Month: November 2025

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Managed Website Hosting in 2026: Why Premium Doesn’t Mean Premium Price (and How We Deliver It)

Jenny O'Brien November 06, 2025 0 Comments
In February 2025, my colleague Chris wrote about how we at O’Brien Media deliver fully managed website hosting "without the price tag”. Since then, a lot has changed in the hosting industry — but one thing hasn’t: the fact that you should never have to compromise between performance, security and value. As we head into 2026, this follow‑up looks at: How the hosting market has...
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How do I know if a call, text, or email from O’Brien Media is real?

Emails and email addresses You can then confirm if the team member is from O'Brien Media by checking their email address, which may include one of the following: @obrienmedia.co.uk @obrienmedia.uk Phone calls and phone numbers Phone calls from our team will show one of the following numbers in most cases unless the team member is calling from their direct line, if you are unsure take the...
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Common IMAP server settings (for Client Connect email migration)

Use the details below when configuring IMAP-to-IMAP migrations using our Email Migration tool in Client Connect. Unless otherwise stated: SSL/TLS port is 993 (recommended) Non-SSL/STARTTLS port is 143 (only if a provider specifically requires it) “SSL required” indicates whether the provider expects SSL/TLS on port 993 Global email providers Provider IMAP hostname Port SSL required Gmail...
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