July 30, 2007

TV downloads 'use underhand tactics'

iplayer-1.jpg Experts have warned that the new breed of TV download services may leave some web surfers struggling to cope with slow internet connections. [The Guardian]

"Ian Fogg, a broadband analyst with Jupiter Media, said this could drastically reduce the speed of some viewers' internet connections. When testing the BBC iPlayer software, for example, his colleagues found that their web surfing slowed to a crawl - even though they had closed the application.

"It's coming across quite underhand, and the consumer has no visible way of switching it off," he said. "Many will notice that their internet connections may be running slower, but will not necessarily know why."

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