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		vaksel on Jan 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 95% Dreamhost Hosting Discount: Last Day Today I have them, and I can't say that I'm a fan. I use it as an image host, and its very slow. Also once a file I hosted got popular and they shut it down after 5GB bw got used up in 2 hours.

mieses on Jan 4, 2009 [–]

This aspect of Dreamhost needs more exposure. They do not have the resources to back up the promised bandwidth and storage.

vaksel on Jan 4, 2009 | [–]

that happens with all shared hosts, the only difference is how early they'll pull the plug.

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