Ive found unlimited to be what it says on the tin.

For instance , My hosting provider does offer unlimited bandwidth.
However that bandwidth is shared amongst the other people on the same dedicated segment.

So yeah, Its unlimited.
Yeah its 100Mb speed. HOWEVER on VERY busy times, i find the speed does drop.
However the amount of usage is still unlimited.

I feel this is fair and if i was needing 100mb constantly id then get a dedicated pipe.

I think unlimited really is unlimited. But only unlimited based on the limits of what you are spending.

You would find a £1.99 p/m unlimited plan to be not as good as a £1000 p/m plan.

I think its all relative. ( if that makes sense? )

Originally Posted by lynxus

Ive found unlimited to be what it says on the tin.

For instance , My hosting provider does offer unlimited bandwidth.
However that bandwidth is shared amongst the other people on the same dedicated segment.

So yeah, Its unlimited.
Yeah its 100Mb speed. HOWEVER on VERY busy times, i find the speed does drop.
However the amount of usage is still unlimited.

I feel this is fair and if i was needing 100mb constantly id then get a dedicated pipe.

I think unlimited really is unlimited. But only unlimited based on the limits of what you are spending.

You would find a £1.99 p/m unlimited plan to be not as good as a £1000 p/m plan.

I think its all relative. ( if that makes sense? )

In your example there *is* a limit = 100 Mb/s. You are limited to the size of the port of the server your website(s) are hosted on.

Well, technically what you're describing is not really unlimited, but unmetered.

I do agree though that "unlimited" is more like an "all you can eat" offer, rather than an "all the food in the world" offer. The money you're paying gives you an idea of what you can expect to get.

You only ever get what you pay for and very often pay for what you get!

Unlimited space is never really unlimited. Yes there is no limit on storage space but web hosts limit you on other things like total number of files, size of each file, total number of backups etc.. So you will never have unlimited space in reality.

Well, technically what you're describing is not really unlimited, but unmetered.

I'd rather agree with this. I wish all people understanded that correctly

Originally Posted by HostAver

In my experience/opinion. Unlimited means Oversold.

+1000, it is funny when they show plans:
$4,95 - everything is unlimited
$9,95 - and again everything unlimited

web host needs to support the following:
- lots of storage space
- all the latest technology (doh), php, ruby, ajax, asp, mysql, etc
- email support (at least 20 boxes, and unlimited pop/smtp support *no 250 relay bull*****)
- SSL certificate support

Originally Posted by safono61

web host needs to support the following:
- lots of storage space
- all the latest technology (doh), php, ruby, ajax, asp, mysql, etc
- email support (at least 20 boxes, and unlimited pop/smtp support *no 250 relay bull*****)
- SSL certificate support

And what is it does not support that? What would you do?

Every company has their physical limit so every thing depends on your web hosting company. You must read terms and conditions before sign up.

Essentially you are being offered a shared plan. It will have a limit on all resources including speed in the short/long term so what I recommend is look for a VPS provider and pay for WHAT YOU NEED.

You'll get faster speeds and have a set limit so you don't get terminated.

Nowadays some companies that offer unlimited plans are quite stable and reliable, if they aren't overselling it's all-right

Today unlimited plans are growing in popularity among hosting providers because of marketing. There are always limitations you can find in TOS but reputable providers who have such plans still provide good service