where you can run into large costs is if A. you have a business. they force you to upper levels for unlimited. unlimited isnt quite unlimited... B. PROCCESOR costs. if you have something that uses a lot of processor power, applications, things running off of mysql databases, ect, you can look at having to have a personal server, with several server racks running it, and that, you can be looking at a few hundred to a a grand or so a month.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > John Berry wrote: > >> I have heard of websites paying huge data costs and I have never >> understood it at all. >> >> While $33 a month isn't quite what I'm talking about a host such as say >> GoDaddy charges... >> >> $4.99/mo for 300GB Transfer >> $6.99/mo for 1,500GB Transfer >> $14.99/mo for Unlimited Transfer (and unlimited space) > > When I switched last time, I read reviews of GoDaddy and other sites and > they said the reliability and transfer speed is not as good as places such > as JumpLine. JumpLine got top grades, although it was pricey. Their tech > support has been good. You would be surprised how much goes wrong with these > things. > > The present contract, for $33 a month, was settled a few years ago and when > it runs out I will push them for a lower rate or higher bandwidth (whichever > I need). Last spring when I ran short of bandwidth they doubled it for free. > Just for the asking. So it was clear I was overpaying. It comes up for > renewal soon. It looks like their latest package similar to this is $20 per > month. The prices keep falling. > > This is actually for 3 sites, for my wife and daughter as well, with > completely separate hosting. Although the bandwidth limit is for all three. > I think I can get 5 total. > > There are many ISP comparison sites. > > It would be a pain in the butt to change to a new ISP. I am hoping that a > university will take over hosting so I don't have to worry about it. Or pay! > > - Jed > >
