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Re:How Spotify Works by naz on Friday November 25, 2011 @11:53AM (#3277496)
Because most home connections are asymmetrical, and even a small amount of upstream bandwidth usage can degrade the performance of everything else.
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Re:How Spotify Works by Zirro on Friday November 25, 2011 @12:33PM (#3277605)
I seem to remember reading that the speed is of your connection is tested, and the amount of data sent is customized not to slow your connection down.
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