Students with cheap broadband deals and who enjoy online and on-demand video services on the internet are being encouraged to check their download limit to avoid a big bill.
The editor of the magazine Computing has urged people to look at their deal to ensure they will not receive extra charges should they exceed their download limit.
Bryan Glick told BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up To Money: "This is mainly a commercial thing that a lot of internet service providers are doing to try and limit the amount of use that people make of their broadband."
He added that the problem for broadband providers is that is that if they have a small number of people who are downloading a large amount of information, it can "affect the quality of the service, the speed that other people are getting".
Mr Glick went on to say that some of the cheaper broadband deals are more likely to have lower download limits and users will find they are getting charged extra.
The piece of advice offered by the expert was for people to check the small print on broadband deals before they sign up to them.
In related news, AOL Broadband has recently started offering a no-strings broadband deal which means users do not have to sign up to a long-term contract.
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Students with cheap broadband deals and who enjoy online and on-demand video services on the internet are being encouraged to check their download limit to avoid a big bill. 
