How to Change the Download Speed in Firefox

Firefox can reduce the download speed of other applications.

When you download a file in most Internet applications, the application automatically attempts to download at the maximum possible speed. This is also true of Mozilla Firefox. However, Firefox does not take the other programs that you may be running into account, and if you download a file in Firefox while simultaneously downloading another file with another program such as a BitTorrent client, you may find that Firefox reduces the download speed of the other application. While you cannot raise the download speed in Firefox past the speed of your Internet connection, you can use an add-on called Firefox Throttle to lower the download speed if necessary.

Things You'll Need

• Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later

Instructions

1. Open Firefox and navigate to the download page for the Firefox Throttle add-on (see Resources).

2. Click the green "Add to Firefox" button next to the thumbnail image on the left side of the window.

3. Click the "Install Now" button when the "Software Installation" window appears.

4. Click the "Restart Firefox" button when Firefox Throttle finishes installing. Firefox closes and re-opens automatically. The "Add-ons" window appears to confirm that Firefox Throttle was successfully installed.

5. Click the "Options" button under "Firefox Throttle" in the "Add-ons" window.

6. Click the "Settings" tab in the "Firefox Throttle--Options" window.

7. Place a check in the box labeled "Throttle Download," and then click the drop-down menu next to "Throttle Download" to select the speed that you would like to change the download speed for Firefox to.

8. Click "OK" and close the "Add-ons" window to resume using Firefox.

References

• AccessFirefox.org: Installing Firefox Add-ons

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Mozilla: Firefox Throttle Browser Add-on
• Mozilla: Firefox