‘Worst host ever’ is likely an exaggeration, but they are certainly the worst of the multitude of hosts I’ve tried. I’m not just spouting idle criticism here, either. Here’s a summary of downtime I’ve experienced in the past weeks:
6/26 11:04 PM - 11:36 PM
6/27 01:22 PM - 01:26 PM
6/28 11:12 AM - 11:37 AM
6/29 02:39 PM - 03:12 PM
7/01 03:49 AM - 03:57 AM
7/03 01:38 AM - 01:41 AM
7/03 09:50 AM - 09:55 AM
7/03 01:47 PM - 01:53 PM
7/03 01:58 PM - 02:25 PM
7/05 03:26 PM - 03:50 PM
7/06 02:56 PM - 03:01 PM
7/06 03:05 PM - 04:19 PM
7/07 01:56 PM - 01:58 PM
7/07 08:59 PM - 09:43 PM
7/09 03:34 PM - 04:08 PM
7/10 06:36 AM - 06:53 AM
7/10 06:59 AM - 07:42 AM
7/11 10:08 AM - 10:25 AM
Note that this list includes only unannounced downtime for my site; I haven’t even considered site-wide issues and planned outages. In short, I see downtime nearly every day, frequently during critical daytime hours. Add to this occasional glitches in email delivery and other services, and you begin to see why I’m less than impressed.
I can only assume that either I’m extremely unlucky, or Dreamhost’s service is in fact as amateur as it seems. Either way, if you’re concerned about uptime or seeking even semi-professional quality-of-service, I’d look elsewhere.