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FastServers, Inc.
Company Profile

Status Level: Standard Provider ?
User Rating: 3.00 3.00 (1 votes)  ?    Editor Rating: 3.00 Editor Star Rating  ?
Company ID #: 20203
Listing Notes:
Added: 04/21/2008 - Updated: Never
User Comments: 0

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Pending User Complaints: 0
 
Table of Contents
Section 1: Summary Section 6: Billing Details
Section 2: Contact Information Section 7: Hosting Details
Section 3: 3rd Party Research Section 8: Discount Coupon(s)
Section 4: Background Details Section 9: User Star Ratings
Section 5: In The News Section 10: User Comments
 
 
Summary
Company Website As a Managed Dedicated Hosting Provider clients have relied on our team of dedicated hosting experts to managed, secure, and provide high availability dedicated hosting solutions.

FastServers.Net has developed into a prominent leader in the hosting industry on a global scale. Since the launch of FastServers.Net (formerly PowerSurge) in 1996, the company has experienced considerable growth, now hosting over 3,500 servers in three data centers across the nation. Data centers are located in strategic cities including Chicago, Illinois, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Fremont, California. FastServers.Net uses 100% Dell PowerEdge servers and hardware. Focused on customized high-end dedicated server solutions, the team at FastServers.Net can develop a plan specific to the requirements of any organization. FastServers.Net maintains an inventory fully stocked for fast hardware setup and replacement maximizing server uptime and stability.

FastServers.Net is the only hosting company in the industry to develop DEFCON Management Services. Customers can choose between five levels of support based on experience and preferred maintenance of their server. And DEFCON Management Services can be custom tailored per server, client, or organizational needs.

FastServers.Net continues to expand its staff of highly-trained engineers, support technicians and management team. In 2007 the company will have employed over 40 staff members from across the nation. Server, network, and support staff are located on-site in the downtown Chicago, Illinois headquarters office and data center. Employees are also staffed on-site in the Cedar Falls, Iowa and Fremont, California offices and data center facilities.

Timeline
  • 1996 PowerSurge founded by Ian Andrusyk and Travis Schaffner and focused on shared Linux and Windows hosting.
  • 1999 PowerSurge changed to FastServers.Net.
  • 2001 FastServers.Net redesigned products and services and began focusing on dedicated server hosting.
  • 2004 FastServers.Net became its own entity.
  • 2007 FastServers.Net hosts 3,500 servers in three data centers providing customized high-end dedicated server solutions.

Our Mission
Our mission is to continue to be a prominent leader in the dedicated server market by providing customized high-end solutions to organizations around the world. Built on solid principles, integrity, and a customer-centric philosophy, FastServers.Net has achieved success unlike any other hosting provider specializing in dedicated servers. With a core management team at the helm, FastServers.Net has the tools and resources to develop into the largest hosting company on the planet.
 
 
Contact Information

This section provides the current contact information for FastServers, Inc..

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Physical Address:

FastServers, Inc.
175 W. Jackson Blvd
Suite 1770
Chicago, IL 60604

Country: US    Country Flag
Mailing Address:

FastServers, Inc.
175 W. Jackson Blvd
Suite 1770
Chicago, IL 60604

Country: US

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Phone #1 (sales): 866-753-3278 (Option 1)
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Phone #3 (support): 866-753-3278 (Option 3)
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3rd Party Research

This section links to other websites that provide free research information about FastServers, Inc..

BBB Reliability Reports™ - Free reports on businesses that provide background, licensing, consumer experience and other information such as governmental actions. These free reports are available for businesses that have - and have not - been evaluated against our standards for ethical marketplace behavior. View BBB Record (Better Business Bureau)
WHOIS is a TCP-based query/response protocol which is widely used for querying a database in order to determine the owner of a domain name, an IP address, or an autonomous system number on the Internet. View Whois Record
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a service that allows people to visit archived versions of websites. By using this service, you can see how the hosting providers website has changed over time. View Internet Archive's WayBack Machine
 
 
Background Details

This section provides some background information for FastServers, Inc..

Year Established: 1996 Legal Structure: Corporation
# of Office Locations: 1 # of Employees: 1 - 5
 

Alexa Information
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Description:
Online Since: 22-Aug-1997Alexa Site Rank: 67314
Page Load Time: 3051 - Slower Sites 33%Inbound Links: 327
Other Known Domains:
Domain Owner: FastServers.Net, Inc.

 
Professional Memberships/Affiliations: • Better Business Bureau Online     
 
Professional Company/Employee Certifications
Microsoft Certifications: • None         

Linux Certifications: • None         

Cisco Systems, Inc. Certifications:
Associate Level: • None   

Professional Level: • None       

Expert Level: • None       

Database Certifications: • None         

Aditional Certifications: • None         
 
 
In The News

This section searches various news providers and press release websites for FastServers, Inc.. A maximum of 25 search results will be displayed, with the newest shown first.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billing Details

This section provides an insight into the billing policies for FastServers, Inc..

Money Back Guarantee: 30 Days Billing Cycle/Options: • Monthly  • Quarterly  • Semi-Annually  • Annually 
 
Payment Method(s): • Visa  • MasterCard  • American Express  • Discover  • PayPal  • Check/Cheque   
 
Miscellaneous Fees
Additional IP #'s: Unknown Additional Databases: Unknown
 
OVERAGE FEES: The prices below are charged for exceeding the monthly hosting plan limit.
Bandwidth Charge: Unknown Disk Space: Unknown
 
HOURLY BILLING RATE: This hourly billing rate is for support/administrative duties that are outside of the normal service plan (such as reinstalling the operating system, custom work, etc.).
Hourly Rate: Unknown   Billing Increments: 1/4 Hour   Minimum Charge: Unknown
 
ACCOUNT REACTIVATION FEE: If your account is suspended (for nonpayment, returned payment, etc.) this is the fee you'll have to pay.
Reactivation Fee: $100.00 reconnect charge.
 
BACKUP RESTORATION FEE: If your website files are corrupt and must be restored from the providers backup, this is the fee you'll have to pay to restore your website.
Restoration Fee: Unknown
 
 
Hosting Details

Below are the web hosting configurations that FastServers, Inc. can provide you with.

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Feature Summary: • No Setup Fee  • 24x7x365 Network Monitoring  • Firewall Protection  • Email Virus Scanning  • Dedicated IP Address(s)  • DNS Management  • SSL (your own certificate)  • OS Update Patches  • Managed Hosting Services  • ASP Support 
 
Customer Support Options: • 24x7x365 Toll-Free Phone Support  • 24x7x365 Ticket-Based Help Desk  • Support Forums  • Knowledgebase (FAQ)           
 
System Platform(s): • Unix/Linux • Windows Uptime Guarantee: 100% Uptime ?
Type of Hosting: • Dedicated Servers • Colocation Hosting Serving/Managing: Over 3,500 Servers
 
# of Data Center Locations: 3 Own The Data Center(s): No
Data Center Location(s): Chicago, IL USA - Cedar Falls, IA USA - Fremont, CA USA
 
Operating System(s): • Red Hat Enterprise Linux   • CentOS   • Windows Server 2003           
Control Panel(s) Offered: • Plesk for Windows  • Plesk for Linux  • cPanel  • cPanel with WebHost Manager (WHM)  • Helm           
 
Database(s): • MySQL   • Microsoft SQL Server           Website Backup Frequency: • Daily
Shopping Cart(s) Offered: • Other Shopping Cart          Website Statistics Software: • Urchin 5       
 
 
Discount Coupon(s)
From time to time, web hosting provider's may offer a special discount or include free extras to encourage you to try their service. These freebees may include; no setup charge, extra memory, more bandwidth, or even a free 2nd hard drive.

Shown below are the current special(s) that FastServers, Inc. is offering.
 
Shared Hosting CouponCoupon Expires: 00/00/0000
Current Offer: No Shared Hosting Coupon Available
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VPS Hosting CouponCoupon Expires: 00/00/0000
Current Offer: No Dedicated/VPS Hosting Coupon Available
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Dedicated Server CouponCoupon Expires: 00/00/0000
Current Offer: No Dedicated/VPS Hosting Coupon Available
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Please Note: The information in this section is provided by FastServers, Inc., and can change frequently. If you discover a special offer listed here that has expired or is not being honored, please use the "Report An Error" link below.
 
 
User Star Ratings
User Star Rating

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The Overall User Rating provides a well-rounded and balanced overview of a company's performance, based on the 8 important rating criteria shown below.

The rating scale used is based on the popular five star model, with five stars being the best and 1 star being the worst. 3 stars is average, and all rating criteria starts with 3 stars (the default).

Please Note: The User Star Rating is left by users and/or visitors of the hosting company's website, and by users of this Host Directory. Because of the anonymous nature of these ratings (and the Internet in general), do not select a host by these ratings alone. Please refer to the Using This Directory page under the Consumer Information heading for more information.

 

 Overall User Rating: 3.00 out of 5 3.00 (1 total votes) 

Below is the criteria FastServers, Inc. is rated on.

General Customer Service:Rating 3.003.00 (1 votes)
 
 

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