KnownHost Reviews

My first VPS was with KnownHost. I spent a whole year with KnownHost before I decided that CentOS is something one can't live with. And despite loving cPanel, I can't accept the idea that I have to go for CentOS to have cPanel. KnownHost took about 4 hours to install the VPS for me and since the installation everything was more than good. Uptime: 9/10 I didn't suffer any bad downtimes with them yet it can't be 10/10 :) Support: 9.5/10 Support was awesome, the folks really knew what they were doing. They used to fix all the problems quickly and efficiently. Speed: 6/10 Their servers speed doesn't really suck, but it's the major issue with KnownHost. Network: 7.5/10 Download and Upload was relatively good. Value for Money: 9.5/10 I'd say that for the amount of money they charge you, they're very good at what they're doing. No hidden costs or whatever. You get a service that's very good for a low-budget VPS provider. I'd recommend KnownHost to anyone who has as low as $30/mo and still wants a decent control panel for his domains/clients. Well done KnownHost.

Okay, I first want to point out that the only reason I went with known host was because I found a pretty awesome deal on WHT for them, and went with it. First month 50% off, amazing!

Anyways, I wasn't expecting too much from them, and my first little surprise was when I was talking to a sales agent and asked them for their EIN. See, when a company states that they are an LLC, or an INC, I always hold them to it. So I asked the them for their EIN. I was expecting them to give me some BS about not being able to give that information out, or that it was on file and could be sent to me in 3-4 years if I needed. Instead, I was given it right away, with in seconds. Go ahead, go to their live chat and ask for it. Look it up, they area legally licensed business. That just has a way of making you feel SOOO much more comfortable.

Over the past 3 months, I have not only kept the initial plan that I had, but I have since then bought two more VPS's from them. One has cPanel, one has Plesk, and the other is simply for DNS and other small files.

I must also mention the bandwidth. Now, I'm one of those people who understands the feeling of glee that you get when you see a plan that says:

"WE ROXXOR YOUR SOXXORS!"
"1 BAJILLION GB OF BANDWIDTH"
"10 BAJILLION GB OF DISK SPACE"
"ONLY COSTS ONE REAL US DOLLARS!!!"

Yeah, I know, it's an awesome feeling. Here's the catch. Even if that "provider" can give you that much space/data transfer, I can guarantee you it won't be good bandwidth, and it most certainly will be oversold.

Seeing as how I know, that I don't REALLY need 2000GB of transfer a month (although I'd love to be able to say I could! ) I have found that KnownHost's bandwidth offerings are actually pretty decent. On my Texas based systems, I get 250GB, which honestly could be more and is probably my only concern with KnownHost. Even though I'd like the bandwidth on the texas options to rival the California options (500GB for same plan if it's in Cali instead of Texas), the speed in the Texas DC is absolutely AMAZING! I can't say anything more about it than that. A M A Z I N G. I have only seen one other host provide faster speeds, and that's SoftLayer.

Well, I'm almost done with this review, except there is one thing I don't think I've touched on. Service. If you want to be able to get ahold of a REAL person, day or night. Don't go to "LEETHAXOR HOSTING, LLC, INC" because I can guarantee you they won't have jack for you. KnownHost does. Always, and they are always willing to help.

To sum this all up, I will be staying with KnownHost, for the impecible support, service and hospitality. Also, the prices aren't that bad either!!

Oh yeah, the main reason I started this thread?

I checked my mail today. First christmas card of the year:

Known Host.

Handwritten.