If I were to run a service like this I would 1. Make sure I have a pay plan that really makes people want to pay. 2. Host at calpop.com (I have a half-rack

If I were to run a service like this I would 1. Make sure I have a pay plan that really makes people want to pay. 2. Host at calpop.com (I have a half-rack at calpop.com with power and 10mbps for $500 a month. A full rack with 10mbps & power is $800. You can buy extra bandwidth in the checkout process.) 3. Set up a Storage Area Network (san) in the rack along with the web and database servers. You can just keep adding to a SAN, as users pay you buy more equipment. 4. Buy a monster nas to backup the SAN system. I like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230277292009 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=23027... ... Sans are never supposed to fail, but we know that means nothing. A NAS since buying a 2nd SAN would cost too much and we have a budget here. 5. Money: Banks have equipment lease plans, so even if one can't afford the whole price you can get into a lease.