Hi,

i am just wondering, Few dedicated hosting companies give bandwith that is fixed ,like 128,256,512 KBPS so i was wondering How many GB per month can a
64 Kbps,
128 Kbps,
256 Kbps,
512 Kbps do

And is it advisable to go for such setup where there is a vlan installed or the regular average usage where you pay according to actual usage ??

With regards
Manish Kapadia

every 64kbps is about 20GB worth of total (in/out) actual data transfer per month. So 128 kbps would be 40GB ... and 512 kbps would be around 160GB ...

I hate my connectivity be capped like this. If you want to run a web server, it would be better if your connectivity be fully burstable and yet you are billed on your average bandwith usage (usually based on MRTG). Even if you get 512 kbps of capped connectivity, it's way too small .... It's just like saying my cable modem can saturate your web sever (while downloading a very large file, for example) such that during the download period, no other people can connect to your we server :)

Anyway, my advice is not to go with such setup ... Many hosts offer burstable connectivity and bill you on your average usage (which in turns is about equal to your actual data transfer), why not go with this option?

cheers,
:beer:

dektong has the right numbers, but remember, that's assuming 100% constant usage - which is never going to happen under real world conditions. To get the amount of bandwidth you're actually going to be able to use on a capped like you need to multiply those numbers by anywhere from 1/2 to 2/3, depending on the size of the connection and your traffic patterns.

To get the amount of bandwidth you're actually going to be able to use on a capped like you need to multiply those numbers by anywhere from 1/2 to 2/3, depending on the size of the connection and your traffic patterns. A point all too often forgotten about. Bravo for bringing it up. There are certain times of the day/week that will be busier than other times (business hours vs nights/weekends). You'll need enough room to allow the bandwidth to flow during these busy hours which creates "waste" during the slower times. Hosts tend to pay for double the bandwidth actually being used for this reason. Which is something else not brought up enough when end users are judging the cost of bandwidth, but that's another thread ;)

good point! Another reason I don't like my bandwith be capped :)

cheers,
:beer:

40.2 GB [128 kbps]
80.4 GB [256 kbps]
160.8 GB [512 kbps]
241.3 GB [768 kbps]
321.7 GB [1024 kbps]
482.5 GB [1536 kbps]
643.3 GB [2048 kbps]
965.1 GB [3072 kbps]

Just because they give you 128 kbps of bandwidth it don't mean it will be at a max speed of 128 kbps (ISDN LINE)
They will normaly allow you to bust the line upto a given speed. 10mbs 20mbs they all allow diffrent ammouts. This means you can use all your bandwidth in a day and they should not be too botherd, they just charge you for any exstra.

:)