Imagine a hosepipe that runs through a pump (the router)
The pump can only go at a certain speed. If someone increases the pressure of the water in the hosepipe, the rate of flow coming out of the pump will be the same because it can only go at a certain speed.

Getting a bigger pump is the only way to deal with the increased pressure.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:01, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Okay, I think I sort of understand.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:06, Reply)

The other thing worth explaining is that the hosepipe itself is owned by Thames Water
and so it fucking leaks. That's why they tell you you won't get that maximum bandwidth if you're any distance from the nearest exchange.
( Kroney, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:11, Reply)