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