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midPhase Review ![]() Click here to visit midPhase website Introduction Chicago-based midPhase is a relatively new player in the hosting industry. Founded in year 2002, it is a privately held web hosting and Internet services company. midPhase services clients ranging from small business to individuals. Within a such short timeframe, midPhase has received numerous awards and consistently ranked in the Top 10 of many hosting company reviews. The company owns all of its hardware - midPhase does not rent or lease servers. It utilizes the Equinix datacenter located in the heart of Chicago. Equinix has primary and secondary connections to backbone providers such as Time Warner, Internap, Bell South and others. midPhase provides also tours of their Equinix datacenter facility for clients from Monday to Friday, 12PM-4PM CST. You will need to book 5 days in advance. The company's aim is to provide the best web hosting service by focusing on speed, price and reliability. Its products are designed with the average small business in mind. E-commerce and website building tools are readily available as standard features. Price and Features midPhase offers 5,000 MB disk space and 'unmetered' bandwidth. The 'unmetered' bandwidth offer is not applicable to to download/file archives websites or image gallery websites. Such websites are allocated 65 - 75 GB bandwidth. Hence bandwidth abuse should not be too much of a problem. Standard with all packages is a "Free Domain 4 Life" offer. Control panel is a customized system based on cPanel, but also integrating with some of the tools offered such as Site Builder and the unique webmail system. Screenshots. Click for larger view.
A notable feature is midPhase's Webmail system - a fully-featured calander, task manager, memo and personal information manager. It has task alarms, IMAP folder subscriptions (allowing you to synchronize your local e-mail client with WebMail). Even the basic entry mega-PHASE package is e-commerce ready. midPhase provides three popular eCommerce shopping carts: PayPal, osCommerce and Agora shopping carts. The plan also supports merchant accounts and merchant services via CDGC and NXG/NV. Service Guarantees:
Customer Service/Technical Support 24/7/365 Telephone & E-mail Support Live Chat Tutorials & Online Help Active Community Toll Free: 1-866-MIDPHASE (1-866-643-7427) 1-312-386-1640 (Local Phone) A unique point is Emergency Pager service. When you complete the emergency pager web form on midPhase's website, staff will be notified immediately via their pagers. Conclusion midPhase's offering is compatible with those of more established companies like Globat and iPower. Its packages are targeted towards the average small business and there are several unique selling points such as free domain 4 life, e-commerce functionality and pager support. Features and overall offering is solid, and if you want a free datacenter tour, then this is the one to sign up for. Click here to visit midPhase website |
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