If Nationwide 500 unlimited data plan. Not supposed to be throttled like newer plans. I only use about 20 gb per month. I used to get Netflix 1080p all the time on lte. Now only 720p VZW claims they are not throttling streaming video on my plan. In slower wifi I get 1080p. In faster LTE I get 720p!
You can check using Netflix vid call Test Pattern. Can someone who had my old plan check to see if you can get 1080p on LTE? Any ideas why I no longer can? My Netflix playback is set to High and I always get 1080p on wifi even public wifi.
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as of lately Sprint has raised the internet speeds in my area and I have consume about 11 gigs with with netflix and hbogo .I also stream internet radio most days.I think I will eat 20 gigs before the end of the month.I. have used some tethering but very little. how unlimited am I really?
Hulkanator said:
as of lately Sprint has raised the internet speeds in my area and I have consume about 11 gigs with with netflix and hbogo .I also stream internet radio most days.I think I will eat 20 gigs before the end of the month.I. have used some tethering but very little. how unlimited am I really?
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I'm pretty sure Sprint knows that with the Netflix app going public internet usage will go up.
As long as you don't do blatant things such as torrent downloads and gaming you should be fine. I used 20 gb+ for like 3 months straight because i was streaming movies from my home computer + slingbox while I was away on business and Sprint didn't say a thing.
Unlimited really does mean unlimited. The way they are able to do this is thru the ten dollar add on they started doing for all new smart phones.
So just don't do a anything to attract attention to yourself and you will be fine
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With Verizon- I've consumed alot of bandwith lately due to watching Slingbox and NBA League Pass. I've noticed that video quality looks great initially but after 20 min or so it starts getting fuzzy. My 4G signal it typically full bars (lucky since i'm in the bay area).
I know there are alot of factors here:
- upload speed and connection from my Slingbox at home
- upload speed and connection with NBA League pass
I was wondering at what limit will Verizon start throttling traffic...
I use a lot af data or should I say my kids do. I'm around 11 gigs a month and seen no change.
From A VZ tier 2 agent, the only reason to be throttled is you have to meet some criteria...
1. Have a unlimited data plan
2. Be among the top 5% of data users
3. Be on a high congestion site
If you do NOT meet ALL three criteria you well NOT be throttled
11 gigs a month isn't going to get you close to the top 5%. The agent said shes sees that happen closer to people with 20+GB of usage
I've been tethering laptop to my Galaxy Nexus for a while now but recently the download rate has dropped from 12,000 kbps to 200kbps. Oddly enough my upload rate is 10,000kbps. These speeds are while tethered. My data rate on the phone is 21,000kbps down and 19,000kbps. I haven't made any changes to the software on the phone prior to this happening and I've tried tethering different devices.
Any clue what is happening here?
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I've been tethering laptop to my Galaxy Nexus for a while now but recently the download rate has dropped from 12,000 kbps to 200kbps. Oddly enough my upload rate is 10,000kbps. These speeds are while tethered. My data rate on the phone is 21,000kbps down and 19,000kbps. I haven't made any changes to the software on the phone prior to this happening and I've tried tethering different devices.
Any clue what is happening here?
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Is it happening after you have been tethering for a while, say an hour or so. Cause I have had the same issues as well after tethering my laptop for more than an hour. My fear is from what i've heard is starting to track down high data usage for us who have unlimited data plans and not paying the extra for tethering and somehow slowing the connection from 4g to 3g. Although mine gets so slow I cant load up a web page it takes so long.
It only happens when I'm tethering. My phone still has 4g data rates if I'm streaming a video or downloading something.
I've thought that Verizon might be throttling me given that my upload rate is still high, but do they have the ability to determine whether or not traffic is from the phone or from a tethered device?
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It only happens when I'm tethering. My phone still has 4g data rates if I'm streaming a video or downloading something.
I've thought that Verizon might be throttling me given that my upload rate is still high, but do they have the ability to determine whether or not traffic is from the phone or from a tethered device?
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Im certainly no expert but I do know that AT&T has implemented a plan to throttle the unlimited data plan customers down to 3g speeds after they reach 5gig limit till the end of the monthly billing cycle then bring it back up to 4g. I would think that Verizon can and do do this too. Also wouldnt it seem possible that since they require us to pay for tethering and have the ability to turn on or off that feature on our cell phones that they could also have the ability to track down the ones with high data usage and throttle them down? Again I am not an expert but only speak from the experiences I have and heard.
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Im certainly no expert but I do know that AT&T has implemented a plan to throttle the unlimited data plan customers down to 3g speeds after they reach 5gig limit till the end of the monthly billing cycle then bring it back up to 4g. I would think that Verizon can and do do this too. Also wouldnt it seem possible that since they require us to pay for tethering and have the ability to turn on or off that feature on our cell phones that they could also have the ability to track down the ones with high data usage and throttle them down? Again I am not an expert but only speak from the experiences I have and heard.
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But he's on Verizon. And AT&T is throttling all data connections at 3gb or 5gb, not just when you're tethering. OP says he gets his full speeds on the phone but not the tethered device.
If Verizon was going to monitor him for tethering and try to manage the connection, they'd just shut it off and send him a warning email/SMS, not throttle.
Despite tethering and never using Wifi, I haven't exceeded the 5Gb soft cap yet. I don't think I've directly given Verizon a reason to throttle me unless they can tell that my phone is tethering without the feature being on my plan.
This weekend I tried installing different ROMs but all of them have the same low tethering speed.
I switched over from Sprint due to their slow 3G speeds (~500kbps). 4G wimax was available (7-9mbps) but I wanted a phone with a 720 screen and those are limited to just 3G speeds.
Concerned about the 2GB throttle speeds with T-Mobile's data plan, I figured I'd max it out before my next bill in a few days and I'm surprised to say that it isn't so bad... IF you switch to 2G after you're throttled.
Regular "4G" speeds were 3mbps-9mbps, fast enough for me.
Throttled speeds are at 60kbps, nothing more.
But if you switch to 2G/Edge, the speed actually is faster than the throttled speeds at 120-150kbps which is perfectly fine for web browsing.
How are eveyrone else's experience with being throttled?
How do you switch to 2G/Edge?
I'm on the 2GB plan, but rarely do I ever go over, I'm always near WiFi.
You have to go into mobile data settings and check the box that says use 2g only.
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Being throttled is pretty bad. I haven't been throttled in a while, but I remember the speeds being around 30-80 kpbs. T-Mobile claims it's EDGE speeds, but it's still much slower than EDGE.
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I broke my 5GB cap the other day and got throttled. Couldn't stand it so I upgraded plans for this month only. Expensive jump from 5GB to 10GB. I was in between homes and locations this month so no home internet connection. I did a lot of tethering with big downloads this month, etc... I usually don't go over 2GB. But to answer the point, I HATE THROTTLED SPEEDS. Horrible.
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I switched over from Sprint due to their slow 3G speeds (~500kbps). 4G wimax was available (7-9mbps) but I wanted a phone with a 720 screen and those are limited to just 3G speeds.
Concerned about the 2GB throttle speeds with T-Mobile's data plan, I figured I'd max it out before my next bill in a few days and I'm surprised to say that it isn't so bad... IF you switch to 2G after you're throttled.
Regular "4G" speeds were 3mbps-9mbps, fast enough for me.
Throttled speeds are at 60kbps, nothing more.
But if you switch to 2G/Edge, the speed actually is faster than the throttled speeds at 120-150kbps which is perfectly fine for web browsing.
How are eveyrone else's experience with being throttled?
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Everyones experiences should be the exact same, as they hard cap your download speeds to 60kbps once you're "throttled". As you say, switching to EDGE ("2G networks only"), you'll see faster speeds, but higher ping times.
Its really not that bad. As long as you're not trying to stream movies or download large files, EDGE is quite acceptable. If you don't mind waiting for the ping times, web browsing is even acceptably fast imo. You can use apps w/ background data and all push services still as well.
I'll take a full speed + throttle system over a cap + overage system. At least with throttles, you have the option to pay more if you choose.
Can anyone verify if this still works? My family is thinking of switching from AT&T to T-Mobile. None of us have a Galaxy Nexus, but I'm assuming this trick would work on other phones as well. Personally I have an AT&T Galaxy SIII I-747.
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Can anyone verify if this still works? My family is thinking of switching from AT&T to T-Mobile. None of us have a Galaxy Nexus, but I'm assuming this trick would work on other phones as well. Personally I have an AT&T Galaxy SIII I-747.
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it would work, but i dont think your phone has the bands to support tmobile's AWS bands so you wouldnt have 3g/HSPA+
Heya - title pretty much says it all - have an AT&T Galaxy SIII and was seriously considering moving to T-Mobile because of the new unlimited data plan they were going to start offering on 9/5. I had also looked through the T-Mobile GSIII Q&A forum, but could only find questions of the situation the other way around, i.e. T-Mob GSIII phone on AT&T network.
Basically, was wondering:
- is there a hardware limitation that APN settings and/or installing a new modem will not get me good data speeds?
- would I just need to burn a new T-Mobile modem? Or, is it more involved?
- I'm assuming at minimum I'd need new APN settings, and am assuming T-Mobile would be able to help with that. Right?
Thanks, really interested in being able to do this! (if it's even possible...)
Look in the AT&T general forum for the thread title starting with BOUNTY..... didn't read the whole thing so not sure if its possible yet.
crrrap, looks like there's a hardware limitation. thanks for the lead!
ATT has now an Unlimited Minutes, Unlimited Messages, 4 GB Shared Data with Tethering Allowed plan
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ATT has now an Unlimited Minutes, Unlimited Messages, 4 GB Shared Data with Tethering Allowed plan
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thats still more then Tmo, even if you dont use more then 4gb. Tmo is still cheeper. hope that Verizon and AT&T see that they might not be able to keep that expensive shared stuff with other guys lurking around.
Unfortunately, it's the unlimited data that is the real desire for me. I don't do much talking or texting, but I do love streaming videos with Neflix while I'm on the elliptical at the gym, streaming internet radio while I'm out-and-about, etc.. Thing is, on my 2GB plan, that's only about 2-3 movies and then it's gone! Going from 2-3 to 4-6 isn't much of an improvement. :crying:
Since AT&T only costs me about $60/mo (taxes&fees included), I have no good reason to switch anywhere, and I'm stuck in my renewed contract unti Jan 1st, 2014 anyway.
(My 2011 monthly average was $69/mo though, with overages factored in)
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Unfortunately, it's the unlimited data that is the real desire for me. I don't do much talking or texting, but I do love streaming videos with Neflix while I'm on the elliptical at the gym, streaming internet radio while I'm out-and-about, etc.. Thing is, on my 2GB plan, that's only about 2-3 movies and then it's gone! Going from 2-3 to 4-6 isn't much of an improvement. :crying:
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I just jumped from T-Mobile to ATT. While the unlimited data is nice as you don't have to worry about overages there is a catch. Once you hit your 2 GB limit your data is heavily throttled. So even though you have 'unlimited' data you may not be able to watch movies after you hit 2 GB.
I ended up switching to ATT because T-Mobile's data speeds in my area (Minneapolis) suck... Then if I were to hit my 2 GB limit my internet would slow to a crawl.
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I just jumped from T-Mobile to ATT. While the unlimited data is nice as you don't have to worry about overages there is a catch. Once you hit your 2 GB limit your data is heavily throttled. So even though you have 'unlimited' data you may not be able to watch movies after you hit 2 GB.
I ended up switching to ATT because T-Mobile's data speeds in my area (Minneapolis) suck... Then if I were to hit my 2 GB limit my internet would slow to a crawl.
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I have the AT&T unlimited, it was 3Gb with 3G and 5Gb with 4G, then they would throttle data! but I think I read that the new TMo unlilmited is unlimited with no throttleing