What is a Bandwidth Limit?
Bandwidth, data and speed are closely related terms and are sometimes used interchangeably. The amount of bandwidth that a computer connection is allotted determines how much data can be downloaded per second, or transferred from the Internet to the computer. More bandwidth equals more data per second, which translates to more speed. In some cases a bandwidth limit refers to a speed limit, and in other cases it refers to a data limit. For example, broadband Internet services sell access plans based on speed, limiting bandwidth according to each plan. Plans with higher bandwidth limits are more expensive, but faster. Luckily plans usually include unlimited access, so you don’t have to worry about a bandwidth limit in terms of data download. Every time you visit a webpage, after all, the page must be transferred to your computer, constituting a download. This says nothing of files, programs, videos and music you might download. Who then, has to worry about bandwidth limits? Actually, man