the thing is that i know if i throw a ton of money at this problem i can solve the problems i am having, running a T1 line seems like a step in the wrong direction. if i have more bandwidth then i will want to upload and download to its capacity still and i will be right back at the first post except i can start off by saying "i have a T1 line i am downloading on and my voip phone is choppy and streaming tv shows is choppy, but i have a firehose of a internet connection"
i would like to be able to get more bandwidth from my isp but first i need to figure out how to prioritze the speed that i have now.
yes the download program i use is p2p and also torrents and yes they both have options to set specific torrents and speeds and times during the day it is used. this seems like not a very good solution. i want it to download and upload like crazy the second im not using the network, example; im sleeping or working or leave for an hour. then when i come back it stops downloading while i check my email or get a phone call. then fires back up again. to me this seems like a far more effeciant system then restricting the programs to certain times or limits.
"root" you are the first person to say that i can do this with a QOS router, which router will do this and is easy enough to use, and preferably as cheap as possible. i am holding out on buying a router because i would like some real world advice on which options i need on a router to perform these sfunctions. will any QOS router have these adjustable settings? it seems like i can get a qos router for 50$ and from there the sky is the limit right up to commercial stuff. there seems to be a pretty big range
i would like to be able to get more bandwidth from my isp but first i need to figure out how to prioritze the speed that i have now.
yes the download program i use is p2p and also torrents and yes they both have options to set specific torrents and speeds and times during the day it is used. this seems like not a very good solution. i want it to download and upload like crazy the second im not using the network, example; im sleeping or working or leave for an hour. then when i come back it stops downloading while i check my email or get a phone call. then fires back up again. to me this seems like a far more effeciant system then restricting the programs to certain times or limits.
"root" you are the first person to say that i can do this with a QOS router, which router will do this and is easy enough to use, and preferably as cheap as possible. i am holding out on buying a router because i would like some real world advice on which options i need on a router to perform these sfunctions. will any QOS router have these adjustable settings? it seems like i can get a qos router for 50$ and from there the sky is the limit right up to commercial stuff. there seems to be a pretty big range