You could install Firefox Throttle or IE Throttle. These two browser plugins let you cap the upload or download speeds of Firefox or Internet Explorer. You can choose from a variety of presets or set a custom speed. And you can exclude IP addresses or web sites that you're willing to make exceptions for.
Another neat tool is a status bar add-on that shows your upload and download status in real time.
[via sizlopedia]
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2-11-2008 @ 7:39AM
SDreamer said...
Sounds like a great plugin. Just tried it out, doesn't work I think if you're using IE7Pro's download manager.
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2-11-2008 @ 7:42AM
Inspector.Gadget said...
Why would you want to set this per-browser or even per-computer when it is easily set once and forgotten in the QoS options in your router? If anything, you'll want to give your browser MORE bandwidth when running concurrently with something like bittorrent.
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3-12-2008 @ 8:50AM
hometoast said...
Lots of reasons to use this:
If your employer would complain about network usage.
If you want to change it on the fly -- QoS requires router reset.
Other reasons that neither you not I have thought of.
3-19-2008 @ 8:54AM
Mike said...
It's a pity that it can't throttle localhost :-(
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