I need to be able to dynamically slow down (throttle) the speed with which my firefox downloads content.There are thousands of google links to an extension that seems to do exactly what I want: -US/firefox/addon/5917/However this is now a dead link.Why?
Well, either way, I have an alternative solution to propose. It works very nicely for me. Actually, it's ideal. It involves getting the best of both worlds: being able to simultaneously run the latest version of Firefox for (unthrottled) browsing and a legacy 3.6x version for my big (throttled) downloads.
Voila mon ami! Your FFox 3.6 portable has just become your own private Download Mule whom you can throttle to your hearts content (ever throttle a real Mule??? I wouldn't try it, personally...) Do your regular browsing in another (unthrottled) browser and do your big downloads in the Mule...
Application Patrol uses deep packet inspection to identify and control thousands of applications and their behavior. This allows businesses to prioritize, throttle, and block applications to boost productivity and prevent bandwidth abuse.