High Speed Broadband Packages May Offer More Bandwidth Than You Need

[mandy]

Article suggests broadbands users may be paying for more bandwidth than they actually need.

p.s. Did I mention I only pay £24.00 for a 24 meg ADSL 2+ connection  :twistedevil:

Today's high-speed Internet access packages may sound tempting, but consumers should think long and hard about how much broadband they actually need before they ante up...

Though data-intensive utilities like high-definition video could one day place a heavy burden on the Net pipes into the average consumer's home, some analysts say many current Internet users don't even come close to using all the bandwidth that's offered to them in a standard broadband service.

"Unless you live with five Internet addicts, it's hard to come up with a use case for some of these high-end bandwidth packages," said Joe Laszlo, an analyst with JupiterResearch. "The cable operators are trying to keep up with Verizon's Fios service, and they can't look like the slowest guy on the block."...

full article: http://news.com.com/Beware+of+broadband+...g=nefd.pop