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[Retire]

How dreamhost can afford their share hosting package for such low cost providing 1TB of bandwidth ?

Is it joke ?

Should i think like ... you get what you pay?

dreamhost is big hosting company ... so where is the catch ?

[DimensionServers]

They can't actually afford it. And it seems as though a lot of their customers are unhappy with their service. Although one thing is for sure, if you come close to using 1TB bandwidth, your site WILL be suspended (not for the bandwidth but for server load, or too many simultanious connections or something)

[sgarbus]

Originally Posted by jmcallister

Although one thing is for sure, if you come close to using 1TB bandwidth, your site WILL be suspended (not for the bandwidth but for server load, or too many simultanious connections or something)

Do you actually have proof that a user's site was suspended for comsuming a large amount of bandwidth, that really WASN'T causing a high load on the server, or are you just guessing because you hear this a lot?

[DimensionServers]

Maybe I misphrased it. What i ment is along with a customer actually using 1TB of bandwidth, comes more simultanious server connections, or a larger use of system resources. The end customer might not be suspended for using the 1TB of bandwidth, but would most likely be suspended for an increase in CPU usage or something of the sort.

[DaKine]

Originally Posted by Retire

How dreamhost can afford their share hosting package for such low cost providing 1TB of bandwidth ?

Is it joke ?

Should i think like ... you get what you pay?

dreamhost is big hosting company ... so where is the catch ?

You are correct. You get what you pay for. There are a few recent threads here that are complaining about them. So I would be careful and not host mission critical sites with a company that offers you too much for too little.

[Retire]

Its really bad...
Then how can i know which company is good .?

[nimonogi]

Originally Posted by Retire

Its really bad...
Then how can i know which company is good .?

Do what you're doing... use WHT and learn from other member's experiences.

[WireNine]

Originally Posted by Retire

Its really bad...
Then how can i know which company is good .?

Those who don't offer insane plans with "too good to be true" written all over them

Doing some research with your requirements will help you find the perfect host for yourself, or you can ask for recommendations from other users who post here based on your requirements and budget.

[DimensionServers]

I have to agree with WN-ALI. Doing some good ole fashioned research can save you a lot of headaches in the future, and in the end you will be more secure with your decision.

[Siropel]

Originally Posted by jmcallister

They can't actually afford it. And it seems as though a lot of their customers are unhappy with their service. Although one thing is for sure, if you come close to using 1TB bandwidth, your site WILL be suspended (not for the bandwidth but for server load, or too many simultanious connections or something)

I'we seen people posting on DreamHost's blog (http://blog.dreamhost.com/2006/05/18...t-overselling/) saing they use their full 20GB of space and full 1TB of bandwith (and got over - and was happy to pay for it http://misc.chiisana.net/dh_bill.png)

There are more than one people stating they use close to 1TB of bandwith and full 20GB of space ...
I have an account, hope to get to use that full TB of bandwith ...only then I will know for sure

[Retire]

I am just thinking how dreamhost will react when any user will consume 500+ GB of bandwidth .. i think if they really provide this bandwidth then it must create cpu resource usage issues.

you don't think its impossible for any website to use 1TB of bandwidth and don't overload their shared cpu resources ?

Its funny...

[nrv118]

Do you actually have proof that a user's site was suspended for comsuming a large amount of bandwidth, that really WASN'T causing a high load on the server, or are you just guessing because you hear this a lot?

You dont need proof, lot of the hosting companies do that and i am sure most of us have been here long enough to experience that , i am sure once u get close enough to even 600-700 GB bandwidth they will come up with lame excuses like too many hits on the site per second, or apache server crashed, or some other things that ur not going to argue about

so yeah research a little bit before u buy from them

[The Stealthy One]

I would like to inject my own thoughts here: though Dreamhost is overselling in very abundant quantities, credit is due them whereby they acknowledge overselling. I think the industry may see Dreamhost emerge very soon as the only overseller who both admits to this, and properly manages it. Take a look at their blog and you'll see what I mean.

[desigeek]

yes, I agree with Global, however I have heard dreamhost suspending accounts without notice and giving simple reasons ex: too many connections, server load etc...

This is where the catch is, they give you huge bandwidth and space, however they limit you in things you can host. In reality; you will not use all that space and bandwidth. It's a marketing strategy.

[David]

Originally Posted by desigeek

This is where the catch is, they give you huge bandwidth and space, however they limit you in things you can host. In reality; you will not use all that space and bandwidth. It's a marketing strategy.

How can you say that after a user posted screenshots of someone's proof that they've used the bandwidth (and more):

http://misc.chiisana.net/dh_bill.png

Read the thread.