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Byet Internet Services Overview
Byet Internet Services provides both free and paid hosting services for more than one million websites. Its dedicated servers use leading technology that can stand up to the high demands of a large or download-intensive website. Byet’s free hosting services are unlike the ad-filled free sites that you’re used to seeing from hosting companies. No ads will be placed on your site when you sign up for the free hosting, and you even get 1GB disk space, FTP account/File manager, control panel and much more. This is a stunning example of what a free hosting solution should look like. Byet’s Premium Hosting is a popular service, and provides scalability at an affordable price.
Ease of Use
Premium hosting packages by Byet feature the cPanel control panel and Softiculous Automatic Script Installer for hassle-free deployment and script installation. The company even offers a cPanel live demo, so you can see what your interface would look like. Conveniently, Premium Hosting requires no long-term contract and there are no cancellation fees, so your commitment to Byet lasts only as long as you want it to. If you have an existing website and wish to use a dedicated server, Byet offers free migration so you can focus on other aspects of your business and leave the migration to the pros.
Your Byet package also includes a site builder, which provides an easy-to-use tool for designing and building out your website. With Byet’s site building tool, you can easily integrate all the necessary components, like social media, SEO, shopping cart and email marketing. Nothing about the Byet process should scare off even the less experienced, small website owner. Byet staff are available and offer friendly customer service to help you transition into any online capacity.
Features
Many web hosting companies short-change their smaller customers by offering a limited set of features in their more affordable packages. Byet provides a comprehensive set of features for all of its Premium hosting packages, starting with its servers that use fast, powerful 24 core Intel Xeon multi-processors SSD that guarantee top performance. Support for PHP 5.2, 5.4. 5.5, MySQL, PostgeSQL, CGI, Perl, Python, Ruby On Rails, Site Builder, Cron, cURL, GD, Logs/AWstats, IP manager, Hotlink Protection and SiteLock is also provided regardless of which Premium hosting package you choose.
Some other perks include a free domain name (.INFO), so you can use your personal name, business name, or any name as you please at no extra charge. Byet Premium packages also come with unlimited diskspace, no setup fee and a minimum of 250GB per month for traffic. A caveat to the unlimited diskspace is that it can be used for regular website content only; not for things like backup archives. With monthly package prices that start at $3.99, Byet truly provides something for everyone and does so with the least amount of red tape possible. The rich set of features is something that small website owners and experienced web developers should be able to appreciate.
Customer Support
Unless you have an account, it’s difficult to determine what kind of customer support experience you’re going to have. Why? Because you can’t access the support portal without an account. This troubling conundrum may give pause to customers of all types and sizes because you simply don’t know what you’re getting. Any company can claim 24/7 technical support, but what does that truly mean? It could just mean that you can access its FAQ online at any hour of the day, but that’s not likely to satisfy customers with serious technical issues that need immediate attention. Data security and availability can translate into critical dollar amounts for small and large businesses, so hopefully Byet supplements a robust Premium hosting plan with adequate customer support resources, beyond its knowledge base articles and live chat options.
Pricing
Super Premium Monthly – $3.99/month for unlimited disk space, 250GB/month traffic, 20 add-on domains, 20 sub-domains, 100 Email addresses, 20 MySQL databases and one free .INFO domain.
Super Premium Annual – $47.88/year for unlimited disk space, 250GB/month traffic, 20 add-on domains, 20 sub-domains, 100 Email addresses, 20 MySQL databases and one free domain (.COM, .NET, .ORG, etc…).
Ultimate Monthly – $6.99/month for unlimited disk space, unlimited traffic, unlimited add-on domains, unlimited sub-domains, unlimited Email addresses, unlimited MySQL databases and one free domain (.INFO).
Ultimate Annual – $83.88/year for unlimited disk space, unlimited traffic, unlimited add-on domains, unlimited sub-domains, unlimited Email addresses, unlimited MySQL databases and one free domain (.COM, .NET, .ORG, etc…).
The Good
One of the best, no-ad, free hosting plans you will find anywhere
Great value for premium hosting services without setup fees and cancellation fees
The Bad
Lack of phone support for technical assistance should be put in the minus column
The Ugly
Surprisingly, there is no website building application included in any of bytehost’s plans