one thing I've learnt while looking for a paid host is there isnt such thing as unlimited bandwidth.
Free hosts could say they do but once your site starting attracting a lot of traffic you'd probably be shut down for breaking there rules, happened to me once at crosswinds, I didnt break the rules, was just a graphic site that was popular.
there are paid hosts out there as cheap as 3.95 a month. (you get what you pay for that cheap) At least with a cheap paid host they wont kick you off for no reason, especially if you have a popular site that uses a lot of images, music, chat rooms, forums etc.
one i found yesterday, free host is coolfreepages.com, 50mg hd, unlimited bandwidth, php, mysql, ftp and no banners, but reading the small print they do have pop unders and will close your account if inactive for a week or two, there could be more small print but I stopped reading when i found the one or two week thing.
ALWAYS read the small print
Enigmatic posted this at 03:56 — 16th February 2002.
I agree - there is no such a thing as unlimited bandwidth... Most hosters are overselling anything, but bandwitdth is still costly and if you try to go beyond certain limit of transfer they will sooner or faster request additional payment.
Best Regards,
Tom Z.
EvenHost.com <- Professional and Affordable Web Hosting Solutions
thedawg posted this at 07:17 — 16th February 2002.
im currently using my internet provider to host my site and so far i have had pretty much 99% up time. and they dont make me put ads on there either! but there ftp is down at the moment thats why i posted the question.
I shall not fear no man but god, though I walk through the valley of death...shed so many tears.
Brian Farkas posted this at 07:51 — 16th February 2002.
Yes, but do they provide you with "unlimited bandwidth"? Are there any restrictions present on this in their TOS? I'd like to see what happens when the site begins pushing 50 GB + / month of transfer.
thedawg posted this at 00:48 — 17th February 2002.
when i said 99% uptime i meant as in 99% of time the site is available to be viewed and i dont know what my monthly transfer is because they dont provide me with those services...all i know is im currently getting 500+ visitors a day.
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When it comes to hosting (as with most things in life) unlimited-anything doesn't exist. There's always some limit. Perhaps a very high limit that your situation doesn't have to be concerned with. But there is always a limit. And often you run smack into that limit when you least need to be confronted with limitations and extra costs.
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Busy posted this at 21:25 — 15th February 2002.
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one thing I've learnt while looking for a paid host is there isnt such thing as unlimited bandwidth.
Free hosts could say they do but once your site starting attracting a lot of traffic you'd probably be shut down for breaking there rules, happened to me once at crosswinds, I didnt break the rules, was just a graphic site that was popular.
there are paid hosts out there as cheap as 3.95 a month. (you get what you pay for that cheap) At least with a cheap paid host they wont kick you off for no reason, especially if you have a popular site that uses a lot of images, music, chat rooms, forums etc.
one i found yesterday, free host is coolfreepages.com, 50mg hd, unlimited bandwidth, php, mysql, ftp and no banners, but reading the small print they do have pop unders and will close your account if inactive for a week or two, there could be more small print but I stopped reading when i found the one or two week thing.
ALWAYS read the small print
Enigmatic posted this at 03:56 — 16th February 2002.
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I agree - there is no such a thing as unlimited bandwidth... Most hosters are overselling anything, but bandwitdth is still costly and if you try to go beyond certain limit of transfer they will sooner or faster request additional payment.
Best Regards,
Tom Z.
EvenHost.com <- Professional and Affordable Web Hosting Solutions
thedawg posted this at 07:17 — 16th February 2002.
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im currently using my internet provider to host my site and so far i have had pretty much 99% up time. and they dont make me put ads on there either! but there ftp is down at the moment thats why i posted the question.
I shall not fear no man but god, though I walk through the valley of death...shed so many tears.
Brian Farkas posted this at 07:51 — 16th February 2002.
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Yes, but do they provide you with "unlimited bandwidth"? Are there any restrictions present on this in their TOS? I'd like to see what happens when the site begins pushing 50 GB + / month of transfer.
thedawg posted this at 00:48 — 17th February 2002.
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when i said 99% uptime i meant as in 99% of time the site is available to be viewed and i dont know what my monthly transfer is because they dont provide me with those services...all i know is im currently getting 500+ visitors a day.
I shall not fear no man but god, though I walk through the valley of death...shed so many tears.
Jaiem posted this at 04:16 — 19th February 2002.
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When it comes to hosting (as with most things in life) unlimited-anything doesn't exist. There's always some limit. Perhaps a very high limit that your situation doesn't have to be concerned with. But there is always a limit. And often you run smack into that limit when you least need to be confronted with limitations and extra costs.
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