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Just checked my 4G data usage and seen I hit 11 GB is this excessive?
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Not really, there's people who use 50+ gigs and bragging about it.
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Just checked my 4G data usage and seen I hit 11 GB is this excessive?
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Yes I used over 5GB on slow ass sprint 3g
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I'm usually at 6gig and I live on this thing.
no 4g around me though.
I used to use about 1-2 GB on 3G, but then I got a wifi router for home.
Now I barely use 200 MB. Plus moving files between PC and phone w/o cables @3 MB/s is pretty nice.
My idiot friend said he used over 300gb one month because he was downloading ps3 games.... Idiots like that are the reason we won't have unlimited forever.... The odd thing is he said that he never got a warning or disruption in his service. I never even get close to you guys cuz I am on wifi virtually everywhere I go
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Raheem387 said:
Just checked my 4G data usage and seen I hit 11 GB is this excessive?
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Did you hit 11GB through phone usage or through tethering? My home internet provider in my building went out of business so I had to start tethering and I hit 18GB of 4G. From what I understand, Sprint doesn't care as long as you aren't roaming. Before tethering, I would go through about 3-4GB a month.
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My idiot friend said he used over 300gb one month because he was downloading ps3 games.... Idiots like that are the reason we won't have unlimited forever.... The odd thing is he said that he never got a warning or disruption in his service. I never even get close to you guys cuz I am on wifi virtually everywhere I go
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Those idiots won't be the reason why, but, they will be the excuse why.
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Those idiots won't be the reason why, but, they will be the excuse why.
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300GB? I think that would be a pretty good reason on their part. He's using 20-30X the amount of data the average data hog here uses (or admits to using). And that's 300X the amount of data the average user (people who live in the 21st century and have wifi at home) uses.
That's obnoxious even compared to other abusers!
Other than illegally downloading warez, I can' think of a single legitimate way a normal person could go through that much bandwidth. Even streaming Netflix... that's 300+ movies (from my experience watching data use on the phone). The hogs here who stream Pandora every day even stay in the low 2 digits of data use.
That idiot friend deserves to get booted!
I hit around 1.3GB last month on 4G (Usage reset yesterday). And I used around a Gig or so on 3G. Im typically always on Wifi though, so my data isnt as high as it would be if it werent for me using Wifi. I get AWESOME 4G coverage at my apartment too
used +8gbs of 4g on primary line this past month, streaming like crazy....bought nba league pass, only use google cloud music for music and heavy surfing. im not worried about overages, ive got a smarthphone to use not stare at.
as for that 300gb claim....id say youre friend is just a douche and didnt even come close to that. i doubt you could even pull 300 gigs of data in a month due to poor sprint coverage/service
The most I ever used was 6.5 gigs and that's because I was testing this torrentlt client on my phone. Lol I downloaded the entire Naruto series.
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My highest has been 25GB on 4g and 2GB on 3g. I'm already at almost 5GB on 4g n not even at 1GB yet on 3g since I barely use that crap. I got 17 more days left in this cycle so i'm sure I'll be at about 20GB by the end of this cycle.
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Those idiots won't be the reason why, but, they will be the excuse why.
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Well said!
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I think you're good...a lot of us have hit high numbers for one reason or another and if you actually have a good signal and utilize your phone for streaming music and uploading pics, etc its not hard to hit a higher number.
When I moved to a new place a few months ago I tethered my revue and two laptops for a couple of weeks until I had broadband hooked up and hit 48 gigs...no letters in the mail. I get great 4G at home and 3G for that matter and average around 10 gigs a month combined usage. Sprint is great if you're in a strong signal area.
I don't understand why a home ISP internet provider can give you all the data you want but cell companies decided to cap people and offer tiered plans. It is not like it cost them more if I use 2 gigs or 4 gigs of data.
Is is a real shame that mobile providers took this direction with data. Getting anything more then the 2 or 3 gig plan just makes your cell phone bill an outrages unaffordable price.
Sprint is great that they still offer unlimited data but when you are using 3G and getting 40kbs what is the point? How could Sprint have ever let there network get this bad. When I had the EVO 4G and I never needed to turn of 4G. Since it killed the battery within hours I was able to use 3G for anything I wanted to without a problem.
Now, if you are not in a 4G area, you phone is almost useless as far as data is concerened. Streaming anything is almost near impossible.
If Sprint actually fixes their network and has LTE 2 years from now I am sure they will not be unlimited either. If they were to tier now, why would anyone in their right mind stay with them? Like Sprint took everything else away from their customers, unlimited data will be next. They just need a network that they can pull that BS on...
Depends on who your ISP is.
ATT has a 100gb limit, and I get a lousy 2.5mbs for $38 month...
Comcast has a 250gb limit.
I don't understand why a home ISP internet provider can give you all the data you want but cell companies decided to cap people and offer tiered plans. It is not like it cost them more if I use 2 gigs or 4 gigs of data.
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There may not be a direct monetary cost, but bandwidth being consumed by one user is bandwidth unavailable for other users to use; it is a rival resource. Users who use a large amount of data place a higher burden on the network than users who use a typical amount and cause data speeds for these users to be lower than they would be otherwise. This reduction in service quality experienced by other users could cause them to leave the network and cost the service provider.
Zurginator said:
Depends on who your ISP is.
ATT has a 100gb limit, and I get a lousy 2.5mbs for $38 month...
Comcast has a 250gb limit.
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DSL users are capped at 150GB, U-Verse has no cap since AT&T can't distinguish the TV usage from actual internet usage, so they don't cap that at all.
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Sprint is great that they still offer unlimited data but when you are using 3G and getting 40kbs what is the point? How could Sprint have ever let there network get this bad. When I had the EVO 4G and I never needed to turn of 4G. Since it killed the battery within hours I was able to use 3G for anything I wanted to without a problem.
I remember this! It was Unbelievably fast. ...
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For some time now ive been doing some speedtest on Sprints 4G network and it seems that they throttle 4G because it seems consistent with standard ISP's who throttle also unless you pay for a higher speed. WiMAX is way much powerful and faster than LTE and it has been proven so why is it that sprint seems to only get 10mbps Download and ONLY 10mbps.could they be doing this for a reason ?? I want to know what you guys think ??
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For some time now ive been doing some speedtest on Sprints 4G network and it seems that they throttle 4G because it seems consistent with standard ISP's who throttle also unless you pay for a higher speed. WiMAX is way much powerful and faster than LTE and it has been proven so why is it that sprint seems to only get 10mbps Download and ONLY 10mbps.could they be doing this for a reason ?? I want to know what you guys think ??
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There is people that pull over 10 mb/s
wimax is CAPABLE of much higher speeds, however it is dependant on soo many factors i.e. signal stregth, server loads, amount of users connected to the tower, etc, etc.
Just because your not getting the stated speeds (theoretical) does not mean they are throttling. this goes for any ISP bro
It all depends on how many people are connected at the same time. There's only so much bandwidth to go around. There are times when your speed will be slower because more people are connected to the same tower. Just like cable broadband... There are peak times when your speed will be slower
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Obviously i know that look at verizon they have more customers and their LTE can pull off 22mbps plus WIMAX (clearwire) has i believe the largest bandwidth/spectrum in the U.S.A
ISP do throttle if you didnt know that if they didnt all the basic data suscribers would be hitting 50mbps.
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Couldn't say myself, 4G keeps disconnecting for me constantly, not exactly thrilled with the 4G performance of Sprint at the moment .....
Where I live I get 2 bars of 4G. 2 out of 3. Wimax 4G sucks for me. I probably get around 1mb download.
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1mb is still way better than Sprint 3G!
I think it may have something to do with heat/power. I know wimax is capable of >10mbps but at what cost in terms of battery life? If there were low power cool running wimax chips im sure they could push the envelope.
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1mb is still way better than Sprint 3G!
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But for 4G speed it's terrible. It's suppose to be 4G!! My brother has the Google Nexus S on T-Mobile and his 3G tops out around 3MB. Makes my 3G look like garbage lol. He's able to tether and the speeds are not bad at all. It's decent enough to tether. I can not tether on 3G because the speed is so slow. I have to be on 4G or else it's not even worth tethering. No internet at home so I rely on my phone.
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For some time now ive been doing some speedtest on Sprints 4G network and it seems that they throttle 4G because it seems consistent with standard ISP's who throttle also unless you pay for a higher speed. WiMAX is way much powerful and faster than LTE and it has been proven so why is it that sprint seems to only get 10mbps Download and ONLY 10mbps.could they be doing this for a reason ?? I want to know what you guys think ??
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WiMAX is a lot larger frequency, as where LTE is short. It is a lot easier to push LTE than WiMAX because WiMAX requires thrice as many towers to keep the signal from fading.
At work, I pull anywhere from 4-6 down and 0.7-1.5 up. Out and about in the Orange/Santa Ana area, I've gotten as high as 16 down and 4 up. It really just depends like others said, on area and users.
sorry we don't throttle, now what the network can handle during peak hours may be when your affected, but overall we do not touch delivery speed, go talk to t mobile they will tell you we don't, they are the experts lol
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At work, I pull anywhere from 4-6 down and 0.7-1.5 up. Out and about in the Orange/Santa Ana area, I've gotten as high as 16 down and 4 up. It really just depends like others said, on area and users.
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From very close by and it depends on how busy network is and where you are. There are also "bursts" which is why you will get 4-6Mbps download then suddenly get @ 12 Mbps down score. My upload speed is consistently 1.4-1.45 Mbps up. The cap on upload is 1.5
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Wimax has a larger signal distance than LTE.lol
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I read that people pull 30mbps when next to WiMAX stations.
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ISP do throttle if you didnt know that if they didnt all the basic data suscribers would be hitting 50mbps.
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That is a speed CAP not throttling. CAP is set top end limit and you won't go faster.
Throttling is when they gradually (or not so gradually) reduce your speeds after a certain period of time or data use.
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WiMAX is a lot larger frequency, as where LTE is short. It is a lot easier to push LTE than WiMAX because WiMAX requires thrice as many towers to keep the signal from fading.
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Correct me if i'm wrong but I could've sworn that if Wimax was deployed at a lower frequency it can have just as good penetration as LTE. Its just Clearwire's Wimax is at 2.6GHz which sucks with penetration.
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So I'm coming from a Vibrant (3g only)....with it I got unlimited internet, but when I hit their 2Gig limit, it slowed down...but not by much....
I love my Galaxy S 2, but I noticed that the only connection speed I get is 4g....now with Tmobile I have the 2Gig plan, after which they slow you WAY DOWN! so slow that the Nav/GPS system won't work (it feels like edge speed or slower). I'm wondering if there is a way to use the 3g after I chew up my 4g?
Back in the day you could specify a different network/APN and switch over.
Anyone have a suggestion/answer?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408812&highlight=throttle
Please and thank you! Enjoy your unlimited data. Though be warned. That APN is a bit slower than the default one. It cuts speeds sometimes by half. Still...half of 12mbps is plenty.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408812&highlight=throttle
Please and thank you! Enjoy your unlimited data. Though be warned. That APN is a bit slower than the default one. It cuts speeds sometimes by half. Still...half of 12mbps is plenty.
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this doesn't work anymore, so you don't get unlimited data anymore.. however it might slow your data just a bit, but still terribly fast... how much are you paying for your 2gb data?
I've heard of people deleting the throttle files. Maybe try that?
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I've heard of people deleting the throttle files. Maybe try that?
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Only possible if you hack t-mobile servers.
Throttling is done though the server, not your device.
I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?
Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?
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I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.
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I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.
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Keep using data on 3G. Mine was like that too but it gradually got better to the point I can stream YouTube videos in HQ easily. I was freaking out too
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Lock into roaming until the upgrades are done. Problem solved.
Yea, I used "Road Control", and im roaming (Im assuming on Verizon) right now. Glad I can text and make calls atleast!
Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control
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Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control
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'Where can I find it? And how do you manually flash a PRL?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need
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Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area
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Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area
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Yup. I don't have 4G in my area
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It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
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I live in Norco/Corona area and I haven't experienced any of these issues :/
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Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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You have to do manual. Those zips are not CWM flashable.
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It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
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.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.
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.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.
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Yup expect that for the next month or two. When they worked on the towers near me, it was usually in the early morning. I usually had voice but no data. I say be patient, the speed is worth it. I love being able to clearly stream YouTube videos and Pandora now.
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I use to work for sprint. Climbing towers. When I was there we tried to get the work done with least impact but a lot of it is driven by sprint's request and how many people are using the tower. If you have consistant LoS call sprint and ask them to check the tower or ask for them to open a ticket for a line sweep. Some of the times we had bent cables, which will block a lot of the signal.
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I'm not trolling just getting tired of sprints crapy speeds.
This evening I have made a conclusion: at 2 in the morning I have decent speeds. they're around 1.5 mb. I used to get this all the time. Anyways it seems that there are not many people using the network at 2 am. If I get dial up speeds during the day due to congestion won't I still have the same congestion issuer on this 4G lte, that I am probably not going to see for years anyways?
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I once hated sprint I had speeds of 0.3 mbps speeds. Wait it out lte is a blessing it's fast and unlimited. My friend got verizon and scared to use his phone for fear of going over his data limit lol . I almost went back to T-Mobile but lte came on and I get it everywhere in town and the surrounding cities. I use to average 2gigs a month before lte, now
I use about 30 gigs lol lte make you use your phone alot I download roms, movies from frostwire and tether to play xboxlive and it only take 5minutes to download a 1 gig movie sometimes quicker. WAIT YOU WON'T BE SORRY.
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Its jerks like that tether for xbox live that make it lag so crappy in multiplayer. Cant you just get internet where you live?
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If your city is getting 4G LTE soon then it will definitely get better. In Atlanta I get 4G everywhere I go so I rarely see the 3g icon pop up on my phone. And yes it is fast!
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If I get dial up speeds during the day due to congestion won't I still have the same congestion issuer on this 4G lte, that I am probably not going to see for years anyways?
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Network Vision isn't just about LTE. It's an entire overhaul of the whole network. That includes switching from overloaded T1 lines to either fiber or microwave-based back haul (depending on the tower's location). The new back haul will be much better at handling the data load, so overcrowded towers shouldn't be an issue anymore.
And for info on when you can expect your market's Network Vision upgrades, check out www.s4gru.com.