Recommendations of Mac-centric/osCommerce-centric ISPs?

[MiataRoadster]

Thanks in advance for any tips based on first-hand experience!

 

Bill

MiataRoadster.com

[♥Vger]

I'm not sure what the question is?

 

If you use a Mac instead of a PC to connect to the internet then that shouldn't be a problem for a hosting company.

 

If you want to use a Mac Server - I know a good psychiatrist.

 

Vger

[MiataRoadster]

I currently use Hostway for all my domains and I'm fed up with their anti-Mac oriented interfaces. I want to switch to an ISP who is Mac user-friendly.

 

Does anyone use this ISP? They support osCommerce Shopping Cart, that's why I'm asking here.

 

MacHighway

 

Quoted from their site...

 

osCommerce is a full featured open source shopping cart system. We provide step by step instructions for installing osCommerce on our web servers. osCommerce is the leading Open Source online shop e-commerce solution. It features a rich set of out-of-the-box online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with no costs, license fees, or limitations involved.

 

All sites are hosted in our Network Operations Center on powerful Apple Macintosh Xserve G5's connected to the Internet through one of the most robust networks found anywhere - Three OC-192's (10 Gigabit per second) connected to Six different backbone providers (AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Digex, UUNET, GTE, and Sprint). All servers and connections are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

 

1. Why should I choose MacHighway over a company with UNIX or Windows NT servers?

 

The main reason you should sign up with MacHighway is our service. We do not outsource our web hosting customer support to a third party phone bank like most companies do. When you call us you're talking to a highly trained individual who's been helping people like you for several years. Even the company's founder still answers the phones and helps customers.

 

Also, MacHighway provides unmatched support for the Macintosh market. We know the software you're using, problems you may encounter and how to troubleshoot existing problems. And as opposed to most hosting companies who only have one Macintosh specialist and he's out to lunch, we eat, sleep and breathe the Mac. When you call us, your issue will be addressed by someone who knows what you're talking about.

 

See what our customers have to say about us.

 

And still more - our servers are in the the best facility with the best Internet connectivity - hands down. We are connected to 6 different Internet backbone providers via a 10 Gigabit OC-192 Ring. This means that all 6 providers would have to go down at the same time for your web site to be unreachable. In comparison, most other hosting companies connect through only one backbone provider. If that one backbone goes down your website is inaccessible. They also measure their bandwidth in Megabits, not Gigabits. Our large pipes to the Internet are much less likely to get overloaded.