I don't get it

How can hosts like www.bluehost.com offer the amount of space they advertise for such a low price PLUS a free domain name? I like hosting companies like www.brius.com and www.hostedfx.com but in terms of space and bandwidth, they do not even compete. Is there a scam within bluehost?

Originally Posted by mi1368 How can hosts like www.bluehost.com offer the amount of space they advertise for such a low price PLUS a free domain name? I like hosting companies like www.brius.com and www.hostedfx.com but in terms of space and bandwidth, they do not even compete. Is there a scam within bluehost?

Have a read of this. This is how they do what they do.

Originally Posted by Jamie Barton Have a read of this. This is how they do what they do.

Thanks for that useful info. Didn't know anout that.

Simply put, they dont. If you come anywhere close to the limits they normally suspend you.

Originally Posted by Village Idiot Simply put, they dont. If you come anywhere close to the limits they normally suspend you.

And the clients may read about that in TOPS and AUP of the copmpany.

Take a look at this.

Read legal documents very attantively. That's very important to prevent yourself from any problems.

Originally Posted by travolta Read legal documents very attantively. That's very important to prevent yourself from any problems.

Terms and conditions or any website agreements do nothing to protect you from overselling.

Originally Posted by azariy And the clients may read about that in TOPS and AUP of the copmpany.

The legal documents are intentionally vague, they just say excessive use. A client will think excessive use is defined as their advertised limits.

Its the perfect scam really, you can advertise anything, but give almost nothing. It would be illegal in most other businesses.

Most hosts oversell their services now to compete with the big dogs. Not really my cup of tea and many agree but its up to the company.

Oversold servers generally end up with angry customers / slow servers.