hosting Companys, Explain Bandwidth Billing Models to me
 

for some reason, when i talk to adult hosts, they typically charge using the 95% percentile, then i talk to a serverbeach, and they talk about volume pricing

its hard to compare apples to apples, any suggestions on which one is better? or even why adult bills different than mainstream?

jcsike,

You can call me at 512-686-3051 or ICQ me at 116-824-334 and I'd be glad to give you a rundown of how it all works. :)

95th percentile is how the hosting companies are billed by the backbones. 95th percentile = Per Mbps billing. Volume Billing = Per GB transferred billing.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Mainstream moved towards Per GB because a lot of the clients coming from shared hosting packages knew bandwidth by GB transferred and not by per mbps.

im trying to do my research online before i get on the phone, but http://dedico.com was one of the sites i went to where i couldnt find a bandwidth policy

i see, thanks for the explanation

Hi jcsike, 95th percentile is an industry standard billing method (which as stated is how hosts are billed by their backbones as well). In theory this would equate to 320GB transfer per 1mbps or 3200GB for 10mbps. Based on your unique traffic patterns and the peaks and valleys of actual usage you can figure on being closer to around 225-250GB per 1mbps.