That really depends on your connection & upload capability. For dial-up users, it affects their overall bandwidth (as far as I know.) Whereas for most others, it depends on the connection type & upload capability according to their particular account they hold. So without knowing what your upload capability is it's difficult to suggest anything (if you're not sure, ask your ip provider.) Besides, I'm presently a dial-up user (dare I say it) so I'm not the best person to ask.(By the way, I've been offline doing work - so the later reply.)