My raq says i've only used 1gb of bandwidth for the month of august wich i dont think is right. My site used to be on Communitech.net i was one of thouse people that got there e-mail about using to much CPU so they said i needed to go Dedicated so i did (not with them) i got one from hispeed. Communitechs status said i was using over 1gb a day sometimes more so why does my RaQ say i've only used 1gb for this whole month? I would think it should say around 8gb for my total so far for this month. I have an image archive site most images are 100k in size i get 40,000 to 50,000 page views a day. I paid alot of money for my server because i was thinking that i would use 1gb or more of bandwitdh a day........does anyone know what could be wrong? Theres only 1 site on my raq there is 2 others but they dont get 10 hits a day yet.

Thanks

Diana,

It might have something to do with the fact that August is not quite 25% over yet, so the figures can't possibly be for the whole month of August. Did you mean July, perhaps?

Given the way they treated so many people, perhaps CT reported your bandwidth consumption as much greater that it was as an inducement to move to a dedicated server.

Have you had a full month yet since getting your RAQ server?

No i haven't had it for a full month yet. I meant that so far for 8 days of this month it says that i'ved used a litte over 1 gb when if CT said i used 1gb a day so for the 8 days of this month i should used atleats 8gb that make sense? :)

I understand now. You're concerned that you're using far less (about 1/8) proportionately than when you were on CT.

Two of a few possibilities come to mind. First, you just recently moved your site. Despite what anyone says about it only taking 2-3 days for a transfer, I can tell you that it takes 2 weeks for changes to be fully propagated through DNS. Some people will hhve access problems for up to that long. There will be less with each passing day, and you can count on 2 weeks until everyone has full access.

I've moved twice in the last 15-16 months The last time was in June), have active forums, and have noticed this to be a fact, as well as hearing reports from forum members. In fact, I noticed it was 2 weeks to the day when the last one reported access problems disappeared and they were glad to be back on the forum.

Another possibility is that CT was greatly exaggerating the reported bandwidth to you in an effort to get you to move to a dedicated server, hopefully with them. I was talking with a buddy of mine a few days ago (Friday and Saturday). He brought up CT as a friend of his that does some development work for them and has also had problems with them. He was given a dedicated server for his use and an allotment of bandwidth. They claimed he was using an exorbitant amount and reneged on the deal, and he supposedly claims that he was nowhere near that amount.

This is second hand information and youve already moved, so it can't influence your choice of a host. I mention it as possibly supporting one scenario for the difference in your use of bandwidth.

At least you are using less than you thought, rather than more, the opposite compaint some people have. There are other possibilities for the change in usage, though those two seem themost likely ones based on what is known.

You could check any bandwidth and traffic reporting software you might have. I would suggest a bit of patience. For instance, assuming that two week DNS transfer perios extends into August (which seems likely give the timing of all this), I would wait until October 1 to get an accurate idea of average usage.

You would have eliminated the 2 week period as a factor in reduction and would have a full month where there was full access, as a base line for comparison.

No it's been way over 2 weeks i moved on the 17th of last month and had the DNS info changed on the same day. But the Raq dosent show what i used last month i guess because i wasn't there a full month. But now today its says that i've used 2gb of bandwidth for august so far. Im getting the exact same amount of traffic i was when i was on CT going buy my site tracker im acutally getting more hits now.

So it looks like to me that CT said i was using over 1gb a day to get me to move how can they get away with that? Because of them i went and bought a big package that came with alot of bandwidth that i will never use.

I guess i'll have wait to next month and see what my real total is but right now it looks like im paying an extra 100 a month for bandwidth that will never get used now do you see why im upset? :)

thanks for the help




[This message has been edited by Diana (edited 08-08-2000).]

Okay, having moved on the 17th means your two week period would be up right about the 31st of July (give or take a day or two). That would mean your report for August (on September 1) will be your first reliable report.

I read somewhere, either in a news article or posting, CT's side of things. According to what source you read, either close to 200 or 300 accounts were given short notice. "Hello, you account will be terminated day after tomorrow. You have until then to get order a dedicated server or go bye bye".

I think it was something like 23 people who opted for dedicated servers wit them (or it could have been a higher figure). I don't remember the figure as it wasn't important to me.

Let's do some math. Their lowest priced account is $30 monthly ($29.95, and let's not quibble about a nickel). There are discounts for longer contracts, and let's not get into that since we have no way of knowing how many people opted for it.

Two hundred accounts (the number terminated) would bring them in about $6,000 monthly ($30 x 200) minimum (we dont know how many had higher priced accounts).

Their lowest priced UNIX server is $261.54 Strangely, their Windows servers are cheaper, 231.01. Usually it seems to be the reverse. Some people may have opted for more expensive servers, and again, we have no way of knowing how many, so we'll use the lower figures.

Only 25 new servers would bring in about $6538 to replace the $6000. On the face of iot, it may not seem worth it. However, consider the set up fees they charge, a reduction in administrative costs (having 25 customers to deal with instead of 200), and the fact that they may have gotten many more convereted to dedicated serves. If about 50 made the cahnge, CT would have about $7000 more every month than they previously did, not counting set up fees, and ancilliary services. That's $84,000 annually, with a reduction in support expenses, for even greater profit.

I don't know that they did that, but it seems increasingly likely.

Yes, it is terrible what some companies do. They act like schoolyard bullies, shutting down accounts because you say mean things to them, like their service stinks, or say mean things about them, like their service stinks. They take your ball and wont let anyone play any more.

I abhor a lot of the law suits that are filed by whiners and malcontents who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions, or who use the legal system to win a jackpot.

Nevertheless, I feel there is a need for a few big law suits against some hosting companies to get all of them to shape up. Closing down an account for invalid reasons should be a jackpot for a few winners. Once that happens, the companies won't want to gamble any more and may act responsibly.

Anybody ever want to sue AIT (aitcom.net), count me in. I feel lucky (and have the facts). Ka ching :-D