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    From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Dan on Sat Jun 15 20:26:37 2024
    On 15/06/2024 19:40, Dan wrote:

    I have been a customer of TSO host for many years, they are doing a
    "virgin media".
    Putting the price up for older customers to a point where I have to
    pay £80 per year for having my own domain. I just want a UK
    (preferably) based I can use my own domain and e mail account.
    They must have good customer service such as telephone support.
    I use Microsoft Outlook 2019 on my main computer a mini tower.

    When 123reg lost the plot, I moved to MythicBeasts, no regrets.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 15 21:21:11 2024
    On 15/06/2024 in message <ld687gF2c56U2@mid.individual.net> Andy Burns
    wrote:

    On 15/06/2024 19:40, Dan wrote:

    I have been a customer of TSO host for many years, they are doing a
    "virgin media".
    Putting the price up for older customers to a point where I have to
    pay £80 per year for having my own domain. I just want a UK
    (preferably) based I can use my own domain and e mail account.
    They must have good customer service such as telephone support.
    I use Microsoft Outlook 2019 on my main computer a mini tower.

    When 123reg lost the plot, I moved to MythicBeasts, no regrets.

    +1 for Mythic Beasts, well worth a look.

    https://www.mythic-beasts.com/

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Those are my principles – and if you don’t like them, well, I have
    others.
    (Groucho Marx)

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  • From Daniel James@21:1/5 to Dan on Sun Jun 16 10:28:36 2024
    [Newsgroups trimmed to avoid excessive cross-posting]

    On 15/06/2024 19:40, Dan wrote:
    I just want a UK (preferably) based I can use my own domain and e
    mail account. They must have good customer service such as telephone
    support.

    I used to use a hosting company called Falcoda, who seem to be a
    reseller of Heart Internet (now part of GoDaddy). They were very cheap
    (I initially signed up for three years for about £35 in total) and have
    been good for about ten years ... but last year had some significant
    outages which persuaded me I should look elsewhere.

    I did quite a lot of research and dithering, and narrowed it down to a
    choice between Mythic Beasts and Freethought, both of which ticked most
    of my boxes. Freethought looks a bit more polished and end-user
    friendly, Mythic Beasts looks a little less polished but perhaps a bit
    more techy-friendly.

    In the end I went for Mythic Beasts, largely because they were
    recommended here and elsewhere, while I couldn't find anyone who had
    personal experience of Freethought. The reviews for both companies are
    very good.

    I haven't had any problems with Mythic Beasts. Their hosting seems solid
    and stable, and their EMail support is friendly and responsive. I'd
    certainly recommend them.

    Two friends have followed me from Falcoda to Mythic Beasts and their experiences have likewise been good.

    --
    Cheers,
    Daniel.

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