Unmetered bandwidth?
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I think most providers publish bandwidth plans, but will customize them based on their prospects requirements. Being flexible certainly helps close deals.
siforek
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Yeah, but I'm thinking there may be some prospective clients that would rather have eg. 5Mbps and not have to worry about the total BW.
EpicNode-Henrik
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Everything has limitations.
Not sure how much the limit is at 5mbps.
But at 10mbps the limit is 3300gb monthly if im not wrong, then you can count yourself.
"unmetered" might catch some more "newbies" in this, than the experienced ones.
Not sure how much the limit is at 5mbps.
But at 10mbps the limit is 3300gb monthly if im not wrong, then you can count yourself.
"unmetered" might catch some more "newbies" in this, than the experienced ones.
We have clients using everything from 1Mbps and up. It just depends on your prospects requirements, and their growth projection.
siforek
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Let me just clarify..
Is there a demand for xMbps Unmetered vs 100Mbps w/xGB monthly limit?
VGT Hosting
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Words "Unmetered" or "Unlimited" is only used in order to show clients that they don't have to worry about bandwidth usage as well as disk space. We have clients on shared hosting who use 80-120GB Disk space and 10mbps and also some who don't even commit 100MB transfer monthly and use less then 50 MB hdd space. So it's pretty equal and companies are capable to offer these "Unlimited" Deals :agree:
Well we are here looking at unmetered VPS. The problem is dedicated servers offer much better plans than what VPS offers. I would choose VPS only for root access and If I am looking for un metered space and BW I would go for Dedicated servers.
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We have been seeing more and more demand for unmetered bandwidth plans on both our dedicated servers and our VPS. We don't offer it on VPS, and I believe that's also true for many if not most providers. In my opinion, for the most part, if you're doing something that is intensive enough that you need an unmetered bandwidth plan, you'll probably want dedicated hardware to support your needs. That is assuming you're not just using the unmetered bandwidth to avoid any bandwidth overage charges - which many people use it for.
siforek
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Agreed. Although the amount paid for unmetered 100Mbps isn't exactly cost effective for that "piece of mind".
Peace of mind always comes with a price attached. I suppose it's just up to the individual/company to decide how much that's worth to them. But I do agree than at 100Mbps it can get a bit pricey for most people.
Joes Datacenter
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I find lots of people who want to know that they wont ever get a overage charge. I notice a lot of people inquire about it because it is sometimes easier to gauge your bandwidth growth as well. You can look at a 95th percentile chart and buy unmetered plans depending on the bandwidth need. Than you know you have the amount of bandwidth you need but don't have to worry about overages.
siforek
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Good to see ya here Joe
You seem to offer unmetered 100Mbps for $1k/month on a few servers. Is that something you see a lot of demand for?
rebelnet
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hi TJ, - hey haven't talked to you in a long time -- good to see your alive.
Our customers that have a 100Mbit unmettered bandwidth are all custom, large volume - growing customers -
is there a demand -- YES -
When we are in that space and game - we compete with the larger players - the first few years we were not considered - over the last year - we win a lot of them
but most people looking to spend 1200 - 2000 a month on a dedicated pipe have a real business model and looking for a custom solution
-- good to see your alive.Our customers that have a 100Mbit unmettered bandwidth are all custom, large volume - growing customers -
is there a demand -- YES -
When we are in that space and game - we compete with the larger players - the first few years we were not considered - over the last year - we win a lot of them
but most people looking to spend 1200 - 2000 a month on a dedicated pipe have a real business model and looking for a custom solution
It's just my personal opinion that a flat Mbps commitment is better than a 100Mbps available pipe with potential overages billed based on actual transfer..... I would rather know that I can sustain 20Mbps without having to worry about how much data I am actually transferring. Of course with the 95th percentile you could incur overages, but a flat commitment always seems to work the best over time.
I do not understand why many companies offer a 100Mbps "unmetered" connection and then nickle and dime with a monthly transfer limit? I prefer to offer a flat transfer rate and move on with business.
Quick answer - yes, there is a demand for this. Most of our deals are on the 95th percentile. Each server has a 100Mbps uplink port. Obliviously, the more bandwidth you commit to, the lower the price of the bandwidth.
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