Can anyone recommend an affordable and reliable web hosting?

I want to build a forum, but I am a novice. I'm looking for something very affordable, but I don't want to sacrifice reliability or limit my data transfer capabilities too much. Who should I go with that will be user friendly for a first-timer and give me a good price. I also want to avoid annual contracts and would like to be able to upgrade my services at a later time. Thanks!
Can anyone recommend an affordable and reliable web hosting?
HOSTMONSTER! www.hostmonster.com . Do not use Netfirms- the Viscious Hosting Company From Below. Nothing but trouble.





Hostmonster gives you double the features of most people for probably half the price. Believe me, I've tried lots of them. I run 15 websites and I've looked all over for something better. You get 999 gigs of email + transfer and free auto-install forums and scripts.
Can anyone recommend an affordable and reliable web hosting?
This one is very affordable.
Reply:godaddy.com %26amp; 1and1.com
Reply:Check out Yahoo's web hosting.





Works for me.





RJ
Reply:I'll second GoDaddy.
Reply:Dreamhost:





http://www.dreamhost.com





I couldn't be happier with them, and they give you disk / bandwidth allowances you'll never exceed.





Also, they have a one-click install of PHPBB.
Reply:I'll recommend against GoDaddy because their interface is terrible for managing your account.





I'll second http://www.dreamhost.com





one gem site I really like with great support and a good price is





http://www.icdsoft.com
Reply:If you intend to create more than 1 website, go for multiple web hosting where you could handle your websites in one account.





Following webhosting site is quite good.





Hostmonster http://snipurl.com/1512d





They offer hosting of "unlimited domains" and you will get massive webspace of 200000 MB (200 GB ). They only charge $4.95/month and they also offer "a free Domain Name" and installing service called "Fantastico". By using Fantastico, you may create own forum, photo gallery, shopping cart (e-commerce),your own auction site and your own blogs within few seconds. They also offer "Free Website Builder" as well.





Visit the site to check details.


Hostmonster http://snipurl.com/1512d





Domains


Following site is quite good to register domains as price is reasonable with free privacy. Some charge about $5/ year just for free privacy.





IPOWER http http://tinyurl.com/yk9h23
Reply:http://www.getawebpage.net





that site lists the top 10 web hosting companies.
Reply:Eh, I advise you to ignore the other people in this question who are advertising their own services. Now I've been doing this web development thing for a few years, and am familiar with the ropes.





http://www.webhostingtalk.com - Basically the only community-based site where you can hear real people rate hosts. It's a gathering point for all things relating to web hosting basically.





http://f8s.net/hosting/ - A guide to finding a good web host -- an easy read -- very good advice.
Reply:Hi,





You can have a look at http://www.exabytes.com/





They have 24x7 technical support and their hosting plans are very affordable too. Their support is definitely user-friendly for a first timer.