We specialize in Virtual Web Hosting which means that you can find a home for your web site on our active Sun Solaris web servers and establish a presence on the internet. We can help register your own domain name which will become your unique address on the World Wide Web. Having your own domain name does not suggest that you are renting web space, and, since email can be addressed to your domain (eg. WWW.YOURNAME.COM ) you will not have to announce a new email address if you change internet providers.
Yes, you will be able to access the domain name with or without the WWW in front. For example, you could access the domain name "mydomain.com" by going to "www.mydomain.com" as well as "mydomain.com".
No, you will need local Internet access in order to maintain your web site and retrieve email addressed to your site. Providing a specialized service means that we do not have hundreds of modems to maintain enabling us to devote more time to our customers and to the addition of enhancements to the entire site. Our Sun Solaris web servers are connected to the Internet via multiple full T3 lines with multiple T1 lines as back-up, to ensure a high level of performance.
Yes, we offer web page consulting, web page development, and/or custom scripting services. For more information, contact sales@netimpact.net.
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade from one plan to another at any time. A setup fee will be charged in each case.
Yes, at the bottom of each of our hosting web pages.
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Yes. We will contact the InterNIC once your account is activated to request either a new domain name registration or transfer. You do NOT need to submit a registration or modification template to the InterNIC as this will only delay your request.
Yes. Whether you place an order by telephone or via our online order form, be sure to specify that you are requesting a transfer and NOT a new domain. You should keep the service at the present site while waiting for Internic to complete the transfer. We will provide you with a temporary IP address so you can mirror the site on our server. All email and web pages will still be accessed from the current site. When Internic announces the completion of the transfer there is a 72 hour propagation period where visitors could go to either site. At the end of the 72 hours you should contact the previous host to have them delete the old domain from their records and update their DNS record. If you use this same provider for your Internet access you will not be able to access your domain site at netimpact.net until they update their DNS.
Once the InterNIC announces that your domain name has been registered (or transferred, if applicable), it usually takes about 72-hours before it is active. All internet providers must update their records (DNS tables) to reflect new site locations. This is called propagation.
The InterNIC charges $100 to register a new domain name. This fee covers the first two years. They currently bill at a rate of $50 per year. The InterNIC will send you an invoice via email between 3 weeks to 1-1/2 months after the domain is registered.
Our experience has shown that 1000 MB/month will be more than enough bandwidth for the average web site. Depending on the quantity and sizes of your files, this could support many thousands of hits per month. Note that only a small percentage of our customers have exceeded the 1000 MB of data transfer threshold. The Corporate Plan accommodates 2GB of data transfer.
Files must be transferred to the web server via File Transport Protocol (FTP). If you have a PPP internet account and need FTP software, you can download a program for either the PC or Mac from our site. Internet providers such as AOL, Compuserve, and Prodigy may have a built-in FTP interface. An FTP tutorial is available for first time users.
You have unlimited access via FTP 24-hours a day. As such, you can create and maintain your web pages on your own computer and upload files to your web site at your leisure.
Yes. You may have add Domain Alias to make have more than one name pointing to a single web site.
Yes, you can use your account for commercial purposes. The World Wide Web has become a most efficient and cost-effective means of making information available to the users of the internet community. If desired, secure processing is available under domain Corporate and Commercial plans which provide an environment whereby payment information (such as a credit card number) can be transmitted from web browser to web server in an encrypted mode.
Yes. You can resell space within your account. However, you will be responsible for its content and data transfer. It will not be possible to acquire multiple account passwords for FTP access. Nor can you track statistics for resold space.
Yes. We are pleased to have customers around the world and we're as close as your computer. If desired, we can host non-US domain name extensions.
netImpact has been in business since 1995.
We bill at quarterly increments and require a minimum three month contract. We accept MasterCard and Visa cards as well as personal and business checks.
Yes. We encourage our customers to send email to support@netimpact.net with questions or concerns about their web site. We are relatively quick to respond to support email up to about 10pm EST on weekdays. If we cannot offer a solution to a concern within a reasonable timeframe, we will invite you to call us or we'll call you directly.
Orders submitted before 3pm which include payment information will generally be processed the same day! Once an account is set up an activation notice will be sent you via email including a userid, password, and FTP hostname. You can begin uploading files to your new web site immediately. Domain account users will be given a temporary URL to access their site via the web prior to the completion of either domain registration or transfer.
You can place an order for a Virtual domain account directly from our web site 24 hours a day or by calling (301) 996-6720 between the hours of 9am-6pm EST Monday-Friday.
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