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Issue
Per MB Billing -vs- Per GB Billing
Throttled -vs- Unthrottled
What The Options Are
Per MB OR Per GB
Throttled OR Unthrottled
How The Options Work
Per MB
Per GB
PER MB / THROTTLED Traditionally, Internet Access Providers  charge on committed usage. We define committed usage as the amount of data a host agrees to transfer, commonly measured in KiloBytes or MegaBytes. Definition Throttle - When we use the word throttle, we also mean to use that word to represent companies whom use hubs and other inferior technology for the purpose of throttling your transfer speeds, which in turn limits your data transfer capacity. Per Kilobit throttle billing is based on the maximum per second speed, of the data transferred between the web host's server and whomever uploads / downloads the data.  Since the 100Mb Pipe (Internet Connection) is throttled for this site @ 128Kbps, a maximum of 128Kb of a file can be transferred per second. The average web page (including multimedia and scripting) is 250KiloBytes (KB). In this example the total length of time it will take for this file to transfer - download - from the web host server to the Internet user is 15.625 seconds* . This may seem acceptable, though, what happens when two people access other files on the same website at overlapping times. The transfer time increases.  Since the 100Mb Pipe (Internet Connection) is throttled for this site @ 128Kbps, a maximum of 128Kb of a file can be transferred per second. The average web page (including multimedia and scripting) is 250KiloBytes (KB). In this example the total length of time it will take for these two files to transfer - download - from the web host server to the Internet user is 31.25 seconds* . * This is under the assumption that the Internet user is capable of downloading at 128Kbps PRO Know exactly how much you are paying with no possibility of going over your paid amount. If you figure out the total possible amount of GBs, which can be transferred at your throttled speed, the cost per GB will look extremely low, possibly impressing your associates or accountant. CON Once you hit your transfer limit, people will not be able to see the web page / files OR They will have to wait for some time before they are able to see the web page / files At peak hours, you will not have the "GBs" when you need them.
PER GB / Unthrottled Per Gigabyte billing is based on the total amount of data transferred between the web host's server and whomever uploads / downloads the data. Typically the data travels over a connection with an Unthrottled 'maximum per second speed'. - The transferring of this data is also known as "Bandwidth". - Not all web hosts who bill per GB have an Unthrottled 'maximum per second speed'. These hosts may be throttled and still charge you per GB.  PRO Depending on the congestion of the network or shall I say lack thereof, this method is extremely fast, allowing the visitor to download pages as fast as they please without restriction from the host. At peak hours of the day, GBs are there when you need them. CON May seem to cost more per GB in comparison to throttled GBs. Since data is allowed to flow with no throttle, if the site receives many hits, therefore increasing the data transfer, the un-expected will end up costing you money you may not have been prepared to spend. *BUT* to protect you from this inter|spots has implemented monitoring software which can be set to notify you and us if such an event occurs.
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