1and1 Review

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Jan, 2007 - 1&1 announced that it would increase the standard features of its web hosting packages to 120 GB disk space and 1,200 GB bandwidth (previously, 100 GB disk space and 1,000 GB bandwidth) without a corresponding increase in prices.

Overview
1and1 started out as a marketing company in Year 1992. Over the next few years, the company had grown to become a public listed company on March 1998 with $965 million in revenues and a $3.3 billion market capitalization. Later that year, 1and1 expanded into web hosting business in Europe. 1and1 grew rapidly and in autumn 2003 and started to serve customers directly in the US. Today, 1and1 is the world's largest and fastest growing web hosting company with over 5.87 million customers from all over the world and 2,500 new customers sign up every day!

Key Hosting Features
The 1and1 'Microsoft Home Package' plan offers 120 GB of web space and 1,200 GB of monthly transfer volume. The '1and1 MS Home Package' plan supports the basic Active Server Pages (ASP) web-based application and MS Access databases. In other words, the basic Windows plan allows you to create interactive content with server-side scripting with MS Access database integration.

However, '1and 1 MS Home Package' plan does not support ASP .NET framework and MS SQL database. If your web application needs ASP .Net framework or needs to interact with MS SQL database, then you will need to sign up 1and1 MS Business Package ($9.99 per month). Besides, '1and1 MS Home Package' also does not support basic hosting features such as cgi-bin, perl and SSI. If you need these features, you will have to sign-up advance hosting plans with them. Below, we highlight few special features provided by 1and1:

Free Software Bundle - When you sign up the Window web hosting plan with 1and1, you will be given an exclusive software collection worth $900 (but, you have to pay $6.99 for shipping & handling charge). The free software including Adobe Golive and Photoshop Elements, NetObject Fusion 8, PhotoImpact XL SE, Ranking Toolbox 3.0, Hello Engines 4.1, Wise-FTP 3.0, Microsoft Outlook Express, Adobe Reader and many more to help you to create, publish, promote and optimize a successful website.

1and1 Control Panel - 1and1 provides a customized control panel (based on Plesk control panel) with easy-to-use interface where you can configure and control all aspects of your website - email management, domain management, hosting account and etc online. 

1and1 Chat Channel - Chat is a major part of today's Internet. 1and1 provides an easy to setup and easy to use 1and1 chat feature includes person-to-person conversion or a lively chat room up to 20 people.

1and1 WebsiteBuilder - Do you want a website that looks professional and appealing without paying any web designer to design for you? 1and1 offers a quick, easy and powerful DIY solution - "WebsiteBuilder" - to help you to create professional looking website in five simple steps without having any HTML skills. 'WebsiteBuilder' comes free when you sign up any web hosting plan with 1and1. However, you are limited to create only 8 web pages using this tool!

1and1 Dynamic Content Catalog - Add dynamic feeds contents onto your website with the latest news, weather, sports, financial report, travel and dmore from reputable providers such as AccuWeather, Associated Press and the like.

DynamicSiteCreator - You don't have to hire to experienced web designers to own a flash-animated website now. 1and1's DynamicSiteCreator enables you to create an impressive and professional-looking flash web site within minutes, regardless of your level of expertise. DynamicSiteCreator is a template driven web building application where you have up to 20 design templates to choose right from the 1and1 control panel. DynamicSiteCreator Flash application tool is free for you as a 1and1's web hosting customer.

Customer Support
1and1 offers various customer and technical support:

24/7 Toll-Free Phone - 1and1 provides 24/7/365 toll-free expert technical support at their main line: 1-877-GO 1 AND 1 (1-877-461-2631).

24/7mail support - In additional to the telephone support, you also have unlimited access to their 24/7 email support on various website issues.

1and1 Online FAQs - Here, you can use the comprehensive FAQ to get additional helps and tips on website configuration such as email account setup, fine tune your website and more.

Data Center
1and1 operates four data centers worldwide (two owned by 1and1) with a combining of over 37,000 high-end servers. Connectivity is one of the most important aspects to consider when choosing your web host. 1and1 uses their own backbone and top carriers such as Sprint and Levels with 25,000 MBit of external fiber connectivity to offer a faster accessing speed to your website. In additional, 1and1 has over 150 developers and administrators monitoring the data center continuously to meet the security, reliability, speed and safety demands of your website. As such, 1and1 guarantees 99.9% server uptime. 

Testimonials

Awards
1and1 has garnered many awards, including:

> "#1 Unix Web Hosting Provider, Jan 2005" - Web Host Directory
> "Top 10 Host, Fall 2004" - HostCompare
> "#1 Unix Web Hosting Provider, Aug 2004" - Web Host Directory
> "Top 5 Host, July 2004" - HostIndex
> "#1 Shared Web Hosting Provider, Jun 2004" - Web Host Directory
> "#1 Budget Web Hosting Provider, Apr 2004" - Web Host Directory
plus ... many more!

Summary
The '1and1 MS Home Package' plan of 120 GB of web space and 1,200 GB bandwidth is a an attractive Window web hosting plan for the price of only $4.99 per month. But, the '1and1 MS Home Package' is a 'basic' window web hosting plan targeting for websites with basic ASP web application without database integration. Despite being the entry-level window hosting plan, 1and1 is still a good option if you are looking for a financially stable and well established web hosting company that will continue to provide reliable web hosting services for many years to come.

While most other web hosting providers offer 30-day money back guarantee, 1and1 offers up to 90-day money back guarantee. The longer guarantee period is a strong indication that they are highly confident with their product and service quality. When you sign up the Window hosting plan with 1and1 for $4.99 per month, you also get free setup, free 2 domain name plus an exclusive software bundle worth $900 for free. In short, 1and1 'MS Home Package' is a basic ASP hosting plan that is best value for your money! 

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