Howdy there!
I am currently on a data plan that allows unlimited data, but disallows excessive use that disrupts the network.
I download nearly 100GB per month (nearly all due to DoggCatcher - thank you!), and my carrier has no qualms with that.
But, I have 4G LTE data, and that allows me to disrupt data communications in my area over downloading a single vodcast (and I am not fine with that, and my carrier is not fine with that).
I propose an option to throttle downloads by the app. It is simple to do in any Linux based system. The simplest way to do it is to start a child process to download the desired number of bytes. The parent process SLEEPs for 60 seconds (or whatever desired granularity - I believe that 60s can be hardwired), and checks to see if the the child process is done. If so, the parent can repeat the process until the download is complete.
At a minimum, this should be configurable to affect all downloads. It would also be nice if it can be configured separately for video. Even better if it can be configured by feed, as well. The download process would simply use the slowest download speed of the 3 classes of settings (app, video, and feed).
The download speed setting can be presented in any unit you like (MB/m, MB/s, Gb/s, etc.), it is just a matter of converting it, which can be hardwired to a single unit.
Outside of this one issue, it is a perfect app for me.
Thank you.