Selecting a host is similar to buying power tools:
If you are buying tools for a one time project and may never use it again, then by all means get a black and decker set or some of those tools at the local flea market I like to call disposable tools. If on the other hand you are using these tools for your trade or plan to take up woodworking as a serious hobby, you might want to go with, makita,dewalt,porter cable, milwaukee etc.
If you stick with the name brands you know to be proven you wont be dissapointed, but on the other hand you could get lucky with a new manufacturer just getting started out that may offer a similar quality for a much cheaper price (not likely).
So the moral to my story is; if you dont really care about performance,customer service,reliability,features etc. then by all means find the cheapest host out there.
I may pay a little more than whats posted here, but when I contact my host with a request or a question it is dealt with promptly and professionally.
I have tried a few of the cheaper hosts and was disappointed and pissed off at several for the attitude they display. Dixiesys techs were the most rude I have met so far. They actually were responding finally to a help ticket a month or so old when I had already long since moved the account.
Also had a moderator tell me ...point of fact... no rebuttal accepted that the zend powered logo meant that zend optimizer was installed (incorrect)
end of rant..