Generally, the term “ Unlimited Hosting” refers to web hosting offers that provide unlimited disk storage, data transfer, as well as addon domain name capacity. In a way, unlimited hosting providers are actually offering the freedom to host as many websites as you can at an affordable price (normally below /mo)!“ WOW!” there goes the screaming. Okay, I know. This sounds awesome at first. But wait, not so fast. Don’t just scrap that expensive dedicated hosting plan from your to-do list yet. Is unlimited disk storage and unlimited bandwidth possible? We will dig into the details in this article. As a smart consumer, you should recognize that hosting companies are in a world with its own terminology. I knew ‘unlimited’ sounds like having no ends or limits in English; but that’s not the case when it comes to unlimited hosting plan. In reality, unlimited hosting is, always, limited. Wake up, people! I am so tired of getting emails from readers who want to store all your 500 GB movies/photos collection on your web host. (seriously, are you guys nuts?) Think logically. Nothing is unlimited in this world. Think about the limitation in our physical world – it is simply impossible to have unlimited semiconductor to build unlimited RAM and CPU; it is impossible to offer unlimited bandwidth when we have limited cables transmitting data around the globe; and heck, it is impossible to hire unlimited man power to maintain the servers and networks. Unlimited is nothing but an imaginary industrial term, believed by only bunch of uninformed webmasters. Hosting companies want their piece of cake too Above all, do not forget that web hosting companies are in the business to make money. Do you really think they will provide you unlimited computer resources (even if that is possible) with just the price of .95/mo? Certainly NO! The term unlimited can be a bit disconcerting when talking about web.
The Real Meaning of Unlimited in Web Hosting The Myth of Unlimited in Web Hosting Feature Lists The Real Meaning of Unlimited in Web Hosting by Christopher Heng, thesitewizard.com As many webmasters who have been burnt can attest, unlimited in web hosting lingo usually does not really mean unlimited when it applies to disk space and bandwidth. While the rest of a web host's feature list is usually written in English, this word is best understood as being written in the language of Humpty Dumpty. The Language of Humpty Dumpty In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty redefined the meaning of the word glory to mean a nice knock-down argument. When Alice, to whom he was speaking, protested that this was not the correct meaning of the word, Humpty Dumpty replied: When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less. In the same way, when web hosts use the word unlimited to say that you get unlimited disk space or unlimited bandwidth (or its equivalent unlimited data transfer the word unlimited usually gets redefined to some other meaning, at the web host's discretion. The exact meaning varies from host to host, in the spirit of Humpty Dumpty, but it invariably means the opposite of the unlimited found in the English language. Deconstructing the Meaning of Unlimited in Humpty- Dumpty- Speak Let's translate one version of the Humpty Dumpty unlimited to real English. According to a prominent web host, account holders are given unlimited disk space. On this host, if you look at the fine print, you will find that you can add as much content as you want, but maybe not all at once (unmodified quot; given). In other words, you can't use the unlimited space in one go. You can use an unspecified amount at first, and then add more. But who gets to decide how much you can use each time?.
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