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Arvixe Web Hosting Review |
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| Well-priced with free domain privacy, nice site builder; average data-transfer speed | |
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Arvixe caught our attention because of its polished site builder, relatively cheap price and zero setup costs. $5.00 per month gets you web hosting for a year. With a two-year commitment that price goes down to $4.00 per month. Domain registration is free as long as you host with them, as is domain privacy (a feature that we strongly recommend and always appreciate seeing as a free option).
Arvixe gives you the industry-standard cPanel for interfacing with your site, along with the standard set of Fantastico scripts. This will let you install the popular Wordpress blogging program as well as a host of other add-ons. There are three ecommerce options: CubeCart, OS Commerce, and Zen Cart. These are heavy-duty shopping cart options, and not for the individual looking to sell a few items. We would have liked to have seen a better option for small-scale merchants. Creating a site with the included RVSiteBuilder is a more beginner-friendly process. It's a fantastic WYSIWYG site creation tool with a wide range of page types and a number of good-looking templates. There's a slight learning curve, but it's worth it. You can even create flash-based pages if you want to give your site a more polished web-2.0 look. Our 83MB site upload test found Arvixe on par with the better web hosts. Downloading our 78MB movie into the cache took between 1:23 and 1:50, not the best but still in the acceptable range for an unoptimized video file of that size. Media-heavy sites might require beefier download specs. Arvixe gives you a generous 60-day trial period. If you're unhappy with their service, you can get your hosting fees back (minus a $7.95 charge for the domain). There is no prorated refund after 60 days, so you'll need to make a decision before the guarantee period ends. Arvixe provides US-based support via chat, email and an 800-number. We found the hold time to be short. Even though we had to leave a message for a call-back, our call was returned within ten minutes. The call was somewhat noisy, but friendly and helpful. Chat support was also ably provided. All-in-all we think Arvixe will appeal to beginners and more experienced website owners alike. Their site builder is full-featured, domain privacy is free, the data transfer is solid, and the price is right. |
Service Details:
| Cheapest Plan: | $4.00/mo 2 years |
| 1 Year Plan: | $60.00/yr; $5.00/mo |
| $ Back Guarantee: | 60-day full refund, not prorated after; $7.95 domain charge |
| Domain: | Free for life |
| Support: | Email, Phone, Chat |
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