I rent a home to 5 college students. In order to be competitive with other rental properties internet has become a must have feature. Where I live the internet providers all have data cap limits. So I'm now facing a dilemma of trying to keep usage under control. The cap limit is 275GB per month.
For example this month on day 10 they are at 49% of the cap limit and based on daily average will go over by 141GB at a cost of $1 per GB they go over. That’s right $141 overcharge. 3 of 5 users are online gamers and use Steam and other services. So when a new game arrives it’s typically a 10 – 30GB download and the average daily usage on the internet seems to be about 2-3GB for the gamers.
So I’ve been trying to find a hardware solution by router or something with remote management that will allow me to see usage by MAC Address or login and allocate equal bandwidth and max usage limits per user. I would also like the option to block or throttle connections based on applications to avoid illegal downloading etc…..Standard QOS prioritizing I don’t think would be enough.
I have found open-mesh.ca as my most likely candidate based on cost and remote management capabilities but I don’t think it will control cap limits currently. I’m looking for any advice or suggestions. Your help is greatly appreciated.
For example this month on day 10 they are at 49% of the cap limit and based on daily average will go over by 141GB at a cost of $1 per GB they go over. That’s right $141 overcharge. 3 of 5 users are online gamers and use Steam and other services. So when a new game arrives it’s typically a 10 – 30GB download and the average daily usage on the internet seems to be about 2-3GB for the gamers.
So I’ve been trying to find a hardware solution by router or something with remote management that will allow me to see usage by MAC Address or login and allocate equal bandwidth and max usage limits per user. I would also like the option to block or throttle connections based on applications to avoid illegal downloading etc…..Standard QOS prioritizing I don’t think would be enough.
I have found open-mesh.ca as my most likely candidate based on cost and remote management capabilities but I don’t think it will control cap limits currently. I’m looking for any advice or suggestions. Your help is greatly appreciated.