There are no hidden "one-time set-up fees" and you are not required to register a domain name with them to get hosted either. If you don't find what you want on this site, you can do a search for decent (and free!) deals here.


Tripod
It is a popular host that many people use. If you don't mind ads and don't want to create a professional website, you can go with them

• Pros
  • 25 MB of space
  • WYSIWYG Online Editor and pre-designed templates for you. A note of caution on that though: If you upload your files through their filemanager and then open their sitebuilder, all your changes will be lost. That really sucks and is a big minus.
  • FTP access
  • Short Subdomain
  • Online Help and Support Available
  • Free Clipart(duh, who would need that?)
  • Front Page Support
  • Web Gems(such as polls, guestbooks e.t.c)to enhance your site
• Cons
  • Pesky banner ads!You have the ability to customize them though
  • If you upload your files through their filemanager and then open their sitebuilder, all your changes will be lost.
  • They steal 404 traffic which means that you can't make a custom 404 page
  • No hotlinking allowed

Fateback
It is a nice, but not so well-known free host. You can go there if you don't need advanced stuff like PHP, CGI and SSI.

• Pros
  • No ads
  • 60 MB of space
  • Unlimited bandwidth
  • Fast Servers
  • A variety of cool and short subdomains to choose from
  • FTP access
  • People there are very nice and friendly and every question you have will be answered instantly if you email them
• Cons
  • No SSI, PHP, CGI or any other advanced stuff
  • They steal 404 traffic(they have to get money from somewhere!) which means that you can't make a custom 404 page

Portland
This host is not very well-known and is not really worth a try if your site is popular. It's good for a personal or test site though.

• Pros
  • No ads
  • 15 MB of space
  • Detailed Statistics
  • FTP access
  • SSI, PHP, CGI .htaccess and everything else you could dream of!
  • Helpful FAQ pages and a discussion forums
  • You can sign-up for a MySQL database
• Cons
  • Very slow
  • Only 100 MB of bandwidth
  • They have lots of downtime
  • Forums are not allowed
  • FTP problems

Brinkster
This host is used by many webmasters and is pretty decent for a site that is not very big.

• Pros
  • No ads
  • 30 MB of space
  • 0.5 GB bandwidth. It's enough for most websites
  • SSI support
  • Ability to create databases
• Cons
  • No FTP. That's one of my biggest complaints about Brinkster
  • 16.7 KB daily bandwidth limit
  • Too long url. Although this is not much of a problem, because you can go with a free url redirection provider

Dreamwater
Another free ad-supported host for non-professional sites.

• Pros
  • 50 MB of space
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • You can sign up for a free short subdomain(you.4dw.com)
  • Free Guestbook, Chat Room and more site add-ons
• Cons
  • Banner ads and pop-ups placed on your pages
  • No FTP
  • They steal 404 traffic. And their 404 page is so ugly, that it may scare visitors away

Fragism
An excellent deal in free hosting.

• Pros
  • 25 MB of space (and more upon request)
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • You can get a free forum
  • No ads, just a text link required
  • Supports SSI, PHP and more
  • Supports .htaccess
  • Support Forums available
• Cons
  • Not really a con, but take in mind that those guys do check your sites and if you've got any mp3's or other types of commercial music, you are deleted