From: Mike N. 

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:25:04 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote:

>Somehow I feel that the "worldwide leader of on-demand and real-time media
>delivery technology systems" needs to service more than 3 people at a time -
>although I wonder if HD is the actual bottleneck or the network /
>internet...

   For the Cable TV "On Demand" customer, the network is not an issue. For
Internet Movie on Demand delivery, people have to gamble that their
provider won't view their usage as excessive.

http://www.boston.com/business/personaltech/articles/2007/03/12/not_so_fast_bro
adband_providers_tell_big_users/

http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2007/4/16/01320/7728

"Cable giant Comcast continues its practice of cutting off service --
often without warning -- when high-speed Internet customers exceed an
unstated download limit. But while Comcast tries to stay mum about these
terminations, its customers are making more and more noise to try to force
the company to explain what its policies really are."

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