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Should I define my internet bandwidth?
I have Comca$t business internet. Support told me that any downloas speed above 150 upload speed above 20 will degrade performance. Is this true? Should I enable QoS and set download & upload bandw...
Razor512 wrote:
Only use the QOS if you are having noticeable congestion issues, especially with cable internet.
That's the key bit. As Razor512 says, avoid it unless you see the need. It seems to be something used by gamers who don't want the rest of the family getting in the way.
QoS is a dying animal as Internet speeds get faster. Anything above 300 Mbps and it is more likely to slow you down that speed things up. That's because the router's processor has to mess around with the traffic instead of just letting it waft through.
I just wish someone would dedelop a QOS method (not sure if possible) that could detect the signs of WAN congestion caused by a lack of throughput (and not the ISP's own network deciding to be comcastic and run slowly, respond slowly, and drop packets), and then automatically throttle and prioritize traffic according to the user's preferences.
Imagine a QOS system that works like the CPU priority function in windows task manager where it doesn't matter what IPC or clock speed the CPU has, priorities set adapt perfectly.
For my current connection (verizon fios) QOS can still offer a noticeable benefit, though that is only because my throughput remains consistentt throughput the day. I have the 100/100 package and downloads fluctuate between 100.8 and 101 Mbps, while uploads fluctuate between 119-120Mbps, even during the lockdown in NY where everyone is using their connections more.
Though LTE has taken a nosedive with speeds in the evening on t-mobile dropping to around 200Kbps download, but uploads will be around 50Mbps.
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Razor512 wrote:
I just wish someone would dedelop a QOS method (not sure if possible) that could detect the signs of WAN congestion caused by a lack of throughput (and not the ISP's own network deciding to be comcastic and run slowly, respond slowly, and drop packets), and then automatically throttle and prioritize traffic according to the user's preferences.
I have no idea if this comes anywhere near your specifications – most of which are way over my head – but the DumaOS used on Nighthawk gaming routers plays all manner of tricks with QoS and traffic management. Beta tested it once and it just confused me.