Control / Reduce speed to 4K Streaming on Google wifi

[RukshanJ]

Hi

I need to control the speed from my wifi to the tv. 

As the connection speed on my ISP is high as 120 mbps, sometimes more - watching a few 4K movies finishes up my monthly data.

Can i control the speed?

[olavrb]

No you can't, Nest Wifi does not have such capabilities.

[LovelyM]

Hello everyone, 

@olavrb, thanks for the help here.

@RukshanJ, it seems like your question was already answered. I want to make sure that everything is covered on your end. Feel free to reply to this thread if you have additional questions or concerns.

Cheers, 
Lovely

[LovelyM]

Hi RukshanJ,

I want to ensure you are good to go. Please reply to this thread if you still need assistance so I can give you a helping hand.

Thanks,
Lovely

[RukshanJ]

Yes, we can close.

It would be an excellent feature to have though.  To throttle speed on selected devices.  

[LovelyM]

Hey RukshanJ,

Just to make sure this is what you are looking for, you may set your TV as a priority device in the Google Home app for less buffering when watching your favorite shows and movies. Visit this guide: Set a priority device.

Let me know if this is the feature that you want. 

Thanks, 
Lovely

[RukshanJ]

hi @LovelyM 

Not that's not what I'm looking for.

I need to limit the streaming speed.  

As the streaming content (4K) is over a high speed fibre - its finishing up my monthly data quota.  some times, a single movie swallows as much as 10 GB.  I need to reduce the speed.

/Rukshan

[olavrb]

Use a CAT3 ethernet cable which is limited to 10mbps?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_3_cable

Don't know if that would work though.