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Other issues are if the system that you're connecting to has limited bandwidth. The pipe is only as wide as the smaller opening.

Plus all the routers in between. Lots of bandwidth is useful if you have a whole bunch of connections going to multiple end points. Many websites will cap a user to a certain amount of bandwidth.

And even if the ISP's network can withstand all the traffic, once it leaves their network they can't vouch for the rest of the internet network.

Its not quite as black and white as saying that its just a marketing scam cooked up by the ISP when they offer more bandwidth.
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And then the ISP chokes it to 3 meg  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/20/05
With incremental raises of 2 Mb/s every 9 months  owkmann | 07/20/05
Only if there is a rate increase to go with it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/20/05
Advertised speeds mean little ... its more marketing than technology  George Mitchell | 07/20/05
I've noticed that too  Jeff Spicoli | 07/20/05
If your cable network is anything like  Hugh Jass | 07/20/05
SPEED  musicaldea | 07/27/05
Two ends to a connection  ibabadur1 | 07/20/05
Actually, if you check the fine print ...  George Mitchell | 07/20/05
You got that right  Otto_Delete | 07/20/05
I suspect the cable industry is in for a rude awakening ...  George Mitchell | 07/20/05
I tis always like that - marketing BS  FirstNLastN | 07/20/05
there is noticable differnce though in color  voska | 07/20/05
Or it could just be that 40 thousand missing  voska | 07/20/05
Add to that  voska | 07/20/05
30 MBitsPerSecond / 8 bits = 3.75 MBytes/s  Grayson Peddie | 07/20/05
I've download that  voska | 07/20/05
oops just checked my speed  voska | 07/20/05
Sadly, Comcast is my local provider  Boot_Agnostic | 07/21/05
FRANCHISE FEES  musicaldea | 07/27/05

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