The term used by many Hosting companies who are competing out there for your business is something along the lines of – Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting Included. You always see company’s making such claims, but, the reality is that there is absolutely no web host on the Internet that could make such a claim. The hosting business is highly competitive and this is simply a marketing ploy.
The reality is when a company is claiming unlimited bandwidth hosting is that they are generally banking on you being a new customer, and perhaps you aren’t all the savvy about the in’s and out’s of web business yet. They are thinking in terms of you’ll have a few little sites up which won’t require much bandwidth at all to run. So be careful when you see this marketing ploy used, and always read the small print and their terms of service.
A very important thing to mention is that often times in the company’s terms of service they may claim unlimited bandwidth but that is without audio and video streaming being allowed. You really have to be careful about what you are signing up for.
When Would You Consider An Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting Account?
You might consider going ahead with an unlimited bandwidth hosting account if you know before hand that you will only be hosting sites where there isn’t going to be any audio or video downloads. The truth is that video and audio files generally take up a lot of disk space, and also a lot of bandwidth which usually exposes the host to needing to add more disk space and bandwidth. Just be sure to know your needs when shopping around for your account. You actually may end up being charged a lot more than you bargained for if they find the necessity to add more space and bandwidth.
When Wouldn’t You Want An Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting Account?
If you know well before hand that you are going to be hosting sites where you want to use video and audio, or you have large video and audio files for customers to download. If you are planning on having a lot of web site visitors, and also, if there will be a lot of downloads occuring on your accounts then you’ll definitely want to stay away from unlimited bandwidth hosting accounts. As you are finding out, this is merely a marketing ploy, so don’t be fooled by it.
One of the fantastic things about GVO hosting is that they have a lot of bandwidth and space built into their Titanium hosting account. Also, one of the included programs called Easy Video Producer is designed specifically for the creation of videos. They understand a marketers needs, so this is included right within your account. It’s a feature that you won’t find in other general hosting accounts out there.