Bandwidth is basically the amount of volume of data that is transmitted over an internet connection. Therefore, you have to decide for yourself how much of bandwidth do you need before you even start choosing your web hosting plan.
If anyone claims to be providing a web hosting plan with unlimited bandwidth, I strongly advise you not to trust that plan at all. There is never such a plan that provides you with unlimited bandwidth at all. If you were to ask an experienced web master or someone who is extremely familiar with web hosting, he/she will definitely tell you that unlimited bandwidth is just a lie for you to use their web hosting services. Some webhosting sites will tempt you into buying their plan which offers "Unlimited Bandwidth", but once you sign up, they will tell you that you have to pay for an amount of bandwidth you exceed. This is their so-called "Unlimited Bandwidth". You can use however much bandwidth you like, but you have to pay after exceeding a set limit.
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Have you ever seen any Internet Service Providers or broadband companies offering people Unlimited Bandwidth per second? If that doesn't even exist, how can a webhosting company be so high and mighty to offer their customers with Unlimited Bandwidth? Unless the webhosting company themselves own a broadband company and would love people to drain all their bandwidth, otherwise it definitely is impossible for a web hosting company to offer their customers with unlimited bandwidth.
In most cases where users do purchase their "Unlimited Bandwidth" plan, their websites would usually be disconnected and would not show up at all. And when this happens, the webhosting company would not even issue a refund for the downtime. Instead, the webhosting company will then turn to "legal means" by informing users that their website has violated a certain term which they have stated in their Terms of Service. This will then allow them to have a reason not to refund their customers at all.
If you ever do consider purchasing a plan with a web hosting plan that offers you unlimited bandwidth, do take some of your time to read up on their Terms of Service or the Acceptable Use Policy and understand each and every statement. Read especially the "Unlimited Bandwidth" disclaimer that is printed in fine prints. Once you have understood each and every Terms that they have stated, you can then proceed to purchase the plan that you desire.
Before you start with a web hosting plan, do take into consideration the amount of bandwidth that you are going to use. Take for example, if you see a web hosting plan that offers 10GB of bandwidth per month, you have to make sure that you do not exceed this amount, or you will have to pay for the excess bandwidth that you exceed. Some of the points you might want to consider are:
- The amount of users that access your site.
- Estimate of how many pages your visitors will browse.
- Are the size of files and codes on your site large?
