Hostony seems very slow from UK

[r2d2]

The domains I have on hostony (casino one) seem very slow from here in the UK. I.e. it takes 10-15 seconds for a page to load, whereas other sites in the US, e.g. here, take around 1 second.

Anyone else noticed this?

Anyone know any good UK based web hosts?

[Mike]

Took around 5 seconds to get onto your casino one - I'm on a normal connection as well.

I can never get onto Sean's sites that are hosted onto hostony.

[incka]

All hostony sites launch instantly for me...

[MarkB]

Loaded fast for me (on BT ADSL). Which ISP are you with?

[r2d2]

512K ADSL with Zen - supposedly the fastest in the UK! All other sites load practically instantly, just my sites hosted at hostony.

Cheers for trying it though guys.

[DaveM]

Loaded fast for me on Cable all the way in Canada

[MarkB]

It could've been a routing problem. I know some people who just cannot hit my server at all, even though it's running fine...

[r2d2]

Ah yeah, it does seem a lot quicker this morning.

Can anyone recommend a host based in the UK with similar options to hostony? This is for a new UK site I have which I hope could be quite popular.

[incka]

My dads work PC can't access my server's SMTP although it can access POP3 & HTTP.

[MarkB]

You allow SMTP connections to your server?!

[incka]

How else can I send mail?

[MarkB]

Via your ISP's SMTP. Leaving it open on your server can invite abuse...

[chromate]

Originally posted by r2d2
Can anyone recommend a host based in the UK with similar options to hostony? This is for a new UK site I have which I hope could be quite popular.

A friend hosts with Easynet Ltd and has servers in the London Docklands. You may want to check them out.

[r2d2]

Cool, will check em out, cheers.

[incka]

My ISP doesn't provide email.

[r2d2]

Huh? Are you sure? Who are you with?

[MarkB]

r2, also try www.webhostingtalk.com - plenty of UK providers post their latest deals (and ongoing packages) in their Offers forum/s.

[r2d2]

Ok thanks, will take a look now.

[incka]

My ISP is BT Broadband. It doesn't even have user accounts. It's just activates your phone line for broadband and gives you a modem and a number to dial. No email, no webspace, no vilch...

[r2d2]

Ah I see its true!

http://www.gradwell.com/knowledge/bt-broadband-smtp.php

Lucky you can have ur own smtp I guess :) I assume you limit it to ur own use somehow?

[incka]

I've got security features and a anti-spam thing installed on my smtp server.