Throttling all internet speed to certain devices
I am trying to make my kids' internet experience as annoying as possible without them knowing I am manipulating it (literally tried everything else). Basically, I'm looking for a router side function that allows me to mess with their internet download speeds each night so that they get so annoyed with their devices that they cast them aside and do something else like reading a book or homework.
What are the scheduling limitations with the Purple Firewala in the Smart Queue Rules? Is it possible to throttle the internet for certain devices in repeating 15 minute patterns, ie, 5 minutes no limit, 5 minutes at 300 kbps (to make TikTok annoying but just usable), 5 minutes at 1kbps? Doesn't have to be strictly 15 minutes, can be 30 minute patterns or whatever.
I know this might result in dozens of rules set up for each day, happy to manage as required.
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I've been chatting to ChatGPT, it seems to think I can set up 5 minute schedules on specific devices to throttle down the internet speed, setting up rules like:
Rule 1: 19:00 to 19:05 300 kbps
Rule 2: 19:05 to 19:10 1 kbps
(from 19:10 to 19:15 there would be no limitation)
Rule 3: 19:15 to 19:20 300 kbps max
...
Rule 150: 23:45 to 23:50, 300 kbps
etc etc
Thanksfully I have a function on my phone to shut down network access to the cell tower, so even if the iPhone tries to default to the cell tower it won't connect.
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+1 here -- would love to see a feature where I could limit bandwidth on a schedule. I don't want to shut the network OFF completely, for the record.
I want my kid's device to stay connected since small push notifications may still be useful, but I don't want them frantically scrolling at 3am in bed
I also kinda generally like the idea of throttling all of my IoT devices since they're primarily lights and smart speakers -- admittedly I don't have any great reasons why other than principle of least priv.
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