[cobalt-users] 150GB for $70

["Bayhawk" <bayhawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

/quote
You wanna try explaining to me how anyone can give you "real" 150GB of
transfer per month for $70? This is equivalent to almost half-a-megabit per
second, 24/7, every second of the month... for $70.

A T-1 line (1.5 Mbps) costs about $1,500. Smaller links are more expensive
per unit, so a 512 Kbps link would cost about $1,000. But since they buy in
bulk, let's assume they get a T-1 for $500... absurdly low. How are they
going to make money if they sell that for $210?

Read your terms of use carefully. Betcha you were just so dazzled by the
number you just haven't fully understood how it works.

(It still might be a deal you're happy with... I'm not telling you to leave
them; just to know the difference between truth and marketing.)
/endquote

Im going to guess you don't deal with hosting companies to much. The 150GB
represents the amount of data transfer a month you are allowed.
The average hosts allots you between 20-50GB. The 150 can not be disputed.
If my web viewers visit my site enough they will generate allot of data
transfer. 150Gb a month is excellent. This is not the only thing that sets
the RackShack apart form the rest of the industry. With most hosts if you
exceed your allotted monthly bandwidth total, they will normally charge you
for another large block usually 20-50 GB chunks for anywhere from $75-$150 a
month. The RackShack charges you by the GB if you go over the 150 allotted.
and its 3.50 a month.