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  • 01-01-2011 12:19am
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    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,782 ✭✭✭


    Why do some companies offer free webspace with no adds?
    Is there a catch?


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    take your pick from some or all of the following (but not always)
    * very limited bandwidth,
    * very limited space,
    * adverts,
    * no ftp,
    * no server side programming
    * no databases


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    Malice
    Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    The companies would probably also be skimping on support and backups.


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    Feckfox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭Feckfox


    Joe Public wrote: »
    Why do some companies offer free webspace with no adds?
    Is there a catch?

    As the others have said, you get what you pay for!

    A free host is fine if you have no traffic. Once people start coming to your site, it will go slow, and eventually go down.


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