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IX Web Hosting Review
What You Need To Know About IX Web Hosting
IX Hosting is another web host that went above and beyond. Just like Host Monster they have great customer service, competitive pricing, and reliable servers. We didn’t get as many recommendations for IX Hosting as we did Host Monster, but once we started investigating their offer, we quickly discovered that they too are one of the best on the internet.
Comments:
IX Hosting is a little more expensive (for the business plan) then Host Monster and offers almost all the same features. The main difference between the two is that IX uses the H sphere control panel opposed to Host Monster’s Cpanel. Also IX only gives 6 addon domains, opposed to Host Monster’s unlimited addon domains.
Technical Support: 9.7/10
Just like Host Monster, IX Hosting has both email tickets and free telephone support.
Telephone support was very good, every time we got a courteous professional to help us work through the problem. They did have a slight accent, but still it was easy enough to communicate and solve our problem. Hold times were generally 5 to 10 minutes, with 10 minutes only during busiest times of the day.
Their email ticket system was also very helpful. IX Hosting claims to always give a response in under an hour, and they held true to their word. Sometimes we got a very quick response (15 minutes) others it took up to 45 minutes to hear back.
Value: 9.2/10
The $6.95 price is for IX's business hosting plan, they do a have a cheaper price at $3.95 per month, but you don’t get all the same features. For example the $3.95 hosting plan does not come with any my SLQ data bases, which if you want to start a blog for your website you must have at least one SLQ data base. The $6.95 business plan is by far the most popular one IX offers.
Functionality: 8.9/10
IX Hosting uses the program X Sphere to let you manage and run your hosting account. X Sphere lets you do everything Cpanel does; it just works a little differently. Now most people do use Cpanel, we recommend that if you’re already familiar with Cpanel, Look at our top choice Host Monster, that’s what they use. It’s easier to just stick with it rather than learn a new hosting interface such as X Sphere. If you’re just starting out, X Sphere will work just fine.
Reliability: 9.8/10
IX Hosting guarantees 99.9% uptime. They boast have a 700 server fleet backed by multiple diesel generators in the case of a power outage. They also have an extensive multi layer security system to combat against hackers.
Summary
IX Hosting is another Hosting company that beats out the competition in service, features and price. If you want to use the X Sphere user interface, this is good company to choose. If you’ve read our Host Monster review you can see why they’re not our first choice. Right now Host Monster just has too good of an offer to compete with. But never the less IX Hosting is still a really good choice compared to the rest out there. If you buy their hosting, you’re sure to get a great service for years to come.
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