Would you move the site to a different host or change packages at a significant expense in order to eliminate the meta refresh

[IntegralOCR3]

When I began working with a site (http://www.visix.com) , I discovered a number of hosting constraints that hampered some SEO related changes I wanted to make.

A year later, the site was teetering on the 1st page for a particular keyword of choice and when the Panda & Penguin updates happened, the site got passed  by 3M & Amazon, both much bigger sites. (was #11, now #13)

Now I'm thinking I should try and use the homepage to rank for keyword "digital signage software", where originally I was making progress with an inner page.

Now I am revisting the homepage meta refresh and need to decide if it is enough of an issue to warrant a hosting change.

http://www.visix.com has a meta-refresh "0" seconds to http://www.visix.com/index.aspx

I know sites can rank well with these, although I don't know the level of handicap that it has. In an article here, http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/redirection there is a statement saying that a meta-refresh will not pass as much link juice as a 301 redirect. I have read about every opinion I can find, and would appreciate other's opinions on the matter.

The host is Network Solutions and the hosting package does not allow 301 redirects, among other things.

Would you move the site to a different host or change packages at a significant expense in order to eliminate the meta refresh or is it not a big deal on a well established site?

Thanks very much for your feedback!

[BenFox]

I'd tell them they could either give me 301s or change providers. You never know they might give you a free upgrade.

Failing that move providers.

And on an unrelated note why do you refresh from .com to .com/index.aspx? That feels the wrong way around to me. Surely most people are going to link to you on the .com?

[IntegralOCR3]

Hey Ben, Thanks for your input.

To answer your question:

Why refresh from .com to .com/index.aspx?

That is just one of the major hosting limitations. I was floored by how restricting the hosting package was. There are multiple areas of the site, such as support, a store, and an active forum to name a few, which is the reason for staying thusfar.