As far as YouTube there’s a set of IP address you can block through your computer’s firewall. Did it with my laptop. While the rest of the family can have issues once in awhile, YouTube works like a champ for me. Would have blocked the address via the router, but I don’t trust Verizon. (If I didn’t have to have land line service through them I’d have my own WiFi router.) In blocking those IP addresses it forces your PC to grab the video directly from YouTube.
My own phone will go to a crawl with webpages when I try to use the WiFi in my house. When I use WiFi as Starbucks with my phone it’s noticeably faster. FIOS is sweet but they are playing games with their customers.
