Does unlimited space web hosting really exist ?
It is indeed sad to know that the web hosting companies which claim to provide unlimited web hosting space isn’t really true. Infact, this is more of a sales tactic or a promotional jig to convince users to buy hosting from them. Even the best web hosting companies are not hesitant of using this cheap tactic.
Ok, lets not talk about an experienced webmaster here as he would have already come to know the truth by now. But what about newbie bloggers or webmasters ? Obviously, when a user comes across the word unlimited, he thinks that he won’t face problems In future as far as space is concerned and he won’t have to worry about traffic and bandwidth issues. But when a user carefully analyses the hidden terms and conditions, they come to know that the so called unlimited space is hardly 20 GB or so.
Although majority of the webmasters only use a limited amount of space and bandwidth so they aren’t faced with these type of problems. The problem arises when a webmaster experiences heavy traffic spike or he is a greater amount of resources. This is where web hosting company spoils the party and a webmaster is encountered with the bitter truth.
Although we can’t call this as cheating, its more of a marketing tactic. By no means they are robbing you. Most companies do try their best when a user faces such problems and suggest ways to overcome this problem by making some fixes. So a good and timely support may compensate for this problem.
So what you are advised is to read the Terms and Conditions before buying any web hosting. If your site experiences a high traffic all the time, then the best bet will be to opt for VPS Hosting or Dedicated Server Hosting as they have the ability to withstand huge amount of traffic.
It is indeed sad to know that the web hosting companies which claim to provide unlimited web hosting space isn’t really true. Infact, this is more of a sales tactic or a promotional jig to convince users to buy hosting from them. Even the best web hosting companies are not hesitant of using this cheap tactic.
Ok, lets not talk about an experienced webmaster here as he would have already come to know the truth by now. But what about newbie bloggers or webmasters ? Obviously, when a user comes across the word unlimited, he thinks that he won’t face problems In future as far as space is concerned and he won’t have to worry about traffic and bandwidth issues. But when a user carefully analyses the hidden terms and conditions, they come to know that the so called unlimited space is hardly 20 GB or so.
Although majority of the webmasters only use a limited amount of space and bandwidth so they aren’t faced with these type of problems. The problem arises when a webmaster experiences heavy traffic spike or he is a greater amount of resources. This is where web hosting company spoils the party and a webmaster is encountered with the bitter truth.
Although we can’t call this as cheating, its more of a marketing tactic. By no means they are robbing you. Most companies do try their best when a user faces such problems and suggest ways to overcome this problem by making some fixes. So a good and timely support may compensate for this problem.
So what you are advised is to read the Terms and Conditions before buying any web hosting. If your site experiences a high traffic all the time, then the best bet will be to opt for VPS Hosting or Dedicated Server Hosting as they have the ability to withstand huge amount of traffic.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is typical of the lack of knowledge some people have about how to do hosting. The term "unlimited," in the context of a shared hosting plan, simple means "no quota." In other words, if no quota is specifies, e.g., disk space, then it is ipso facto "unlimited." There is no "hosting law" that states you must use some sort of artificial quota to restrict access to a server resource. Just like an unlimited cell phone plan with a finite number of minutes in a day, so too unlimited disk space withing a finite sized hard drive. Its all about the quota, nothing more.
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