I might be off on the Tech leaving pretty sure it was NFO, but I am 100% sure about the routing issue I remember that part. Been with alot of bad companies I can remember why I left each one.
I agree with him though I would test out each company and see how well they treat you. Everyone has there opinion but the only one that matters is your own. On 2/20/2010 1:11 PM, John wrote: > Violent Crimes, > > >> I think NFO lost all their good techs "Main one started >> ultimategameserver.com" as I remember an issue I had with them with a >> server I had purchased for some reason their hosting routed me to >> Washington State then back to Chicago from Michigan and they told me >> that wasn't a big deal and they weren't going to fix it. >> > Are you thinking of another company when you talk about NFO here? No techs > have left us to start other companies, and all of our current employees have > worked here for 3+ years. We take performance problems very seriously and > would never say that a routing issue of that magnitude was not a big deal. > Performance is our bread and butter and a guarantee even stems from it. > > >> As for the site gspreport.com they don't really guard against spamming. >> > I second this. gspreport.com is clearly no longer being maintained, has had > the same "This Months Top 5 GSP's" up for at least a year, and as you said, > is extremely spammy. The numbers also don't add up on the reviews -- look at > NFO's page and average out the numbers from the individual reviews, and you > can see that they don't match the top at all :). > > Mark, on this list, you're going to see a lot of advertisements from GSPs > themselves. I'd recommend making a second list and boiling it down to the > most attractive three companies, then trying each one out for a month, if > you can (without letting them know they're competing). Investigate the > server performance and flexibility. Then, to see their response times and > knowledge levels, ask all of them questions about improving your routing and > server performance, plugin questions, and server configuration questions > through their support system, even if you already know the answers. > Experiment with the control panel and different services. (If a company > offers a free trial or money-back guarantee, you could also take advantage > of that, but a month would give you a longer view on server stability and > uptime.) > > The "three company" strategy is often used for interviews with contractors, > and it's a solid one. > > -John > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2699 - Release Date: 02/20/10 > 02:34:00 > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
