Difference between Bandwidth and Data Transfer
Difference between Bandwidth and Data Transfer
Most of the web hosting companies talk about bandwidth and data
transfer same as one another but truth be known they are
different although very closely related.
Bandwidth is how much data can be transferred
at a time in other words it the internet connection speed your
web host server is connected to the internet.
Data transfer is how much data is being
transferred in a period say month as most companies give monthly
rates so I used month to help you understand better.
By Example if bandwidth were a bridge, then the bigger the
bridge is the more vehicles can pass through it at the same
time. While data transfer is the number of vehicles allowed on
the bridge in say a month. In essence, data transfer is the
consumption of bandwidth.
Question arise how it affects your site? Let me
explain this in a simple manner;
The less bandwidth you have, the slower your site takes to load
regardless of the visitor’s connection type. This means
that your web host has a slow line that is connected to the
internet. If you have more visitors, some of them will have to
wait their turn.
Data transfer you have is monthly allotted by most of the web
host companies, if you have purchased a bandwidth quota say
1GB/month and you have good traffic coming to your site than
you’ll find your site unavailable because you’re
reached the maximum allowed until a new month rolls by or you
upgrade your account.
Always look into this matter before choosing a web host and
purchase from a reliable hosting company like Netfirms
a>,
iPowerWeb and many others,
their servers are connected to internet via premium internet
lines which provide lightening speed access to your web site and
visitors don’t have to wait for the page to load.
Wishing you best of luck for your successful online
business.
Regards,
Yousaf FAYYAZ
http://www.hostfinders.org
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