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Doug
08-21-2004, 08:50 PM
How do I know how much bandwidth I am going to need for a site? Is 1 gig a decent amount or would that get used up too quickly.

Shawn
08-21-2004, 09:21 PM
That should be enough for a small, text site. If you plan on having a lot of graphics, you might need a few gigs max.

Doug
08-21-2004, 09:59 PM
Yea, I did some figuring and as the site stands right now I believe I can handle about 4000-5000 people per month but i plan to add a lot more text and text isn't that bad. I also plan to get more traffic than that though but maybe I will get 1 gig to start out.

AndyH
08-22-2004, 12:20 AM
1GB should be fine for when you are starting out.

I am sure you could easily bump your hosting plan up when it is needed anyways? :)

James
08-22-2004, 12:22 AM
As long as you can upgrade and overage rates aren't horrid, then I'd say your fine as it stands.

r2d2
08-22-2004, 02:56 AM
1Gig should be fine, you'll be surprised how little you use, unless you get really successful really quick!

Doug
08-23-2004, 07:45 PM
Thanks everybody.

intelliot
08-24-2004, 11:42 PM
If you are running a forum count on 10+ GB/month, at least that is what my forum uses, though I haven't tried doing any optimization.

Though I also agree 1 GB is enough for many sites.