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I'll agree with darksoul. A managed dedicated server would be best.
It is difficult to answer the shared / vps / dedicated questions because that is dependent on many factors - is the shared box overloaded, what scripts are running, etc. This is why it is best to be on your own server - and there again, the power needed can very greatly. I have customers running small paysites on a "lowly" Celeron and it suits them fine. Others still are using multiple Dual Xeon configs.
The important thing is to find a host that will allow you to grow as painlessly as possible as you need to.
Regarding "unmetered" bandwidth. Do not confuse that term with unlimited. There is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. Unmetered is simply a term for a billing method that charges you a set price for a set through-put. ie: an unmetered 5 mbps connection, maxed out, will allow (in theory 1mbps = ~320 gigs / month) for ~1600 gigs of transfer monthly (actual transfer will be a bit less: assume about 70-75% of x mbps x 320). The upside to this is you will have a set, known monthly price. The downside - you will not be able to burst above x mbps.
You would be safe to choose this billing method if your traffic was relatively consistent throughout the day, however, if your day time / night time traffic varies greatly a fully burstable solution may be best. The upside there is that your connection will allow for heavy spikes of traffic. The downside is potential charges for bandwidth overages.
So again, there is no "best" solution for everyone.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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