 | View Full Version : space to bandwidth ratio carolinahosting 05-13-2002, 02:32 PM I have a question about space to bandwidth ratio. Basically, If I offered 50 MB of space, how much bandwidth would be ok for this? I think I am either offering too little or too much. Any sugestions on the magic formula? fractiousws 05-13-2002, 02:40 PM What I plan on doing is for every 50mb space I will give 1GB(1000mb) of bandwidth. ToastyX 05-13-2002, 02:41 PM There is no magic formula, I'm afraid. :( Usually, it's at least 1:10, so for 50 MB of disk space, that'd be at least 500 MB of bandwidth. I'd go with around 1:20 to 1:30, so for 50 MB of disk space, that'd be 1 to 1.5 GB, though I've seen 1:50 and 1:100, which would be 2.5 GB to 5 GB. It's kind of hard to decide since I know people that need a lot of disk space but not much transfer, while other people need a lot of transfer but not a lot of disk space. JMD 05-13-2002, 06:13 PM I have 50 meg and I get 4 gig plus a whole lot of extras:) 1 gig is cheep and I pay 6 dollars a month Canadian:) (SH)Saeed 05-13-2002, 08:06 PM I would recommend going with 1:15 - 1:40.. A few examples: 50 MB space -> 750 - 2,000 MB monthly transfer 100 MB space -> 1,500 - 4,000 MB monthly transfer 500 MB space -> 7,500 - 20,000 MB monthly transfer 1,000 MB space -> 15,000 - 40,000 MB monthly transfer |