Thursday, June 28, 2007

Is Your Internet Service Being Throttled Down?

Tom Regan writes on csmonitor.com:

These days, online users want to watch a YouTube video, access e-mail, send instant messages, play online games, and talk on the digital phone – all at the same time.

If you're noticing slowdowns while online, the culprit could be "bandwidth shaping." Most Internet service providers (ISPs) don't like to talk about it, but it's the most recent method to deal with the masses of people who use a lot of bandwidth during peak periods.

More here.

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