Hmmm, with 3.5 mb down and less than a 1 mb upload that would take a month.
I have a little more, but it’s still low, but i made a setup that might help:
If your router supports guest access, then you can create a second network just for the node. Many routers can set how much traffic your guest network can maximally use, when your main network is active. For example: main network gets 80% of speed, guest network 20%. When ur main network isn’t in use, the guest network still gets the full 100%.
The result is, you will never notice any slowdown when you’re using the internet yourself. If you can’t sync somewhere else, this actually makes it more bearable.
I assume I cannot pause it once it has started.
It’s possible by just stopping Bitcoin core, but make sure you closed it correctly beforehand, otherwise the chain might get corrupted.
I did wonder if I could take the node to a friends house and download the blockchain on his fast internet then bring it back and execute the aforementioned restrictions.
You can, just use tor and i think no further set up is needed, except switching your wifi.
If you want a full guide on how to set up everything well, i can recommend this one:
https://raspibolt.org/
