Originally Posted by treo From what I and a fair amount of other people understood (based on referrals, testimonials etc), hostedfx was one of the most reliable in the business, didnt really think that something like this would've happened to a host with such stellar reviews....

Most reliable compared to what? Other small startups from users on this forum, maybe, but definitely not overall in the business. You're best off to go with a well established host like MediaTemple, Joyent, etc. simply for the fact that hosting is not one of the things you want to mess around with and quality hosting can make the world of a difference.