My 2 cents on the bandwidth issue as a new user (on steemit for two weeks now, and loving it). I kind of think a little bit of bandwidth restriction is a good thing for new users like me. Exclusivity. When I go to post in the morning and I can't, I have come to realize that my posts and upvotes are special and I shouldn't just dish out upvotes like people do with likes on instagram or facebook. It makes me actually read what people wrote and think about weather I really want to upvote it. I also don't make a bunch of photo posts during the day, maybe one or two quality photo posts a day with hopefully some quality information to go along with it. Now, when I check steemd and my bandwidth is negative, I have to patiently wait to start having fun again. When the bandwidth is back in the green, it's like getting a little Christmas present, whoohoo! I get to post again! Maybe I'm different than most new users but even if the issue is fixed on the back end, it might be a good thing to ease new users into steemit. Cheers!