--- title: I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and... description: A user shares how enabling Quality of Service (QoS) on a TP-Link Archer router fixed persistent video call freezing, even though it lowered maximum throughput.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-deliberately-gave-up-some-of-my-internet-speed-and-every-video-call-in-the-house-got-better-ygwqarera twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and every video call in the house got better | daily.dev og:description: A user shares how enabling Quality of Service (QoS) on a TP-Link Archer router fixed persistent video call freezing, even though it lowered maximum throughput.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-deliberately-gave-up-some-of-my-internet-speed-and-every-video-call-in-the-house-got-better-ygwqarera og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ygWQAreRa.png og:image:alt: I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and every video call in the house got better og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and every video call in the house got better **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A user shares how enabling Quality of Service (QoS) on a TP-Link Archer router fixed persistent video call freezing, even though it lowered maximum throughput. The core issue was bufferbloat and inconsistent packet delivery rather than raw bandwidth, since video calls need a steady, low-latency stream rather than high peak speed. On slower connections, the ISP handoff is usually the bottleneck, while on multi-gig fiber lines the bottleneck shifts closer to in-home devices. Newer routers with Wi-Fi 7 multi-link operation can reduce wireless-hop delay on their own. The piece recommends running a bufferbloat test before and after enabling QoS to see if it actually helps. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why do my video calls freeze even though my internet speed test shows full speed? Video calls need a consistent, uninterrupted stream of packets, not just high bandwidth, and bufferbloat causes packets to arrive in unpredictable bursts instead of a steady flow, starving the video codec regardless of available headroom. Enabling Quality of Service (QoS) on a router, which caps throughput below the rated maximum, can eliminate this inconsistency and fix call freezing. _daily.dev surfaces networking deep dives for anyone chasing down flaky video call performance._ ### Does enabling QoS on my router reduce my internet speed? Yes, turning on QoS typically asks for your ISP's maximum upload and download bandwidth, then sets a ceiling below that line rate, which lowers peak throughput in exchange for more consistent latency. On slower connections this fixes bufferbloat by draining an oversized buffer at the ISP handoff, while on multi-gig fiber lines it may collapse throughput without improving latency since the bottleneck sits closer to in-home devices. _Developers tuning home lab or self-hosted setups can track networking trade-offs like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your speed test looks fine, but bufferbloat is why your Zoom calls still lag](https://daily.dev/posts/your-speed-test-looks-fine-but-bufferbloat-is-why-your-zoom-calls-still-lag-ubr2n3zg5) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Turning on my router's guest network solved a problem I'd spent weeks troubleshooting](https://daily.dev/posts/turning-on-my-router-s-guest-network-solved-a-problem-i-d-spent-weeks-troubleshooting-mwtuitbnp) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My speed tests were perfect, but my connection still felt awful, and one queueing setting explained it all](https://daily.dev/posts/my-speed-tests-were-perfect-but-my-connection-still-felt-awful-and-one-queueing-setting-explained--5rykmre6i) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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