I need someone to explain to me like im 5 yrs old.

[MikeSouth]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Okay, here is a simple explaination (using very round numbers, okay? nobody hit me for missing by a few bits here and there).

A 10MPS connection can flow about 3200gig a month give or take a bit. If you are running 1886 gig per month, you are using about half of that, give or take, so about 5.5mbps. However, the reality is that your dataflow isn't consistant over the day, going higher and some points, lower at others. So you may have moments when you are using a full 10mbps and other times when you are using only 3 or 4.

Gigs of bandwidth is measuring how much went through the tube. MBPS is measuring how big the tube is. Size of tube X time = possible gigs flowing.

I am sure someone more technical will correct me and make me look silly, but hey...

Sounds right to me so 10MBPS meteered is essentially that same as 3TB/month except that your 10MBPS metered is guaranteed to not exceed 3TB/month

whereas my 3TB per month is basically 10 MBPS 24/7 and if I use more then the MBPS rises accordingly

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

Sounds right to me so 10MBPS meteered is essentially that same as 3TB/month except that your 10MBPS metered is guaranteed to not exceed 3TB/month

whereas my 3TB per month is basically 10 MBPS 24/7 and if I use more then the MBPS rises accordingly

Actually, in many cases the question is your peak accessibility. Most 3TB programs are on an open 100mbps connection, so that in theory you can go over 10Mbps and still stay under total bandwidth in a month on average.

But if your connection is 10MBPS, a 3TB plan is pretty much the same deal.

[SinSational]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

But if your connection is 10MBPS, a 3TB plan is pretty much the same deal.

not necessarily true unless your server is pinned at 10Mbps for the whole month. if you want to get 3000GB out of your server then you would need to be on a 100Mbps port. if you are on a 10Mbps bandwidth plan and your server is on a 100Mbps port, it is possible to get more than 3200GB's of transfer taking in to consideration that Mbps plans take the average rate of transfer.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by SinSational

not necessarily true unless your server is pinned at 10Mbps for the whole month. if you want to get 3000GB out of your server then you would need to be on a 100Mbps port. if you are on a 10Mbps bandwidth plan and your server is on a 100Mbps port, it is possible to get more than 3200GB's of transfer taking in to consideration that Mbps plans take the average rate of transfer.

That is why I say - the reality is if the 10MBPS plan and the 3200GB plan are the same price on a 10MBPS connection, you are effectively getting the same thing. You are limited by the connection, not by the plan.

If you have a 100MBPS connection, then yes, you could get more from the 3200GB plan. But that would depend on your host having enough bandwidth to actually give you the chance to do it.