dedicated - why extra bw costs more than included bw?

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  • d-null
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    • Apr 2007
    • 13724
    #1

    dedicated - why extra bw costs more than included bw?

    Just thought it strange that on a dedicated plan that offers 2000gb bandwidth included for $99 a month, charges an extra $99 a month to add only 1000gb more


    can someone explain why they do it that way?

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    • Oracle Porn
      Affiliate
      • Oct 2002
      • 24433
      #2
      to make money thats why.


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        • mryellow
          Confirmed User
          • May 2001
          • 934
          #3
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            • darksoul
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2002
              • 4997
              #4
              because the initial plan makes them no profit and they have to profit somehow.
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                • rowan
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 17393
                  #5
                  Probably because they're counting on a typical customer to use less than their allowed gigs.

                  If your setup allows it and you have the knowledge you can simply buy a second $99 server and get your extra 2000GB that way.

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                    • Sams_gfy
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2004
                      • 491
                      #6
                      90&#37; of owners using only 10-20%% of included bandwidth, so ...
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                        • Naughty-Pages
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 4533
                          #7
                          Originally posted by rowan
                          you can simply buy a second $99 server and get your extra 2000GB that way.
                          and by doing so, you'll most likely get another pool of IP addresses ;)

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                            • raymor
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 3745
                              #8
                              Another reason is bandwidth budgeting. The host has to buy and configure
                              enough bandwidth to cover what their customers are using. Back in the mid
                              1990s when I did hosting and more recently as a server admin for a web host,
                              we would buy bandwidth and set up equipment based on expected usage.
                              If someone with a 100GB/month account was suddenly doing 250GB/day
                              it shot all our planning to hell and caused slowness for neighboring servers
                              hooked up to the sme equipment. In order to best serve you and other
                              webmasters, the host wants to encoourage you to plan for what you'll use
                              rather than suddenly using up bandwidth that has been sold to other webmasters.
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                                • gaymale
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2003
                                  • 234
                                  #9
                                  Plus included bandwidth is prepaid and doesn't roll over Usually websites that do not use all their included bandwidth, don't just miss it by 1 MB but by Gigs a month, which is basically being paid for twice by those that exceed their allotted bandwidth.
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                                    • V_RocKs
                                      Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                      • Nov 2003
                                      • 32448
                                      #10
                                      I like Raymor's answer... Where do I vote?

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