Hosting Problem...

kegan5

I tried to put this into the host section but it wouldnt allow me to make a new post so ...

i'm looking for a free host that supposrts ASP and possibly zip file uploads, with unlimited bandwidth.
I've tried 1asphost.com as they said they were unlimited but I keep getting a message saying I've exeeded the bandwidth and the account is closed for 12 hours... How can I go over unlimited bandwidth????

Does anyone know of any others?

Seth Brundle

1. no such thing as unlimited bandwidth
2. did you read the list of hosts in the hosting forum?

mneylon

There is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. There's no tooth fairy either.

Seth Brundle

blacknight wrote:

There's no tooth fairy either.

there is no need to start hurtful rumours like that!

mneylon

kbannon wrote:

there is no need to start hurtful rumours like that!

Sorry

kegan5

really? I had no idea, never really read into it
I will go through the host list later, I had a quick glance

Why do they say unlimited bandwidth then? That's just sully!

................. And as for the tooth fairy I dunneee care coz the sandman is real!

mneylon

kegan5 wrote:

Why do they say unlimited bandwidth then? That's just sully!

Presumably because they are expecting people not to check.

You will find that there are a lot of hosts that offer unlimited plans. You will also find plenty of unhappy clients

You are better off being realistic about your requirements and choosing a provider that can meet them and support them.
A lot of the €2 hosts can't support their clients and won't be around when the proverbial hits the fan.

smeggle

blacknight wrote:

Presumably because they are expecting people not to check.

You will find that there are a lot of hosts that offer unlimited plans. You will also find plenty of unhappy clients

You are better off being realistic about your requirements and choosing a provider that can meet them and support them.
A lot of the €2 hosts can't support their clients and won't be around when the proverbial hits the fan.

Agrees totally :up: I have unlimited bandwidth (supposedly) but ....(allways one of em) subject to a 'fair usage policy' ..

Meh - bandwidth = the biggest con (and rip off) on the Internet IMO

mneylon

smeggle wrote:

Meh - bandwidth = the biggest con (and rip off) on the Internet IMO

I don't see how it is a con unless you actually believe the "unlimited" fables.

smeggle

blacknight wrote:

I don't see how it is a con unless you actually believe the "unlimited" fables.

In Ireland it is when you run comparisons against charges over the rest of Europe/the U.S.

I can get 1000gigs transfer monthly on a 120gig 2.8ghz server in the U.S. for about 1300euro (sorry edit: thats 1300 per annum btw). No way will I get a comparable price or equivalent mnthly bandwidth in Ireland. Most are double that price and with 100 gig transfer - 200gig max.

Most of the large operators here are only just starting to use 'In House Server Complex's'. Prior to that - most used either .co.uk or U.S. based resellor solutions. A lot still do. Main solutions used are Rackspace or Tuocows[sp?] .

As your an Irish based server provider/host your probably in a better position than me to give an opinion on the Irish solutions as I mainly hang about online in the U.S. but untill beginning of last year I never came across any Irish based 'Specialist Data Centers' (Dedicated Server Solutions) solely based in Ireland. Not untill the State of the Art one was built in Dublin last year anyway.

It's not the the fault though of the operators here, it's down to how the infrastructure has been implemented and very poorly at that. Thats a Goverment/political issue really as I see it and of course the stranglehold that Eircom had for so long. I believe that to be the root cause of most of the Irish based Internet related problems, especially bandwidth prices/pricing.

The operators don't have much choice but to either use external solutions rather than domestic based solutions because of costs etc. I dunno - I could be wrong and am open to correction on that but thats how I see whats been happening...

Would be interested in your view though considering you are an Irish based solution I believe?

jmcc

smeggle wrote:

In Ireland it is when you run comparisons against charges over the rest of Europe/the U.S.

Unlimited bandwidth is a con whereever you look. Unlimited means infinite. There is no such thing as infinite bandwidth on a network. Bandwidth on a network is finite by design. The gullible always seem to believe that there is such a thing as a free lunch.

The operators don't have much choice but to either use external solutions rather than domestic based solutions because of costs etc. I dunno - I could be wrong and am open to correction on that but thats how I see whats been happening...

At a guess, over 70% of the active Irish web is hosted on Irish servers, in Ireland. There are some odd high traffic Irish sites hosted outside Irish IP space but the majority of it is small hosters/webdevelopers typically with a handful of sites on large UK or US hosters.

Most of the large operators here are only just starting to use 'In House Server Complex's'. Prior to that - most used either .co.uk or U.S. based resellor solutions. A lot still do. Main solutions used are Rackspace or Tuocows[sp?] .

While this would have been the case a few years ago, most of the top 30 Irish hosters use Irish IP space and Irish servers.

Regards...jmcc

dahamsta

I don't know why these guys even bother with the term any more. Anyone with a clue knows that it's bull****, and the rest don't matter a damn because they're not going to succeed in the business anyway.

Look at all the dedicated providers in the States these days for example. If you're not getting 500GB+/month you're getting screwed, and if you're actually using that much, you can well afford it. (Unless you're a moron of course.)

I have a 1TB/month allocation on my servers in the States and these days the busiest one is hitting less than 100GB/month. It's not running Google or the New York Times, but there's two pretty busy sites on there, plus most of my network's mail, a mailing list server, etc.

This thread is rather timely actually, someone in the states has just trademarked the phrase "Unmetered Bandwidth". Here's what the industry thinks of that.

adam

mneylon

dahamsta wrote:

these days the busiest one is hitting less than 100GB/month. It's not running Google or the New York Times, but there's two pretty busy sites on there, plus most of my network's mail, a mailing list server, etc.

And your usage would be fairly normal.

steve-hosting36

Lots of irish companies offer deals that are very competetive, and in some cases even more so, that the US providers...