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Can someone explain how VPNs work / why they are cheap to run? If I download 1TB through my VPN, dont they have bandwidth costs for 1 TB as well?
by math-dev 5y ago
Can someone explain how VPNs work / why they are cheap to run?
If I download 1TB through my VPN, dont they have bandwidth costs for 1 TB as well?
- V99 5y agoYes, but bulk bandwidth is very cheap (contrary to what the average consumer ISP would have you believe).
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoDepends on the country. If you’re downloading 1TB through an Australia VPN, for example, or Taiwan…. The VPN company is going to throttle you or ask you to pay more. There are many other countries that fit that list.
- math-dev 5y agoI see, thanks
- jcrawfordor 5y agoIt's unusual for commercial customers to pay for bandwidth on a per-byte-transferred basis. Instead, it's usually on a peak or percentile bandwidth basis. It's not cheap, but once you shell out for say a gbps of transit you can put a very large number of customers on that. The cost of the bandwidth ends up not being that large of a consideration.
- math-dev 5y agoThanks I see. I pay $10 per month for VPN and then 60$ per month for internet so I guess their magnitude of costs is well over 1/6 lower than what I pay for internet