Bandwidth

[Matt999]

  Have a link here which is said to monitor and reduce bandwidth usage.  Change Detect.  What is your opinion?

   This could be an important factor, especially to those, like myself that are using free hosting with limited bandwidth.

   As I understand it, bandwidth is the number of page views times the size of each page and the graphics in that page/s.  So that each time lets say a visitor views a graphic that is let's say 10K not including other factors, page size and other graphics. Your bandwidth allowance for that month drops by that amount, in this case drops by 10K. So you have 10K less for the remainder of the month.  Hense, large pictures and video files are a major blow to you bandwidth usage.

   As well, hotlinking to your pictures uses your bandwidth as well.  Meaning someone linking to a graphic on your site, by pulling the image that they use from your server to display on their site.

  Just a few thoughts

   

[alchiba]

Strictly, bandwidth means something else. Data transfer is the more correct term in your scenario, but in reality they're used interchangeably. I'm just being nit-picky but there is a distinction.

Among the innumerable problems with most free hosts is that you're not given a reliable method to track your bandwidth and there is no way to prevent hot-linking without embedding some nasty scripting in your pages.

A tool like the one you've shared with us here is a good-enough solution but bandwidth checking and hot-link prevention should be features available to any hosting customer, usually in their account control panel.

[Matt999]

  I wouldn't think so, but have to ask anyway...

  Does editing with your ftp program use bandwidth?
I realize if I was to look at the page after editing that I would use some then, but when bringing up the source code to edit. It seems to take a bit to load, so it is transferring data from your server....  

[alchiba]

 Does editing with your ftp program use bandwidth?

Yes. Any data leaving or entering your server through your host's networking equipment uses bandwidth. This includes Web pages, FTP transfers, email, etc.

[SensoVision]

Yes. Any data leaving or entering your server through your host's networking equipment uses bandwidth. This includes Web pages, FTP transfers, email, etc.

but Ed, I think that FTP transfer consume only small portion of data generally, if you upload only your pages and not big files, doesn't it?

[alchiba]

Yes, but it all counts.

[Queen Bee]

Hmm... Interesting information.

But, rarely to people even visit my site, much less, steal my bandwidth. So, I guess I'm pretty safe just for now.

[alchiba]

Hmm... Interesting information.

But, rarely to people even visit my site, much less, steal my bandwidth.

Bandwidth theft is a rare occurrence but it does happen. Easy enough to fix once it's discovered, though. Just move or rename whatever it is that's being hotlinked.

[Matt999]

 
   So, If I understand this properly, it is also the length of time that the page/s is viewed not just per page loading?

[SensoVision]

 
   So, If I understand this properly, it is also the length of time that the page/s is viewed not just per page loading?

as as I know time have nothing to do with this, the only thing which matter size of page and quantity of times it was requested, once it downloaded to browser your bandwaith not using anymore...
but statement you suggest is true for some dynamic pages like those who have refresh themsleves e.g. each minute to show new banners or new feed information.
Correct me if I'm wrong

[alchiba]

That's correct, Phoenix.