Though I am not as technically proficient as I should be for writing this post, my perspective might actually be a better representation of the norm. My question is this: Why aren't hosting providers held more accountable for providing information about server usage limits?

For example, shared hosting providers boast about their 500GB's of storage space, their 1TB of bandwidth, and their free domain with every account, but there is rarely ever any mention about where CPU and RAM usage get capped, or how many process can be run at a time. This is akin to selling a 550hp car with a 6 fl.oz. gas tank. Yea, thats a whole lot of power, and it sounds impressive, but there are also limitations that aren't mentioned.

Part of this is our responsibility as educated consumers, but I am tired of digging through buried page after buried page to find what should be readily available information. The nature of the industry is such that these companies aren't required to put this information front-and-center in order to stay competitive. So this is partly our fault.

Also, I am not saying that these usage limitations are unreasonable (they are why it's called shared hosting), I am just saying that we should force the hosting providers to make these facts more prominent. We always find out about them after we have exceeded them, not before we click the purchase button.

Not to mention that when I have uncovered a few of these usage definitions, they can be on the ambiguous side. Sure they need to cover their asses to an extent, but when they are allowed to be the ultimate arbiter on what is considered "excessive usage," then we have a problem.

I would like to hear other opinions on this. Anyone else agree? Can someone with more hardware experience explain to me that there really is a reason for this beyond shady marketing tactics and sketchy ethics?