Picture a restaurant that promises “all you can eat.” Sounds amazing, right? But if you tried to eat 100 plates, the manager might politely ask you to slow down or even show you the door. “Unlimited,” it turns out, has its practical limits. The same goes for web hosting.
Unlimited Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of data your website can transfer to visitors (think: people loading your pages, images, and downloads) each month.
- “Unlimited” bandwidth means the hosting company won’t meter your usage or charge you extra for going over a certain limit—within reason.
- The Catch: If your website starts using an extreme amount of bandwidth (for example, you go viral or host massive downloads), it can affect other users on the shared server. The host may step in, warn you, or ask you to upgrade to a bigger plan like VPS hosting.
Unlimited Storage
Storage is the amount of space you get for your website files, images, emails, and databases.
- “Unlimited” storage means you’re not given a fixed cap (like 20GB). You can add lots of content… to a point.
- The Catch: Shared hosting is for websites, not for storing backups, huge video libraries, or using your account as a personal cloud. Tremhost (like all reputable hosts) has fair usage policies to make sure everyone gets a fair share.
What’s the Bottom Line?
- For normal websites—blogs, business sites, portfolios—Tremhost’s “unlimited” bandwidth and storage are more than enough, so you never have to stress about running out.
- If you’re running a huge marketplace, serving massive downloads, or storing terabytes of files, that’s when the host (any host) will ask you to upgrade.
Why Tremhost Is Different
At Tremhost, we believe in honesty and transparency. We give you the freedom to grow without nickel-and-diming, but we’re also upfront about fair usage—no hidden gotchas, no vague small print.
- Real humans are always here to answer questions before you hit any limits.
- No-bull pricing means you know exactly what you’re getting—and what you’re not.
Need more power? If your project is growing fast, Tremhost makes it easy to upgrade to VPS or dedicated hosting, with free migration and real support every step of the way.
In short: “Unlimited” means you can build and grow, hassle-free—just use it for what shared hosting is meant for. And with Tremhost, you’ll always have a partner who keeps it real.