Bigger servers but same amount of bandwidth

[handlebar]

I brought this up in a sales chat, but now I'm thinking that it warrants a thread to see what other people are thinking...

I currently have several machines here at Steadfast and love them all. Recently, however, I've been considering migrating 2 dual core machines into 1 quad core machine. The quad core machine would obviously have double the normal specs (2 times the memory, more disk space, etc) to handle the load. In looking at the servers that Steadfast offers I'm a little confused, since all the servers come stock with the exact same amount of bandwidth (and a bandwidth upgrade is quite expensive for the premium network). In looking at other server providers, as you get a bigger machine the included bandwidth increases as well, so why not at Steadfast? I'm running game servers, so if I have a machine that can handle more games then I'm going to need more bandwidth.

Anyone else feel the same way?

[Karl]

Just so our stance is known, I will give the explanation given in the ticket.

For the most part, there is not a direct correlation with the specs on a server and the bandwidth used. Many of the higher end systems are being used as dedicated MySQL servers (all internal bandwidth) or parts of a larger cluster of servers (where it is billed as part of a larger bandwidth commitment). These people do not need the extra bandwidth on the server. If we were to include more bandwidth with those servers it would result in a higher price overall and as I just explained, a majority of the users will not take advantage of that extra bandwidth. To me, it doesn't make sense to charge people extra for something they're not going to use.

As a note, the price of our dual Clovertown 5335's are going to come down significantly when our next batch of servers arrives. Also, as always, feel free to contact our sales department for a custom quote.

[handlebar]

Hmm, I guess I'm still confused then. The next step up (as far as bandwidth goes) for the performance network doubles the price of every server. The side effect of this is that I'm discouraged from getting larger and more expensive servers since they won't be able to handle the bandwidth load I throw onto them. Are there other bandwidth plans available?

[Karl]

Yes, you can add 400GB to a plan for $75 or 10000GB for $150.

[BKotur]

Yes, you can add 400GB to a plan for $75 or 10000GB for $150.

I'm assuming this is a typo, but 10,000GB for $150? If colo customers get the same deal, I'm in!

[Karl]

I'm assuming this is a typo, but 10,000GB for $150? If colo customers get the same deal, I'm in!

Yeah, sorry, one extra 0 there, 1000GB for $150 a month. Also, that pricing is for the Performance network.

[vetwebhosting]

Yes, you can add 10000GB for $150.

I was about to jump on that deal.

[Blue)(Fusion]

Haha, wait 10 years and it very well might be that price for 10TB of bandwidth. Look 10 years back from today at the price of bandwidth. Would cost over $3000 for 1TB. But by then maybe the average speed to homes will be 50Mbps or more.