if you can find a reasonable free space like awardspace - then its useful for testing
website hostings etc, so as not to use up precious paid-for bandwidth. But if you wish to host a respectable live
website hosting then I agree that 'free' space is a waste of time and effort as you simply can't guarantee uptime/availability - and for the sake of £10 or £15 or so per year - why not pay for it?