Free web space and/or photo hosting
Discussion
The free webspace I've been using for years has done two things deserving of being abandoned. First it no longer allows hot-linking, but more worryingly it serves up more intrusive adverts than ever before.
What are people's experiences of free hosting like? Its a struggle to see any these days that allow ftp access, hotlinking and all the other things I'd like to play around with on web-pages. As usual, someone realised they could make money out of it and now everyone follows suit. (remember when paying for a mobile ringtone was unheard off?!)
What are people's experiences of free hosting like? Its a struggle to see any these days that allow ftp access, hotlinking and all the other things I'd like to play around with on web-pages. As usual, someone realised they could make money out of it and now everyone follows suit. (remember when paying for a mobile ringtone was unheard off?!)
www.freenetname.co.uk great
now owned by madasafish
I used them for years... perfect for basic hosting... 100mb and free domain
no longer use them as my site is well over 200mb now, but if it wasn't... i'd still be there
edit:strictly only free when you have their dailup, to upload stuff onto the web, I had that in the days of dailup then used the justmail account type when i got bt broadband. not bad for 2.50 a month ish. which is probably what you'd spend using dialup checking your email and updating a site in a month easily
now owned by madasafish
I used them for years... perfect for basic hosting... 100mb and free domain
no longer use them as my site is well over 200mb now, but if it wasn't... i'd still be there
edit:strictly only free when you have their dailup, to upload stuff onto the web, I had that in the days of dailup then used the justmail account type when i got bt broadband. not bad for 2.50 a month ish. which is probably what you'd spend using dialup checking your email and updating a site in a month easily
Edited by bez_uk on Tuesday 22 August 22:58
cj_eds said:
What are people's experiences of free hosting like? Its a struggle to see any these days that allow ftp access, hotlinking and all the other things I'd like to play around with on web-pages. As usual, someone realised they could make money out of it and now everyone follows suit. (remember when paying for a mobile ringtone was unheard off?!)
You pay for what you get in the web hosting business I'm affraid. I can't think of a single free hosting service that I'd be happy recommended to even my worst enemy I'm affraid. Being fair I've never actually encountered a Geocities like place that offered the usual buffet of services you get as standard (i.e. PHP, MySQL, Shell, SSL, FTP) but they have been increasing the amount of adverts they display and their size over the years.
Having said that often your ISP will give you some basic web space as a freebie with your account, this often allows hotlinking and will probably have FTP access to it. But it's again probably going to be pretty basic (no SQL/PHP/etc).
On the other hand if your happy to pay a bit for the good stuff then well... cast your gaze upwards lol.
Free hosting = Lots of Adverts and no fun.. that's WHY it's free.
with stunning hosting available from £33 a yr these days, why would you bother with free..
just click the banner at the top and join the hundreds of other PH'rs who use Register1
As reccomended by 48 PH'rs
with stunning hosting available from £33 a yr these days, why would you bother with free..
just click the banner at the top and join the hundreds of other PH'rs who use Register1
As reccomended by 48 PH'rs 
Carl -I have a domain with Jamie, which (will) redirect to my webspace that comes with my new broadband connection.
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
JamieBeeston said:
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
Pistol Pete said:
Carl -I have a domain with Jamie, which (will) redirect to my webspace that comes with my new broadband connection.
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
JamieBeeston said:
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=227991
Ta. J
said:
You only get what you pay for
Couldn't agree more! But it doesn't stop me attempting to be cheap
The other problem with the ISP provided space not mentioned above is that once a year it'll get changed. Same reason I use hotmail/gmail instead of the ISP provided email addresses (and after a bitter job departure, no longer use work email for personal stuff).
In terms of what it'll be used for, 3/4 of the time it'll be for sharing some photos. Hard to justify paying for that when it could be free with a flickr type site. The other 1/4 however is just me wanting to play in space time and keep my html/etc skills honed.
JamieBeeston said:
Pistol Pete said:
Carl -I have a domain with Jamie, which (will) redirect to my webspace that comes with my new broadband connection.
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
JamieBeeston said:
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=227991
Ta. J
should be 50 now - I've finally remembered to do it!
www.flickr.com <<< has free accounts and pro accounts the pro ones give slightly more features and dirty cheap anyway... i have one
but its for photos photos and photos nothing else.
but its for photos photos and photos nothing else.
FunkyGibbon said:
JamieBeeston said:
Pistol Pete said:
Carl -I have a domain with Jamie, which (will) redirect to my webspace that comes with my new broadband connection.
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
JamieBeeston said:
Jamie.... How do I recommend you? That'll make 49
Cheers
Pete
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=227991
Ta. J
should be 50 now - I've finally remembered to do it!
heheh the more people who click, the more other PH'rs know where to go and trust..
It should be 200+ given the amount of PH clients I actually have, but alas not everyone clicks the links..
s'all good tho J
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