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Question:
What is Bandwidth and how does it affect me?


Answer:
Bandwidth means 'data transfer amount'. Your SWINOL account is allotted 200 megabytes of bandwidth per month for your personal web site. If you create a personal site on our servers, then only 200 megabytes of data can be transferred from that web site each month.

For example, if you make a web page with several pictures and the total combined size of those pictures is one megabyte, then 200 people can download that web page in one month before your web page transfer allotment (your bandwidth) runs out. Two hundred megabytes is typically more than enough bandwidth for the average user, and most should not have to even think about it.

If your bandwidth allocation is exceeded, your personal web site will be placed on hold temporarily until the end of the month and you will be sent an email to notify you of this.

To add more bandwidth, you can purchase a second dialup account (which gives you 200 more megs) or buy the bandwidth at a 5-cent-per-megabyte rate. To do this, please contact Customer Service at 800.599.1000.

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