It's quite common if you ask for a quote for hosting in the UK.
If you ask for a single server you generally get a monthly allowance. For example, one of our servers sits gets 5TB a month on a 100Mbit port. Saturating that 100Mbit port would give me 30TB (and a large overuse bill!).
But if you ask for colo rackspace (1/4,1/2 or full 42U cabinets) then you generally get to choose what drops you get (and what speed), what connectivity and what the 95th percentile billing rate is.
Here's a random example (i've no connection with any person or company in this thread):-
If you ask for a single server you generally get a monthly allowance. For example, one of our servers sits gets 5TB a month on a 100Mbit port. Saturating that 100Mbit port would give me 30TB (and a large overuse bill!).
But if you ask for colo rackspace (1/4,1/2 or full 42U cabinets) then you generally get to choose what drops you get (and what speed), what connectivity and what the 95th percentile billing rate is.
Here's a random example (i've no connection with any person or company in this thread):-
http://www.webhostchat.co.uk/request-products-services/26778...