This is how to limit the Wi-Fi speed of certain devices. Is your little brother watching cat videos all day long and slowing down the internet? If you want to know how to slow down certain devices, then you’re in the right place. Let’s dive right in! Contents: show 1 How to Limit the Wi-Fi Speed Of Certain Devices? 2 About Internet Speeds and What Affects Them 3 Wi-Fi: General Rules and Issues 3.1 2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHz Wi-Fi 3.2 How Many People Can Use Wi-Fi at the Same Time? 4 How Can You Limit the Wi-Fi Speed Of Certain Devices? 4.1 Modern Routers: Speed Limit Rate 4.2 QoS Settings 4.3 Bandwidth Control Options 4.4 How Do You Speed Up Your Wi-Fi? How to Limit the Wi-Fi Speed Of Certain Devices? With so many devices in the house and only one internet connection, things can get tricky. Everyone wants to watch their show, play their game, download their files, or do their work without interruptions. But, what happens when we all want those things at the same time? We’ve all been there—it’s almost more frustrating to have a laggy connection than to have no connection at all. And, let’s face it, not all devices need to be using up the same amount of bandwidth.  Someone who uses the internet to read the news and google things doesn’t need the same internet speed as streaming games or TV shows. So, how do you limit the Wi-Fi speed of certain devices? About Internet Speeds and What Affects Them Your internet speed is presented in two variables:  Download speed Upload speed  Download speed refers to how quickly data can travel from the internet to your router. The upload speed tells you how quickly it goes in the other direction. It’s measured in Mbps (Megabits per second), and the FCC considers anything above 25 Mbps “high-speed internet.” This, of course, refers to download speeds as … Continue reading How to Limit the Wi-Fi Speed Of Certain Devices?