So, don't do that? I mean, if you leave your kitchen faucet running for a month, you will get a huge utility bill. Or it could be a failed toilet flapper (yea

So, don't do that? I mean, if you leave your kitchen faucet running for a month, you will get a huge utility bill. Or it could be a failed toilet flapper (yeah, my water bill was like $500 that time ;]) Anyways, your network connectivity is quite similar to your water/power/natural gas connections - there is a 'pipe' of finite capacity that is shared with your neighbours and so on.