Some of your points don't make any sense.

1. 98% of uptime is too low. Anything less than 99.9% in a month is too much.
2. If you have a 2mb website, 100GB bandwidth isn't going to be a necessity.
5. Some of the most successful hosts don't offer phone support and only provide ticket support. As long as its managed well, its fine.
7. a search engine? What???

Hello daniel,

thanks for paying such close attention. I'll be glad to explain the points you've doubts on.

1. An "at least" is ALWAYS an "at least". i believe you know what i mean. I've seen people who dont even care for uptime at all! They are just flattered by the technical jargon like bandwidth, ssl, ftp, fantastico bla bla bla.
2. Well I would like to disagree on this part. What if your 2 mb website (2 mb?? u gotta be kidding me) gets a few million hits every month? If you're thinking about changing servers "after" getting famous, just cut that idea. It's never advisable to change your site from server to server. And why not to be prepared from the beginning?
5. Well, it's a matter of personal preference to be honest. I would never want to wait for several hours for an answer by the support ticket staff. And if you've more questions, wait for another few hours!! Why not just grab a host with live chat system and get your service right away?
7. YES, a search engine. For your information, some of the hosts, including my previous one , i wont name them obviously, DO NOT allow search engine scripts like google custom search or ajax search in their servers. And eventually your blog posts are pretty much a task to find.

Hope i've clarified your doubts :-)

98% of uptime is not too low in my opinion. There is no true guarantee in uptime. A NOC can have frequent DOS attack which may keep sites down for hours if not days. It may have router problem and so on. What I look at is how frequently my site goes down. If It goes down say once every 2 to 3 months, that is great.
Just my 2 cents!

You do not have to agree with me. This is a forum and you are entitle to your view but that's my view. Everyone sees things differently.

Thank you so much,i'm so appreciated!

Here are some qualities that you should look while choosing a hosting provider :-

1)Their server uptime Guarantee and the port speed.

2)Data security. You must check if their servers are safe from DDOS, hacking or some other attacks

3) Last 1 years uptime report. Have their servers gone offline, if yes the reason for the same and the time required to bring them online ?

4)The level of support they offer, different medium through which support is provided and do they provide support 24X7. You must also check the customer reviews on their internal forums and external forums as well. This will give you a rough idea about their level of support.

5)Frequent backups. The hositng provider must take regular backups of their servers and provide them to customers when needed.

If the hosting provider has all these qualities, than you can definitely say that the hosting provider is good and reliable to go with.

Support is one of the biggest things to look for.