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Nathan · 09-04-2003, 07:51 AM

No, you do not pay 45% more than average.

The point of 95% is to cut off the highest peaks from the bandwidth, from stuff like software downlaods and stuff like that. You get then billed on the remaining peak.

The question if one is better than the other depends on if you have highly fluctating traffic or not. If your traffic goes up high and down low often, then 95% is probably going to cost you a lot more than average. If it stays mostly the same, just has a few peaks, then its both very similar.

09-04-2003, 07:51 AM
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	No, you do not pay 45% more than average. The point of 95% is to cut off the highest peaks from the bandwidth, from stuff like software downlaods and stuff like that. You get then billed on the remaining peak. The question if one is better than the other depends on if you have highly fluctating traffic or not. If your traffic goes up high and down low often, then 95% is probably going to cost you a lot more than average. If it stays mostly the same, just has a few peaks, then its both very similar. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger