{"id":1477,"date":"2017-05-11T06:11:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T06:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.verbat.com\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:58:29","slug":"unlimited-hosting-myths-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbat.com\/blog\/unlimited-hosting-myths-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlimited Hosting – Myths & Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever heard of a hosting solution that offers unlimited add-on domain capacity, unlimited storage size, and unlimited data transfer? It\u2019s real and is generally termed \u201cUnlimited Hosting\u201d. So basically you get to have many websites hosted by the web hosting<\/a><\/strong> company at an affordable price.<\/p>\n

This means you won\u2019t have to rely on expensive dedicated hosting<\/a><\/strong> servers, right?<\/p>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

It may seem impressive, but it\u2019s clouded by a lot of myths. We need to dig out the truth behind unlimited hosting before deciding to go for one.<\/p>\n

Unlimited bandwidth and storage: Is it possible?<\/h3>\n

When it comes to digital services and products, the terminologies differ. For example, \u201cunlimited\u201d literally means having no limits or end. But technically, it\u2019s not the same when it comes to hosting. In a nutshell, what they mean by unlimited hosting isn\u2019t actually \u2018unlimited\u2019 hosting in the literal sense.<\/p>\n

Unlimited hosting is limited in reality. <\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get technical.<\/p>\n

The idea of unlimited hosting will give people dreams of having terabytes of their images and videos stored on their web host. That will just stay as a dream though, because there are limitations. Take the physical world for starters. You will need unlimited RAM and CPU to make that dream come true. That means you are going to need unlimited semiconductors to make infinite RAM and CPU, not to mention unlimited cables for unlimited bandwidth<\/a>. And hire unlimited people to maintain those unlimited servers and networks. Hope you get the point.<\/p>\n

\u2018Unlimited\u2019 is just a term hosting companies use to bait uninformed website owners. They run the business for money.<\/p>\n

So what is it then?<\/h3>\n

To get a better idea, think about an all-you-can-eat buffet. You can\u2019t eat too much obviously, but you can eat all you want to. Unlimited hosting is similar. You can use as much disk space and bandwidth as you want, but you obviously wouldn\u2019t want that much.<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t be able to eat more at an all-you-can-eat buffet once your stomach is rigged to explode. Similarly, you won\u2019t be able to use more \u2018unlimited\u2019 stuff in an unlimited hosting plan once a certain limit\u2019s reached.<\/p>\n

The hosting provider will most certainly have house rules that you need to abide by while using their \u2018unlimited\u2019 hosting solutions. There would be a red zone, where you won\u2019t be able to move further. Once your website hits the red zone using all the \u2018unlimited\u2019 resources, the hosting provider would simply pull the plug or pull you back by charging you more for the service. This is how it works.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s a scam by greedy businesses then?<\/h3>\n

Now you might be thinking that this was just another scam from dishonest businesses. That\u2019s not always the case, because there are bright sides to unlimited hosting too.<\/p>\n

A large hosting company will have an inexplicable amount of resources like manpower, servers, bandwidth lines etc. A single website practically will not be able to exceed such an amount of resources in its life. Generally, most websites will not need that much resources to function properly with all features working fine.<\/p>\n

In such a situations, many companies would go for overselling i.e. reselling their unused hosting capacity \u2013 the remains after websites use up the required resources.<\/p>\n

So should we choose unlimited hosting then?<\/h3>\n

Unlimited hosting may seem like an unethical practice but that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean the hosting company is bad. What matters is an efficient server and reliable technical support. As long as they deliver those two, the companies shouldn\u2019t be criticized for their way of doing business.<\/p>\n

So should you go for unlimited hosting?<\/p>\n

You can if you want to, after making sure the hosting company delivers quality service of course, and is not a substandard company trying to grab as much money as they can.<\/p>\n

The easiest way to decide whether the hosting company\u2019s \u2018unlimited\u2019 deal should be taken is to sign up for a trial of the service by spending a little amount of money, and then look at the things you are getting from the service \u2013 the support, the quality, performance, efficiency, reliability, resources etc. If you don\u2019t like what you see, you can cancel the service during the trial period itself. You can also check reviews or contact existing clients of the company to get some feedback on their services.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n