I have noticed recently in the past 2 days my 3g on phone is running much slower. I notice when I try to load a youtube video on my phone it take forever to load. Also, when im tethering to my laptop it too is slow.
This just started recently so I'm curious is it just a network problem or are you guys aware of something going on my phone.
I am currently running:
Bionyx 1.2 with the Ka5
Thank you for your responses.
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Check your data usage. You may be throttled.
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Indigo779 said:
Check your data usage. You may be throttled.
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Yup that sounds like the problem
t-mobile now offers a tether feature for 15 bucks, not sure if it eliminates the 5gb cap but its a good question for care
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Has anyone come across a rom or something else that prevents the data throttle? I've looked everywhere, there's an app that doesn't seem to work and all the other methods seem to be dead since T-Mobile started regulating it from there side
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There's another thread about the data throttle and from what I have read in it there is no longer a way around the throttle. Sorry.
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that bites, but thanks for confirming my fears lol
Yes I've tried everything, but tmobile catches up to it all......there is just no getting around it :-[
Sometimes they just don't catch it, last month they didn't for me and I used over 60gb.
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I agree they are hit and miss on the throttle. I always seem to get the message but if I run a speed test sometimes I'm still getting full speeds.
Yeah, that's the same with me. Although it would be nice if "unlimited data" ment unlimited, not slow.
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Psyphin-X said:
Sometimes they just don't catch it, last month they didn't for me and I used over 60gb.
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true. Throttle is actually controlled by T-pain mobile and not with the phone.
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Hey guys, my wife's photon has a terrible data speed. I don't know why, were both running the exact same software/prl. I've wiped the phone and reloaded all the updates and her data connection is still slow. Side by side speed tests between her phone and mine show my phone is grabbing 2.2mb, and her phone is struggling to reach 100 Knossos. Any ideas????
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100kbps* damn spell check
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Get sprint to do a data update on her line.
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Hey guys, my wife's photon has a terrible data speed. I don't know why, were both running the exact same software/prl. I've wiped the phone and reloaded all the updates and her data connection is still slow. Side by side speed tests between her phone and mine show my phone is grabbing 2.2mb, and her phone is struggling to reach 100 Knossos. Any ideas????
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That's crazy, subscribed to see how this plays out. Both are connected to the same network, right? (I know, unlikely you're comparing 4G to 3G, just making sure )
I have actually had a similar issue before. And had sprint reset my data and such, and it fixed the problem. But over time it went back to being hit and miss with the good speeds.
As stated, have Sprint look at her data plan. All carriers have the ability to slow you down or speed you up.
Funny, @ a month back I looked at Sprints "Unlimited Data" fine print. To make this short, we do have unlimited data, BUT, if your using your device as a server, sending out mass Spam, or (and yes it states this) if you turn on your webcam and set it on the table for several hours, the will turn down your bandwidth for that billing cycle.
I did the above because a old friend is long time AT&T iPhone user on Unlimited Data. AT&T decided to cap new users at 5Gb but last month decided to slow down old users after 5Gb. Not charge them, but put them on a leash.
Hey guys thanks for the responces. Problem solved!!!! I had to use rsdlite to change the software back to the old mr3 release, and manually update her phone to the latest software and then I had to factory reset like 6 times and finally it her data speeds increased. Now there were they need to be.......oh and I wasn't talking about 4g speeds, I was refering to the 3g data speeds. I have an air rave at home. I usually test the 3g speeds atleast once a week. Its a good way to keep up with q.o.s. on the air rave. Thanks for all the responces everyone.
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Hey guys thanks for the responces. Problem solved!!!! I had to use rsdlite to change the software back to the old mr3 release, and manually update her phone to the latest software and then I had to factory reset like 6 times and finally it her data speeds increased. Now there were they need to be.......oh and I wasn't talking about 4g speeds, I was refering to the 3g data speeds. I have an air rave at home. I usually test the 3g speeds atleast once a week. Its a good way to keep up with q.o.s. on the air rave. Thanks for all the responces everyone.
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So the speeds were slow when it was connected to your home airrave? Then I don't think its a problem with sprint or your phone but rather your home internet connection. But if you're not connected to the airrave and outside then that's a diff problem
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So the speeds were slow when it was connected to your home airrave? Then I don't think its a problem with sprint or your phone but rather your home internet connection. But if you're not connected to the airrave and outside then that's a diff problem
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Very true, however I own a photon, and when I do a speed test while being connected to the air rave, and my numbers are high, I know something isn't right with my wife's phone. I also run a speed test on my internet connection at home to ensure I'm getting every megabyte I pay att for lol.
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the wifi hotspot tethering in turl's cm9 will not be charged by att right?
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the wifi hotspot tethering in turl's cm9 will not be charged by att right?
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All depends if they detect you tethering.
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I don't know if this is what the OP was asking but I was also curious as to whether the wi-fi tethering was the same in cm9 as it was in cm7?
i'd say use cautiously. they can track the IP, and they may send you a nasty gram. if they do, stop doing it.
Also, keep in mind that AT&T is now throttling your unlimited connection so it may not do you a whole lot of good to do this..
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Also, keep in mind that AT&T is now throttling your unlimited connection so it may not do you a whole lot of good to do this..
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Based on usage? They aren't throttling my data. This is only for small % of people.
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The only people who are going to get throttled are the people who are using crazy amounts of data... like gigabytes on top of gigabytes. My friend works for att and told me they only screen users who are going above 10 gigabytes a month. At least for now...
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after being throttle to .6 mb this cicle i have to say im not seing a difference in my usage
i currently am at 9gbs of usage this month and am able to still stream my nba games live at throttled speeds still.
i currently am doing my parctice were i use my phone a lot for video chat and photo taking for price checking and inventory.
I aint tryying to denfend att in no way in fact i did start a complaint here in puerto rico fcc equivalent when this whole five percent thing started to the point of having to talk to there customer service manager.
But is it really affecting you guys as much?
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I am at over 7GB, and have not been slowed down a bit. Not sure what the whole fuss is about!
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wish I could of kept my unlimited plan
It got all messed up last year
I tried to call and get it fixed but they didnt wanna help. Went up a few levels and still no unlimited plan =(
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wish I could of kept my unlimited plan
It got all messed up last year
I tried to call and get it fixed but they didnt wanna help. Went up a few levels and still no unlimited plan =(
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That sucks. That almost happened to me this time when I changed my phone to GNote from Atrix. ATT tried to pull a fast one by charging me the same price for 3gb of data. It wasn't a difficult process but they did have to make a claim. Nowadays even supervisors can't change the plan... Thankfully, i keep a good eye on my usage.
I wonder if you guys can get the unlimited data plan back with the iPhone 2G (aka Original iPhone) trick. Get an old iPhone, activate it on iTunes and it will get you the unlimited data plan since that was the only plan available for the iPhone 2G. Don't know if that loophole was closed but some people have claimed they tried it in December and it was still working as of then.
EDIT: Looks like that loophole has been closed and no longer works
Beats getting overcharged i guess buat am able to use my phone normally so maybe now att is using there heads
or you can go the verizon way and have an 10gb plan (20gb if ya bought it at christmas time)
now theres a plan i dont think anyone will cross
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The new policy did say 4G LTE users would not be slowed down as much as hspa +/3G users, of course they did not specify speeds.
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I am at over 7GB, and have not been slowed down a bit. Not sure what the whole fuss is about!
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What are you guys doing to hit 7GB , tethering lots of streaming? I think I need to get out if the house more and get off wifi lol.
So far I've only used 232 MB 7 days in lol. But that will change soon when I start to travel and such this summer. I plan on using my note to tether to my iPad and Transformer Prime.
they are only throttling iPhone users, not other unlimited plan users
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Im not tethering but i.dont have access to wifi also and i watch nba games all the time on my device and use google music as my main music player
gb of data will soon mean nothing with all the cool.stuff coming out for phones
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All unlimited users within the top 5% have been throttled since october '11
They published the policy online last month
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they are only throttling iPhone users, not other unlimited plan users
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All unlimited users within the top 5% have been throttled since october '11
They published the policy online last month
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Don't say that. Gez. Its only in certain areas. There are still plenty of people that haven't been throttled. You just don't hear from themes much
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What are you guys doing to hit 7GB , tethering lots of streaming? I think I need to get out if the house more and get off wifi lol.
So far I've only used 232 MB 7 days in lol. But that will change soon when I start to travel and such this summer. I plan on using my note to tether to my iPad and Transformer Prime.
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i used 2gb after 10 days into billing cycle
all i do is play games / browse website
i didnt even tether / stream / youtube once
When I get throttled I just get myself unthrottled. The ImEi trick always works
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Change APN, don't get throttled?
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Don't say that. Gez. Its only in certain areas. There are still plenty of people that haven't been throttled. You just don't hear from themes much
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They've been doing it for months and its everywhere not just in select areas but most people wouldn't ever use enough data to get throttled.
The only real change is that now they've set the throttle cap at 3gb for HSPA+ phones & 5gb for LTE phones. Up until last month they were basing the throttling on being in the 'top 5%' of other users in your area, which resulted in people on 'unlimited plans' getting throttled under 2gb.
Whoops I hitbthebthanks button. People are not getting throttled like they are supposed to. Its pretty easy to see. They are being selective
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Whoops I hitbthebthanks button. People are not getting throttled like they are supposed to. Its pretty easy to see. They are being selective
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Well thanks for the thanks anyway lol.. I was always suspicious of how they were throttling but now that they've set some actual numbers in stone I feel a little better about it. I'm a little irritated though that I pay for two identical unlimited data plans (for the past 5 years) and now one gives me 3GB while the other gives me 5GB.. even though I pay the same for both.. Oh well, its better than randomly being throttled at 2GB I guess.
At about 6.5gbs (which is pretty low for my average monthly usage) and have not been throttled even after reviving notification.
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Well...it is true that they are supposedly trying to only throttle in areas that are congested
That could explain the lack of throttling of some.
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Hi. Recently I have been experiencing extremely, painfully slow Internet over the last few days on three UK. Normally its fine but the last few weeks it has been really slow. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. Its slow at my house where I live but anywhere else and its fine? Any help?
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Mines been the same I'm in the north east, it seems to be getting back to normal now though.
The other problem I have is my internet signal usually disappears on a saturday and sunday during the day.
Only help is to contact your network or try a different network sim .
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Switching from 02 I've noticed the speeds are slower. Using speed test I'd always be over 1mb with 02 but barely can get half a mb with 3. It doesn't really bothered me though because I only use it for streaming radio and browsing what is very snappy despite the slow connection.
Could you do a speed test using the speed test apply.
I got 102ping. 455kbps down. 587kbps up. Very odd my upload being faster than my download.
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Switching from 02 I've noticed the speeds are slower. Using speed test I'd always be over 1mb with 02 but barely can get half a mb with 3. It doesn't really bothered me though because I only use it for streaming radio and browsing what is very snappy despite the slow connection.
Could you do a speed test using the speed test apply.
I got 102ping. 455kbps down. 587kbps up. Very odd my upload being faster than my download.
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I got ping 58 , 13.35 Mbps download and 3.35 Mbps upload in town where my internet works because its not near where I live. And at home I get ping 355, 0.56 Mbps download and 0.33 upload.. In don't get it its just rubbish where I live nowhere else .. And I've tried switching to a different three sim but to no prevail. I now have to use pur home WiFi because 3G is always too slow to load. But seeming as I have a "all you can eat data plan" it seems pointless to use WiFi might as well use 3G since I have it
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Has thos issue from three before it sppenis a couple of masts near you go out of service sometimes its mstinence but if uou ring snd complsin they will compinsate you full months fees
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Has thos issue from three before it sppenis a couple of masts near you go out of service sometimes its mstinence but if uou ring snd complsin they will compinsate you full months fees
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Saying that it is probably maintenance but if its not resolved soon then I will ring and complain
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Mine has been slow im in Macclesfield Cheshire. I just tried a minute ago and got these.
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Mine has been slow im in Macclesfield Cheshire. I just tried a minute ago and got these.
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That not bad at all, I get around 0.7 for both :L when I get my s3 back from having the screen repaired I will post my result
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Just tried again and it's much faster.
(North Manchester)
Pretty jealous of that 7mb speed though posted above
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Just tried again and it's much faster.
(North Manchester)
Pretty jealous of that 7mb speed though posted above
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See what I mean. Its improved slightly but its still extremely slow compared to other places
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Mine has been slow im in Macclesfield Cheshire. I just tried a minute ago and got these.
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I noticed your network says "hdpsa" mine says "cell" could this have anything to do with it ?
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