Difference between bandwidth and data transfer

Difference between bandwidth and data transfer
by: Yousaf Fayyaz

Difference between bandwidth and data transfer

Most web hosting companies talk about bandwidth and DataTransfer same as another but the truth is known, they aredifferent although very closely related.

Bandwidth is the amount of data can be transferredat time in other words it speed internet connection yourweb host server is connected to the Internet.

Data transfer is the amount of data beingtransferred in a period of months, as they say most companies are monthlyrates months so I used to help you better understand.

For example if the bandwidth were a bridge, the largest thebridge is the more vehicles can pass through it to Sametime. While data transfer is the number of vehicles allowed onthe bridge in say a month. In essence, data transfer is the ration of bandwidth.

Question arises of how it affects your site? Let meexplain this in a simple way;

The less bandwidth you have, the slower your site takes loadregardless the connection type of visitor. This meansthat your host has a slow line that is connected to theinternet. If you have more visitors, some of them have towait turn.

The transfer of data you have is monthly attributed by most hosting companies, if you bought a bandwidth quota say1GBmonth and you have a good traffic coming to your site thanyou'll find your site unavailable because you 'rereached the maximum allowed until a new month rolls or youupgrade your account.

Always consider this issue before choosing a hosting andpurchase a reliable hosting company as Netfirms, iPowerWeb and many others, their servers are connected to the internet via premium internetlines provide lightning-fast access to your website andvisitors do not have to wait for the page to load.

I wish you good luck for your onlinebusiness success.

Sincerely,

Yousaf Fayyaz

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