Overselling?

Moochan · February 23rd, 2008, 2:26 PM

I joined Surpass through the One Love II promotion and am still waiting for my account activation after purchase (blah, a whole 'nother story).

What I was thinhking about was the prices earlier, and the space and bandwidth you guys offer with the Power plan.

Is this even possible? Do I actually get 200gb of space and 2000gb of bandwidth?

Say I use up like 100gb of space and 1000gb of bandwidth (or more!) will I get punished for this? If I reach the very limits, 195gb filled of space and something like 1995gb bandwidth, will I get my account suspended / have to pay overcharges?

I don't expect a legitimate answer but if you guys could be honest with me, I'd love that. I guess I've just had bad luck with my previous host. I just want to know if you guys are being honest and not overselling in the case that somehow I use up all this space and bandwidth I don't get punished.

Edit: I just realised I posted in the wrong forums, I'm sorry. D=

**removed** · February 23rd, 2008, 2:31 PM

Yes, just like most other hosts, we do oversell. Our new servers have 2 Quad Core CPUs, 6GB RAM, and ~1.4TB disk space, so you can easily use much of your package.

I'm pretty sure you won't go anywhere near your limits though -- few people ever do.

**twirp** · February 23rd, 2008, 2:34 PM

You can use all of the 200 GB and 2000 GB of bandwidth as long as you're following the terms of service and acceptable use policy. If you use 195 GB of space and/or 1995 GB of bandwidth, your site won't be suspended and there are no charges. If your site uses 2010 GB of bandwidth, I think there might be a slight charge (or it shows a bandwidth error page?)

Most accounts get suspended or banned for CPU resource abuse (sites that bog down the server).

Surpass is overselling (I believe), but if a site does need all of the space or bandwidth, Surpass owns and operates the datacenter, so they're able to handle it by adding things onto the server.

Moochan · February 23rd, 2008, 3:19 PM

Thanks for the quick replies!

I feel better now. I just really wanted to make sure you guys were honest, like I said.

So I really do get what was offered, wonderful. Thank you, Surpass.

February 23rd, 2008, 2:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Moochan Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2008 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Overselling? I joined Surpass through the One Love II promotion and am still waiting for my account activation after purchase (blah, a whole 'nother story). What I was thinhking about was the prices earlier, and the space and bandwidth you guys offer with the Power plan. Is this even possible? Do I actually get 200gb of space and 2000gb of bandwidth? Say I use up like 100gb of space and 1000gb of bandwidth (or more!) will I get punished for this? If I reach the very limits, 195gb filled of space and something like 1995gb bandwidth, will I get my account suspended / have to pay overcharges? I don't expect a legitimate answer but if you guys could be honest with me, I'd love that. I guess I've just had bad luck with my previous host. I just want to know if you guys are being honest and not overselling in the case that somehow I use up all this space and bandwidth I don't get punished. Edit: I just realised I posted in the wrong forums, I'm sorry. D= Last edited by Moochan; February 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 PM. Reason: Wanting the post to be moved to appropriate forum

February 23rd, 2008, 2:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX 7,574 posts Gave thanks: 10 Thanked 263 times	Yes, just like most other hosts, we do oversell. Our new servers have 2 Quad Core CPUs, 6GB RAM, and ~1.4TB disk space, so you can easily use much of your package. I'm pretty sure you won't go anywhere near your limits though -- few people ever do. __________________ Surpass Abuse & Security unofficial IRC chat: #surpass irc.blessed.net (efnet)

February 23rd, 2008, 2:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
twirp DemonicAngel Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in Wherever The World Takes Me Hosted on Pass76 1,769 posts Gave thanks: 24 Thanked 32 times	You can use all of the 200 GB and 2000 GB of bandwidth as long as you're following the terms of service and acceptable use policy. If you use 195 GB of space and/or 1995 GB of bandwidth, your site won't be suspended and there are no charges. If your site uses 2010 GB of bandwidth, I think there might be a slight charge (or it shows a bandwidth error page?) Most accounts get suspended or banned for CPU resource abuse (sites that bog down the server). Surpass is overselling (I believe), but if a site does need all of the space or bandwidth, Surpass owns and operates the datacenter, so they're able to handle it by adding things onto the server. __________________ You wear Vans so high school kids will think that you can skate. He wears Vans because he can skate. TwiRp wears Vans because they were on sale. Pass76 wants Vans.

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February 23rd, 2008, 3:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Moochan Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2008 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for the quick replies! I feel better now. I just really wanted to make sure you guys were honest, like I said. So I really do get what was offered, wonderful. Thank you, Surpass.

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