The Planet hosting service seems to be more configured for the IT minded individual than the basic user. Its homepage is very fundamental, IT friendly, and has aesthetic simple lists, but the words used are for the high-end users of hosting services that understand the complexity of the language. The Planet hosting service claim to fame is that it offers levels of management for your website. With four levels of management that includes a high level security and 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year service, the high end user might find a web hosting service that understands their language.
The highest level for theplanet.com hosting service is The Planet Northstar Management hosting service. Here the company promises proactive methodology. They claim that they look at what advanced technology will be coming in line and then align with the business goals and processes of which their clients need. The company promises a staff that is professionals and has real-world expertise and can beat any complex hosting challenge. The company also promises a comprehensive hosting service that will secure your IP platform and optimize your server performance bar at the same time having a backup and storage in case there is a recovery issue.
The website of The Planet hosting service resembles a corporate website and not a sales pitch. The only thing that would make you think that there is a sales pitch coming toward you is a recurring pop-up screen that wants you to talk to a live service representative. There are no prices within the website, so to get the pricing for the service that you need you may want to succumb to the recurring advertisement and talk to representative. Otherwise the pricing for the services offered are just a guest until you talk to their sales staff
According to Webhostingstuff.com, The Planet hosting service has been in operation for over nine years. It has been rated number three amongst over 8000 hosting service that are listed on the site. Though the website claims to have a 99.9% uptime statistic, several reviewers on the reviewer site reports they have experienced the worst down time ever. This was attributed to EV1servers being merged with theplanet.com servers. Another reviewer agreed with this claim and said that ever since the merger of the EV1servers, theplanet.com service went downhill. On a positive note, another reviewer said that customer service was both positive and friendly and having his website hosted with the planet.com for five years, he had no trouble with the company whatsoever.
Reviewcentre.com has rated the planet.com four out of 10 on content, three out of 10 on value for the money, and three out of 10 for overall performance. A caution when looking at these statistics should be maintained because the reviewer’s could be low end users requesting a high end system for their needs. As stated before, it would take a real IT expert to understand all the technical jargon presented in this website. If you are going to use this company makes your you know what you are doing and ask plenty of questions about what services they offer and what services you really need.
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I have been with The Planet (before it was ev1servers) for over 4 years. During that time I have had a fairly good experience. I run multipe domains on a semi-private rack and am happy with the pricing and tech support.
It is my opinion that The Planet is not for inexperienced businesses seeking a web host, but rather for a company that know what they need.
That being said – the tech support is very responsive via an online ticketing system, and the price for the hardware is very competitve.
I would recommend The Planet to businesses that are shopping around for a hardware upgrade and a place to grow.
I have currently moved to the planet over a 6 months ago, and I must say this service is one of best ever I used. They gave me assistance on the presentation of my website. They set me up with some useful services which made my site attractive. I must say that their support staff was very helpful and the process was quick whenever you are in trouble.
I have been very happy with their services and their support = which is important for any webmaster. Their price for the hardware is very competitive when you are looking for quality service.
I would recommend to anyone who are looking for quality host.
I recommend “The Planet” for all your hosting needs. I’m very pleased with their service. I was a newbie webmaster, so a year ago i was looking for a good web host to kick start my online business. My friend who has had his website hosted with The Planet recommended me to that host.
Now I’m running my online business very successfully thanks to “The Planet” service and customer support.Their Data Center’s are monitored 24×7 to ensure the servers are always safe. The prevented a dos attack for me.
Overall i would strongly recommend you to “The Planet” hosting services for it’s superb service.
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