* Posts by rob forrester

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BBC vs ISPs: Bandwidth row escalates as Tiscali wades in

rob forrester
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I heart BBC

I may sound like a total boy scout here but the BBC have offered an amazing service, they shaped the internet in the early days, their current web presence, in my opinion, is excellent, and i will use iplayer regularly.

As others have said, its interesting to see that they havent targeted the other big loads.I watch HD clips constantly on gametrailers.com and I have surfed youtube for hours on end, and granted the quality is lower, but it must be equivilent to one or two iplayer programs a night? Surely not many people are taking in more than an hour or two.

I think that this is sadly a case of "oh look they are doing well... lets get them!". thank god the BBC is standing up for themselves this time.

If they want to get something back from heavy traffic why doesnt tiscali just ask some of the porn merchants for a bit of cash?