://www.digistream.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigloo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 here are my three...... fast-serv.com : pricey, but very good. broadstreamer.com : good pricing, very good mixstream.net : good pricing, very good, excellent customer service. ________ Lou Bigloo Christian Radio http://www/biglooradio.com/ digiSTREAM SHOUTcast Hosting http://www.digistream.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Not sure about fast-serv, they dont like a bit of competition and tend to say by themselfs. Never heard of broadstreamer, i will check it out! and i agree with mixstream.net Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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