1Gbps or 100Mbps unmetered?

[Wannex]

I have the choice of the following dedicated servers:

1Gbps (Limited to 15TB/month, then after 15TB, limited to 10Mbps)
or
100Mbps (unmetered)

all other specs are the same.

Which is better?

I currently have the 100mbps unmetered, but my friend has offered me the Gbit.

I usually use 10TB per month via torrent on the 100mbps server. But theroetically the 100mbps could do ~30TB per month (although the highest I've ever done, going full out, is 10TB)

I'm not sure if the Gigabit would be more useful...

Wannex Reviewed by Wannex on 6th Dec 2011. 1Gbps or 100Mbps unmetered? I have the choice of the following dedicated servers: 1Gbps (Limited to 15TB/month, then after 15TB, limited to 10Mbps) or 100Mbps (unmetered) all other specs are the same. Which is better? Rating: 5

[foxman]

Go for second plan...

[HH-Abdullah]

If you are only using 10TB, the first plan would be recommended as you will get much better networking speeds when you need them on burst basis. But if you plan to use more than 15TB, go for 100mbps as you can go up to ~33TB on it.

[jhoneltz]

1 Gbps = 10x Mbps

Usage If using 1 Gbps = 10 x 10 TB = 100 TB

The 2nd choice is better

[HH-Abdullah]

If he upgrades to 1Gbps, that does not mean his needs for bandwidth increase by 10x too?

[Wannex]

Hmm,
at the moment I'm only using very little bandwidth (less than 5TB)

So, I'm thinking of going to the gigabit plan. As right now I just want to increase my buffer on very few sites.

The only bad thing is I think OVH gigabit is only 200mbps to internet (1gbit only OVH to OVH).

It is a very difficult choice! gah!

[michaellin85]

would you really reach speeds of 1Gbps? i would go for 100Mbps to get the unmetered bandwidth.

[Wannex]

i think so, as i use my server as a seedbox. i automatically download tons of stuff.

since i never go above 15TB anyway, maybe the 1Gbit server is better for me.