CoolHandle Review


CoolHandle Review

CoolHandle is acquired by ProNetHosting.net early 2010 and it’s currently managed by the experts from both companies. The hosting company (CoolHandle) was first founded by a group of IT Professionals lead in 2001 with a goal to introduce new standards in a fast changing world of web hosting. The company’s mission, according to the managment, is to achieve customer’s 100% satisfaction.
CoolHandle Overall Rating
CoolHandle
CoolHandle 
Website: http://www.CoolHandle.com
Features
Support
Pricing
Reliability
Hosting Cost: $4.95/mo*
Overall Rating: B+ *Recommended/Average

My CoolHandle Hosting review

CoolHandle has been around for some time but it is now a brand new company as it is acquired by ProNetHosting in January 2010. In other words, most CoolHandle reviews you read online are inaccurate. In case you are considering CoolHandle, this review (written on Feb 2011) should be a great help for you.

What I like about CoolHandle hosting?

 Fast + Reliable Web Hosting Service
The best thing about CoolHandle is its super fast network links and reliable web servers. CoolHandle’s operations is back by massively overbuilt hardware and redundant connectivity. The company management guarantee to keep their links under 50% utilization – thus allows the web host to absorb traffic bursts without dropping packets. CoolHandle data center, located in Los Angeles, California, is in the same building used by the nation’s 12 largest Internet providers to connect to each other.
Furthermore, CoolHandle also maintains multiple Tier-1 upstream providers; which allows the web host to route around outages and spikes in traffic.
 Great Room For Future Expansion
CoolHandle offers a wide range of web hosting services; including shared, VPS, dedicated, and reseller hosting services. The company used to be very reputable with its VPS and dedicated hosting plans thus I believe it is a good choice for those who have big plans for their website.
 CoolHandle = Not Your Usual Green Hosting!
Like many other green hosting companies, CoolHandle is offsetting the company’s electricity consumption with Renewable Energy Certificates. At this time of writing the web hosting company is 125% powered by renewable energy.
But wait, that’s not the end of story. CoolHandle has also recently started to work with a new renewable energy partner, 3 Degrees, Inc., to find innovative ways to become more environmentally friendly. There were lot of great things going on with 3 Degrees Inc. and in case you wish to learn more, check out3Degrees.

What I dislike about CoolHandle hosting?

Pricey Shared Hosting Services
In case you missed it out, here’s the price list of CoolHandle Shared Hosting Plans again. For 36 months subscription, CoolHandle’s Starter/Business/Pro Hosting Packages are priced at $4.95/mo, $10.95/mo, and $12.95/mo.
The Starter Package allows customers to have 5 addon domains, 5 parked domains, 5 mySQL databases, 5 FTP accounts, and 5 mailboxes only. In case you want unlimited hosting features with CoolHandle, you’ve got no choice but to subscribe to the Pro Package that will cost you $12.95/mo (which is 2x more than other usual unlimited hosting providers).
Not now anymore as CoolHandle has responded on this matter and issued a special promotion code for all WHSR readers. Simply key in ‘WHSR’ when you place your order and you’ll get a 20% off from the bill. :)

CoolHandle Customer Reviews

There aren’t much customer reviews I found on CoolHandle. And, as mentioned, CoolHandle was recently acquired by ProNetHosting, most hosting reviews you found online will be irrelevant.
But then again, here are some customer feedbacks I got from CoolHandle’s official website.

Never Had Any Problem! "I chose Coolhandle to host my personal domain after a friend recommended it to me. I’ve never had any problems with anthing I needed with Coolhandle and I’ve told all my friends who were interested in getting their own domain to look into it as well. "
CoolHandle Is The Best! "Finally paying for a domain and hosting was a big step in the development of my website. I’m glad I chose Coolhandle. I can afford it, and anytime I want I can add any of the other options Coolhandle offers.
Whenever I have a question, I know it’ll get answered quickly. Thanks for the great service 
Extraordinarily! "I currently host 7 domains with Coolhandle.com and have found the service to be extraordinarily good. After having dealt with a dozen different providers in Germany and abroad over the last 6 years,
I am truly impressed with Coolhandle’s service, pricing, packages, and options. Kudos to the Coolhandle team, you have established your niche as one of the better host providers available.

Conclusion: Is CoolHandle Hosting Recommended?

As mentioned, CoolHandle has some really fast network and the massive redundancy protection with the server sets CoolHandle apart from other similar hosting providers. BUT, in the same time, the price of CoolHandle’s shared hosting plan is a big turn off.

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