| Bandwidth is important especially if your website if | | | | width for a measly amount of $10. That's just |
| popular. Every person who visits your site consumes a | | | | unbelievable. They would have to purchase expensive |
| considerable amount of bandwidth at your cost. | | | | hardware and server to keep up with the demands of |
| For example, if your web page has a size of 120 MB, | | | | having unlimited bandwidth. |
| every user transfers 120 MB into their computer. Now, | | | | Look at this way: a T1 broadband connection provides |
| imagine if a hundred people visits your site in a single | | | | about 500 GB and the cost would be approximately |
| day, the total usage would be 12 GB! In a month, that | | | | $1000 per month. With this figure, how on earth can |
| will come close to 360 GB of usage. As you can see, | | | | web hosting companies provide unlimited bandwidth |
| having an unlimited bandwidth hosting is essential to | | | | without getting bankrupt? Even if they manage to get |
| sustain high traffic and avoid paying for overages. | | | | a million subscribers, it will take years before they |
| But do companies really offer unlimited bandwidth | | | | recover their investment. |
| hosting? Doesn't it sound too good to be true? Well, | | | | Be very careful when choosing your provider because |
| while it is true, there is no way web hosting companies | | | | most are waiting in line to scam you. They may |
| can offer it at such low prices. Be wary of these | | | | advertise and emphasize the word 'unlimited' in their |
| hoaxes because the truth is, it takes tons of money to | | | | website to attract you but its true scope may actually |
| have unlimited band width. | | | | be hidden in the Terms of Service. To most of these |
| If you look into big, legitimate companies, you would be | | | | companies, what "unlimited bandwidth hosting' really |
| hard-pressed to find one that offers unlimited band | | | | means is a mere 20 GB per month. |