Firefox Throttle is a small plug-in for your favorite Web Browser, that allows you to cap download/upload rates and monitor current bandwidth utilization.
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Firefox Throttle - Bandwidth utilization throttling plug-in for Firefox (Windows only)
http://www.uselessapplications.com/en/Application/FirefoxThrottle.aspx
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