BT BUSINESS BROADBAND 2WIRE 2700 WIRELESS MODEM

I'm been having a problem with my wireless broadband connection, I'm getting around 9gb download speed (on my up to 20gb BT service) with an unlimited download account. If someone in the house is download a film or an update on PlayStation no one else in the house can access the internet. If everyone is just surfing the net then there is not a problem. Is there anyway I can stop the router prioritising the large file download so everyone can still use the internet. Its a business account so I cant believe BT expect a business to stop using the internet if a large file is being download. I've gone through every check with BT and they have send me three routers now and the problem is still there. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The nature of networking is exactly what you describe, first come, first served so if one person hogs all the bandwidth then there's nothing left for the other users.
As far as I know the 2700 doesn't support QOS (Quality Of Service), it might but I've not really looked them in detail. With this you would be able to change the priority of the data flowing through the router so web browsing etc got more bandwidth than P2P.

Thank you so much for this, I wish I had done this earlier rather than talking to BT. I have thought of changing the modem as just info gathering thought the 2wire system was probably not be the best system. I may get this system which seems to be the latest system... http://www.netgear.co.uk/home_wndr3700.php. Thanks once again.

"Netgear claims the router will help prioritize different traffic, whether it�s streaming media, gaming, or making a VoIP call to ensure the best quality of service."

Well, if it does what it claims, fine. What you can also do is limit the bandwidth used by other applications, for instance most torrent clients allow you to limit the bandwidth used up or down. Dunno if there's much you can do about the PS3 though.