Of the many terms used in web hosting, bandwidth and data transfer are two terms you may come across most frequently.These two terms have different meanings, though closely related.

When you talk about bandwidth, it is the amount of data that can be transferred at a time.On the contrary, the amount of data that is transferred is referred to as data transfer.However while advertising their companies, web hosting companies tend to use the word bandwidth to show how much of data you can transfer with them in a month.

When you go through the plans offered by web hosting companies, you will find some of them measuring the amount of bandwidth your site can use.It is the number of gigabytes that the company will offer you in a month that is displayed in this amount.Companies offering you 5 GB per month indicate that you cannot carry out more than 5GB of data transfer in your site every month.

‘Unlimited bandwidth’ is a term most web hosting companies use to lure their customers.It is however only after you read the terms and conditions of such companies that you find that there are various rules that lead to limitations in their bandwidth.

One common rule most web hosting companies state is that you are provided unlimited bandwidth only with acceptable usage. This usage however turns out to be less than an arbitrary amount of bandwidth every month.Once you exceed this limit, you have to pay a surcharge.

Restrictions on the type of site that you offer are sometimes posed by some web hosting companies.Some of  them don’t permit the use of graphics and heavy pages while some of them may  have limitations on the number of pages you can offer on your site.It is always better to use these plans only if you are confident you can stick to these restrictions for not only the present, but also for the future.

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