Is bandwith expensive? I need to increase my bandwith but not my server

**d-null** · 12-20-2008, 12:05 AM

post what you are getting now and how much you are paying and that will give us an idea of what we are talking about here

**clickhappy** · 12-20-2008, 12:10 AM

3 MBPS Unmetered for $150/mo

**CunningStunt** · 12-20-2008, 12:21 AM

I pay $240 for a dedicated server on my most important site, it's the best investment I've ever made with 10Gb per day. Dip into your pocket and forget about it. It's with pacificrack.

**clickhappy** · 12-20-2008, 12:24 AM

I just need a little more bandwith.
Want to know if its expensive or cheap before I write to them to renegotiate my hosting with them.

I mean is bandwith something you can just crank a knob and its easy to adjust, or is it expensive?

**Doctor Dre** · 12-20-2008, 12:47 AM

Pacific Rack offers 195 $ a month for 30 mbits right now, that's the cheapest I've seen from a reputable host.

BW is very easy to adjust for a host, they will normally charge you a little bit more for overage then pre-paid BW.

**TidalWave** · 12-20-2008, 12:48 AM

clickhappy, yes you can most definitely increase bandwidth without touching anything else on your server.
its mostly just a billing thing for you since you're only at 3mbps now. so just see how much to upgrade to however much more BW you need .. and thats that.

**WiredGuy** · 12-20-2008, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by Doctor Dre

Pacific Rack offers 195 $ a month for 30 mbits right now, that's the cheapest I've seen from a reputable host.

BW is very easy to adjust for a host, they will normally charge you a little bit more for overage then pre-paid BW.

I have a hosting deal for $179 for 30 megabit on Quadcore 3220 4 gig of ram and that includes a Windows 2003 license.
WG

**andy83** · 12-20-2008, 12:52 AM

its been cheaper than ever

**CunningStunt** · 12-20-2008, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy

I have a hosting deal for $179 for 30 megabit on Quadcore 3220 4 gig of ram and that includes a Windows 2003 license.
WG

Damn you WiredGuy, always a little ahead of me

**clickhappy** · 12-20-2008, 12:59 AM

thanks a lot. looks like I can get more for my money

**V_RocKs** · 12-20-2008, 01:07 AM

Server Buffet Core 2 Duo
Core 2 Duo 6550
2 GB Ram
1 x 400GB HDD
100MBIT port
Reboot
Price: $200

https://www.serverbuffet.com

**WiredGuy** · 12-20-2008, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by CunningStunt

Damn you WiredGuy, always a little ahead of me

I signed 6 servers at the time to get that rate though, typically that setup is about $200/mn.
WG

**rowan** · 12-20-2008, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by clickhappy

My traffic is increasing and apparently I've hit my limit, so I need to increase my bandwith. My server itself is fine, not slow at all.
So when I go to them to increase my bandwith but not change the rest of my hosting, is that something cheap on their end, or expensive to do?

Depends entirely on your host since many of them will factor bandwidth as part of a package price rather than "server plus $x/mbps." Some will be happy to bump you up at a fair rate, others will charge you so much that it's cheaper to lease another 2 additional servers. Have a look at their current product page to get an idea.

**woj** · 12-20-2008, 12:11 PM

bw is dirt cheap now a days... the extra 1-2mbps you probably need doesn't really cost them anything...

**shark laser** · 12-20-2008, 04:11 PM

Xeon 3220 2.4ghz (Quad Core)
4GB RAM
250GB SATA
Dedicated 100Mbps Unmetered
$450/month fully managed

Hit up Nick at Midphase ([email protected]) and tell him i sent you

**darius19** · 12-20-2008, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by shark laser

Xeon 3220 2.4ghz (Quad Core)
4GB RAM
250GB SATA
Dedicated 100Mbps Unmetered
$450/month fully managed

**HorseShit** · 12-20-2008, 05:11 PM

bandwidth is so cheap i don't even know why this thread was posted and you didn't just contact your host

**HorseShit** · 12-20-2008, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by V_RocKs

Server Buffet Core 2 Duo
Core 2 Duo 6550
2 GB Ram
1 x 400GB HDD
100MBIT port
Reboot
Price: $200

https://www.serverbuffet.com

too bad it's a cookie cutter host that will eventually flake out with all your data on one of their boxes. you can also tell why they have no phone number listed on their site, any hosting company that won't let you talk to a person directly on the phone really blows

**fris** · 12-20-2008, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by shark laser

Xeon 3220 2.4ghz (Quad Core)
4GB RAM
250GB SATA
Dedicated 100Mbps Unmetered
$450/month fully managed

Hit up Nick at Midphase ([email protected]) and tell him i sent you

I use midphase, they are great, softlayer bandwidth.

i got 30mbps for 199$ a month

--

on another note, are you available for work?

**HorseShit** · 12-20-2008, 05:19 PM

fris, I have him hired for the next 4 years :P jk

**rowan** · 12-20-2008, 06:33 PM

I'm trying to see where the OP said "spam me with server deals" anywhere in this thread.......

**Klen** · 12-20-2008, 07:13 PM

There is one trick used by expirienced webmasters,use expensive hosts for base and cheap hosts for bandwith.I use same method and it works fine.Dynamic content goes to first host and static goes to cheap host.

**Iron Fist** · 12-20-2008, 07:58 PM

You mean no ones even touched how "Cogent bandwidth sucks ass" and all that BS?

**PR|Jordan** · 12-20-2008, 08:27 PM

check my sig - no cogent no HE

Is bandwith expensive? I need to increase my bandwith but not my server

Is bandwith expensive? I need to increase my bandwith but not my server

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