Unlimited is not possible in any aspect of life and there is nothing without limits. Unmetered, within the direct definition is possible, as it's certainly possible for a host not to measure how much bandwidth you've used. Unmetered bandwidth is possible only for the dedicated servers and on shared account it is as dishonest as unlimited. Unlimited space or bandwidth is not possible bcoz it's a commodity that someone needs to pay for eventually. The term unlimited is only a marketing strategy go through the TOS of companies offering unlimited space or bandwidth and you will find some restrictions after all nothing in the world is unlimited.
I absolutely and totally agree with MarkWebuk. Unlimited is something that doesn't exist in the hosting industry. Unmetered, yes, is theoritically possible, but again, is almost equal to unlimited. It is important to note that most unmetered lines are capped to 10Mbps or lower. Only then, it becomes financially possible to have it unmetered. Again, going through the TOS is very very important in such cases, because the catch lies there. I'd say, DP should disallow such things here too, or atleast, they should have strict moderation of the threads here. I still remember the $150/year dedicated server thread
lol i know that guy who posted that offer... pappybro right ? haven't seen the topic but he posted the same offer on his forum
100% Agreed. Unlimited/Unmetered or HOWEVER way you try to spin it does not EXIST. Everything in life has a limit. Its like buying a car, and saying you have unlimited miles.
I really fed up with unlimted and unmetered hosting, is that really make sense? And then about unlimited reseller and master resller, you think is really unlimited since the bandwith is limited. Can anyone explain about this, is this consider a scam when people say unlimited and unmetered. Is that After make a volume of sales and then f**k off from DP? I know one of the DP who is a coward, invorx. What is your opinion?
yes anyone can give unmetered hosting , but not unlimited. unmetered means that we will not count the space or bw u use.. so it is possible.
people usually offer unlimited to newish webmasters, and they know (or think) in their minds that the site they are hosting is never going to reach the 100gb cap they have put on their account etc. its similar to web host that oversell webspace.
I dont think it is possible for it to be unmetered and it is definitely not possible to be unlimited. Nothing in this world is unlimited. How can the bandwidth be unmetered? Would a hosting company not know how much bandwidth their clients are using? What sort of way would that be to run a business? All the hype and promises of unmetered and unlimited is nothing more than a trick for the unknowing newbies. To me it is an indication of a hosts dishonesty right from the start.
I agree.. that's just plain stupid. Its not possible. Also, I really think DP should disallow such offers. WHT, WMT and the others have already done this.
Just like the $50 one time web hosting offers. Does anyone expect that to honestly last for a life time? It's going to be a 1-2 years max if they're lucky it will not last the 10+ years people expect it to last.
Here's the good explanation on unmetered and unlimited hosting: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?p=3721213#post3721213
Why? We are all capable of making a decision to buy or not to buy, I do not think we need DP to censor what could be bought or sold nor do I think that is the core value of DP. Unmetered and Unlimited are sold on the basis that most people will never use that much space or bandwidth. Normally it works ok and if you start draining too much they close your account. I have used a couple and they are ok for the price but anyone with common sense knows they are not really buying unlimited anything. Unmetered is possible because some use less and some use more. It just means basically that the bandwidth will be spread around and that if you use more than the other guys, you will not be penalized for doing so. They are often oversold in the hopes that no one will use too much. This is common practice in the hosting business and it is a case of the buyer needing to do his or her research before making a purchase.
But what about the people who don't know the difference between unlimited and unmetered hosting? Why should the innocent people get RIPPED by such hosting companies?
Why not ? Not everyone is a genius.. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=395671 There should atleast be some rules regarding this. Look around in the forum. Do you really think $6 hosting for life is really possible ? The forum is a mess right now with all the useless topics. Absolutely. And its not just rip-off. It just makes the forum look a mess.
Yeah I started posting here recently and surprised to see people with no web sites no nothing offering $6 life time accounts. They post in other topics linking back to the same topic where it says send money here and I'll setup an account! Honestly how legimate can that be? If you get the account setup how long is it REALLY going to last?
You have many members on here and it your job to ask before you buy. If a woman goes and buys tires for who car and does not know the difference between a tire and a wheel, is that the fault of the salesman? You as a consumer need to do your research before buying anything and hosting is no exception. If there was not a market for this kind of hosting, nobody would be offering it. You do not have to be a genius to know that if something is too good to be true it is not true! It is still your job to make sure you do not get ripped off. DP is a free open forum not your mother and they are not here to make a rule about every little thing that happens. Off topic for a second, deodeep, you may want to edit your post. You posted twice in a row which is against the rules and if a mod sees it, you may get a infraction. Just delete #11 and edit #10 and add it to that one.
Yes, i agree that unmetered is possible . But don't you notice that many of hosters that offer unmetered has just disappeared one by one? And why the metered hosting always offer higher price than unmetered? ? My opinion, Mods should ban ip of all those scammers... I hate them so much.
Why almost of unmetered offers always disallow torrent, file hoster, proxy?? Yes, i can answer this question. Because these type of sites eat much bandwidth and disk space, and they still care of their ****ing unmetered offer.