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JamesSykes · 11th January 2008

Partial is usually just peering traffic so it's generally free to the ISP. (not counting running costs of course)

Full traffic is just that and you will need at least some of this.

Some ISP's will sell you a mix of partial/full traffic. This can be quite nice if the partial transit is well connected and covers a large chunk of your demographic. (eg game-server traffic)

So instead of paying 10mbit at full rate you might pay 8mbit at partial rates and 2mbit for the full fat stuff.

11th January 2008	#4 (permalink)
JamesSykes I am Staff at Mooharr About My Company! Certified Host Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,707	Partial is usually just peering traffic so it's generally free to the ISP. (not counting running costs of course) Full traffic is just that and you will need at least some of this. Some ISP's will sell you a mix of partial/full traffic. This can be quite nice if the partial transit is well connected and covers a large chunk of your demographic. (eg game-server traffic) So instead of paying 10mbit at full rate you might pay 8mbit at partial rates and 2mbit for the full fat stuff. __________________ Mooharr E-Mail Hosting Services These are not my views and i cannot be held accountable for anything he says. __________________ Web Host - VIP Member Last edited by JamesSykes : 11th January 2008 at 04:53 PM.