Unlimited Bandwidth = Allowed?

[Cam.]

I know this is in the rules that it's not allowed, But if we buy a dedicated server with unmetered bandwidth (http://www.fdcservers.net/Services/DedicatedServers/100MbitUnmeteredservers#s169), Are we allowed to offer it to customers?

There was a thread about this a while ago, I just can't find it :)

Thanks ;)

[Jan]

Only if you have a bandwidth cap.

[Cam.]

So were allowed to offer it? :)

Thx

[sep]

FDCServers servers are not unlimited. They're unmetered and you can expect a maximum of 9TB/month from them.

[Richard]

Lets look at it litrally.

Unlimited Bandwidth means the user can use as much as they want, for example, if they wished to, they could use 1,000TB. Can your unmetered 100mbps server provide that? No, therefore, its a scam.

Unmetered in terms of Bandwidth means they can use ALL the bandwidth up from a given connection (100mbps in this case). In the case of shared hosting, that is untrue, as other people, and even the server itself will be using up some.

Both cannot exist with Shared, or Reseller hosting.

[sep]

Unmetered in terms of Bandwidth means they can use ALL the bandwidth up from a given connection (100mbps in this case). In the case of shared hosting, that is untrue, as other people, and even the server itself will be using up some.

I think when they say unmetered they mean that they just don't count the bandwidth, thats all. After all, that is what unmetered means.

You are giving definition of dedicated unmetered lines, which some providers offer, cheapest I have seen so far has been about 800 USD a month for 100mbit on an ad on WHT (don't remember the company name)

[Jan]

Only unmetered dedicated offers are allowed if they show a bandwidth cap. This only applies to dedicated offers.

[Meksilon]

I know this is in the rules that it's not allowed, But if we buy a dedicated server with unmetered bandwidth (http://www.fdcservers.net/Services/DedicatedServers/100MbitUnmeteredservers#s169), Are we allowed to offer it to customers?Of course you're not allowed to offer "unlimited bandwidth"!

You are, however, allowed to offer "unmetered bandwidth" at a specified rate - for instance, you could offer a dedicated server with 6.7Mbits unmetered if you so wanted - and (I assume) you could offer a VPS with, say, 2.3Mbits unmetered (or any amount so long as it's specified). You should also disclose the maximum amount of bandwidth that can technically be used - and that's not 100% maxed-out usage on the unmetered line; it's more like 1/3rd-1/4th of that. So, if my maths is correct - on a 2.3Mbits unmetered line, there would be a maximum of about 750GB that could be used. However, that would mean their site is always slow - so a customer could reasonably expect to use a maximum of about say 250GB (I can't verify this as I'm not in the business). Now I have seen some VPS offers advertised like this, and it does look attractive to potential buyers to see an unmetered offer - even though 250GB is readily available on VPS's everywhere as it is!

So, in my opinion any unmetered offer must be accompanied by an estimation of the maximum bandwidth per month the customer can comfortably use (without their site lagging). I think some of the experienced hosts should come together and decide upon what a realistic value for this is so that other hosts are bound to it - for instance it would be deceptive to advertise a 2.3Mbit u/m connection as equivalent to a 750GB/m data allowance, assuming that's the maximum data that can be pushed through the line.

[themoose]

http://freewebspace.net/forums/showpost.php?p=965029&postcount=7

Sums it up. I think this thread should be /locked :p

[JohnN]

heres the logic, I don't quite know the absolute specifics. A "unmetered" 10mps line will max out at 3300gb, its literally as much as it will transfer. It would stand to reason the most you can expect to get is 33tb (on a 100mb line - thanks for pointing that out). So long as you advertised it as an unmetered line and put the physical bandwidth cap I think you'll be fine.

[Cam.]

OK, Thanks guys :)

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