Patent ID: 8321902

Claim:
A subscription video system for providing content by subscription using an Internet connection, the subscription video system comprising: a program database for storing a plurality of video content objects, and an interface configured to receive a request to initiate a subscription with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address for a particular account using the Internet, wherein: a first connection bandwidth over the Internet to the first IP address is determined to be greater than a first threshold value before initiating the subscription for the particular account, a request to access the subscription of the particular account is received from a second IP address, wherein the request is received after the subscription for the particular account is initiated, a second connection bandwidth over the Internet to the second IP address is determined to be: greater than a second threshold value before providing access to a first product or a first level of service relating to the subscription, and less than a third threshold for access to a second product or a second level of service relating to the subscription, the first IP address is different from the second IP address, and the first threshold is different than the second threshold.