Can iCloud Upload be Throttled?

Question

I have a large (170 gig) photo library that I'd like to upload to iCloud via Yosemite Photos.  The problem is that the upload is overwhelming my modem, effectively crashing it (my cable co says it's going into a "no ping state").  When this happens, I lose all interest connectivity (and my phone too).
Is there a way to throttle the upload speed?  I've tried thinking with Entonnior and throttling port 443, but no luck (PS  I only sort of know what I'm doing).

Answer 1

You might want to look at Dropbox then which does exactly what you want. You can set the bandwidth limit for uploads or downloads for that matter to whatever you want. Unfortunately though they offer a one size fits all plan of 1 TB for 99 bucks annually or bust. On the other hand, it is an established reliable service and you get the control you want which iCloud lacks.
iCloud is very simplistic, to a fault. I do not consider it useful for keeping anything at this point beyond maybe documents and mail.
I wish Apple would get serious about iCloud and make it much better but so far I am not seeing it.
Here's another kicker in my opinion. You may care about this also given the size of your upload. That still lives on your startup drive whether you want it to or not. Maybe you know that. The thinking being I am sure, it is convenient if internet access is lost to still have access to the files which can be synced once it is restored. For some stuff that's a good thing in my mind. For storage or archival purposes it is badness and there is no way to change it presently.
That's another nice thing about Dropbox, selective sync. You can control which folders sync locally and which do not. You cannot do this with iCloud.