Connectivity Volume xTb vs Connectivity Volume xMbps (flatfee)
 

Looking at moving server to new host because
of increasing overage charges.

Have found plans ranging with various hardware options:

Connectivity: Volume xTB
to
Connectivity: Volume xMbps (Flatfee)

Dont understand what the pros and cons are
vis a vis flatfee volume vs connectivity volume if 1Mbps ~ 320Gb.

For example, (assume hardware ~ equal) at low end can get:

10Mbps for ~ $100 per month
vs
1Tb for ~$100 per month.

Dont understand why "volume: xTB" even offered or
why anyone would get xTB over xMbps.

Explanation given, which I cant relate to is:

"Bandwidth is the highway and Datatraffic is the flow of cars using the highway. If there is 1 car, is does not matter if you have a 1-lane or 10-lane highway. However, if there are 10.000 cars on a 1-lane highway, you might want to get that 10-lane highway instead."

So which is which or ?

If someone could explain this clearer would be much appreciated...

thanks

Lets say someone offers 10mb/sec -- optimially, you'll be able to push about 2500gb through that before you start seeing packet loss or sluggishness at the peaks. Bandwidth isn't constant throughout the day, so you have to buy for those peaks.

Lets say the same offer is for 3000gb (or 3 terabytes), but, you're connected to a 100mb/sec switch port and are not capped. You could burst up to the full 100mb/sec for 2-3 days and then sit around 4mb/sec the rest of the month.

A hun listing of a video gallery will sometimes spike around 17-20mb/sec, but, if you have the capped 10mb/sec solution, your surfers will get slow response.

If you look at your existing bandwidth graphs and pay attention to the peaks, you should be able to figure out whether you'll be able to use a capped bandwidth package or not. If over the month you rarely/never go over the 10mb/sec mark, then you could probably use that with no problem.

thanks
 

i think i get it now, burst vs sustained.