05-29-2007, 10:58 AM
Quote:With an ever greater amount of video being consumed online, many Internet users are in for a shock. ThereÂs a dirty little secret in the broadband industry: Internet Service Providers (ISPs) donÂt have the capacity to deliver the bandwidth that they claim to offer. One way ISPs attempt to conceal this problem is to place a cap of say 1GB per-month per user, something which is common in the UK for many of the lower-cost broadband packages on the market. Considering that a mere three hours viewing of Joost (the new online video service from the founders of Skype  see our review) would all but use up this monthly allowance, itÂs clear that lots of Internet users arenÂt invited to the party...
full article: http://www.last100.com/2007/05/28/will-i...deo-party/