<p><b>Updated at 22:28</b></p><hr/><center><img src='https://i.supload.com/600x300/rybuy-pS-.jpg' alt='' /></center><hr /><table style='width:100%'> <tr><td>Maximum Virtual Bandwidth (MVP):</td> </td><td> 3.8843449344e+18 </td></tr><tr><td>Total Vesting Shares (TVS): </td><td> 378005664288.3384</td></tr></table><p>MVP and TVS are 2 system required variables we willuse  to get our account's bandwith </p> </p><h2>What means bandwidth in Steem? :</h2><p><blockquote>Let’s view a blockchain like an Internet Service Provider (ISP) co-op which owns all of the cables in the town and has a maximum amount of bandwidth that it can provide at any time. People living in the town can buy shares in the ISP and in exchange they are entitled to utilize a portion of the available bandwidth.</blockquote><p><h2>Why is it getting important?</h2></p><p>In the last days many steemians got locked because of lack of bandwith</p><p>The limit rate has been very volatil and developers are already working on fixing this</p><p>Every time we post  we spend bandwith, we need to keep it above  a dynamic level to be  able to post , if we spend too much we wont be able to post for a while</p>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTBo8HrwVpLcDNuZA6qTbi7AsEGzcRY5EkEgCjhKPK1Jx/2017-07-17_15-10-01.png<hr><p>You wont be able to post , vote or even Power UP your account , until you get more Steem Power or your bandw rate decreases</p><p>The formula uses also 2 more Account parameters :</p><ul><li>Account Vesting Shares (AVS)</li> <li> Account Average Bandwith (AAB)</li></ul> we need to keep our bandwith use below the limit we get assigned based upon our Vesting Power<p> which formula is this:<br><blockquote>AAB/MVP < AVS/TVS</blockquote><br>which is also : <br><blockquote> AVS/TVS- AAB/MVP >0</blockquote><br><p>You can calculate account's bandwith state , by replying this post and writing :account_name</p><p>Also check this post to sort out the issue : <a href='https://steemit.com/steemit/@venuspcs/bandwidth-exceeded-what-do-i-do-why-is-this-happening-how-can-i-fix-it-all-explained'>post</a></p><center><img src='http://i.imgur.com/5mJnw7I.gif' ></center><hr><br><p>This calculator is still in beta , it will work only in the last post from me , so if this one gets older will not work!</p><p>Update: Steemd has just added a Bandwidth Remaining indicator at its main page</p>