I checked my usage (signed up yesterday). The guy at the store had my phone download and sync all of the apps over the HSPA+ network, so I had a lot of data usage yesterday. Anyway, my listing looks like this:
Data: 743 MB / Unlimited on our network (up to 9,765.6 GB high-speed data)
So are they still throttling? They said at the store that they were NOT throttling anymore, at all, ever, on the unlimited plan. So whats the truth?
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I checked my usage (signed up yesterday). The guy at the store had my phone download and sync all of the apps over the HSPA+ network, so I had a lot of data usage yesterday. Anyway, my listing looks like this:
Data: 743 MB / Unlimited on our network (up to 9,765.6 GB high-speed data)
So are they still throttling? They said at the store that they were NOT throttling anymore, at all, ever, on the unlimited plan. So whats the truth?
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They probably throttle at 10gb then and advertise as unlimited cause it's really hard to use 10gb in a month.
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It's probably a system thing where they can't input a higher number into the system. Besides it's probably humanly impossible right now to exceed 10 terabytes in a billing cycle.
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looks like 10 TB to me
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I checked my usage (signed up yesterday). The guy at the store had my phone download and sync all of the apps over the HSPA+ network, so I had a lot of data usage yesterday. Anyway, my listing looks like this:
Data: 743 MB / Unlimited on our network (up to 9,765.6 GB high-speed data)
So are they still throttling? They said at the store that they were NOT throttling anymore, at all, ever, on the unlimited plan. So whats the truth?
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Mine says the same thing but I can tell you I've used 11 / 12 ish GB per month every month since the start the of year and have not been throttled yet
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They probably throttle at 10gb then and advertise as unlimited cause it's really hard to use 10gb in a month.
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Ahhh, I use between 90 and 100 GB a month, yes that was gigs, not megs. Real easy, Netflix and Porn.
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I guess my sense of sarcasm wasnt seen here haha
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Got the following text message this morning:
Free T-Mobile msg: Your usage has reached the data threshold for your rate plan this month. Your speed has been reduced for the rest of this billing cycle.
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Sure enough, i'm now getting 96 kbs down / 105 kbs up.
I wasn't aware there was such a threshold on the Android unlimited data plan. I sure don't remember seeing that in the fine print.
Rather annoying that I didn't know this was coming.
I can't say anything about the fine print although I assume there would certainly be some information about the cap but I wish state or federal government would go after telco's who keep claiming unlimited while actually have a cap set.
It's not so bad in your case where I guess it is still unlimited, just throttled, but in Canada if we go over our "unlimited" amount we actually get charged per kb.
Now perhaps if Tmo said it is unlimited 3G data it could be even more frustrating.
Well how much data have you used?
That's a normal T-Mobile thing. Any of the other 3 carriers will shut you off and/or bill per KB.
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Well how much data have you used?
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This ^
+10 char
T-mobile has a fair usage clause. Basically unlimited means that you get to use what the "average" data usage is from all of tmo's data users. If you go over that, you still get data free but you get throttled. It is to help keep the network from being overloaded. Also Tmo doesn't charge you for tethering like every other carrier and I would assume that by getting that message you have been tethering all month.
I have used about 3gigs of data on Tmo and never had that issue come up. You must really be sucking down some data. Be thankful you are not on one of the other carriers. They would have hit you with a huge tethering bill and the associated data charges!
As far as I know the softcap is 5GB.
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wow. I checked my account with t-mobile and I had used a whopping 10 gb this month! (I usually average about 4 gb but for the last week I let a coworker with an iPhone 4 tether off my line, and between us, we were sucking up over 1/2 a gig a day.)
No more data for you iPhone dude.
On the bright side, my billing cycle ends in a couple of days.
Wow, I'm really happy to see 5GB is the softcap! I just hit 1GB and started getting really worried. All this tethering to my PS3 for Call of Duty is adding up lol.
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I use about 1GB a month...I'll never reach 5GB, but good to know I have some room to spare Definately, Tmob is the best for data compared to the other carriers.
tanman1975 said:
Got the following text message this morning:
Sure enough, i'm now getting 96 kbs down / 105 kbs up.
I wasn't aware there was such a threshold on the Android unlimited data plan. I sure don't remember seeing that in the fine print.
Rather annoying that I didn't know this was coming.
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YESSSSSSSSSS!!!! I LOVE T-Mobile for doing this to the ones that abuse the fair usage of the network! T-mobile made me a happy man today
I thought the cap was 10gb. If the OP used 10gb like he said, then it seems 10gb is the cap.
Why did the OP have an iphone tethered to him? Makes no sense!
The Android "plan" for T-Mobile has a 10GB softcap. Not the 5GB softcap.
The throttling is to 50kbps for the rest of the billing-cycle but it looks like there's a bit of give on the throttling.
Cheers,
Kermee
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Why did the OP have an iphone tethered to him? Makes no sense!
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Because the iphone has less bars in more places?
I don't get it. If there's a cap then it's not unlimited. If it's not unlimited why is T-Mobile allowed to advertise it as that?
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I don't get it. If there's a cap then it's not unlimited. If it's not unlimited why is T-Mobile allowed to advertise it as that?
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unlimited data, not unlimited 3g/H as it turns out
I gave iPhone guy access so he could setup his new iphone4, also demo facetime and hd youtube (which he can't do over 3g). I suspect he abused the connection since my data usage more than tripled those days...
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I don't get it. If there's a cap then it's not unlimited. If it's not unlimited why is T-Mobile allowed to advertise it as that?
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It is still unlimited. Just throttled. 10 gigs is more than generous.
yeah it is unlimited but to keep network congestion down after you use a certain amount of data they slow you down. They don't charge you more though. The other carriers do a real nice tethering charge if you go over a certain amount, saying that you didn't pay to tether and you would never use that much data if you weren't. T-mo is awesome, believe it!
It could be worse. Some broadband providers are throttling users on their home accounts due to excessive bandwidth usage.
Is this true? 5 gig limit on data plan starting on the 16 of this month?
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The 5 GB limit has been around for a while. But they don't deactivate your service or charge extra if you go over, they just throttle your speed do you can't use data as fast.
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The 5 GB limit has been around for a while. But they don't deactivate your service or charge extra if you go over, they just throttle your speed do you can't use data as fast.
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The cap was 10 GB, actually. They didn't publish it anywhere but it was there, throttling users back.
There is no ban per say. It's a Cap, and there has been one for a long time.
Does it tell us how much of a decrease we'll see in speeds?
In Turkey, I used VodaFoneTR and after a 100MB limit they hit me with 15KB/s. And I was getting about 5MBPS before the cap. It wasn't too bad at all. Monthly data unlimited was 8TL which is about $5 usd. Very fair for the price.
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Hah, yeah it's real alright. Just a week after upgrading from my G1 I got a text from t-mobile saying I've reached the data limit for my rate plan. Which I think is bull**** since my contract should have been renewed right there and then, and there's NO WAY I used up 10GB in under a week.
I'll have a talk with customer service in a bit. Edge speeds down from hspa+ is a total kick to the balls.
they will be throttling down after 5 gig and also you will have to pay for tethering now as an extra feature which will cost 15 bucks a month, i work for tmobile and spoke to the vice president just yesterday when he came for a visit
Bbe1367 said:
they will be throttling down after 5 gig and also you will have to pay for tethering now as an extra feature which will cost 15 bucks a month, i work for tmobile and spoke to the vice president just yesterday when he came for a visit
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did you need to post twice?
Once it's rooted it will be a non-issue (paid tether anyway).
Is there anyway we can monitor our data usage? The myaccount apps from tmobiles doesn't give me the info.
sheek360 said:
Is there anyway we can monitor our data usage? The myaccount apps from tmobiles doesn't give me the info.
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You have to log into your account at T-Mobile as far as I know.
I have had internet since 2006, does it grandfather in the old unlimited rule? Or has this rule been around for quite some time?
Mog said:
I have had internet since 2006, does it grandfather in the old unlimited rule? Or has this rule been around for quite some time?
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Data is still unlimited, no changes there. The only change is that once you go over 5 GB of data transfer in a billing period, your maximum data speed is decreased to "EDGE speeds" (1 Mbit max, 400 Kbit typical) until the start of your next billing period. You should still connect with HSPA+ (if available), just without the HSPA+ speeds.
Per the T-Mobile contract, they are allowed to make speed changes "in order to improve service" and whether it's 10 GB (old value) or 5 GB (the new value) can be changed without it being a contract modification since they are still providing "unlimited" data service.
http://shop2.sprint.com/en/shop/why_sprint/mobile_broadband_usage/index.html
I used right at 1.8gb in February. Some past months:
Oct 2011: 1.6gb
Nov 2011: 2.19gb
Dec 2011: 2.35gb
Jan 2012: 6.16gb
6.16gb - damn. I was over a gig roaming that month, and 3.46gb on 4G. No tethering. This is why unlimited data matters - I would have paid $40 or more on other carriers just for January!
not much sprint 3g(475MB) and 4g(200MB) sucks in my area so 90 % of time im on wifii
5 lines
19727433 kB 3g (18.841 GB)
13783812 kB 4g (13.145 GB)
that was feb4 to mar4.
not much, i'm on wifi most of the time.
From 25 Jan -25 Feb about 500 Mb 3g and 5.3 Gb on 4g
This is pretty average for me. I don't tether just use my phone a bit.
I've use anywhere from 500 to 2gb in a month norm. For a while I was using my 4G as my internet while I moved and didn't have home internet. Used 20 to 60GB of 4G for 3 months. Yes Torrents and such (private trackers), I still have my service and Sprint had no problem with it, I called them once a week to ask. Now my network is up. Wifi = low data for me.
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3 line total less then a gig
austin420 said:
5 lines
19727433 kB 3g (18.841 GB)
13783812 kB 4g (13.145 GB)
that was feb4 to mar4.
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Holy **** that is a lot of data. I don't even think I use that much on my computer. What on earth do you do to get up that high?
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Holy **** that is a lot of data. I don't even think I use that much on my computer. What on earth do you do to get up that high?
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divided over 5 lines, its really not that much. i use about 10 myself, the other 20 is divided up over my wife, her sis, and 2 kids.
we have hbo go and netflix. im sure thats where most of it goes. hd movies are a data killer.
we dont tether. i pay for 50 mbps internet at home, so no point in that.
as far as home use, i torrent my ass off. if timewarner started capping me, id be ****ed. my home internet use has to be 100 to 200 gb per month id say.
I usually average ~8-12GB/month. However, last month I hit just over 20GB. All over 3G.
It's from streaming from Google Music mostly.
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Feb05-march 04:
3G data: 1.46gb
3G data roaming: 15,019kb
4G data: 8.83gb
that's mostly Amazon MP3, MLB @ Bat 12 and NHL Game Center
Wish I could get that much hell I hardly go over 1gb just cause 3g is piss poor where I'm at so... kinda said to stay but I'm sticking it out for the long run since maybe one day sprint will start to become a bigger co.
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2-3GB per month - most of which is on 3G with occasional 4G use. Probably a ton more when I'm connected to Wifi.
I use about 1gb a month. I don't use sprint, I have virgin mobile which is still unlimited (do throttle after 2.5gb) but still is nice to know that if I did go over I don't have overage fees.
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still is nice to know that if I did go over I don't have overage fees.
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That indeed it most certainly is.
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2-3GB per month - most of which is on 3G with occasional 4G use. Probably a ton more when I'm connected to Wifi.
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Sounds just like my usage pattern, about 3.5GB on 3G and less than a gig on 4G. The reason why I hardly use 4G, even though most areas I'm in have 4G coverage is because I forget to turn it on. Most of my data usage is streaming YouTube videos.
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A few hundred MB's on Grandfathered AT&T Unlimited
10 on a slow month 20-22 on a good month
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4-5 gigs on slow connection
about 20 gigs on adsl.
average around 50 Gb per month.
On my 2g connection i use about 130mb a day (0430-1600)
3g connection about 7gb a month
and 4g 13gb a month
I use about 8gb on average. I don't usually tether. However this past month was 25gb with tethering. I have Verizon unlimited data.
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About 4-7 gigs with slow mobile data
A few hundred on my PC.
15GB on 3G!
9GB on 2G!
On my phone: 1-2GB a month on 3G. (2GB plan). 5-10GB on WiFi.
On my tablet: 100-200MB on 3G, 80-110GB WiFi.
100 GB max, average around 60-80 GB
I use only 1GB per month but i use 2GB when i'm in holliday
usually 300 MB traffic per month. Im 64 kb/s over 200 MB, but curbing-function doesnt work...
200MB per month, i only use 2G because of the battery.
Around 10GB, mostly to download roms
no way!
trebills said:
I use about 8gb on average. I don't usually tether. However this past month was 25gb with tethering. I have Verizon unlimited data.
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I thought that Verizon stopped the unlimited data! They brought it back for mobile plans???!!?!
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I thought that Verizon stopped the unlimited data! They brought it back for mobile plans???!!?!
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Yes they stopped. I'm just grandfathered in still because I haven't used my upgrades on any of the 4 lines. And will never use them.
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I'm on an older 300MB plan on AT&T. I try to watch myself, and I'll hit maybe 200 MB on a good month.
7GB/mo on T-Mo unlimited 4G plan via HSPA+ with my old SGS2, now that I have LTE I fully expect this to become the norm and hit 10GB/mo easily.
My home connection I tend to burn through 500GB per month.
How do you know if you're being throttled on Verizon on an unlimited data plan?
I am already at 5GB with my new GN3 because of video streaming.
Is there any way to censor/block throttling?
jamor414 said:
How do you know if you're being throttled on Verizon on an unlimited data plan?
I am already at 5GB with my new GN3 because of video streaming.
Is there any way to censor/block throttling?
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I average between 17 and 19GB per month on unlimited (without tethering) and have never noticed a slow down due to high usage.
jamor414 said:
How do you know if you're being throttled on Verizon on an unlimited data plan?
I am already at 5GB with my new GN3 because of video streaming.
Is there any way to censor/block throttling?
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Doubt they throttle at all, my friend from here uses 100+ gb of data month, never said he's been throttled.
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No throttle.
If I remember correctly... The FCC slapped Verizon with a $1M fine a while back for trying to charge limited users for tethering and trying to throttle speeds on their network. Because of the spectrum they use for LTE it isn't allowed by federal law and they signed agreements to that fact.
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I do about 60 gb a month and have not been throttled.
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This is awesome news. I won't hold back my streaming now.
The sharing of your GB usage really helps.
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Doubt they throttle unlimited but they try to get to lose it as best they can i had unlimited and when they switched over my phone they sneeked in a special step putting my number on a basic line temp so my data would be lost so i lost unlimited got it back i used 100+ a month because it was faster then my wifi they did not like that
If you have to ask this question, they're throttling you.
Only way to really know is to do speed tests randomly throughout the month to see what kind of speed you're getting.
no throttle.
did 116gb this month. record high for me. lol.
I notice certain places on the Web are slower than normal
I work from home and download big files which was at normal speeds up until just a few weeks ago
Now I cannot download big files because of how slow my connection becomes
People even on Verizon website notice
http://forums.verizon.com/t5/FiOS-Internet/Is-Verizon-throttling-speed-to-certain-sites/td-p/656487
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