How to find out if my current hosting company has a good reputation?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Aaron Smith: is there any way of finding out if my current hosting company has a bad reputation and is effecting my google rankings??
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  Dave Elliott: check its down time stats, its speed and  ;that its servers are in the country you wish to rank for(debatable). Nothing else should really affect your rankings.
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  Aaron Smith: what if they also host "bad" websites, spam, porn etc, does that make a difference?
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  Dave Elliott: shouldn't unless they link to you.
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  Mike Cooke: suppose you could always look at googling the company and asking on a few forums for experiences. Also if you know the ip of any of their servers you could see if the ip is blacklisted through spam. ;
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  Frank Rodríguez: +Aaron Smith ;check your neighbours if you have them with ;http://www.my-ip-neighbors.com/  ;(if porno or doggy sites tell host to change to a more "friendly" neighbourhood)
  Later , type the hosting company in google as +Mike Cooke ;suggests for comments , ip blacklist etc. Cheers
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  E.Dieter Martin: Your IP neighbors influence your ranking only by lowering your response time. I've also found the forums at webhostingtalk a decent source of information about hosting providers.