Site Question For Tech Monkeys: Bandwith Usage (Sitekeeping)
Jul 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM
DailyBail

We've blown through every available upgrade package with our hosting company this month.  Mostly because of 25,000 videos being watched every day by readers here.  We will have used 600 gigabytes of bandwidth when the 30-day cycle ends on Thursday. 

The issue is that their top hosting package allows for up to 400 GB, and everything after that is a la carte at $1 per gigabyte.  Not a big deal for this cycle, but our traffic keeps growing and I expect it to get worse in coming months.

Our hosting companies top plan gives 400 GB for $50 per month, and everything beyond that is $1 per GB.  Is this a good deal, or should we look elsewhere for hosting.  Remember before you answer that we need dedicated, reliable hosting, not some shared plan that couldn't handle our traffic.  I appreciate any advice on this matter.

While I'm at it, give me some feedback on our site's loading capabilities.  Do our pages load quickly?  Do we seem any slower or faster than other sites you visit?  It's another factor that will help us figure this out.  Mucho thanks, mis amigos.

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