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T-Mobile 500mb Data Cap...

I feel real sorry for our brothers and sisters over in the UK who will be getting their data capped at 500mb. See the article here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/12/t-mobile-data-cap-smartphone
Can you imagine the negative slap-back to T-Moble if they did something like that here in the Ol' USA? I mean, I couldn't wade though all the negative energy it is now when T-Moble limited the 'unlimited' data plan to 5gb. Imagine it being only 500mb.. Geez!
I don't listen to any streaming music, nor do I watch any streaming videos, movies, or shows except for a little YouTube now and then. I don't do any major downloads except for a ROM now and then. I still hover around 890mds to 1200mbs per month. 500mbs would kill me!
How about you guys?
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It sucks for them, but all the carriers seem to be doing this. And Engadget got the official word that the cap is only for new contracts, so existing users won't be capped.

i would burn through 500mb in the first week

I could use that in like 2 days. Already doing 8gb a month and that's just using Pandora radio and streaming video, web and YouTube. I would cancel my service if they did that here.
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this applies to only new and upgrading customers
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darkside79 said:
I could use that in like 2 days. Already doing 8gb a month and that's just using Pandora radio and streaming video, web and YouTube. I would cancel my service if they did that here.
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Thats some serious data usage. If there was a 5th mobil carrier that offered a true unlimited data plan here is the USA, I wonder how many of us would pay the penalty of contact disconnect and switch over?
I wish there WAS a US based mobile carrier that offeres a true unlimited data plan!

lawalty said:
Thats some serious data usage. If there was a 5th mobil carrier that offered a true unlimited data plan here is the USA, I wonder how many of us would pay the penalty of contact disconnect and switch over?
I wish there WAS a US based mobile carrier that offeres a true unlimited data plan!
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sprint offers truly unlimited wimax... for now
and i'm not on contract with t-mobile... so if sprint ever gets any decent phones and decides to drop that BS $10/month surcharge for 4g i would consider switching

zephiK said:
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Yep, but they'll get them when they renew!

Here in Texas, Time Warner is offerening a wireless plan for laptop and mobile users that is 250mbs a month.
Give me a break!
After you use up 250mbs, then they charge you (i believe - going off memory) .10 cents for every 1mb after.. WTF!
Isn't wimax something like clearwire?

Phromik said:
It sucks for them, but all the carriers seem to be doing this. And Engadget got the official word that the cap is only for new contracts, so existing users won't be capped.
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They will be capped when they renew their contracts.
When you renew you contract they will just give you a different contract to agree too, and the new data plan will be part of it.
They aren't "grandfathering" anyone in. They just aren't breeching their CURRENT contracts.

lawalty said:
Here in Texas, Time Warner is offerening a wireless plan for laptop and mobile users that is 250mbs a month.
Give me a break!
After you use up 250mbs, then they charge you (i believe - going off memory) .10 cents for every 1mb after.. WTF!
Isn't wimax something like clearwire?
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Yes WiMax is clearwire.
The coverage is so bad that I routinely forget WiMax exists.

lolcopter said:
sprint offers truly unlimited wimax... for now
and i'm not on contract with t-mobile... so if sprint ever gets any decent phones and decides to drop that BS $10/month surcharge for 4g i would consider switching
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Isn't wimax wireless internet like clearwire?
Never mind, got your answer.

lawalty said:
I feel real sorry for our brothers and sisters over in the UK who will be getting their data capped at 500mb. See the article here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/12/t-mobile-data-cap-smartphone
Can you imagine the negative slap-back to T-Moble if they did something like that here in the Ol' USA? I mean, I couldn't wade though all the negative energy it is now when T-Moble limited the 'unlimited' data plan to 5gb. Imagine it being only 500mb.. Geez!
I don't listen to any streaming music, nor do I watch any streaming videos, movies, or shows except for a little YouTube now and then. I don't do any major downloads except for a ROM now and then. I still hover around 890mds to 1200mbs per month. 500mbs would kill me!
How about you guys?
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there is no cap to the current tmobile 5gb. full speed within 5gb and slower after that. No cap.

lawalty said:
I don't listen to any streaming music, nor do I watch any streaming videos, movies, or shows except for a little YouTube now and then. I don't do any major downloads except for a ROM now and then. I still hover around 890mds to 1200mbs per month. 500mbs would kill me!
How about you guys?
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Someone watches alot of porn

I read the article about the 500MB data cap today and was totally freaking out, because I generally use about 2GB worth of data every month. I called T-Mobile and the rep said they had a 5 GB cap and after that your bandwidth will be throttled (which is what I thought the plan was). The T-Mobile rep told me that 500MB is insane and they would never put their cap that low, as you would eat it up in a few days.
Wow even T-Mobile USA agrees 500MB a month is not enough for a smartphone. How is T-Mobile USA affiliated with T-Mobile UK?
I told the rep that if they ever did something like that I would no longer be a T-Mobile customer... She acknowledged and told me T-Mobile would never do anything like that.
After my call with T-Mobile I decided I'd hop on XDA to see if anyone else saw the article about the 500MB cap, and found this thread. Now I wish I would have recorded the call in case T-Mobile ever does reduce their cap like this.
Hoping to get the new dual core Optimus when it arrives in April... If they do this to T-Mobile USA customers after I renew I am going to have a cow...

lolcopter said:
i would burn through 500mb in the first week
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Lmao that's like two days for me. I wouldn't know what to do with myself.
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To clarify for you guys about WiMax.
Wimax is a technology much like LTE. Wimax is an extension to WiFi. Clearwire uses Wimax as their technology of choice to provide internet access/Data to their customers. Anyone who wants to can buy a Tower and mount a Wimax antenna on it and use it, just like we use wireless as Wimax has access to a none license frequencies as well as frequencies you need to license to use.

Looks like I won't be picking up anymore prepaid t mobile sim cards when I go to london.
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Louer Adun said:
Hoping to get the new dual core Optimus when it arrives in April... If they do this to T-Mobile USA customers after I renew I am going to have a cow...
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FYI only 2.3 (gingerbread) and above supports dual core procs. Im looking forward to the new LG dual core phone but i then found out Froyo comes with it. Crap! Same thing with the Dell tablet from t-mobile coming out next month. Again, Crap!
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lolcopter said:
sprint offers truly unlimited wimax... for now
and i'm not on contract with t-mobile... so if sprint ever gets any decent phones and decides to drop that BS $10/month surcharge for 4g i would consider switching
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Sprint just changed their policy on data usage. Now everyone who signs up a new contract or renews existing contract has to pay the premium $10 per month that they were initially charging for 4G data

T-Mobile USA Throttling Data Usage = Bah Humbug

Just got a text from T-Mobile with "due to your high data usage we are slowing your speed for the rest of this billing cycle." I am a daily data user, on $30 "unlimited" data plan, and just a day ago downloaded and began using the Netflix app and have streamed 8 movies over hspda. Whoops. Should've used Wi-Fi. Sucks that T-Mobile is throttling their data now. May all here be duly warned. Had no idea T-Mobile was engaging in the same BS that other Co's were already committing.
Anyone else saddened by this crappy policy?
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Have you done a speed test to see what it is now?
maybe they just slowed you down to hsdpa or something.

orangekid said:
Have you done a speed test to see what it is now?
maybe they just slowed you down to hsdpa or something.
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Yup, just ran 7mb test on mobilespeedtest.com and got:
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Of course this is still way better than 3g was.
Maybe I should just suck it up, and stop whining.
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blhd2 said:
Yup, just ran 7mb test on mobilespeedtest.com and got: View attachment 598105
Of course this is still way better than 3g was.
Maybe I should just suck it up, and stop whining.
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If that's being throttled.... I'm moving back to Sactown.
I'm still on the $25 Mytouch 3g plan so I don't think they can throttle me. Used more than 3gb already this month and that's before I installed Netflix. I'm testing it heavily on purpose to see if I get throttled. Will post back if I get a dreaded text about it.

digiholic said:
If that's being throttled.... I'm moving back to Sactown.
I'm still on the $25 Mytouch 3g plan so I don't think they can throttle me. Used more than 3gb already this month and that's before I installed Netflix. I'm testing it heavily on purpose to see if I get throttled. Will post back if I get a dreaded text about it.
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Sorry to tell you but if you go over the 5GB soft cap you will get throttled unless you are grandfathered from a old truly unlimited plan, if you are lucky you and I suggest never changing anything on your plan or you will forever lose your granfathered statis.
At the OP sorry you did not know about the 5GB soft cap. But it is mentioned in the T&C's plus if you go to the T-Mobilr forums by going to t-mobile.com>Support tab>Forums you can find a butt load of threads on this topic, and I mean a butt load of them.

anyone on Simple Mobile ?here ??
heard the unlimited data plan is good..but you exceed the limit...and they block you or somthing...and so False advertising....

blhd2 said:
Yup, just ran 7mb test on mobilespeedtest.com and got: View attachment 598105
Of course this is still way better than 3g was.
Maybe I should just suck it up, and stop whining.
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how can you get you get more than 7.2meg using hsdpa ? you sure that wasnt on wifi ?

Richy99 said:
how can you get you get more than 7.2meg using hsdpa ? you sure that wasnt on wifi ?
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Not really sure but the most I ever got when I ran the 7mb test is:
From my bedroom. I do have a cel tower within 1 mile from there though.
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T-Macgnolia said:
Sorry to tell you but if you go over the 5GB soft cap you will get throttled unless you are grandfathered from a old truly unlimited plan, if you are lucky you and I suggest never changing anything on your plan or you will forever lose your granfathered statis.
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I expect to get throttled, but I'll never know 100% until it's tested. If they don't then yeah... I won't change anything with my plan. Was planning on staying off contract maybe anyway since my two years is almost up.

T-Macgnolia said:
Sorry to tell you but if you go over the 5GB soft cap you will get throttled unless you are grandfathered from a old truly unlimited plan, if you are lucky you and I suggest never changing anything on your plan or you will forever lose your granfathered statis.
At the OP sorry you did not know about the 5GB soft cap. But it is mentioned in the T&C's plus if you go to the T-Mobilr forums by going to t-mobile.com>Support tab>Forums you can find a butt load of threads on this topic, and I mean a butt load of them.
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Do you know when this took effect?
I've been on tmobile for almost 2 years and wondering how old of a plan you had to have.
blhd2 said:
Yup, just ran 7mb test on mobilespeedtest.com and got: View attachment 598105
Of course this is still way better than 3g was.
Maybe I should just suck it up, and stop whining.
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dude, you're getting 10megs down?
most people on WiMax don't get speeds like that, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, you can stream just fine any movie you want on 10mb down, lol. If that's throttling I am not worried at all.

Well I just ran another 7mb data only (not Wi-Fi) test from my bedroom and got:
Btw, I am running at wireless N on my home network when I watch Netflix though, ever since the over-lords texted me. I guess as long as they don't sock me with some sort of over-usage fees then I can't complain. Damned happy with the speeds I get on this GBX v12 rom on my HD2. Sad that HTC originally had a 4g+++ capable phone with the HD2 but dumbed it down so bad and saddled it with winmo 6.5. This phone could have been called the "First 4g Smartphone"....sorry Evo4g users.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but mobilespeedtest.com is known for its inaccuracies, and your speed tests prove it. The HD2 is limited to 7.2Mbps and that's a hardware limitation. Also, T-Mobile has been throttling for a while now, and it has been in the T&C for a long time, but they had not been enforcing it until a few months ago.

orangekid said:
Do you know when this took effect?
I've been on tmobile for almost 2 years and wondering how old of a plan you had to have.
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To be honest i am not super positive when the actual change from true unlimited data to soft capped unlimited data (am I the only one that that statement sounds wierd to?). I will see if i can find out his weekend though, so if you have not found it before then I will let you know what I find.

T-Macgnolia said:
true unlimited data to soft capped unlimited data (am I the only one that that statement sounds wierd to?)
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Talking like that will get you an executive job at T-Mobile.

blhd2 said:
Yup, just ran 7mb test on mobilespeedtest.com and got: View attachment 598105
Of course this is still way better than 3g was.
Maybe I should just suck it up, and stop whining.
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i get 1764 and i'm right outside dc.... i would think the network here would be fast

lbhocky19 said:
i get 1764 and i'm right outside dc.... i would think the network here would be fast
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It probably is fast. You could be in a bad spot with towers or there are so many users that the bandwidth is killed. Run speed tests all over and at different times and you will see it change quite a bit. I can run them back to back to back sitting in the same spot and varying speeds.

digiholic said:
It probably is fast. You could be in a bad spot with towers or there are so many users that the bandwidth is killed. Run speed tests all over and at different times and you will see it change quite a bit. I can run them back to back to back sitting in the same spot and varying speeds.
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True,
I ran a speed test and got about 1.5mb down, then ran one right after and it jumped to 4mb down. It depends on a lot apparently and I would not take one speed test to mean much.

inuyasha1999 said:
Sorry to disappoint you, but mobilespeedtest.com is known for its inaccuracies, and your speed tests prove it. The HD2 is limited to 7.2Mbps and that's a hardware limitation. Also, T-Mobile has been throttling for a while now, and it has been in the T&C for a long time, but they had not been enforcing it until a few months ago.
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I have been suspecting that mobilespeedtest.com wasn't accurate. Thanks for confirming and for the good info.
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blhd2 said:
I have been suspecting that mobilespeedtest.com wasn't accurate. Thanks for confirming and for the good info.
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You could try Open Signal or Network Test and compare results. Good for searching for towers and other goodies.

blhd2 said:
Just got a text from T-Mobile with "due to your high data usage we are slowing your speed for the rest of this billing cycle." I am a daily data user, on $30 "unlimited" data plan, and just a day ago downloaded and began using the Netflix app and have streamed 8 movies over hspda. Whoops. Should've used Wi-Fi. Sucks that T-Mobile is throttling their data now. May all here be duly warned. Had no idea T-Mobile was engaging in the same BS that other Co's were already committing.
Anyone else saddened by this crappy policy?
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You probably went over the 5GB/month limit for high speed.

[Q] Sprint not Unlimited (just for me I guess)

Just received this letter from Sprint today. Has anyone else received this letter before?

I'm pretty sure you don't get unlimited roaming data. That's why they sent you that.
From cellblock D

It starts off by talking about a mobile broadband card. It's basically saying you're excessively roaming with it. There is a 5gb a month limit for cards and officially tethered phones. Put the phone/card into home only (no roaming) and if there's a setting, uncheck allow roaming data.

You don't get unlimited roaming....
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Stoutimous said:
Just received this letter from Sprint today. Has anyone else received this letter before?
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I received one about a year ago. Theses are the 2 main rules
1. You must use more sprint data than roaming data.
2. You cannot voice call while roaming for more than 800 minutes.
As long as you follow this you won't have any problems.
Note if you find yourself roaming while at home call tech support and they will send you a free "airave" (its a portable cell tower that just needs a internet connection) it works great
Good luck
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I would tell them to go f**k themselves

I have terrible sprint service in my area and when I called the 1855 number I told them I just wanted out of my contract and they waived the ETF and I am free now, I love sprint but if I can't use them then why stay with them?
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This was my account with 3 days left of July's bill...I forgot to screencap August, but I'm on track for exceeding this in September.
I've never received any complaints from Sprint when regularly exceeding the 5gb "cap". I'm not even tethering!

mykie242 said:
This was my account with 3 days left of July's bill...I forgot to screencap August, but I'm on track for exceeding this in September.
I've never received any complaints from Sprint when regularly exceeding the 5gb "cap". I'm not even tethering!
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May I ask...WTF do you do to get 13GB of data through 3G? Are you constantly streaming videos, as in...constantly??!!
That's a ton of data!

hayzooos said:
May I ask...WTF do you do to get 13GB of data through 3G? Are you constantly streaming videos, as in...constantly??!!
That's a ton of data!
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Multiple email accounts, websurfing, streaming audio, and all pretty much continuously.

mykie242 said:
This was my account with 3 days left of July's bill...I forgot to screencap August, but I'm on track for exceeding this in September.
I've never received any complaints from Sprint when regularly exceeding the 5gb "cap". I'm not even tethering!
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Come on this is why our bills are going up!
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Don't those limits only apply to the mobile broadband cards and not on phones?

mykie242 said:
Multiple email accounts, websurfing, streaming audio, and all pretty much continuously.
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How long does your battery last???? 5, 10 minutes???

I got the same letter. And I don't roam at all. I talked to Sprint, and they told me that, despite what the commercials say, they no longer have a plan with truly unlimited data. They all cap at 5 GB, even the Simply Everything plan. So if I don't cut back on my data usage, on my data intensive HTC EVO 3D, they have the right to terminate my contract.

Very odd, as of last November they changed to completely unlimited as long as you weren't roaming so I was told for Hotspot because I used to have it. Roaming obviously they still could complain. It sounds to me like you are getting some uninformed people (or they went backwards). I had the lady read to me over the phone the new contract statements and how it was unlimited for 3G and 4G.

xopher.hunter said:
Come on this is why our bills are going up!
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Because hes actually getting what he pays for?
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Jeremy_G said:
I got the same letter. And I don't roam at all. I talked to Sprint, and they told me that, despite what the commercials say, they no longer have a plan with truly unlimited data. They all cap at 5 GB, even the Simply Everything plan. So if I don't cut back on my data usage, on my data intensive HTC EVO 3D, they have the right to terminate my contract.
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Always take what "Sprint" says with a grain of salt. Often their people aren't on the same page.
They do have unlimited data, and if you're getting a letter it's likely because whether you realize it or not, you're either roaming or tethering.

Jeremy_G said:
I got the same letter. And I don't roam at all. I talked to Sprint, and they told me that, despite what the commercials say, they no longer have a plan with truly unlimited data. They all cap at 5 GB, even the Simply Everything plan. So if I don't cut back on my data usage, on my data intensive HTC EVO 3D, they have the right to terminate my contract.
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Yeah if this were true we'd get them for false advertising
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mykie242 said:
This was my account with 3 days left of July's bill...I forgot to screencap August, but I'm on track for exceeding this in September.
I've never received any complaints from Sprint when regularly exceeding the 5gb "cap". I'm not even tethering!
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Your roaming Data is well within roaming limits, that's 36MB worth of roaming, you're fine. Anyone bashing you for these numbers isn't reading carefully.

I have pulled around 8 gigs of 3g every month since 2008 and no letter yet. Make sure you aren't using unofficial tethering or bittorrent
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Throtting

So there isn't really any definitive answer, so i'm making topic on it: DOES SPRINT THROTTLE?
I know they say they don't throttle, but myself and a number of friends have noticed a big drop in data speed the more we use. So what does everyone else think?
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No, they don't throttle.
myself and a number of friends have noticed a big drop in data speed the more we use.
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HAHA welcome to the "Now Network". Sprint=dial-up speeds. Myself, or my 3 friends on Sprint, haven't gotten above 100kbps since last October. It happens everywhere I travel too. Well, except between 2am and 4am, then it works perfectly fine, when everyone else is asleep.

It seems to me like they do during the day. My 3g is not near as fast as it used to be during the day. It wasnt a gradual decrease. More like a sudden. While my connection at my house still pulls 1.0-1.3mbps at my house during the day, I used to get 2+mbps there during the day. Now I don't get that speed til 1-5am. You're probably thinking "wtf are you *****ing about?!" Cuz it is very fast at my house. ****ty part is that everywhere else its nowhere near 1.0mbps. More like 0.2-0.4. And I'm NEVER home. That's the problem. Oh well. Its either live with it or go pay $40-50 more to get raped by verizon.
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Mine used to be around 3Mb/s on 3g, that was when I first got my contract. It seems the more I tethered and used more and more data the slower it got. yestursay I got .25 mb/s! Flashed radios this morning and i'm up to 1.
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It seems to me like they do during the day.
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No, they don't throttle during the day, they dont throttle at all. The reason your speeds are crappy during the day is because there are too many people using it during the day, and each tower's crappy T1 line backhaul can't handle more than a few MB/s total for everyone connected to it.

Darn you other sprint users i'm my area, turn your 3g off!
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One thing that we all have to remember is that sprint subcontracts its network to other providers (virgin, republic, boost...) And all their customers uses our network as well.
Think about it, Verizon really doesn't lend their network, that's why you pay higher prices, because you have their full resource.
We pay lower prices but we have to share...
Just a thought...
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megabiteg said:
One thing that we all have to remember is that sprint subcontracts its network to other providers (virgin, republic, boost...) And all their customers uses our network as well.
Think about it, Verizon really doesn't lend their network, that's why you pay higher prices, because you have their full resource.
We pay lower prices but we have to share...
Just a thought...
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Please don't talk about things you know nothing of. Verizon has MVNOs just as Sprint does.

Deathsnuggle said:
DOES SPRINT THROTTLE?
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No it is just naturally slow. I guess you could say it comes "pre-throttled"
KJ

Unfortunately I did not take screen shotts to back this up, so fwiw.....
I have been throttled while on 4g. It was not a signal issue, peak use/time thing, straight up throttled. Long story short- My desktop got fried several days back. Replaced it, had to start from scratch software wise.
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That screen shot is for Nov.3 - 11th. Right towards the end of a 5.2gig d/l (cs5.5 master collection) My 4g speeds here @ home avg 17-2300kbs on a bad day. While going through pdanet I realize 3-500kbs @ the desktop. @ about 5030 MB my d/l speeds sank to 39 kbs have been stuck there since. Called sprint they said my data usage is "suspect" and will be monitored untill my next billing cycle.
So keep it under 9 gigs a day kids.. they WILL throttle you.
I pay for the hotspots btw.
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jamieg71 said:
Unfortunately I did not take screen shotts to back this up, so fwiw.....
I have been throttled while on 4g. It was not a signal issue, peak use/time thing, straight up throttled. Long story short- My desktop got fried several days back. Replaced it, had to start from scratch software wise.
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That screen shot is for Nov.3 - 11th. Right towards the end of a 5.2gig d/l (cs5.5 master collection) My 4g speeds here @ home avg 17-2300kbs on a bad day. While going through pdanet I realize 3-500kbs @ the desktop. @ about 5030 MB my d/l speeds sank to 39 kbs have been stuck there since. Called sprint they said my data usage is "suspect" and will be monitored untill my next billing cycle.
So keep it under 9 gigs a day kids.. they WILL throttle you.
I pay for the hotspots btw.
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Paid hotspots are now limited to 5gb data per month did ya not get the notice? After 5gb hotspot ur either throttled or paying per mb FYI
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I live in the middle of nowhere I share a Sprint tower with maybe 20 houses that are within its range I get anywhere from 1 - 3 mbps dl and close to 1 mbps up on 3g. I use an assload of data anywhere from 15 - 50 gb a month on my line alone. We have 5 lines and a data card between us we use the 5 gb of the data card as the only other option for internet is dial up or satellite and the phones we have hit about 200gb of data between the 5 phones and Sprint has never said **** about it. Although we have been on Sprint since god knows when I've been on Sprint for 13 yrs but my dad was on this account for 5 or 6 yrs b4 that. I remember having sprints old red logo on my phones and going thru the Nextel merger. Hell I gotta box with some really old Sprint phones going back to a startac my first ever Sprint phone was one of those cool old Nokias u could swap the face plate on lol
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Deathsnuggle said:
So there isn't really any definitive answer, so i'm making topic on it: DOES SPRINT THROTTLE?
I know they say they don't throttle, but myself and a number of friends have noticed a big drop in data speed the more we use. So what does everyone else think?
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The short answer is, "It depends."
I am well versed in the 4G arena, not so much 3g/EVDO.
When you discuss Sprint's 4G network, you are really discussing the re-branding and re-selling of Clearwire's Wimax network. Any discussion of Clearwire's Wimax must include an understanding of N.I.M.S., which stands for, Network Integrity Management System. That's code for THROTTLING!!
In a nutshell, Clear directly, and through its wholesale distributors, continues to sell more bandwidth than it has available to deliver. During periods of low demand, all is well. During times of high demand, N.I.M.S. automatically kicks in. A quick Google search of Clearwire N.I.M.S. should provide the triggers and effects.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...-overextending-coverage-to-lure-customers.ars
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/clearwire-boosts-wholesale-subscriber-count-headwinds-mount
To parse Sprint's claim that they do not throttle is easy. They don't; Clear does it for them.

tmwilsoniv said:
The short answer is, "It depends."
I am well versed in the 4G arena, not so much 3g/EVDO.
When you discuss Sprint's 4G network, you are really discussing the re-branding and re-selling of Clearwire's Wimax network. Any discussion of Clearwire's Wimax must include an understanding of N.I.M.S., which stands for, Network Integrity Management System. That's code for THROTTLING!!
In a nutshell, Clear directly, and through its wholesale distributors, continues to sell more bandwidth than it has available to deliver. During periods of low demand, all is well. During times of high demand, N.I.M.S. automatically kicks in. A quick Google search of Clearwire N.I.M.S. should provide the triggers and effects.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...-overextending-coverage-to-lure-customers.ars
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/clearwire-boosts-wholesale-subscriber-count-headwinds-mount
To parse Sprint's claim that they do not throttle is easy. They don't; Clear does it for them.
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Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense now, how I get throttled living in a city of 600k, but someone out in a rural area remains untouched. It's all good tho, just discovered a new open wifi here in the neighborhood... lol
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I live in the middle of nowhere I share a Sprint tower with maybe 20 houses that are within its range I get anywhere from 1 - 3 mbps dl and close to 1 mbps up on 3g. I use an assload of data anywhere from 15 - 50 gb a month on my line alone. We have 5 lines and a data card between us we use the 5 gb of the data card as the only other option for internet is dial up or satellite and the phones we have hit about 200gb of data between the 5 phones and Sprint has never said **** about it. Although we have been on Sprint since god knows when I've been on Sprint for 13 yrs but my dad was on this account for 5 or 6 yrs b4 that. I remember having sprints old red logo on my phones and going thru the Nextel merger. Hell I gotta box with some really old Sprint phones going back to a startac my first ever Sprint phone was one of those cool old Nokias u could swap the face plate on lol
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Ha! I had one of those Nokias, but my first real cell phone was an Oki 910. Before that it was a Motorola bag phone, still have that old beast in storage some where.. Just bought some new boots, the box would fit in the "bag" lol
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Sprint has officially cancelled me from Contract.

Got up this morning and found my hotspot wasn't working and then I noticed my 3G wasn't lit up so after going through flashing, reflashisg, and a few trips down the odin road decided I had a bad phone and this evening I called Sprint to get a replacement. After finally passing the questionnaire and proving I was who I said I was she all the sudden tells me she had great news, "There's nothing wrong with your phone because data is turned off by Sprint because of excessive Data use and roaming data use"???? My phone has unlimited data and no roaming I explained at which point she told me that I used more than the average data user uses and Sprint has the right to cancel my contract at anytime! So, I guess I'm looking for a new carrier that I can use my E4GT on. Be looking through the forums to find a solution so any ideas would be greatly appreciated although be hard to start somewhere else as I've been with them 12 years or better! So those of you not knowing this remember that unlimited is not necessarily true.

Is the hotspot that you used the sprint or the hacked one?
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All carriers dont allow for excessive data roaming usage even on unlimited plans. If you basically are using more than 50 percent of your data off network you will get cancelled. Always check your roamin data cap when you sign up with a carrier.
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Well if you have an official hot spot and pay you might be able to call sprint and ask if you could talk to somebody higher up and see if they could put you back on sprint
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let me point out the obvious. this is not the et4g forum.
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masaidjet said:
Is the hotspot that you used the sprint or the hacked one?
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The hacked one is the only one I used.

Colt10mm said:
The hacked one is the only one I used.
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That's the reason for termination, you exceeded your data using the hotspot, and sprint can end your contact immediately because of this.
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kingbo777 said:
All carriers dont allow for excessive data roaming usage even on unlimited plans. If you basically are using more than 50 percent of your data off network you will get cancelled. Always check your roamin data cap when you sign up with a carrier.
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Don't think Data Roaming should apply as was from my home.

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let me point out the obvious. this is not the et4g forum.
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Sorry I posted in wrong spot there brother but I also own Epic 4G and so small consolation as maybe useful info here too as it probably would have happened to me on that one if it were my primary data phone as it used to be. Thanks though for at least one of us being on the ball.

How much data did you use?
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Wait.This sounds great! You can buy a new phone discounted and if you use too much data they'll voluntarily break your contact and you get to keep the phone and go somewhere else with it? Or sell it for profit and then go elsewhere?I don't see a downside. As another asked how much data did it take to have them cancel you? Currently I easily do about 4-5 gigs on 4G and about 2-3 3G and I've never got as letter, but I don't really roam.
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He used hacked hotspot data, which is a no no
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masaidjet said:
He used hacked hotspot data, which is a no no
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Yup this was it. I don't think the roaming really had much to do with it at all. The OP even said he 'only used it for home' which leads me to believe he used his hacked hotspot as his home mainline.
Sprint has caps for hotspot plans, I believe it's around 5GB, and that's well known. Hotspot data != cellular data in their eyes. If you used a hacked hotspot app (especially if you're in a 4G area) as your home internet, I am not one bit surprised you got the boot. And frankly in my mind...rightfully so.

bit1 said:
Wait.This sounds great! You can buy a new phone discounted and if you use too much data they'll voluntarily break your contact and you get to keep the phone and go somewhere else with it? Or sell it for profit and then go elsewhere?I don't see a downside. As another asked how much data did it take to have them cancel you? Currently I easily do about 4-5 gigs on 4G and about 2-3 3G and I've never got as letter, but I don't really roam.
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Last Month I used about 1Gb of 3G. And 6Gb of 4G. That's how ****ty sprints service is. It takes me so long to do anything on 3G. And 4G is okay but all I did with it was download Game data and other things like Xda or stream music over 4g if possible.
BTW I DONT EVEN USE HOTSPOTS HAVE NO USE FOR THEM
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i think it funny people think sprint doesn't know when people use the hotspot and if they notice your not paying for it they know your rooted, and breaking their policies. I applaud sprint for putting their foot down when needed. Rules and policies are made for a reason. If one party breaks those rules or policies, it's the others free will to walk away from their agreement.
When you use a crap done of data its a invite for sprint to open up a file or 2 and snoop around in your account. The data that gets sent to and from a computer is different from data being use surfing web on your phone.
The "unlimited data" is for phone data, as it has been said tether plans and air cards have a 5GB, well now its 2GB and 6GB limits with people grandfathered in on their 5GB.
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Yea.. tethering is a fine line to walk on. I don't tether much, but when I do, I use sparringly!
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Speedin07si said:
How much data did you use?
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A mere 91G's :cyclops:

hayzooos said:
Yup this was it. I don't think the roaming really had much to do with it at all.
The OP even said he 'only used it for home' which leads me to believe he used his hacked hotspot as his home mainline.
Sprint has caps for hotspot plans, I believe it's around 5GB, and that's well known. Hotspot data != cellular data in their eyes. If you used a hacked hotspot app (especially if you're in a 4G area) as your home internet, I am not one bit surprised you got the boot. And frankly in my mind...rightfully so.
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Not really sure where you say you got the "The OP even said he 'only used it for home' " from and being a detective is probably not in your future but just to let you know for information sake it was not "home mainline" as I have DSL for that but when streaming video's and the such I would use it mostly for downloading Roms and such for here and not much else! I have learn my lesson on that and no 4G in my area! So I will take my medicine and lesson learned and hopefully you will learn a little from this too.

Speedin07si said:
i think it funny people think sprint doesn't know when people use the hotspot and if they notice your not paying for it they know your rooted, and breaking their policies. I applaud sprint for putting their foot down when needed. Rules and policies are made for a reason. If one party breaks those rules or policies, it's the others free will to walk away from their agreement.
When you use a crap done of data its a invite for sprint to open up a file or 2 and snoop around in your account. The data that gets sent to and from a computer is different from data being use surfing web on your phone.
The "unlimited data" is for phone data, as it has been said tether plans and air cards have a 5GB, well now its 2GB and 6GB limits with people grandfathered in on their 5GB.
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And here in lies the problem terms like "Unlimited" and they are not ..... how is using such a false statement as a term when, well lets say a used car dealer were to use the same term.... he'd be in jail!
I learned more from this post, I think, than any other one post I've ever read but to be honest I would know because when I got the 1st android phone and signed the contract I must admit I didn't read everything and don't know many people that do. I didn't know what a rom was much less hotspot (hacked or not) and saw an ad for XDA-Forums and as I have built a pretty large number of pc's over the years I got the interest and this won't slow me down as I still hope to learn to theme and build my own rom.

Colt10mm said:
And here in lies the problem terms like "Unlimited" and they are not ..... how is using such a false statement as a term when, well lets say a used car dealer were to use the same term.... he'd be in jail!
I learned more from this post, I think, than any other one post I've ever read but to be honest I would know because when I got the 1st android phone and signed the contract I must admit I didn't read everything and don't know many people that do. I didn't know what a rom was much less hotspot (hacked or not) and saw an ad for XDA-Forums and as I have built a pretty large number of pc's over the years I got the interest and this won't slow me down as I still hope to learn to theme and build my own rom.
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And i stand by my statement "unlimited data" means unlimited to the PHONE not every other electronic device you have. Soo no its not a false statement. If you want to use data to tether its considered a ADD ON feature.
I bet if you use 10-20 gigs of data on your phone nothing will happen.
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