Who Hosts

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1 & 1 is the biggest web hosting provider in the industry, providing everything from shared hosting to dedicated servers. As a customer of 1 & 1 you know you’re in good hands. 1 & 1 customers receive UK based support from experienced professionals at 1 & 1’s UK headquarters. Undoubtedly 1 & 1 provide one of the best services in the UK however it comes at a price making them one of the most expensive on the internet.

Features and specials

All web hosting plans come with an assortment of freebies including 100 free business cards, a year’s rate point membership and the 1 & 1 software suite. Things seem a little less generous when we look at features & pricing with the highest package giving users a measly 20GB disk space. At almost £30 a month 1 & 1 seems a little less attractive. On the lighter side 1 & 1 does provide users with an extensive set of tools inside their exclusive 1 & 1 control panel, from site builders to in-depth traffic analyzers you can rest assure you’re getting value for money on the features side of things.

Summary

1 & 1 goes beyond most other web hosts in terms of features and services however they seem to have lost their way with pricing. With webhosting providers everywhere offering unlimited plans, 1 & 1 is leaving itself behind reluctant to open up.

Uptime and reliability

1 & 1 have been in the web hosting industry from the start and have slowly built up a good reputation in regards to uptime. All their servers are monitored 24/7 and a team of technicians are always on site to ensure everything runs smoothly all of the time. Although when there is downtime they are often slower than other web hosts to start things back up again.

Control panel

1 & 1 have built and developed their own control panel for over 10 years which is designed to cater for experienced users and new comers alike. From 1 & 1’s own website builder to 1 & 1 blogs and 1 & 1’s photo gallery’s you can rest assure they’ve got everything you need. Obvious tasks such as DNS management and email configuration has been made as user as friendly as possible.