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SageMother · 03-26-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Taggart

Has anybody here every had their site crash because of bandwidth issues?

I forget which site it was, but I heard about one crashing after the URL was posted on a CNN show.

I had a site come close to crashing due to bandwidth issues but that was many years ago. Luckily the hosting company sent and email when things started getting tight.

tater03 · 03-26-2008, 04:32 PM

I think that it is great that they will notify you first when you are close. I just went to a site the other day that stated they had used their bandwdith up.

KyleMyers · 03-29-2008, 12:34 PM

My site has crashed before due to bandwith issues but this was a refresh attack by a cracker and not really down to the hosting company or domain name itself...

SageMother · 03-30-2008, 05:54 PM

Even though the crash could be more than a little inconvenient, as long as the crash is due to traffic the crash could be a good sign!

berlinlife06 · 03-31-2008, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taggart

Has anybody here every had their site crash because of bandwidth issues?

I forget which site it was, but I heard about one crashing after the URL was posted on a CNN show.

It has not happen to me yet, but I know of a couple of websites that have crashed because of excess of visitors after some media exposure. I guess it is just a strike of luck, when someone gets popular for a couple of days and they get so many visitors.

berlinlife06 · 04-05-2008, 10:16 PM

I think that if you have something for sale, you should put the ad on the area for sale, and not really in the discussions area, unless you want them to be appraised.

SageMother · 04-06-2008, 03:02 PM

Embedded videos can suck up bandwidth. If you can simply hot link to a page instead of carrying the clip on your site, you are better off!

RFL1986 · 04-14-2008, 10:53 PM

That's a good idea. I was using a lot of YouTube videos embedded right into the page before but now it seems like a better idea just to host a link. I like the aesthetic of embedded videos but I'm always afraid of bandwidth, slow loading and broken links.

PAUL-B · 04-16-2008, 02:39 PM

Bandwidth restrictions are becoming less of a problem nowadays what with the abundance of unlimited bandwidth offers. Try & get a hosting account that offers unlimited bandwidth -that way you'll have one less thing to worry about.

RFL1986 · 04-18-2008, 04:06 AM

That is true regarding unlimited bandwidth from many providers. There are still enough other reasons that I'm not keen to keep hosting videos just the same. Thanks for the tip though; it's a good thing to keep in mind.