sharing a internet connection

[eastyy]

had this issue for ages and just wanted advice on how to solve it

At the moment two computers mine and my wife sharing a connection to the internet via a router which is a very cheap router and what i want to know is when we are online at the same time say she is downloading or streaming and i am playing a game or vice a versa the connection nosedives becomes far worse then it should be. Is there a way to balance the connection between the two computers so if she is downloading i can still play online games like diablo 3 and would a router actually limit how fast i can connect to the net? or would i need a new router ?

[charlesr]

What router is it? On many routers you can assign QoS (quality of service) either by packet type or mac address. You could give the gaming device's mac address priority.

[eastyy]

a zyxel p660hw routercame with my broadband service