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Originally Posted by TidalWave
Average billing is not used by anyone, anywhere.
GB's are not based off average billing. Average billing costs more than 95th percentile.
All hosts pay the industry standard, 95th percentile to their backbones. WE pay 95th percentile to our backbones, and in turn you pay the same way too us, not sure how that is ripping you off. We are billed for the 95th percentile amount that you use, and you are billed for the same amount.
The conversion ratio from Mbps to GB is based off the peaks and valleys of usage.
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Tidalwave is 100% correct. Hosts buy bandwidth from carriers on 95th percentile. Billing clients on any other measurement does not have a direct tie back to the host cost structure. The bulk of per GB plans are offered at hosts who plan on oversubscription, having clients that don't use their allowance. Typically the moment you go over your allowance you're into overages that'll put your translated per GB to per megabit rate at $40-$100/mbit or greater.
Brad