If you go to Sprint.com, the first promo they have on there is the promotion of their $79 unlimited data plan. If you click on that, it brings you to a page where they are promoting it some more, and on the bottom of the paragraph it says "When you become a new Sprint customer, we'll buy your old phone and you can FORGET ABOUT DATA CAPS, OVERAGES AND THROTTLING while you're on the Sprint Network."
Is this true? Can anyone here, who is perhaps a sprint employee, confirm that Sprint does not throttle? Because I'm a semi-heavy data user (20gb of data usage last month alone) and I can see from the speed differences alone that they throttle. Any insights on this?
As far as everything that has been told to me, the only users we throttle are the heaviest roaming users; this however, is not contrary to their claims, as the "no throttling" claim applies to being on the Sprint network.
Now, I'm sure there are automated tower optimizations that ensure all users on a node have equal access to data, so a disproportionately heavy user may experience varying speeds as part of the "leveling out" action, but i would surmise this isn't intentional "throttling" so much as it is ensuring customers aren't affected greatly by a handful of users.
That, of course, is purely speculation.
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And plus your speed will constantly vary with tower loads and your relative proximity to the closest tower.
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Yeah like Squshy has said everything I've read is they will throttle "roaming users" but on network you are fine. And them doing it to roaming users is not out of line either.
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If you go to Sprint.com, the first promo they have on there is the promotion of their $79 unlimited data plan. If you click on that, it brings you to a page where they are promoting it some more, and on the bottom of the paragraph it says "When you become a new Sprint customer, we'll buy your old phone and you can FORGET ABOUT DATA CAPS, OVERAGES AND THROTTLING while you're on the Sprint Network."
Is this true? Can anyone here, who is perhaps a sprint employee, confirm that Sprint does not throttle? Because I'm a semi-heavy data user (20gb of data usage last month alone) and I can see from the speed differences alone that they throttle. Any insights on this?
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What the hell did you use 20GB for? This is why the network is so ****y and slow. People like you abuse data like there is no tomorrow.
Sorry but you should get throttled. Use your Wifi, don't be so cheap. And by the way I click the thanks button, because I really wanna thank users like you for screwing the rest of us out of bandwidth.
I know for a fact I'm being throttled. I used to get between 1.5-2mb down on 3g, until last month when I used 12gb of data. Now I'm lucky to pull 500k. In fact my buddy came over with the same phone and we did the speed test and he pulled between 1.3 -1.7mb. Mine was 300 - 600k. I know 100% I'm being throttled. It sucks hardcore.
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I know for a fact I'm being throttled. I used to get between 1.5-2mb down on 3g, until last month when I used 12gb of data. Now I'm lucky to pull 500k. In fact my buddy came over with the same phone and we did the speed test and he pulled between 1.3 -1.7mb. Mine was 300 - 600k. I know 100% I'm being throttled. It sucks hardcore.
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sounds about right.
I have heard from an indirect dealer, that if you have service through an indirect dealer than it will be throttled.
In Boise we have a few Sprint indirect dealers. They either sell the phones for cheaper, or the plans for cheaper, but the service sucks.
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I just took all of the trottling services out of the services.jar and I am actually seeing faster speeds consistantly. I would say about 100kbs faster download, uploads are about the same.
EDIT: I used speed test and did a series of 4 tests 30 seconds apart on the same server to get my results. After removing the throttling services it was average of 96kbs faster download speeds.
No way to get around being throttled?
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I know for a fact I'm being throttled. I used to get between 1.5-2mb down on 3g, until last month when I used 12gb of data. Now I'm lucky to pull 500k. In fact my buddy came over with the same phone and we did the speed test and he pulled between 1.3 -1.7mb. Mine was 300 - 600k. I know 100% I'm being throttled. It sucks hardcore.
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Based on the info you provided, all you know for a fact is you two got different speed test results.
You can be in the vicinity of multiple towers and each tower can have multiple carriers/channels. Each tower and even channel on the same tower can perform differently. Sometimes rebooting or updating PRL can cause you to shift to a different tower or channel.
For each speedtest, you need to verify you are both on the same tower and channel. You can find that information in the ##DEBUG# menus.
If you do that, then run the speedtests at the same time, then that could support your theory.
Otherwise it is like saying your wifi is bad, but your neighbors wifi is good (w/o mentioning yours is on ch6 and theirs is on ch11)
wow, 20 gigs is a lot of data on a phone....
Frankly, I hope users like you do get throttled, or have an up charge for that much usage..
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wow, 20 gigs is a lot of data on a phone....
Frankly, I hope users like you do get throttled, or have an up charge for that much usage..
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Here's a thought.
If a company doesn't want users to use unlimited data DO NOT OFFER UNLIMITED DATA.
Just because YOU can't think of ways to use your phone to its full potential there is no reason others cannot and should not when the SELLING POINT WAS the unlimited data!
I wonder if I was being throttled when I was getting 74k, oh that's right, I use almost no data every month because my 3G connection BARELY WORKS!
I work downtown Chicago, sitting next to a bunch of ATT and Verizon users and watch them actually use their phone!
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Here's a thought.
If a company doesn't want users to use unlimited data DO NOT OFFER UNLIMITED DATA.
Just because YOU can't think of ways to use your phone to its full potential there is no reason others cannot and should not when the SELLING POINT WAS the unlimited data!
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I 100% agree with this post
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tt281gt said:
Here's a thought.
If a company doesn't want users to use unlimited data DO NOT OFFER UNLIMITED DATA.
Just because YOU can't think of ways to use your phone to its full potential there is no reason others cannot and should not when the SELLING POINT WAS the unlimited data!
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That's a dumb response. Torrenting from your phone is not a good use of data.
I have 2 exchange accounts, 2 gmail acount, facebook, linkedin, twitter, 2 pop3 emails. I use 2 gigs. He should be throttled.
I work as a sys admin and handle the bills for our data. If i saw someone use that i would not just take his phone, I would make sure he gets fired. Actually a user like that i would make it my goal to make sure he gets fired and report him to all the wireless companies that we have a contract with, just to make sure that he doesnt do that again.
So tell me how am i not using my data to it's FULL POTENTIAL? I can understand 5-6 gigs.
I understand you're a cheppo that wants money for that art degree, but please get MetroPCS. I'll pay your 45$ a month just so there is one less of you.
tt281gt said:
Here's a thought.
If a company doesn't want users to use unlimited data DO NOT OFFER UNLIMITED DATA.
Just because YOU can't think of ways to use your phone to its full potential there is no reason others cannot and should not when the SELLING POINT WAS the unlimited data!
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I hope this same mentality doesn't carry over to all you can eat...
Trust me I've now had multiple friends over, all with the same results. Funny part is when I delete the file data/system/throttle it goes up over 1.5mbs. Then drops instantly to sub 500kbs. Just looking for a way to not get throttled. Might have to call sprint ask. My data each month is usually right around 5 to 6gb of data. As soon as I went over 10gb, I got slammed with throttling. It really sucks.
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That's a dumb response. Torrenting from your phone is not a good use of data.
I have 2 exchange accounts, 2 gmail acount, facebook, linkedin, twitter, 2 pop3 emails. I use 2 gigs. He should be throttled.
I work as a sys admin and handle the bills for our data. If i saw someone use that i would not just take his phone, I would make sure he gets fired. Actually a user like that i would make it my goal to make sure he gets fired and report him to all the wireless companies that we have a contract with, just to make sure that he doesnt do that again.
So tell me how am i not using my data to it's FULL POTENTIAL? I can understand 5-6 gigs.
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That's what you feel personally.. But your response doesn't speak for everyone sir... Some people actually use their phone to no extent..or more likely a personal computer.. Weather its watching netflix, streaming media, or tether devices.. Which in take consumes alot of data.. Being that sprint is the only carrier who promotes and campaigns unlimited data.. People come over here with that intent to use their smartphone with that intention.. At the end, you can't blame anyone for using xx amount of gb if the carrier is boasting they provide data with no limitations
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That's a dumb response. Torrenting from your phone is not a good use of data.
I have 2 exchange accounts, 2 gmail acount, facebook, linkedin, twitter, 2 pop3 emails. I use 2 gigs. He should be throttled.
I work as a sys admin and handle the bills for our data. If i saw someone use that i would not just take his phone, I would make sure he gets fired. Actually a user like that i would make it my goal to make sure he gets fired and report him to all the wireless companies that we have a contract with, just to make sure that he doesnt do that again.
So tell me how am i not using my data to it's FULL POTENTIAL? I can understand 5-6 gigs.
I understand you're a cheppo that wants money for that art degree, but please get MetroPCS. I'll pay your 45$ a month just so there is one less of you.
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Ill take you up on that Metro Offer since you offered
Lets see, I have 4g speeds, a phone that can stream movies and play them on any tv through HDMI, GOOD QUALITY MOVIES range in the 2GB range, stream music, youtube, XDA,. You do the math.
Sounds to me like you're a communist and a pucker butt.
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I hope this same mentality doesn't carry over to all you can eat...
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Of course!
No really, apples to oranges here. You took my words out of context. Over eating does not feel good.
I guess you'll never believe that sprint throttles your data until it actually happens to you! I wasn't a believer until now!
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Hi,
Yesterday I switched to Verizon and rented a RAZR. Today I have noticed that I have used 300MB in less than 24hrs.
I haven't done any streaming or anything like that, just playing around with the beautiful Verizon's LTE (a lot of speed-tests ).
I'm afraid with faster speed I may use more data than what I have normally used on T-Mobile (2-3GB).
Now my question is;
How much data do you guys normally use?
And what plan you have or plan to get? 4GB, 10GB..
Thanks for your feedback.
i average 500Mb a month in data usage. i use wifi when ever possible.
Device: HTC Incredible
Plan: Unlimited Data
i'd imagine a spike in usage switching to a LTE device but i'm not sure how anyone can use over 10GB a month un-tethered.
according to my most recent usage, it shows i'm currently at 48.490GB
although my new cycle starts tomorrow so....
It may be from the initial setup of the device. A lot of information is exchanged to and from Google including backing up and restoring apps etc.
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voxigenboy said:
according to my most recent usage, it shows i'm currently at 48.490GB
although my new cycle starts tomorrow so....
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im assuming you are tethering? has your speed been throttled at all? also, how has verizon not been like 'you dude, wtf are you doing?" haha.
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im assuming you are tethering? has your speed been throttled at all? also, how has verizon not been like 'you dude, wtf are you doing?" haha.
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tether yes, as well as i download torrents directly onto my phone via aDownloader.
apparently, Verizon doesn't care how much 4G usage people put their phones through as there's plenty of '4G' to go around. they only care about 3G users using too much data.
Even without streaming Netflix and barely going on youtube, I hit 3-5GB a month just from web browsing and streaming music from Pandora and Google Music on my Thunderbolt. If you watch a lot of videos, I doubt the 4GB plan will cut it.
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tether yes, as well as i download torrents directly onto my phone via aDownloader.
apparently, Verizon doesn't care how much 4G usage people put their phones through as there's plenty of '4G' to go around. they only care about 3G users using too much data.
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I've read on Droid-life of Verizon customers getting throttled and given warning letters for using 50-100 GB a month.
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I've read on Droid-life of Verizon customers getting throttled and given warning letters for using 50-100 GB a month.
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well, ever since i got the thunderbolt last march, i've regularly used tons of data & have gone over 50GB many times(although haven't gone over 100GB yet...)
i never got any letters & have never been 'throttled' either.
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well, ever since i got the thunderbolt last march, i've regularly used tons of data & have gone over 50GB many times(although haven't gone over 100GB yet...)
i never got any letters & have never been 'throttled' either.
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what's your monthly bill like?
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tether yes, as well as i download torrents directly onto my phone via aDownloader.
apparently, Verizon doesn't care how much 4G usage people put their phones through as there's plenty of '4G' to go around. they only care about 3G users using too much data.
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You download torrents.... on your phone? Maybe I am just a wuss, but I would be wayyy too afraid to do that lol. After reading this though, I will be much more liberal with my unlimited data plan.
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what's your monthly bill like?
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i have unlimited data for $29 & 200 minutes for $24. with my work discount & taxes & such it comes to around $53 something/month.
i just have the cheapest minutes as the only time i actually make calls i just use my skype account.
I have an unlimited plan, but still with my OG Droid. I typically see 500-700MB a month. I'm also on wi-fi a lot.
Crossing my fingers for a release on Thursday, I need a new phone...
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well, ever since i got the thunderbolt last march, i've regularly used tons of data & have gone over 50GB many times(although haven't gone over 100GB yet...)
i never got any letters & have never been 'throttled' either.
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I hope that stays true. I would hate Verizon to start throttling unlimited data customers like all these other carriers are starting to do.
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I hope that stays true. I would hate Verizon to start throttling unlimited data customers like all these other carriers are starting to do.
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i forgot to mention, the bit about Verizon only caring about 3G users using too much data... i had heard that from an actual Verizon employee. i know there can be mis-communication within the company, but considering that so far i've had no troubles i'm going to take his word.
Thanks guys for all your replies.
I plan on geting the 10 gig plan Thursday
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I plan on geting the 10 gig plan Thursday
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I'm telling ya dude, you have to try the unlimited data trick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370720
i got unlimited data
I'm on 3G, and I regularly use between 3GB and 5GB/month on my Droid X. I don't do nearly as much as I used to, and I hardly have my phone connecting to wifi (even at home). I have an unlimited data plan, but I don't abuse it at all. Even if/when I upgrade to the Galaxy Nexus, I probably won't abuse it. Why should I? People abusing it just makes it that much worse for those of us that don't.
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I'm on 3G, and I regularly use between 3GB and 5GB/month on my Droid X. I don't do nearly as much as I used to, and I hardly have my phone connecting to wifi (even at home). I have an unlimited data plan, but I don't abuse it at all. Even if/when I upgrade to the Galaxy Nexus, I probably won't abuse it. Why should I? People abusing it just makes it that much worse for those of us that don't.
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there's no such thing as abuse when "unlimited" is involved. say i have an annual pass at Disneyland or a Season Ticket for the Chargers & I go frequently.. is that abuse?
anyway, this whole 'unlimited/abuse' debate's been brought up many times & I've already argued my side before & realize there's no point in getting into it. just like politics... each side's going to be set in their own beliefs.
so as the hippies say 'peace & love!"
This is a rumor. Take it for what it's worth. The moderator being mentioned heard the rumor a few days ago but purposely didn't post anything until he could get some confirmation. I never saw that he came back and posted he had confirmation, but it was posted on SprintUser News.
From SprintUsers.com
http://www.sprintusers.com/interesting-rumor/
One of our moderators, after a very recent visit to Radio Shack had this to say after speaking to an employee:
In addition to the change in how they will calculate discounts by separating the 1st 2 lines, Sprint will be going to capped data. The cap numbers I heard were a 2GB cap with speeds throttled after 1 GB. No word on if it was being applied across the board, would just be for new accounts, etc.
What does this mean? Simply put, Sprint may begin the move to stop the totally awesome Unlimited plans. How will this change your relationship with Sprint?
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sfhub said:
This is a rumor. Take it for what it's worth. The moderator being mentioned heard the rumor a few days ago but purposely didn't post anything until he could get some confirmation. I never saw that he came back and posted he had confirmation, but it was posted on SprintUser News.
From SprintUsers.com
http://www.sprintusers.com/interesting-rumor/
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There's absolutely no way Sprint would do this.
Now, in 2013 when they are completely LTE?
Yeah. Maybe.
But if they do anything like this now they're done.
T-Mobile will over take them.
I promise.
I highly doubt this is going to happen now...in a competitive market where verizon already has a huge lte market, unlimited data is the only thing sprint has going for them. I can see unlimited data disappearing when sprint starts releasing devices on its own lte network...late 2012 early 2013
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sfhub said:
This is a rumor. Take it for what it's worth. The moderator being mentioned heard the rumor a few days ago but purposely didn't post anything until he could get some confirmation. I never saw that he came back and posted he had confirmation, but it was posted on SprintUser News.
From SprintUsers.com
http://www.sprintusers.com/interesting-rumor/
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I would be on Verizon the next day if they started to cap. Isn't the main reason people stay with Sprint because of unlimited data?
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What if they did it for new accounts. Would that make you more likely to stay?
This is ridiculous. There's no way I'd pay $75 a month for 1GB data. Sprint 3G is bad. Unlimited 4G is the only reason I'm on Sprint.
A radio shack employee that about sums it up
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There are customers today paying for unlimited but their connection is too slow and they never realistically get to 2GB. Being throttled after 1GB might actually be an improvement from being throttled after 1KB.
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I highly doubt this is going to happen now...in a competitive market where verizon already has a huge lte market, unlimited data is the only thing sprint has going for them. I can see unlimited data disappearing when sprint starts releasing devices on its own lte network...late 2012 early 2013
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You do realize that data on Verizon Wireless is capped based on what you pay for and anything over that limit say 2-5 gb you are charged overages. That has do do with anything Verizon Wireless sells. They also throttle there speeds.
Sprint on the other hand just released a commercial on tv that said they wernt going to cap or throttle the network. Why would they go back on that commercial and spend that kind of money just to change there mind? Basically they said Unlimited means "Unlimited".
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What if they did it for new accounts. Would that make you more likely to stay?
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I would leave on principle.
I'm already about done with Sprint after 9 years as it is.
Have you guys ever read the terms of service for Sprint? They already from the beginning throttle services. So you are already throttled from the start when you using those services. They don't tell you what the pre-throttle. Also if they feel you use too much they'll lock out the service until your next cycle or remove you altogether(let you go without paying the termination fee). Also you have to be on their network to get unlimited. If you happen to be roaming you only get 300mb a month.
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Why would they go back on that commercial and spend that kind of money just to change there mind? Basically they said Unlimited means "Unlimited".
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Unlimited is just a marketing strategy, it isn't a company philosophy. They'll keep marketing it as long as they feel it is gaining them customers. If there is no advantage (ie they are losing customers) then they'll probably drop it and try some other marketing approach. After all they have the iPhone now
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Have you guys ever read the terms of service for Sprint? They already from the beginning throttle services. So you are already throttled from the start when you using those services. They don't tell you what the pre-throttle.
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I'm not sure what part of the ToS you're referring to but if you understood computer networking you'd know that ALL connections are "throttled" in order to allow for a consistent connection
Only reason I joined sprint was the unlimited data. Too bad I get 20-98kpbs most of the time on 3g... When I'm on 4G i use the heck out of it though. If they end unlimited data I'm going back to a GSM carrier. I miss the ability to easily switch phones.
Can't wait Till July 2013 to get out of my contract unless speeds pick up by then! I'm eyeing Verizon. But until then its sprint slow unlimited network craning from 100kbps to 2 jobs depending the tower your connected to
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I'm not sure what part of the ToS you're referring to but if you understood computer networking you'd know that ALL connections are "throttled" in order to allow for a consistent connection
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Go through it. It has NOTHING to do to gain a consistent connection.
Edit it's there somewhere. I remember a few months back before T-Mobile changed their forums I posted everything people didn't know about their terms. I broke down the sections and what was explained to me when Sprint dropped me as a customer. They allowed me to move all 5 of my lines without a termination fee during that time, but I ended up losing my number I had for 8 years...
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What if they did it for new accounts. Would that make you more likely to stay?
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If they went that route, they would have to grandfather us in or there would be a mass exodus
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Go through it. It has NOTHING to do to gain a consistent connection.
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Generally when someone makes such a significant claim, especially when they're clearly from a different carrier, they are required to provide proof to such claim.
And yes, connections are "throttled" to ensure a consistent connection.
If they weren't controlled correctly your download speeds could jump up and down and would be unstable.
I'm not just talking about wireless services, but all ISPs.
The "throttling" that is generally referred to that is "bad" in the mind of the wireless market is when a carrier [T-mobile, At&t, Verizon and a few smaller carriers] reduce your speeds to 1x or EDGE after you've used a predetermined amount of data for that billing cycle.
Verizon even goes as far as stating [and this only applies to those that are grandfathered into unlimited plans] that not only will they throttle you for the remainder of the month but also for the entire next billing cycle.
Sprint may have something in the ToS about this in relation to how 4g works.
They had "throttled" the max upload to 1mbps at one point [and I believe increased that to 1.5mbps] but it was not a ploy to limit the customers based on usage. Just to limit the overall load on the network to allow all customers a positive experience.
Since there's really absolutely no need to have more than 1.5 mbps upload on a phone, that's more than enough.
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Generally when someone makes such a significant claim, especially when they're clearly from a different carrier, they are required to provide proof to such claim.
And yes, connections are "throttled" to ensure a consistent connection.
If they weren't controlled correctly your download speeds could jump up and down and would be unstable.
I'm not just talking about wireless services, but all ISPs.
The "throttling" that is generally referred to that is "bad" in the mind of the wireless market is when a carrier [T-mobile, At&t, Verizon and a few smaller carriers] reduce your speeds to 1x or EDGE after you've used a predetermined amount of data for that billing cycle.
Verizon even goes as far as stating [and this only applies to those that are grandfathered into unlimited plans] that not only will they throttle you for the remainder of the month but also for the entire next billing cycle.
Sprint may have something in the ToS about this in relation to how 4g works.
They had "throttled" the max upload to 1mbps at one point [and I believe increased that to 1.5mbps] but it was not a ploy to limit the customers based on usage. Just to limit the overall load on the network to allow all customers a positive experience.
Since there's really absolutely no need to have more than 1.5 mbps upload on a phone, that's more than enough.
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Then WHY don't they say that in the terms and be cryptic about it when you ask? There's even some stuff about rooting being against the terms and POINT to rooting as an example... They do more throttling than just to ensure "connectivity". Time Warner here throttles upload and they specifically point it out in their terms of use.
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If this is true, I would not hesitate to cancell my contract, I don't give a **** paying the ETF because their network is soo ****ty their 3g is a joke! I rarely pulled 500kbps on a good day! My cousin has an iPhone on att and he consistently gets 3 or 4mbps. Don't get me wrong I love the company and the cheap prices but they are not ready to compete with the big companies. I just hope they don't go bankrupt.
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I originally posted information on how VZW actually does throttle 4G data. They claim to only throttle 3G connections but I can see obvious speed adjustments in a specific line that I severely exceed the normal usage on, my connections are slower than a more typically used line.
I am fine with being throttled and was offering my experience in what the thresholds were, I posted because of recent news about AT&T and a lot of misinformation about unlimited data usage and carrier's throttling. I was trying to quell the fears from experience because I highly doubt a single one of you is throttled or ever will be whereas I am in the top 5%... probably the top 1%. – Essentially that I am on the carrier’s side in their right to do so and that it’s not so bad when it happens.
What I got was a lynch mob over my very atypical data usage. My data needs are far greater than any plan currently offered so instead of paying $500+ a month in overages I admitted in my post to using Wireless Tether. - This is where the pitchforks and torches came in. If you don't use this app then so be it, I am Frankenstein’s monster and you want to string me up... if you have ever used the app then put down your pitchfork, you belong at my side because there is no difference in using it for 1kb or 1tb.
I read my contract and the terms of my service and do not believe I have violated my specific agreement but if I sign a new contract then the verbiage would change so that I would be in breach.
Know your contract and understand what you are signing, some marriages don’t even last for 2 years… It’s good to understand what you are signing up for especially if you are on here looking for instructions to root your phone or how to install one of the MANY tethering apps for rooted and non-rooted phones.
Someone (mwalt2) mentioned that I could still get the Mobile Hotspot enabled with unlimited data so I called Verizon and talked to a half dozen people, only the online rep would confirm that the specific feature code he gave exists… This is the closest as I have come in a year to getting Unlimited Mobile Hotspot data.
My final conversation with VZW today, I talked to a really awesome rep who agreed that my data usage was high but never questioned why. Actually, he avoided mentioning or asking me any questions about my usage other than the initial “Wow, you use a lot of data”. He told me the feature code I mentioned isn’t available anymore and he couldn’t add it to my plan; feature codes don’t ‘expire’ because people who had it added while it still existed need it for their plan to bill properly. So he could see it but he wasn’t able to add it.
My attempt was to add the feature for Unlimited Mobile Hotspot data; he could only offer me a 2GB plan for $20 or sign me up for a MiFi for an additional $10 for the line and then $80 for 10GB (They only double the data on phone plans).
His final words were, “Just keep doing what you are doing. There are no plans to get rid of people with unlimited data and at very least, if they do eventually, you have until the end of your contract to use it.”
This isn't my free ticket nor should it be yours, I will take it for what it's worth.
MY FINAL COMMENT:
I was trying to help the community with a contribution few of you will ever experience but ended up just getting chastised, threatened and called names. I will close this thread by saying: The VZW reps did not have any bad comments, no names, nor did they threaten to kick my arse. They have a better picture than any of you of my usage as well as a clear understanding of what the policies and terms of my agreement are. Every single Verizon rep I talked to today was nice, didn’t threaten to terminate my contract or tell me that I don’t “Need to use…” whatever feature/app was causing me to use so much data. - This is why I am with Verizon; I was a human talking to humans. I did not, nor should I ever, have to justify what I use my internet for. – I am sorry I even posted this but I did learn a lot so it wasn’t a complete waste.
(Original post text in comment #79)
After all this time and crap it's as easy as getting into your features online to add the 4G mobile hotspot... it simply attaches to your unlimited data plan. (Comment#82) - FACEPALM -
Well, as long as you apologized for making everybody pay higher prices for data plans.
Oh and btw, what's your phone number? I'm not going to report you to Verizon or anything, I promise.
compnird said:
Do I feel guilty? A little... it's people like me that forced VZW to get rid of the Unlimited plan. So those of you using 5-6GB a month are forced to buy an expensive plan... sorry!
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Don't be. Tiered plans have nothing to do with capacity and everything to do with keeping revenue per user up despite declining voice usage. It has everything to do with paying a $400+ commission to Apple for every iPhone sold. As you know first hand, traffic shaping can be handled without across the board cutoffs.
You keep fighting the good fight. Strangle their network til they take it away from you. Fight the man, because he's been fighting all of us for years. He will lose, first by giving us unlimited off-peak data back. Then, he'll give us unlimited 24/7 access back too. We've seen this all before with voice.
What the heck! That's a lot of data in a month! I don't accept your apology.
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There was alot of speculation whether Verizon's unlimited data plan was truly unlimited back in the d1 days. Judging from the amount of data you have used I guess it is really unlimited I've always been tempted to tether to my Xbox when I'm away from a connection but thought it would lag to much.
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You keep fighting the good fight. Strangle their network til they take it away from you. Fight the man, because he's been fighting all of us for years. He will lose, first by giving us unlimited off-peak data back. Then, he'll give us unlimited 24/7 access back too. We've seen this all before with voice.
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In all honesty I don't think of myself as "fighting the man". I just believe that we should ALL have a plan that fits our specific needs. They simply don't offer one for me any longer so I am forced to do something they frown upon.
I agree though, they screwed with the voice plans back in the early 00's and lost enough people, I almost jumped ship in 2001, they eventually brought back the unlimited talk and gave us more options like family share and others... SMS and MMS are the same way, they finally give me enough text allowance that I don't go over anymore but before it was either pay per text, 100 or 500... now I can pay for unlimited.
Someday they will bring back unlimited data or offer it at a considerable markup. Until then, I will continue using my data as I need it and will bail and go elsewhere if they ever cancelled it.
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I've always been tempted to tether to my Xbox when I'm away from a connection but thought it would lag to much.
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I play online all the time with friends... I actually have had my daughter watching Netflix or Amazon videos on the tablet while I play Halo online.
I only had and issue once when my phone decided to reboot mid-game.
I literally had more issues and lag when I had Comcast Cable.
Give it a try sometime... Keep in mind that at home I have full signal 4G LTE so you may not have the same full signal I do. My Ping times to the Live servers are around 60ms.
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I play online all the time with friends... I actually have had my daughter watching Netflix or Amazon videos on the tablet while I play Halo online.
I only had and issue once when my phone decided to reboot mid-game.
I literally had more issues and lag when I had Comcast Cable.
Give it a try sometime... Keep in mind that at home I have full signal 4G LTE so you may not have the same full signal I do. My Ping times to the Live servers are around 60ms.
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How much data do u use I want to use my phone for online but thought it would so a big red flag because Im around 3gb a month I have unlimited so I'm not to worried there just don't want vzw knowing.
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tysdad08 said:
How much data do u use I want to use my phone for online but thought it would so a big red flag because Im around 3gb a month I have unlimited so I'm not to worried there just don't want vzw knowing.
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Read my original post at the top..... I use a LOT!
Cool story bro.
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Cool story bro.
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I'm not a fan of this saying. But this time, it's fitting.
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That is a ridiculous amount of data...
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I'm not a fan of this saying. But this time, it's fitting.
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Neither am I, but yes, it seems very fitting.
OP, people that are unable to get a decent dataplan for a decent price thank you. Why you would brag about this is beyond me. Just get a FiOS or uVerse line.
But hey, carry on.
Just to add, what you do with your line(s) is between you and Verizon.
Damn home internet is affordable!
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**** i was hitting the 200 GBs w Sprint myself. Just remember people with out us, these companies aint ****. So give em a run for there money. At some point people get screwed over by the big companies and as we being human dont like to get played so it becomes a playground w these scums. Its a win lose or win win lose lose factor. Just gotta go with it. Its to show those comps how we as spenders want what we want. Again, we give them our money to provide the service. So if people wanna go there about to doing these things.. Let em. If our president doesnt listen to what we demand than **** we push it down there throats and push the limits to get something done.
Ex: Bank wants to sell my condo for 114k but best ive been offered is 99k, so what do i do is simple tell the bank either take the money or ill foreclose. Simple as that and they took the money, I split and we happy.
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I tether on sprint and hit like 30gb but don't do it officially because they cap it. I wouldn't do it if there was an affordable decent service where I live there is only one ISP which is over prized. So sometimes its necessary to do things that are frowned upon when what you need isn't offered.
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**** i was hitting the 200 GBs w Sprint myself. Just remember people with out us, these companies aint ****. So give em a run for there money. At some point people get screwed over by the big companies and as we being human dont like to get played so it becomes a playground w these scums. Its a win lose or win win lose lose factor. Just gotta go with it. Its to show those comps how we as spenders want what we want. Again, we give them our money to provide the service. So if people wanna go there about to doing these things.. Let em. If our president doesnt listen to what we demand than **** we push it down there throats and push the limits to get something done.
Ex: Bank wants to sell my condo for 114k but best ive been offered is 99k, so what do i do is simple tell the bank either take the money or ill foreclose. Simple as that and they took the money, I split and we happy.
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I hit the thanks button out of sarcasm...
People actually wonder why they are capping wireless data and throttling users?
/boggle
I play Xbox live off a terrible 3g connection just fine. I use at most 10 gigs a month if I play ALOT. I pay for an unlimited plan. Suck it if your upset because you came to Verizon late.
Edit: Verizon is capping the data because they can. Not because we use a lot of data because they can get away with it. They cap it and make you pay when you go over. They aren't doing it to be fair to the people who don't use as much they do it to make money.
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How much data do u use I want to use my phone for online but thought it would so a big red flag because Im around 3gb a month I have unlimited so I'm not to worried there just don't want vzw knowing.
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All I got from OP's post was "I'm an honest scumbag. Honest. "
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Take a look at this. Hopefully, this won't affect those that upload/download Roms from the various hosting sites.
http://www.tmonews.com/2014/08/t-mo...e-unlimited-lte-data-for-torrentsp2p/img0006/
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Take a look at this. Hopefully, this won't affect those that upload/download Roms from the various hosting sites.
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What am I looking at ???
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What am I looking at ???
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If you're uploading/downloading ROMs you shouldn't be on data anyway. 200MB a pop is too big to be using data regularly. Wi-Fi is your friend.
about?
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what's it all about sir??
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what's it all about sir??
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Click the link in the OP.
T-Mobile to throttle customers who use unlimited LTE data for torrents/p2p
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Take a look at this. Hopefully, this won't affect those that upload/download Roms from the various hosting sites.
http://www.tmonews.com/2014/08/t-mo...e-unlimited-lte-data-for-torrentsp2p/img0006/
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Well I was just in a thread where the guy claimed he uses over 2TB of data montly.....That and behavior like that had to be noticed
That is alot of data. I'm always downloading Roms and mods, I never hit 10g. Most of the time I don't even hit 5.
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Well I was just in a thread where the guy claimed he uses over 2TB of data montly.....That and behavior like that had to be noticed
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I clicked the link and only saw a Simpsons photo.
How is this even possible, 2TB? My average monthly is ~20gb.
I think Comcast has a 250gb throttle for home usage? So if there's a guy who's utilizing 2TB of data monthly through a mobile carrier, I honestly have no issue with him be throttled down by the carrier.
Yeah I'm all for freedom and all that **** but ****ing Christ and all his angels, 2 terabytes? His account should just be closed and barred from the network.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2845905
nighthawk626 said:
Yeah I'm all for freedom and all that **** but ****ing Christ and all his angels, 2 terabytes? His account should just be closed and barred from the network.
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lol ya I agree with you, 2 TB ???
I guess he is unemployed.
Not cool at all
I think them throttling data on unlimited is crazy for any reason. You guys might for some unknown reason think because he used 2 tb of data they should throttle him but he paid for unlimited data. I have always found it ridiculous how they overcharge for mobile data when it costs companies less than landlines. Less employees and tools should mean lower costs not higher.
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I think them throttling data on unlimited is crazy for any reason. You guys might for some unknown reason think because he used 2 tb of data they should throttle him but he paid for unlimited data. I have always found it ridiculous how they overcharge for mobile data when it costs companies less than landlines. Less employees and tools should mean lower costs not higher.
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Who do you think pays for the guy's use of mobile data to the tune of 2TB? It would be like a person with health insurance going to the ER twice a day, every day. Should it be allowed just because he wants to do it?
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Who do you think pays for the guy's use of mobile data to the tune of 2TB? It would be like a person with health insurance going to the ER twice a day, every day. Should it be allowed just because he wants to do it?
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I think this is the best analogy i have hear about overage charges. Someone has to pay for it. Just like people that on government benifits think is just free money.... not the hard working people are the people that pay for it
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I think them throttling data on unlimited is crazy for any reason. You guys might for some unknown reason think because he used 2 tb of data they should throttle him but he paid for unlimited data. I have always found it ridiculous how they overcharge for mobile data when it costs companies less than landlines. Less employees and tools should mean lower costs not higher.
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You can always go to verizon and they'll be happy to charge you for all that extra data, throttlin is being overkind for that type of useage. Streaming media is one thing but downloading everything from your phone via torrents should be throttled for sure.
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I think them throttling data on unlimited is crazy for any reason. You guys might for some unknown reason think because he used 2 tb of data they should throttle him but he paid for unlimited data. I have always found it ridiculous how they overcharge for mobile data when it costs companies less than landlines. Less employees and tools should mean lower costs not higher.
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He's paying for unlimited data and he's getting unlimited data, Throttling doesn't mean they're suspending his data service. He can still use as much data as he wants at Edge/3G speed
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Who do you think pays for the guy's use of mobile data to the tune of 2TB? It would be like a person with health insurance going to the ER twice a day, every day. Should it be allowed just because he wants to do it?
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Your analogy needs amending. Tmo is throttling people doing p2p/torrenting. The person in your analogy needs to be doing something outright dumb or illegal. So let's say it's like a person going twice a day because they keep getting in knife fights in back alleys. At some point their provider is going to cancel their **** or raise their premium to an outrageous amount.
If you're using torrents. You're doing it wrong. If you're torrenting on your phone, then at least school starts soon and I hear 8th grade is killer.
Whether analogy is good or bad, I call bs on using that much data. It does affect other people on the network. I hate inconsiderate assholes with a passion. 2tb in a month is completely absurd especially since cable and internet companies don't even give anywhere near that amount of data for monthly use. So please spare me the whole I pay for unlimited so I am entitled to abuse the network because it's not even close to being justified in the slightest bit
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Say the average user utilizes ~7gb a month.
Then we have this guy who decides, I want to download the entire Netflix library monthly and racks up 2TB of usage. He's using the same amount of Data that 285 people would be in a month.
Say plan rate is ~$60, so T-Mobile as a business to support those 285 people is bringing in $17,100. The cost value that the 1 person using 2TB would also be $17,100. So it doesn't make sense from a business perspective that 1 person paying in $60 is receiving $17,100 worth of service.
I get value and such and getting the most for your money, but they also are banning him from the network, they're simply slowing him down. I don't see an issue here. Also saying average user utilizes 7gb a month is very generous, I would imagine the population passing 5gigs is very small to begin with.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/24/...vide-clearer-info-on-reduced-data-speed-tests
It's all a bit shady, T-Mo. The big players out there have been working on getting rid of these throttling practices. I love ya, and I've never actually hit the data wall, but this kind of thing just needs to go.
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It's all a bit shady, T-Mo. The big players out there have been working on getting rid of these throttling practices. I love ya, and I've never actually hit the data wall, but this kind of thing just needs to go.
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I feel ya. Im on unlimited data, but they still throttle. They just dont admit it...
Supposedly I'm paying extra per month. to have true unlimited data without the throttling. So far i haven't had slow down and i use about 20gb per month on just my line. I would be very upset to be paying extra and still slow down
I might be wrong, but I read the article and it seems that people are taking out of context. If you have unlimited data, you will never be throttled, well maybe the top 00001% of users who are using a TB or more a month to replace home internet and are torrenting day and night. If you don't have unlimited data, T-Mobile states clearly how much High Speed Data you will get and it clearly states that it will be throttled when you hit the threshold. The issue in the reduced data test is simply that even if you were throttled because you used more than your 1 or 5 GB plan of High Speed Data, or whatever you have, if you went to speedtest.net, the test would still show LTE speeds and the FCC thinks its disingenuous, because it is. They aren't donig anything shady or backdoor to users with unlimited data by throttling them, they simply need to throttle the speedtest app when those without unlimited data go past the threshold of High Speed Data.
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Swizzle82 said:
I feel ya. Im on unlimited data, but they still throttle. They just dont admit it...
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I don't believe this for a minute. I use from 20-50GB a month on my phone and I have never been throttled, not once, ever. I think you are making this up, or you're in an area where you get 2G and not LTE and think they are throttling you.
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It's all a bit shady, T-Mo. The big players out there have been working on getting rid of these throttling practices. I love ya, and I've never actually hit the data wall, but this kind of thing just needs to go.
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The big players don't offer unlimited data, they just keep charging you a ridiculous amount of money when you go over your allotted amount of data. T-Mobile doesn't throttle unlimited data at all. They clearly state that the 1G, 5G, 10G plans will be throttled when you pass the threshold, there is nothing shady going on here. I'm not sure why people think there is.
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I might be wrong, but I read the article and it seems that people are taking out of context. If you have unlimited data, you will never be throttled, well maybe the top 00001% of users who are using a TB or more a month to replace home internet and are torrenting day and night. If you don't have unlimited data, T-Mobile states clearly how much High Speed Data you will get and it clearly states that it will be throttled when you hit the threshold. The issue in the reduced data test is simply that even if you were throttled because you used more than your 1 or 5 GB plan of High Speed Data, or whatever you have, if you went to speedtest.net, the test would still show LTE speeds and the FCC thinks its disingenuous, because it is. They aren't donig anything shady or backdoor to users with unlimited data by throttling them, they simply need to throttle the speedtest app when those without unlimited data go past the threshold of High Speed Data.
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I don't believe this for a minute. I use from 20-50GB a month on my phone and I have never been throttled, not once, ever. I think you are making this up, or you're in an area where you get 2G and not LTE and think they are throttling you.
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The big players don't offer unlimited data, they just keep charging you a ridiculous amount of money when you go over your allotted amount of data. T-Mobile doesn't throttle unlimited data at all. They clearly state that the 1G, 5G, 10G plans will be throttled when you pass the threshold, there is nothing shady going on here. I'm not sure why people think there is.
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Ok buddy believe what you wish. I live in Dallas where get amazing LTE. Tell me how I get 70 megs down at 5 in the morning and then 5 megs down at 10 in the morning after I start to get up there in usage.
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Ok buddy believe what you wish. I live in Dallas where get amazing LTE. Tell me how I get 70 megs down at 5 in the morning and then 5 megs down at 10 in the morning after I start to get up there in usage.
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Hmm. Maybe because most people aren't using towers at 5am but a hell of a lot are at 10am? You call 10 down a throttle lol. That's faster than most LTE on other carriers. Throttling by t-mobile is 2G coverage. I know this because my kid only gets 1gb of data per month and when she goes over she's throttled. I get anywhere from 15 to 70 megs down. Thats not being throttled.
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I have the unlimited data plan and I use around 80gb a month. I don't think I've ever been throttled but there's those days were I totally noticed my Internet speed has gone significantly slower. T mobile might be sneaky and throttling every now and then but can't say for sure. If the FCC finds this to be a problem it's probably cause they know t mobile and other big companies do it. People that work in big businesses do some shady things to earn a buck.
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I have the unlimited data plan and I use around 80gb a month. I don't think I've ever been throttled but there's those days were I totally noticed my Internet speed has gone significantly slower. T mobile might be sneaky and throttling every now and then but can't say for sure. If the FCC finds this to be a problem it's probably cause they know t mobile and other big companies do it. People that work in big businesses do some shady things to earn a buck.
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The article states the problem is that while T-Mobile customers who have gone over their high speed data threshold are throttled, when they use an app like speed test it opens the bandwidth and shows LTE type speeds because they don't want their national average to go down. This has absolutely nothing to do with T-Mobile throttling anyone with unlimited data or some weird throttling conspiracy. It's simply about T-Mobile needing to change the way speed test reports on a phone that has been throttled because the customer used all their high speed data. That's all it is.
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Hmm. Maybe because most people aren't using towers at 5am but a hell of a lot are at 10am? You call 10 down a throttle lol. That's faster than most LTE on other carriers. Throttling by t-mobile is 2G coverage. I know this because my kid only gets 1gb of data per month and when she goes over she's throttled. I get anywhere from 15 to 70 megs down. Thats not being throttled.
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This only happens after I start to get high on usage. Not at the beginning of my cycle. Trust me Im very aware of my coverage and usage. I have two LTE towers within a mile in each direction from my home. If I say they are slowing my speeds then they are. What do I have to gain from lieing and Im not an idiot. The thing is I work overnight so Im at home at ten a.m. when no one else is. If anything they should remain high at ten because no one is around me to clog the signal..
and as I stated I get 5megs (if that) not 10 which to me is slow..
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This only happens after I start to get high on usage. Not at the beginning of my cycle. Trust me Im very aware of my coverage and usage. I have two LTE towers within a mile in each direction from my home. If I say they are slowing my speeds then they are. What do I have to gain from lieing and Im not an idiot. The thing is I work overnight so Im at home at ten a.m. when no one else is. If anything they should remain high at ten because no one is around me to clog the signal..
and as I stated I get 5megs (if that) not 10 which to me is slow..
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I guess we have to define high usage then. I have 10 days left until the new cycle and I'm on pace to hit 65GB this month. speedtests give me 23.4, 66.2, and 55.8 megs down. I do not feel that I am being throttled, in fact, it'd be really darn hard to use 60+GB of data on a line that is being throttled. Some days, I'll even get 8-10 megs down, but the next day, it might be 70 in the same area. There are a ton of reasons that your speed may be slowing down and they don't necessarily mean you are being throttled, but I might be wrong, I was never a big tin foil hat guy.
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I guess we have to define high usage then. I have 10 days left until the new cycle and I'm on pace to hit 65GB this month. speedtests give me 23.4, 66.2, and 55.8 megs down. I do not feel that I am being throttled, in fact, it'd be really darn hard to use 60+GB of data on a line that is being throttled. Some days, I'll even get 8-10 megs down, but the next day, it might be 70 in the same area. There are a ton of reasons that your speed may be slowing down and they don't necessarily mean you are being throttled, but I might be wrong, I was never a big tin foil hat guy.
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Yes its all just a conspiracy. The phone company is out to get me.. Smh
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Yes its all just a conspiracy. The phone company is out to get me.. Smh
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It's hard to argue with the hard fact that you presented "if I say they are slowing me down They are". I guess you are right, I can't argue when such ironclad scientific data is present.
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It's hard to argue with the hard fact that you presented "if I say they are slowing me down They are". I guess you are right, I can't argue when such ironclad scientific data is present.
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Oh you're like most of the other xda guys, always looking for an arguement.. I don't feel like talking anymore. I know what happens with my service you dont, I dont have to give you ironclad data you are nobody to me. I wasnt looking for an explanation nor your opinion. I simply stated what I experience and since you obviously know it all this has run its course.
I'm a lightweight compared to you guys, my plan is only 5Gb, but I've hit that limit a few times and even then have not been throttled. And I'm not judging by speedtest.net, since as the article said, that lies, but by watching hd video streams, for instance or clocking downloads. I have the xposed bit rate monitor running.
Since Verizon used to charge me a dollar a megabit for running over, I have no complaints on t-mo!
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Oh you're like most of the other xda guys, always looking for an arguement.. I don't feel like talking anymore. I know what happens with my service you dont, I dont have to give you ironclad data you are nobody to me. I wasnt looking for an explanation nor your opinion. I simply stated what I experience and since you obviously know it all this has run its course.
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I'm not looking for an argument at all. If you state something that is baseless, as fact, and then do nothing to support it, you should expect to get questioned about it. That's pretty much it. Moving on.
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I have 5 gigs and have gone over a few times. They drop me down to 20k not 5 meg when I go over.
I definitely get throttled so idk how this guy uses 65gb. I pay for 3gb and when that 3 is up it literally takes minutes to load any web page other than google, sometimes even timing out. I find myself just not using my phone because of it.
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I definitely get throttled so idk how this guy uses 65gb. I pay for 3gb and when that 3 is up it literally takes minutes to load any web page other than google, sometimes even timing out. I find myself just not using my phone because of it.
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If by "this guy" you are referring to me, well, it's quite simple. I have unlimited data, and T-Mobile doesn't throttle unlimited data.
Swizzle82 said:
Oh you're like most of the other xda guys, always looking for an arguement.. I don't feel like talking anymore. I know what happens with my service you dont, I dont have to give you ironclad data you are nobody to me. I wasnt looking for an explanation nor your opinion. I simply stated what I experience and since you obviously know it all this has run its course.
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You appear to be the one looking for the argument. Throttling a line down to a slower speed is not going from 70 down to 5. It would be 70 down to .5. You get throttled down to 2G speeds. For reference, consider these:
Scenario: Your boss needs a large presentation emailed to her in 5 minutes.
4G LTE—No problem. It takes approximately 3.8 seconds to send a 5 MB File.
2G—How current is your resume? Sending a 5 MB file could take more than 8 minutes.
Scenario: You just took the most awesome “selfie” and want to share via Instagram.
4G LTE—Done before you can say “selfie.”
2G—By the time this shows up on Instagram, it will qualify for Throwback Thursday.
Scenario: You are waiting at the airport and would love to catch your favorite show on your tablet.
4G LTE—Grab the peanuts! It should take only about 7 seconds to start streaming.
2G—Video? Seriously? Maybe that guy sitting next to you is on 4G LTE and will let you watch on his tablet.