Getting Hosted:
"Unlimited Bandwidth?"

While unlimited bandwidth is certainly attractive, it is unfortunately a marketting gimmick.

Think of your electrical service. How much you pay your bills depend on how much electricity you consume. Nothing is unlimited. If you could get unlimited electricity, you could lay a few cables and set up your own power service!

The same applies to bandwidth. If a webhost could offer unlimited bandwidth, where do the webhost get the bandwidth from? Another unlimited bandwidth provider? If so, that webhost will not be there for long because their provider will not be.

Another situation is when a webhost offers unlimited bandwidth with their in fact limited resources. In such cases, the webhost is hoping that their clients will not use as much bandwidth as they are able to offer, thus appearing 'unlimited'. The question is, what happens when their limit is reached? As their clients' websites get more popular over time and consume more bandwidth, are they able to continue offering unlimited bandwidth?

Only a few outcomes can happen. One, they cancel your account with the excuse that you are 'monopolising their resources' or two, they send you an email to tell you to pay more or move. Either way, you have to go through the hassle of shifting your site or agree with their new terms.

In summary, always know exactly what you are paying for, so you know what exactly what you will be getting.