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Article #81: Unlimited Bandwidth in Web Hosting

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Bandwidth explained: etc. not hosted there? In fact, why isn't
Bandwidth is the amount of data transfer everyone hosted there? For that matter,
that you are allowed to have for a if unlimited is a standard feature then
hosting package i.e. Let's say you have a why don't all the hosts offer it? Is it
web page that is 48KB in size, now each because it is expensive and requires
time a user opens your site and goes to better hardware? No, it's because some
that page S/he downloads 48 KB of hosts are honest and don't give in to
information on to their computer. If a such gimmicks.
100 users view that page one time each Statistically speaking, a T1 Internet
then there has been a total of 4800 KB of connection (huge broadband) equals
data transferred from the server on which approximately 500GB per month and costs
your files are stored for the computer of around $1200 per month. So how can it be
users. possible to get the same or unlimited for
Size of web Page: 48 KB $30 a month?
Number of users who viewed the web page: There are a lot of ways you can be duped
100 by these ' unlimited' hosts; here are
Total amount of data transferred: 48KB * just a few of them:
100 = 4800 KB The secret of 'unlimited' is actually
Bandwidth is the term that is used to buried in the Terms of Service by the
denote the amount of data that has been host. Do not be surprised to find that
transferred from your web space. unlimited = 15 GB.
The amount of bandwidth that you require The host may restrict the sort of files
while choosing a host depends on two that you can host on their server.
factors: Generally image galleries and audio/video
> The size of your site. files attract a lot more downloads
> The popularity of your site. thereby resulting in higher bandwidth
If your site is not very huge and you do consumption. So if there are no files of
not have any audio/video downloads and this type, your site won't really require
it's not very popular i.e. not a lot of a lot of bandwidth.
people visit your site then you do not Some newly opened hosts use it as a scam.
really require a lot of bandwidth, on a They take your money and after a few
average a web site uses up only 500 MB of months when their server starts to become
bandwidth per month. Or if your site is slow or reaches its limit, they run...
small but extremely popular then you with your money!
might have to go for a web hosting Some hosts outline in their Terms of
package that offers high bandwidth. Service that you can have unlimited
On the other hand if your web site is bandwidth as long as you qualify for it.
huge, providing audio/video downloads, as i.e. Your site must use less then, let's
well as being very popular then you would say 2 GB of bandwidth in order to qualify
certainly require a huge amount of for the unlimited bandwidth feature. As
bandwidth. Let's say you have a video soon as your site goes over that limit
file that is 150 MB in size and in a they either start charging you for it or
single day a 100 visitors download the cut off your downloads altogether.
file. This means that 15 GB of bandwidth In life it's a universal truth that you
will have been used. If you multiply that always get what you pay for, and it's no
by 30 days for the month it comes to 450 different for web hosting.
GB. If a host is using a cheap advertising
The unlimited bandwidth controversy gimmick like 'unlimited' bandwidth they
For some time now a lot of hosting maybe lying about a few other things too.
companies are supposedly providing Their 'dedicated' support team could be a
"unlimited bandwidth" for their web single person (the hoster itself in most
hosting packages. cases) sitting in front of a computer and
It's absolutely true, you can have taking your calls.
unlimited bandwidth. However, you will Do you really want unlimited bandwidth
need an unlimited amount of money by your hosting from hosts that have very limited
side! Jokes apart, if you ever come resources at their disposal? Or, do you
across such a host it would be best to want to go for a host that has spent
turn around and run back the way you came thousands of dollars on setting up a good
from. network infrastructure, servers, and a
Just think, if you can get unlimited highly qualified and dedicated support
bandwidth for $25-30 a month then why team? The choice ultimately is yours and
aren't big companies like Sun, Microsoft yours alone.






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