I used all my bandwidth!

Steve_Racer · 10-17-2001, 03:30 PM

I used up all my bandwidth

.. success caught me off guard and i wasnt expecting the kind of traffic i got... here are the details:

I exceeded my 5 GB/month limit

Unfortunately if this growing trend in bandwidth usage continues i will have to move to a 300 GB transfer/month rackserver

Steve_Racer · 10-17-2001, 03:42 PM

should i shut down until next month so as to avoid more overage charges or should i ride out the storm so as to keep my user base up?

**Bob** · 10-17-2001, 03:53 PM

Hi Steve,

I believe you are referring to a FutureQuest hosted site, if so you could just upgrade to a Silver package, which is only $10.00 more a month and most likely cover the extra Bandwidth and still keep your site rolling

Hope this helps,
Bob

**Deb** · 10-17-2001, 03:58 PM

Hmm, if you're just going over the 5GB limit I would suggest upgrading to a larger package to start with. It's much more cost effective than a 300GB Dedicated at this stage and usually better than shutting down. Ultimately the choice is yours and depends on your site's requirements as well as your ability to maintain those requirements.

The Silver Package is only $10 more per month yet it allows for 5GB more bandwidth than the Basic. I'd take a moment to review the Community Full Packages available to see if they could hold you over a while prior to going to a dedicated solution.

Deb
- The right track but a journey still ahead.

**Deb** · 10-17-2001, 03:58 PM

errrr -- What Bob said

*Mandi* · 10-17-2001, 06:37 PM

That's a ton of bandwidth, compared to your pageviews . . . could we take a look at your site (provide a link) and see if there are some plausible ways for you to trim your bandwidth consumption? Lots of us have been in this boat before.

*Rich* · 10-17-2001, 07:12 PM

I would agree with Deb and Bob that a package upgrade should be your first consideration.

I would assume from your comments that this is your first month of production with this site? It is also important to note that 17 days of data does not a trend make. You will need at least 3-6 *months* of data to determine whether you have a "growth" trend or not.

I also agree with Mandi that an analysis of your page views vs. bytes used indicates that there is little correlation to the two. However, if this is a new site undergoing design changes, this would account for this fact.

p.s. feel free to divert all your excess traffic to one of my sites.

Rich

*chrisheng* · 10-17-2001, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rich:

p.s. feel free to divert all your excess traffic to one of my sites.

That's a good one!

Chris

*thor* · 10-25-2001, 01:44 PM

Stumbled upon this, more curious about the outcomes. Even on a "slow' day 3 megabytes per pageview?

The big single day jump might mean someone's banging the server, but I can't conceive of a site with this bandwidth to visits ratio, unless it's a download site of some sort (mp3, software(z), and so on or serving up video/audio.

Upgrading the account is one temporary solution, but this pattern would scare the bejesus out of me. Bandwidth is DANGEROUS, since there is no limit -- liability is infinite (been there long ago with another ISP - paid for the tee-shirt.)

I have a feeling FQ's looked into this already,but I AM curious as to the details of the traffic.

PS. Who actually WANTS this kind of traffic?

*Rich* · 10-25-2001, 02:00 PM

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PS. Who actually WANTS this kind of traffic?

Only those that can afford it. Which means any site which uses traffic to convert visitors into customers. There is a direct correlation between visitors/pageviews/bandwidth and revenue. To maximize revenue (and hence profit) you can either increase the visitor-to-sales conversion ratio or increase traffic, or both.

Rich