Shared Hosting Account for Testing Purpose

[trollster]

Hello people,I am building a website for my university. I need a shared hosting account for 2-3 months for testing the performance, so that based on that I can tell my college management on what to get but I will have to shell out the money from my pocket for the initial 2-3 months. Hence, inclined towards shared.So these are my requirements:10GB of space for the files, presentations, etc.2k students downloading 500mb of data each, so around 1-2TB bandwidth.Outgoing mail system, preferably 1-2k an hour or 5k a day.A forum system where 2000 members actively interact.A quiz system inbuilt in the site or along with the forums, please let me know a plugin to conduct quizzes in forums powered by phpbb.I looked out on reviews on many sites. These are the sites I checked out. HostGator, 1and1, iPage, BlueHost, JustHost, HostMonster, BigRock, GoDaddy, etc. I found HostGator serving most of my needs if not all. But with mixed reviews all over the internet, I need some help. I did have a chat with a few of them too.Also, I want to know how much will my expense be if I use AWS or RackSpace or Heroku. I am new to cloud and I don't understand their fancy terms at all. I need the monthly expense estimate.I will move to dedicated or VPS only after it goes live and when my Univ pays. But help me with going about for the next 2-3 months. Which plan do I opt for?Thank you

[Mudsaf]

I just have to say this is best so far :)

https://securesignup.net/portal/

U can check more info here (Online support + fast ticket answer)

https://securesignup.net/portal/sharedhosting.php

Edited January 9, 2013 by Mudsaf

[JoReL]

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