Bandwidth is the most important and also the most expensive component for a web hosting company. If the company claims that it offers unlimited bandwidth, more often than not, it may not true.
It is not that such companies are trying to hoodwink you, or they are lying. One of the cases can be that their clients have small, static sites that don’t even reach the smallest level of bandwidth. The agreement that you sign with your host should clearly state that how much is the unlimited bandwidth. Clarify with the owner of the web hosting company as to what exactly the unlimited bandwidth means. If the answer is ambiguous, you better seek another host.The amount of bandwidth that you require depends on the purpose of your site, the design of site, and the target audience. If it includes good amount of graphic files, audio, and video media files, you require a huge bandwidth. On the contrary, you don’t require huge bandwidth if you have a basic, static site.
Another factor that affects your bandwidth requirement is the expected traffic at your site. For example – a personal site which is meant for family, friends, and a handful of other people does not involve huge traffic. However, if you plan to advertise your site and target it to more people, you should be prepared for a high volume of traffic.
It is highly unlikely that a company can offer you unlimited bandwidth. Just evaluate all the factors that cause the requirement of high bandwidth and if the reasons are genuine enough, pay higher amount according to the unlimited bandwidth hosting plan. It pays you in the long run.
1 comment:
Hi, Mike
WOuld you be able to tell me if the images on this blog entry are copyright? If so, is there a way I could go about getting permission to use them in a website and wiki (purely educational reasons, not for profit) here at Sheffield Hallam uni?
Many thanks.
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