Host Media Ltd Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been using HostMedia for the last six weeks or so for website hosting. Server is fast, nice to have DirectAdmin control panel (cPanel also available), very reasonably priced. Had a small issue today o... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using Host Media mainly to host my emails and holding pages for three websites. They were the most cost-effective solution for what I need. The fact that you can host unlimited websites... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently swapped from a host where everything was a chargeable extra and there were rising/hidden costs for everything and support was slow. When I started using Host Media I was really surprised at... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hosting is fast, feature-rich and affordable, level of service and response is top-notch and best of all, they are friendly. You can tell they appreciate the business like I appreciate their service... See more

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Company details

  1. Web Hosting Company
  2. Cloud Computing Service
  3. Cloud Storage Service
  4. DNS Provider
  5. Email Service Provider
  6. VPN Service

About Host Media Ltd

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Since 2008 Host Media has been dedicated to providing high quality, reliable and award winning services at a great price. With hosting locations and customers around the world, Host Media is a truly global service provider.

We offer a full range of web hosting services from cPanel hosting to Dedicated or Virtual Servers. You can also kick start your ideas using our free web hosting service, powered by DirectAdmin and hosted in our UK data centre.

Host Media Carbon Neutral Business

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We are 100% committed to being as green and sustainable as possible throughout our entire supply chain. This includes our data centres operating with low PUE indexes.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fast reply, helpful, and friendly

They helped resolve questions / issues with my hosting plan extremely fast and were very friendly. Thanks!

14 November 2019
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you so much Tom for your kind words - we're always here to help and if you need anything just let us know.

Thanks again!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using HostMedia since October…

I've been using HostMedia since October 2018 on their £1 for life account. Currently I host a personal website. Once you're logged into cPanel it's no different to one of the bigger hosting providers. Prior to HostMedia I was using GoDaddy and FastHosts. I didn't have any technical problems with them, the prices were far too high for my basic hosting needs.

I was a bit unsure after reading some of the reviews about downtime, however I haven't experienced any problems in the time I have been hosting. I will be using them for upcoming projects in the future.

12 February 2019
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you for your review, so glad to hear you're enjoying our services! We look forward to hosting your upcoming projects and if you need anything or have any feedback please do let us know.

Thank you again,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Support Team!

I've been using HostMedia services almost 2 years, and their services is the best I ever had. Their support team is responsive and everytime I had trouble, just open a ticket and their team will resolve it!

Awesome support team!

7 September 2018
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thanks Ficky for your kind words! Look forward to another 2 years of hosting your websites.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experiences all the time.

Some of the best customer and technical service I have ever experienced in the hosting world. I highly recommend.

8 August 2018
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you for your kind words! Always happy to help and if you need anything do get in contact.

Thank you again!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and helpful support

The support is always fast, nice and helpful.
I totally recommend this company!

29 May 2018
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you Maya for your kind words!

Do let us know if you need anything and we will be more than happy to help.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

very poor up time

very poor up time, worst i have experienced..off line yet again now! 20th time in 3 months. Always say this next fix will sort it....but here we are again!

20 February 2018
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hello Mike,

Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this. The issue we were facing was due to a disk I/O issue which meant we needed to move our main node storage to a brand new storage system. At the same time, we upgraded to pure SSD based drives to provide even better performance than before.

We have a service status page available to keep up to date with any issues we are working to resolve at: https://www.hostmedia.co.uk/client/serverstatus.php

Sorry once again and we hope the new storage drives will provide a great level of service to you but if you have any issues please do let us know and we will be happy to help.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Seems reliable with support readily available. Very cost effective.

I've been using Host Media mainly to host my emails and holding pages for three websites. They were the most cost-effective solution for what I need.

The fact that you can host unlimited websites is good. And I loved being able to choose server location. Reliability-wise, I haven't noticed any hiccups with my email availability or anything else.

I've used chat support for tech questions and also ticket support for a billing issue at the start. All was very swift and friendly.

26 January 2018
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you Markus for your feedback and great to hear you are enjoying our services.

We are here 24/7 if you need anything.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

so nice people at the support team that …

so nice people at the support team that I believe I will use more and more HostMedia

24 November 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hi there Didier! Thank you for your review, look forward to hosting more of your websites :) Let us know if you need anything, we are here 24/7!

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Support can be a frustrating and time consuming experience

I got an email requesting me to write this review.

I am currently in process of testing out and comparing various hosting providers for an article I am writing, so signed up to try out their new advertised Lucee plans to try out the servers, and my support experience has been frustrating.

What should have been a simple 5 minute job of resetting a password, turned into a 2 day fiasco of wrong passwords being reset locking me out.
Issues with control panel not working as expected to whitelist IP's, not being to remotely access databases and having to explain how tcp/ip and telnet work and that if you cannot connect then any amount of password resets are not going to help. Even worse when they do not know the issue is caused by one of their own standard operating procedures.

Almost every time I used livechat I was asked to open a ticket, so that seems pretty pointless.

A lot of companies, especially hosts these days outsource their support to India, especially the cheap ones, as it is the only way they can afford to have a 24/7 helpdesk. Which is fair enough, I have done the same thing myself, but the key when doing this is ongoing performance reviews and quality control, which is clearly where HostMEdia needs to invest some time based on my experiences.

I can certainly see that that for a non-technical customer who is not able to diagnose issues themselves or understand when they are being given wrong advice, simple problems could drag on for days with while you get sent on a wild goose case.

30 October 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback, we will investigate the issues you faced with your password reset as this should have been straightforward for our support team to action. We do require support tickets for such changes to be opened, this verifies you are the account owner but you would only need to open the one ticket.

A member of our management team will be in touch shortly to go through your comments and make sure we improve the concerned areas.

Thank you again for your review.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service, definitely one to checkout

So far so good. Ordering was simple and painless. As per requirements to get Lucee up and running a ticket needed opening requesting this on previous setup but believe this is automated now. It was simple and straightforward and the support team at host media were on the ball. I’m amazed at the speed performance of the host and cloud servers so looking forward to full deployment.

Overall a great service received from host media and their support team. If you’re looking for cfml hosting this is definitely one to checkout.

16 October 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thanks David for your review!

Glad you are enjoying our Lucee Hosting services :) If you need anything please feel free to get in touch, we are here 24/7 to support you.

Thank you,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Loving the change!

So far, so good! Moved to Host Media because I was tired of poor customer service, little to no communication, and a general lack of caring from my previous provider.

I'm very pleased with the speed and quality of the migration (~30 websites) as well as Support's willingness to help and timely updates!

24 September 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thanks Carey for the kind words and so glad we could help you with your migration.

If you need anything just give us a shout, we are here 24/7 :)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Satisfied and happy customer for a …

Satisfied and happy customer for a couple of years. When ever I have had need of support they havd been responsive and helpful. My VPS with them is very reliable .

5 September 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hi Colin,

Great having you as a customer the past couple of years, let us know if you need anything and we will be happy to help!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Hosting Company

Hostmedia is great. Cheap but yet always a good uptime. Recommended.

5 September 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thanks for the review Lewis!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, hardly any down time, the support team has always been in touch quite quickly and solved any issue I had (e.g. installing Rails dependencies).

29 August 2017
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Hi Remi,

Thank you so much for your review!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

nice n easy to deal with

nice n easy to deal with . even helped me with a problem so im happy

25 August 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Thank you Steve! If you ever need anything we are here 24/7 to help :)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and awesome support

Great service and awesome support. I'm with Host Media for about 2 years now, servers were never down, didn't have any major issues with my websites (unlike i used to have with other big and popular hosting companies), i truly recommend them.

25 August 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hi, Maya!

Thank you so much for your kind words and for recommending us! Looking forward to another 2 years of having you as a customer :)

Thank you again,
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great value! Great service!

Friendly, rapid customer support. Excellent hosting platform. Great value!

24 August 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hello Paul,

Thank you so much for your review!

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Very good support

Very good guys. Respond immediately.
Very good support. I think the best support in the world.
Unlimited plans not have! That is bad.
Little uptime issues. Maybe updates on server? I don't knows
We waiting servers in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey with unlimited space, bandwidth etc.
And waiting better prices

24 August 2017
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Reply from Host Media Ltd

Hello Antonis,

Thank you for your feedback and review. It is great to see you are enjoying our support service :) In regards to 'unlimited plans' this is something we do not offer as companies that do offer such services have a hidden cap as no one can truly provide unlimited resources such as disk space as hard drives will fill up.

We are always looking at adding more servers locations to add to our global network. Our roadmap is constantly being updated and I will forward your notes to the team for your listed locations.

Thank you again,
Host Media

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