What is Bandwidth in Web Hosting

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.

Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred at a time.However in the case of data transfer, it is the amount of data that is actually being transferred.Web hosting companies however use the term bandwidth to advertise how much of data they let you transfer in a month.

If you compare web hosting plans of various companies, you find most of them measuring the bandwidth amount you can use in their plans.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.However you usually find many rules leading to limitations of their bandwidth after you go through the terms and conditions of the company.

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. However it is only later on that you find that this ‘acceptable usage’ is basically less than the arbitrary amount of bandwidth you are allotted 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.There are some web hosting companies that have limitations on the number of pages you can use on your site and some that don’t let you use graphics or heavy pages on the 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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