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That's not actually what bandwidth costs. The cost to the ISP is based on the connection speed (eg, bits per second) not on how much is transferred. The ISP ne
by gregmac 9y ago
That's not actually what bandwidth costs. The cost to the ISP is based on the connection speed (eg, bits per second) not on how much is transferred.
The ISP needs to size for peak usage, and they over-subscribe because that's the only way to be profitable. This is why your speed will often be slower at night than during the day. It also means when you pay for data transferred at non-peak times, you're not actually costing anything since the bandwidth was sitting there unused anyway.
- thomastjeffery 9y ago> your speed will often be faster at night Fixed that for you
- gregmac 9y agoSorry, poor wording on my part. I meant slower in the evening (peak time), and you're right: late at night is typically the least busy and thus fastest time.