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I was thinking about logging into Pandora at work like I do at home, but I'm concerned about sucking up all of the available bandwidth on the network with something that's not strictly work-related. I don't have a thorough technical understanding of how streaming content like Internet radio is delivered, so I don't really know how to measure the impact.
Can anyone offer any perspective on how much bandwidth Internet radio consumes relative to normal Internet browsing? Is there any way to measure how much I'm using for a specific site like Pandora?
1The problem with bandwidth is not with one user using a service, generally. Its with a bunch of users using the service at the same time. I would be careful and make sure that your organization doesn't already have an acceptable use policy in place that prevents the usage of audio streaming services already. – Psycho Bob – 2010-04-27T16:38:56.157