OT: My web host just deleted all my demo wmv files

Cooldraft wrote on 4/15/2010, 4:36 PM

They said that I had an abnormal amount of video on my site. "Duh. That's what I do " Sorry I will leave smart *** comments at bay. I would like to get some of you pro's thoughts on this. They are wmv's and not that large, I would say that I had about 100-200 of them up there (various lengths :30 to the few 1hr shows), as I provide proofs for everything that I do and been in business for 8 years. Is this normal for a host to do this? They picked a heck of a month to do this, with taxtime, projecct due dates...etc. Thanks for listening.

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Harold Brown wrote on 4/18/2010, 5:53 PM

"If your domain and host are the same company you might have a fight on your hands to move to another hosting company."

The hosting company can do anything they want to make it a pain to move your site and many people complain about problems moving their sites. There are many people, on this site, in past posts who have spoke about this. This isn't about what you are allowed to do, it's about how easy it is. Lighten up dude.

TheHappyFriar wrote on 4/18/2010, 6:24 PM

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That's why their space/bandwidth numbers may seem lower then others. They GUARANTEE that much space & GUARANTEE that much bandwidth. I've been dealing with that company for several years & find them very honest. Their pricing fluctuates based on the market: if things get cheap they lower their prices, if they get expensive their price goes up.

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