My Recommended Host is DreamHost. Check out
http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting.html.
I pay about $4 a month for the following:
# Disk Storage at signup: 200 GB (Automatically Increases Weekly By: 1 GB)
# Monthly Bandwidth at signup 2 TB (Automatically Increases Weekly By: 16 GB)
# MySQL Databases Unlimited
# E-Mail Accounts (POP/IMAP) 3,000
# Shell/FTP Users: 75
# 1 Free Domain registered for an year
# Domains Hosted: Unlimited
I think the current plans will provide you even more. Their uptime is good and as to service, well their wiki is so thorough I never needed to raise a support ticket. Don't forget that there are several $97 coupons floating around. You may want to check my
blog posts.
"DC's forum engine because it is hands-down the best I've seen anywhere."
Then I would say you haven't seen enough. IMO, vBulletin is the most featured and best forum script. But of course, it's not free.
If you need help w/ installation of a CMS or blog or forum etc. for your site, feel free to
contact me.