Bandwidth and Your Web Host
Of the many terms used in web hosting, bandwidth and data transfer are two terms you may come across most frequently.These two terms are closely related, but have different meanings.
When you talk about bandwidth, it is the amount of data that can be transferred at a time.On the contrary, the amount of data that is transferred is referred to as data transfer.However web hosting companies have the habit of using the term bandwidth to advertise the amount of data they will let you transfer in a month.
When you go through the plans offered by web hosting companies, you will find some of them measuring the amount of bandwidth your site can use.This amount is usually displayed as the amount of gigabytes the company offers a month.So if a company offers you 5 GB per month, the amount of data transfer that takes place in your site should not exceed 5 GB.
‘Unlimited bandwidth’ is a term most web hosting companies use to lure their customers.It is however only after you read the terms and conditions of such companies that you find that there are various rules that lead to limitations in their bandwidth.
A common rule you find most web hosting companies stating is the provision of unlimited bandwidth to you on the condition that your bandwidth usage is acceptable. This usage however turns out to be less than an arbitrary amount of bandwidth every month.And the moment you cross this limit, you will have to pay a surcharge amount for your excessive consumption.
Sometimes there are web hosting companies that have restrictions on the type of site you offer.Some of them don’t permit the use of graphics and heavy pages while some of them may have limitations on the number of pages you can offer on your site.It is always better to use these plans only if you are confident you can stick to these restrictions for not only the present, but also for the future.
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