Hosting support

Hi all,

I basically want to jump in and try out Drupal and see what I can do with it. I tried a couple of drupal hosting companies and they seem to bill every 6mo or 12mo and really I am just interested in trying it out for a month or two at a hosting company that handles all the modules but speed isnt really a factor as it will not be a live site. I already pay for a full microsoft hosting plan from 1&1, so I am not looking to invest in another long term hosting plan unless things go well with Drupal.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Troy.

Lets keep this simple and to the point.

Who do you host with?
Shared hosting, VPS or dedicated?
How long?
How many sites?
How many Drupal sites?
Will you stay with them?
Best thing about them? (keep it simple)
Worst thing about them? (keep it simple)

site url for ONE of the drupal sites being hosted by the above host:

I work for a small web design shop and we've got about 10 drupal sites under our belt. We love drupal, but it doesn't seem to play well with shared hosts. For example, the sites we're hosting on shared servers (hostway, godaddy and pair) run slower than we'd like them too.

Has anyone found a shared host which lets drupal be speedy (e.g., has fast mySQL) ?

can any body have advice or review for LaneHost.com. Their feature so great. I don't know about their performance. I have plan to buy reseller account for my sites.
Thanks

Lets keep this simple and to the point.

Who do you host with?
How long?
How many sites?
How many Drupal sites?
Will you stay with them?
Best thing about them? (keep it simple)
Worst thing about them? (keep it simple)

site url for ONE of the drupal sites being hosted by the above host:

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