Downloading too much will lose bandwidth

Cable and DSL give us extremely high speed Internet connection, but they are not unlimited flows. As more and more subscribers of this high-speed transmission line for downloading and broadcasting multimedia content, ISPs have specified a limit on the number of downloads and uploads allowed in the a certain period of time.

Based on the report published in BroadbandReports.com forums, allowable usage limits range from 5 GB to 50 GB per month.

This barrier is to prevent "devouring" customers from exceeding the shared bandwidth of the Internet backbone.If regular file sharing programs, multimedia content broadcasts and downloads are maintained 24 hours a day at the maximum speed of bandwidth, the cumulative bandwidth usage will stun you. scum.

If bandwidth restrictions are difficult, look for a broadband provider or subscriber that doesn't restrict downloads (of course at a higher price).

If there is no vendor or no better way, you may have to regulate your Internet traffic to comply with ISP regulations.For ISP bandwidth limits (if any), contact the company's customer service department or search the forums listed at BroadbandReports.com.

Download control

Being limited in bandwidth does not mean that you have to completely break up with media sharing and media sharing programs.Most peer-to-peer applications have settings that allow you to reduce your upload speed to a moderate level to keep your usage below the ISP-specified limit.Visit the Help Desk section of Salisbury University, where you can quickly find the appropriate settings for adjustments in popular peer programs.

If you are using Windows XP, you can monitor your bandwidth usage through the Task Manager's Networking monitor section.Indo - to open Task Manager and select Networking tab. To display downloads, select View.Select Columns, check Bytes Received, and click OK (may need to adjust the window and column sizes to see the new column). If you want to add data again, select Options.Shows Cumulative Data (see picture). Close Task Manager and continue your Internet activities (but do not close or restart Windows because this will reset the counter). To know the total number of downloads in a day, a week or a month later (if the PC has been running continuously and there is no problem), you just have to press - Again.

Bui Xuan Toai
PC World 07/2004