Streaming only sites

[mart]

What i've always wanted to know. Is why some sites have download limits and some don't. I mean i've been a member of other sites where the download limit is only about 600 to 800 mb per day and yet other sites like FTV seem not to have any download limits. Can anyone tell me why some sites set a download limit?. Does it cost any more for no limit downloads?. I'd really like to know the answer to this one.

[Anoree]

Some sites offer testing them for a couple of days, then switching to a monthly fee or something like that.
If these sites had no download limit, somebody with a big broadband connection could use the test time, suck off anything he can with download managers or site mirroring software, and sign off again. This way you could get high amounts of content while paying next to nothing.
Meanwhile the normal users might experience reduced download rates as a side effect.

With FTVGirls it'd be a bit complicated: How many MB / GB per day should be considered normal behaviour, given that the video files get bigger and bigger? What is the reaction of members who see "Download limit reached"? I think Rob sees a burst in downloads when a new update is set up. How should that be handled?

The members' satisfaction and return-rate has to be higher without a download limit in Rob's case. This probably outweights the loss seen when members grab off the content and don't return.

[WhyYou]

There are bandwidth costs whenever a site has multiple users connecting at the same time and the bandwidth charge is for people viewing the web site as well as downloading or uploading content. Some web sites may have a limited amount of bandwidth allowed per day so they have to limit the number of connections per customer so that they don't exceed their allowed bandwidth and incur additional charges to the web site account.

[mart]

Thank you Anoree, WhyYou. I had a feeling it was down to cost, appreciate the answers guys.