jayjay1122
Android Expert
Of course I could be wrong, but it sounds to me like some of us are missing the concept of bandwidth and bandwidth utilization. On any given data network there is theoretically, a finite amount of bandwidth available.
I deal with this on a daily basis in my job, there are devices and applications that typically absorb or utilize more bandwidth than others. During peak times when there are a lot of nodes communicating, those bandwidth hogs can cause overall network slowdowns (think AT&T) and poor performance!
Of course in the networking world some of the mechanisms are different, but the general gist is the same...rather than allow a small percentage to consume a bulk of the "pipe" available, we periodically throttle those nodes to maintain the overall integrity of the network so all nodes get a fair share!
Its common sense really...do we REALLY want the free for all that is AT&T and the poor performance that goes with it or do we want a balanced network that allows everyone the best access available?
I deal with this on a daily basis in my job, there are devices and applications that typically absorb or utilize more bandwidth than others. During peak times when there are a lot of nodes communicating, those bandwidth hogs can cause overall network slowdowns (think AT&T) and poor performance!
Of course in the networking world some of the mechanisms are different, but the general gist is the same...rather than allow a small percentage to consume a bulk of the "pipe" available, we periodically throttle those nodes to maintain the overall integrity of the network so all nodes get a fair share!
Its common sense really...do we REALLY want the free for all that is AT&T and the poor performance that goes with it or do we want a balanced network that allows everyone the best access available?
