Ok so i hit 10GB today on my phone and now am being throttled down to 100K-200K.
Anyone else have this happen?
Well, AT&T is known to throttle the top 5% of data users (w/ the grandfathered unlimited data plan). You must be in the top 5%.
How do you know you are being throttled? Did you get a text?
250 KB/s is good speed in my neck of the woods, even with full bars of H+. My normal is 150-200.
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Also, how did you get to 10GB?!
10GB is a lot of data for a cell phone per month ... just my opinion.
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Yup, thats what came to mind.
Well, that and Netflix...
Idk how much I used. But I got the top 5% warning for my area. Idk how much I used but they said this month its a warning. Next month I'm getting throttled
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There is an icon baked into the notification icons labled throttled something. Does it put the icon in your notification bar when they throttle?
10 GB wouldn't be that hard. I use 6ish on a normal month with mostly Pandora, and a few ROMs or podcasts. I don't tether.
Personally I wish they would just announce a soft cap. If I knew I got full speed up to 5 GB, then got throttled it would be easier to manage than a moving target such as "top 5%".
You can check your data usage several ways. *data# (type into dialer, press call, get a text) would be the easiest. There is a myAT&T App, or the full website.
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type *data# on your dial pad. It will tell you your usage mtd.
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Nope to the porn but I do useIheart radio, Sling play, Netflix, Orb live, surf the net and some other stuff. I got the warning a couple days ago saying I was apraoching the limit then this morning I got the you are now being thrttled and sure enough my speeds were cut from 3Mb-6Mb to the 100k-200K speeds.
They are punishing me for using a data plan thy pushed on me to the fullest that I can.
When I bought my tilt1 I had to get unlimited.
I doubt 10gigs is the top 5%. I'd say that's just when att wants you to think ur in the top 5 just so they can throttle you.
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Lol idk how people with full time jobs find the time outside of their homes (where wifi is avail) to do all of those things.. pandora/radio is understandable...
Its funny because I remember how difficult it was to convince customers to get a smartphone because at the time, unlimited data was the only thing available. Now, its as if everybody and their grandmothers want unlimited data and fight dear life to keep it.
Anyways, I just think the smartphone industry just blew up too quick to sustain the growing amount of smartphone users on its network.
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Lol idk how people with full time jobs find the time outside of their homes (where wifi is avail) to do all of those things.. pandora/radio is understandable...
Its funny because I remember how difficult it was to convince customers to get a smartphone because at the time, unlimited data was the only thing available. Now, its as if everybody and their grandmothers want unlimited data and fight dear life to keep it.
Anyways, I just think the smartphone industry just blew up too quick to sustain the growing amount of smartphone users on its network.
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I don't disagree with this at all however no one i know gets bad speeds in San Diego, so where is this your using too much network resources and slowing down the network happening?
10gb isn't crazy. I use around 7 a month just streaming google music to my car to and from work. A little slingplayer and netflix.
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lordstrife said:
Nope to the porn but I do useIheart radio, Sling play, Netflix, Orb live, surf the net and some other stuff. I got the warning a couple days ago saying I was apraoching the limit then this morning I got the you are now being thrttled and sure enough my speeds were cut from 3Mb-6Mb to the 100k-200K speeds.
They are punishing me for using a data plan thy pushed on me to the fullest that I can.
When I bought my tilt1 I had to get unlimited.
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10 GB is a lot of data, but I have always been bothered that my "unlimited data" plan wasn't quite unlimited. But at least I don't think I'll have to worry too much about reaching that limit.
I would try to use WiFi when ever I could. A little less Netflix wouldn't be a bad thing.
10 GB is obscene. I can't say I disagree with you being throttled.
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not sure how easy it is to hit 10gb for a month, but i can average about 3gb, and thats being mindeful of wifi use. i bet if i took out wifi i could be close to 8-9gb. 10 doesn't seem too hard to hit. i know there were people on howardforums bragging about how much data they used in a month and 10gb would be a drop in the bucket for them
I have used 32gb like 3 months ago and nothing happened I am on an iPhone
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I have used 32gb like 3 months ago and nothing happened I am on an iPhone
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The throttling was effective only like a month or so ago.
its hard that all the wireless companies are moving towards tiered data while technology is moving to cloud services which contradicts one another...
Just remember though that theyre only throttling high data users because high data = more bandwidth used = less avail bandwidth/speeds for everyone else in your area.
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So how much data do you norm use? How much have you ever used? What are your typical data speeds?
Previously for me, the most I had used was just over 25GB in one billing cyle (im grandfathered in for Unlim data).
Well this month I wanted to see what kind of damage I could do. Eventhough I didnt start using HEAVY data till the 18th of Jan (my cycle is the 1st-1st), I still used A LOT.
Keep in mind that not even 1 full GB was due to tethering. It was almost 100% on my phone.
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So how much data do you norm use? How much have you ever used? What are your typical data speeds?
Previously for me, the most I had used was just over 25GB in one billing cyle (im grandfathered in for Unlim data).
Well this month I wanted to see what kind of damage I could do. Eventhough I didnt start using HEAVY data till the 18th of Jan (my cycle is the 1st-1st), I still used A LOT.
Keep in mind that not even 1 full GB was due to tethering. It was almost 100% on my phone.
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Holy hell... certainly getting your moneys worth, eh? lol
I'm at 57.523 GB on VZW for this cycle....
We had some annual refresher training for work...and all my buddies were using my hotspot. And I do use it for my tabs also.....and I flash a lot of roms so therefore have a lot of downloads.
I've been a long time customer of VZW (approx 15 years) and normally I avg 5 to 10gb per month, but this darn 4G is so addicting.
Wow, you guys are insane (in the good way). I barely pull a measely 1GB monthly on my phone. Perhaps I should start tethering my phone to my laptop and watching Netflix shows regularly.
I did 4 last month, and I had 4g for 2 weeks max. I use Wifi a lot, so that cuts down on my data use..
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I did 4 last month, and I had 4g for 2 weeks max. I use Wifi a lot, so that cuts down on my data use..
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Yeah, same here. WIFI at home with a 100Mbps internet connection. 4G/LTE is great, but doesn't stand up to my broadband connection.
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Yeah, same here. WIFI at home with a 100Mbps internet connection. 4G/LTE is great, but doesn't stand up to my broadband connection.
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ive hit 2.2MB (yes, MEGA BYTES) download before. I was at work on a full 4G connection and some good seeds on a torrent haha
Fastest speed test ive gotten:
On 3G? LOL
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I hit ~6gb for January and I only have 3g lol.
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I hit 20gb last month. and that was mostly tethering. Like got556 said, 4g is very addicitive
wtf!! in france we have 1GB/month if we pass it, the speed is slow down!! and we just have 3G not 4G! i think we are very late
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I hit ~6gb for January and I only have 3g lol.
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last Nov i hit 25 on 3G
Usually no less than 1GB never have gone over 6GB... yet. I have unlimited data so I am hoping to break that 6GB personal record soon enough.
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So as we all know.. last billing cycle i used over 100GB of data.
Today i went in and dropped off my parents plan, my wife dropped Sprint and we started our own plan. I made sure that my unlim data was staying with me.
So everything was taken care of and while we were setting up my wifes new phone, she picked up the Droid 4, the rep who was helping us said he had to take care of something urgent on our plan. Ummm ok...
So after the phone was done i walk over to him and ask whats up. He said the unlim data didnt stick annnnnnnnnnnnd ive got an overage charge from data.
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It was just over $52,000 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I didnt believe him so he turned the screen and showed me. I BEGGED if I could take a pic but his manager was right next to him and he said no
But in the end it was taken care of and ive still got my unlim data :lol:
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So as we all know.. last billing cycle i used over 100GB of data.
Today i went in and dropped off my parents plan, my wife dropped Sprint and we started our own plan. I made sure that my unlim data was staying with me.
So everything was taken care of and while we were setting up my wifes new phone, she picked up the Droid 4, the rep who was helping us said he had to take care of something urgent on our plan. Ummm ok...
So after the phone was done i walk over to him and ask whats up. He said the unlim data didnt stick annnnnnnnnnnnd ive got an overage charge from data.
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It was just over $52,000 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I didnt believe him so he turned the screen and showed me. I BEGGED if I could take a pic but his manager was right next to him and he said no
But in the end it was taken care of and ive still got my unlim data :lol:
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Wow that's INSANE!!!!!!!! How did you manage to hit 100GB? Lol So I'm guessing everything was fixed and u didn't have to pay? Lol
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stupidchicken03 said:
So as we all know.. last billing cycle i used over 100GB of data.
Today i went in and dropped off my parents plan, my wife dropped Sprint and we started our own plan. I made sure that my unlim data was staying with me.
So everything was taken care of and while we were setting up my wifes new phone, she picked up the Droid 4, the rep who was helping us said he had to take care of something urgent on our plan. Ummm ok...
So after the phone was done i walk over to him and ask whats up. He said the unlim data didnt stick annnnnnnnnnnnd ive got an overage charge from data.
The
Biggest
Overage
Charge
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Ever
Seen.
It was just over $52,000 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I didnt believe him so he turned the screen and showed me. I BEGGED if I could take a pic but his manager was right next to him and he said no
But in the end it was taken care of and ive still got my unlim data :lol:
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*bows down* wow...i meesly do 5gigs...my gf did 61gigs...but to hear 100gigs is crazy. Oh yea my gf data is all on her phone too. No tethering
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So how much data do you norm use? How much have you ever used? What are your typical data speeds?
Previously for me, the most I had used was just over 25GB in one billing cyle (im grandfathered in for Unlim data).
Well this month I wanted to see what kind of damage I could do. Eventhough I didnt start using HEAVY data till the 18th of Jan (my cycle is the 1st-1st), I still used A LOT.
Keep in mind that not even 1 full GB was due to tethering. It was almost 100% on my phone.
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This is just blatant abuse of the unlimited data plan. No offense but I'm also rooted and have the free wireless tethering app and I barely go over 5gigs/month. Why anyone would purposely be a big humongous blip on Verizon's radar and openly brag about it is beyond me. I believe most of us that are rooted try to fly below the radar like me and not abuse the unlimited data plan. Like I said no offense, but it was customers like you that was one of the many reasons why the big wigs in big reds glass towers decided to end the unlimited data plan and move towards the tiered data plans.
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This is just blatant abuse of the unlimited data plan. No offense but I'm also rooted and have the free wireless tethering app and I barely go over 5gigs/month. Why anyone would purposely be a big humongous blip on Verizon's radar and openly brag about it is beyond me. I believe most of us that are rooted try to fly below the radar like me and not abuse the unlimited data plan. Like I said no offense, but it was customers like you that was one of the many reasons why the big wigs in big reds glass towers decided to end the unlimited data plan and move towards the tiered data plans.
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Ive heard of ppl CONSISTENTLY hitting 50+ gigs month after month..
I did this just to see at what point they would throttle me.. and it never happened.
Even on a normal month just using Netflix, few hours of Pandora each day, and torrent a tv episode a couple times a week.. Im regularly hitting 6-10 GB with ZERO tethering.
lol $52,000 holy crap man!
Well my post earlier I topped out at 68gb....and I'm only at 1GB this cycle
I had a lot going on the last cycle to bring it that high. I mean I have to purposely try to get above 10 to 20 gb....
Wow 102 GB is insane. .. I use an avg of 4 GB per week . Data is cheap in Airtel India ..
4 GB comes around 6 dollars.
Hi, I have a unlimited data and f-in At&t throttling after 2 gb. What is the point of this man. This phone companies think we are stupid, calling it unlimited and throttling after 2 gbt's. And the government doesn't see this that they are lying to people.
I ordered the galaxy note for 299 once I recive it I'm canceling my account and f them not paying anything.
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Just change your apn to avoid it. I never get throttled anymore
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Hi, I have a unlimited data and f-in At&t throttling after 2 gb. What is the point of this man. This phone companies think we are stupid, calling it unlimited and throttling after 2 gbt's. And the government doesn't see this that they are lying to people.
I ordered the galaxy note for 299 once I recive it I'm canceling my account and f them not paying anything.
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so you paid 299 for a brick?
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so you paid 299 for a brick?
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No I will unlock it and use it. Or sell it .
And I'm not going to pay the early termination fee, if they can change their policy every time they want, I can change my policy too f m.
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No I will unlock it and use it. Or sell it .
And I'm not going to pay the early termination fee, if they can change their policy every time they want, I can change my policy too f m.
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As you use your t mobile SGSII phone...and once they lock the IMEI? It will be a $299 brick! Just a thought, you might want to think through your plan...to bring ATT down.
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Hi, I have a unlimited data and f-in At&t throttling after 2 gb. What is the point of this man. This phone companies think we are stupid, calling it unlimited and throttling after 2 gbt's. And the government doesn't see this that they are lying to people.
I ordered the galaxy note for 299 once I recive it I'm canceling my account and f them not paying anything.
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They don't throttle if you are on an unlimited plan unless you are in the top 5%. I had a customer last month who used 28GB in one month streaming netflix all day every day. Needless to say he was being throttled. They actually put a code on your account if you are being throttled that any rep can see and they send you an automated text message. So it is not a surprise, so unless you got this text then you are experiencing slower speeds for some other reason.
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As you use your t mobile SGSII phone...and once they lock the IMEI? It will be a $299 brick! Just a thought, you might want to think through your plan...to bring ATT down.
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They can't lock the imei, second the phone will be sold by that time.
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They don't throttle if you are on an unlimited plan unless you are in the top 5%. I had a customer last month who used 28GB in one month streaming netflix all day every day. Needless to say he was being throttled. They actually put a code on your account if you are being throttled that any rep can see and they send you an automated text message. So it is not a surprise, so unless you got this text then you are experiencing slower speeds for some other reason.
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If its UNLIMITED the its supposed to be UNLIMITED OK. Maybe i want to use 100 gb Not unlimited 2 kbps. Them my policy is limited too I have 5 lines I will order 5 noted for 299 then sell them the cancel and f them. And I will not pay etf fee let them ruin my credit I don't give a ...
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I've downloaded 8gigs in a month before without being throttled.
If you're leaving AT&T, you have these options:
Verizon. Basically the same as AT&T except a few dollars more. No unlimited data. They throttle.
T-Mobile. Crappy coverage. Less expensive. Throttles you after 2 gigs.
Sprint. Crappy coverage. Unlimited data with no throttling, but it's only a matter of time until their customer base grows and their network has to stop unlimited and start throttling. You'll be in the same position eventually with crappier coverage.
Random bad credit carrier: Good luck with that.
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samomamo said:
If its UNLIMITED the its supposed to be UNLIMITED OK. Not unlimited 2 kbps
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The term "unlimited" doesn't specify a speed.
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Just change your apn to avoid it. I never get throttled anymore
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Which APN would that be? I'm going to be coming from an Inspire so if there's a specific LTE one, that would be good to know.
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If its UNLIMITED the its supposed to be UNLIMITED OK. Not unlimited 2 kbps
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If it really bothers you, then switch to the 3gb data plan.
If it bothers you even more, file an official FCC complaint. Many people already have.
We throttle the top 5%. The top 5% varies per market. I regularly pass 10gb and I have had no message on my personal account.
And think about what your other options are.
-2gb on T-Mobile
-Limited LTE data on Verizon, same as us. (they throttle too)
-Sprint - sure you get unlimited. but they have the slowest data out of all the carriers
So we have to bend over and take it? That's what we are doing now.
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They don't throttle if you are on an unlimited plan unless you are in the top 5%. I had a customer last month who used 28GB in one month streaming netflix all day every day. Needless to say he was being throttled. They actually put a code on your account if you are being throttled that any rep can see and they send you an automated text message. So it is not a surprise, so unless you got this text then you are experiencing slower speeds for some other reason.
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So your saying anybody that uses more then 2-3 gbs is in the "top 5%"? I just got the text that I'm approaching the top 5% and I'm just over 3gbs. I agree with the OP it's a load of BS if I sign up for something that's labeled unlimited it should be unlimited. I think its BS that they throttle it so low most apps like YouTube wont even work right. And for the government stepping in that'll take some REAL change in government, there is to much money changing hands in politics for real change to happen and get rid of the corporate government take over. I can't believe for one second that only 5% of at&t customers use less then 2gbs a month. If they started throttling at like 10 or so i would have no problem but after 2-3 they want us to get rid of our unlimited and go to a tiered plan so they can charge a crap ton of money and line their pockets just like the rest of the corporate greed out there!!!
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So we have to bend over and take it? That's what we are doing now.
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File an FCC complaint. All the carriers have awful data plans.
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So your saying anybody that uses more then 2-3 gbs is in the "top 5%"? I just got the text that I'm approaching the top 5% and I'm just over 3gbs. I agree with the OP it's a load of BS if I sign up for something that's labeled unlimited it should be unlimited. I think its BS that they throttle it so low most apps like YouTube wont even work right. And for the government stepping in that'll take some REAL change in government, there is to much money changing hands in politics for real change to happen and get rid of the corporate government take over. I can't believe for one second that only 5% of at&t customers use less then 2gbs a month. If they started throttling at like 10 or so i would have no problem but after 2-3 they want us to get rid of our unlimited and go to a tiered plan so they can charge a crap ton of money and line their pockets just like the rest of the corporate greed out there!!!
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The amount at which you get throttled varies per market.
And I disagree with it too. It sucks.
The fact that you say that it varies from market to market sounds like its very ripe for abuse on their part. I can't see how it could be justifiable to throttle me at a little over 3gb when you are using over 10 a month. Sounds like you know an end around the very system you work for. It all boils down to corporate greed and the fact that we in the USA have let companies like this get away with so much for so long that its just 2nd nature and everybody wants to say its the consumers fault.
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I had a text 1 day before my cycle ended saying I am approaching the top 5%
Now you ask how much data I had used do you.... 1.5 gb
Now that is complete horse sh*t
Guys verizon does not currently throttle LTE customers, they do throttle 3g.
as for the APN tricks...we are noticing on the Skyrocket forum that for many it is not working any more.
The best you can do is continue to call in and have the specific throttle call response center note your account of any issues you are experiencing while throttled (i.e. I was throttled for 8 days during my last billing cycle and no web pages would load, text messaging stopped working, the market gave no connection errors, mms was not working at all) so that they know this is doing more harm than simply limiting speeds.
That and file a SPECIFIC FCC complaint. So far FCC complaints have done nothing but initiate a contact from ATT that this is the new policy.
The major problem is that as the throttle policy continues, the top 5% will drop as people use less data. This and the fact that the call center uses the consumer calling in to complain as an opportunity to have them switch to a tiered plan, on which they will not be throttled.
The given response is intended by ATT to be
1. The throttle policy is intended to be a temporary solution to the evergrowing need for growing spectrum and the currently congested network.
2. For immediate relief one can use wifi when available and one does have the option of changing to a tiered plan, which is not throttled.
Is it BS, yes, but it is what it is.
I did the math and we are better off staying with ATT right this moment.
Our six lines of service would cost much much more on any other carrier. In my case I could actually switch to the 5 gb plan and use 3gb over and still pay less than at the competing carriers.
How is the amount in the top 5% determened? I got my line way back in the day when smartphones were taboo and not "trendey" and it was known as cingular. I didnt half to pull matrix hack to get teathering. The software was on the disk and the instructions were on the owners manual. Why are long time customers have to be restricted now? I got my unlimited plan because I want and can make use my data. I got trottled only after two to three day in the billing cycle. I stream spurs basketball on nba league pass moble which would jusiffy getting such a plan. Why do I need to pay for wifi when I already paying for the use of unlimited data? Wifi is for the customers that need to ration thier limited data.
My brothers what can we do seriously to damage At&t for BS ing us. Tomorrow the can say anyone using 100 MB is top 5%.
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My brothers what can we do seriously to damage At&t for BS ing us. Tomorrow the can say anyone using 100 MB is top 5%.
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I'm not sure I want to damage the company responsible for providing my network coverage. And if you cause me to have a dropped call I will eliminate you
Hey guys, I've been downloading apps to my note since i got it on Saturday. Apparently i used around 2.1 gb of data. This morning i woke up and my data speeds on "LTE" were around 0.11-0.16 mbps. It has been throttle same all day long. Have i been throttled without Warning?
I called at&t and they said i wasn't throttled. They had to put me through some tech support that didn't help at all. No change. My sisters iphone 4s gets 2.1mbps downloads...
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2 gigs in two days? I hope you did get throttled
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Haha yeah
Just switched over from windows phone. Had to take advantage of the fact i didn't have to download games over wifi
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Data usage on this device is shocking. According to AT&T I've used more data (800mb) in 2 days than I use in a typical month on my Sprint qHD android phone. Some of is probably setup - downloading emails from IMAP and exchange for the first time, etc. And obviously as a pocket tablet this device is so useful I haven't touched my real tablet since Friday.
But if you're on a datapro plan they have no reason the throttle you...you just pay the extra $10/GB...so I would try some more speed tests in various locations and keep records of what you find.
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Might want to try HSPA and see if it helps
I forced hspa with apn and speeds look normal. I want my lte back lol
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Data usage on this device is shocking. According to AT&T I've used more data (800mb) in 2 days than I use in a typical month on my Sprint qHD android phone. Some of is probably setup - downloading emails from IMAP and exchange for the first time, etc. And obviously as a pocket tablet this device is so useful I haven't touched my real tablet since Friday.
But if you're on a datapro plan they have no reason the throttle you...you just pay the extra $10/GB...so I would try some more speed tests in various locations and keep records of what you find.
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lol, I'm setting up on WiFi
hausman said:
Data usage on this device is shocking. According to AT&T I've used more data (800mb) in 2 days than I use in a typical month on my Sprint qHD android phone. Some of is probably setup - downloading emails from IMAP and exchange for the first time, etc. And obviously as a pocket tablet this device is so useful I haven't touched my real tablet since Friday.
But if you're on a datapro plan they have no reason the throttle you...you just pay the extra $10/GB...so I would try some more speed tests in various locations and keep records of what you find.
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Not to mention all the speed tests! Someone told me it is 20MB a pop! The first month I had LTE, I think half my data was speed test from showing my buddies with iphones what LTE speeds were like! lol! I did one with my Gnote just to make sure it was up to speed! The rest of the set up was wifi!
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Data usage on this device is shocking. According to AT&T I've used more data (800mb) in 2 days than I use in a typical month on my Sprint qHD android phone. Some of is probably setup - downloading emails from IMAP and exchange for the first time, etc. And obviously as a pocket tablet this device is so useful I haven't touched my real tablet since Friday.
But if you're on a datapro plan they have no reason the throttle you...you just pay the extra $10/GB...so I would try some more speed tests in various locations and keep records of what you find.
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AT&T throttles even unlimited plan holders; trust me, I know.
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Just interested to see howuch people are using in data a month. Apparently I'm doin around 13gb a month
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Just interested to see howuch people are using in data a month. Apparently I'm doin around 13gb a month
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My uptake in streaming netflix went up this month. Already at 20 I think. Between that and downloading roms.
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I use 4-15gb a month. Those extra game downloads (1.3gb for max payne) can add up quick.
Averages around 6gb, think it peaked at 10. I don't use wifi though as I don't see the point if paying for unlimited.
I did exactly the same things on 3g for a while & data used was cut by at least 50% but it's too damn slow.
I rarely break 1 gb even though I have unlimited data. However last weekend I was at my friend's when his internet went out so I tethered his whole network to my phone and in one night hit close to 2gb used. Only a few days left in my billing cycle so I'll probably end up around 3 gb.
I fluctuate between 8-11gB/mo. This tiered data thing is really gonna cramp my style, cuz I have no idea how much my FB queen uses. But she's on her Rhyme probably more than I am on my Rezound. But hers is only 3g, so I guess it can't be that bad.
Funny/sad part is, the HTC Rhyme is so slow and buggy that the poor baby wants to throw it against a wall half the time. It's soured her on android so much that she's thinking about jumping ship to the iCrap. Wait till she sees the Galaxy S3. She'll come around.
About 12gb
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Between 2 and 10 depending on whether or not it's hockey season. I use NHL Gamecenter all the time during the regular season (tether my phone to my TV for full games on my big screen...wish the resolution was higher ) to show games my cable provider doesn't give me. During those months I use quite a bit.
I use anywhere from 2 to 3 gb a month and that is with having wifi on whenever um at home. Strictly 3g where I live also so that probably makes a difference.
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I'm at 2.5 gb this month but have been on wifi more than normal, last month my dog ate my cable modem power cord so I ran my network off of my phones wifi hotshot and I think I used 7 gb so I'd say I average 3 to 5 every month
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Yea mine fluctuates also depending on a lot of things but it has rarely gone below 3gig a month and has been as high as 20gig...
i have to say i really don't understand what is happening right now with the data caps...Manufacturers are constantly making new, better and faster phones, the phone companies are upgrading their networks, and the developers are providing content to take advantage of the capabilities of these new phones and fast networks, Netflix, music, Skype etc., so many of these things are huge data hogs...
Why would the carriers limit the data so much...these new plans on Verizon are crazy expensive, i am grandfathered in on the $30 unlimited and that is a lot for me. I cant and couldn't use my phone the way i do now on the tiered data plan, i just wouldn't be able to use a smart phone any longer. i just don't get it...it seems counter productive to the whole scheme of things.
I'm a power user..
about 100mb a month.
haha always on wifi whenever possible here since the 4g sucks ass where I am. I don't wanna lose my unlimited because of the principal, not because I use it lol
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20-45 GB a month.
last month i hit close to 160 gb because i left my hotspot on all night and i didnt put a password so apparently whoever was on my wifi was very happy and decided to to use almost about 120 gbs in one night dont know how dont know why but my speeds here in houston texas are very fast 60 down and 25 up so i guess they were downloading stuff thought verizon was going to say something but they didnt but i use around 40-80 gigs a month as i have no house internet but i do pay for my hotspot its the only way to keep the nat open when i play ps3 online!!!
average is about 100gb. most ever was close to 300gb. i used to tether a lot for online gaming... although every night i stream music and fall asleep leaving it streaming. i also stream videos a lot via netflix & hbo go.
No more than 10 GB a month, and usually around 4-5. My 4g service sucks and it's constantly dropping, so I use it primarily for Google Music and use wifi for any big downloads.
Used to get 30-40 Mbps down, but my speeds are closer to 5 Mbps now, so it rarely makes sense to use 4G for downloads any more.
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Usually about ten . When I first came to verizon though ? 80 first month lol.
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average is about 100gb. most ever was close to 300gb. i used to tether a lot for online gaming... although every night i stream music and fall asleep leaving it streaming. i also stream videos a lot via netflix & hbo go.
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Hot Damn, Verizon has never harassed you about that?!
I'm usually only around 3gb, but I think that's still enough over 2 to warrant wanting my unlimited plan at its current rate.
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Average about 3-4GB, most was 7.
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Half way through the month and I'm at 50GB... I'm loving the unlimited data plan...
And that is why Verizon changed to shared data, because data hogs ruin it for everyone else. Have you heard of wifi? There are people who stay below 2 gb of data who enjoy getting a low priced upgrade at the end if their contract but who are afraid to because they will have to change to the new shared plan. I get 4 gb for the price of 2 on my current plan, still only use under half that. Thanks!
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They offered the plans, we were customers at the right time...there is no reason we cannot use it!
I'm still under an Unlimited plan and plan to keep it a good long while! I enjoy as much data as I wish a month
I'm sorry you were not able to keep it, dont hate the player...hate the game/provider!
I'm gonna go see how much data I can rack up before my bill cycle ends on the 5th
How is it even possible to use that much data? I would have to spend all my time consuming data.
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Buddy of mine has done it with Netflix
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And that is why Verizon changed to shared data, because data hogs ruin it for everyone else. Have you heard of wifi? There are people who stay below 2 gb of data who enjoy getting a low priced upgrade at the end if their contract but who are afraid to because they will have to change to the new shared plan. I get 4 gb for the price of 2 on my current plan, still only use under half that. Thanks!
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Your crazy if you think the 1% "data hogs" on the Verizon network have anything what so ever to do with shared plans. It's called corporate greed. Period. It's the same reason they let us keep it. If you want and are nice about it they still let you keep unlimited with a upgrade. They would rather keep the customer then lose one over the would be profit gained from share plans.
^This is not the first time I have heard this
Actually mine is Netflix/Amazon/and a few other type of sites. I'm currently in an area where dsl and cable are not available. So it's use what I have to see something on the screen or a couple of channels on an antenna.
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^This is not the first time I have heard this
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It was stated in an article that due to people using more data instead of calls/messaging, they flipped the billing around. Calls and messages cost nothing and they are raping on data now. Used to be the opposite.
Greed is the fuel.
I got in with the loophole. Im not going to ever let it go. Yea some months can be less but its football season. Ill rack on streaming like nobodys business.
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I got in with the loophole. Im not going to ever let it go. Yea some months can be less but its football season. Ill rack on streaming like nobodys business.
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Do you have NFL Mobile without the monthly fees also?
All I am saying is people using exorbitant amounts of data is the reason these phone companies started to limit the data plans and charge more. If it didn't happen they couldn't use that for a reason. Really, doesn't anyone have a job that they spend that much time watching Netflix? I guess we are back in the store age of you don't have access to cable or a dish network. If you are in that remote of an area I would imagine your cell service isn't that strong either.
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All I am saying is people using exorbitant amounts of data is the reason these phone companies started to limit the data plans and charge more. If it didn't happen they couldn't use that for a reason. Really, doesn't anyone have a job that they spend that much time watching Netflix? I guess we are back in the store age of you don't have access to cable or a dish network. If you are in that remote of an area I would imagine your cell service isn't that strong either.
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Lol not everyone lives in a major city. Matter of fact there are far more rural areas then major in the us. Have you not seen a Verizon commercial in the last couple years? They are marketing to the very people you think are abusing the network. They preload netflix on most models . We are far past the days of per meg or kb billing. Hell a single hd flick is atleast a few gigs. Be realistic man.
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All I am saying is people using exorbitant amounts of data is the reason these phone companies started to limit the data plans and charge more.
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Where is your proof? Oh wait, there is none, because your argument is bull****.
Yes I suppose if you're using your phone as a hot spot with no wifi available, you could run up quite a bit of data. I do watch a lot of shows online using my comcast high speed. I prolly use 50 GB per month or more.
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Do you have NFL Mobile without the monthly fees also?
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Ah no one has that. Thats a verizon app they charge for now. I use a streaming site for the games. If you got the last updated version of flash ur golden.
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All I am saying is people using exorbitant amounts of data is the reason these phone companies started to limit the data plans and charge more. If it didn't happen they couldn't use that for a reason. Really, doesn't anyone have a job that they spend that much time watching Netflix? I guess we are back in the store age of you don't have access to cable or a dish network. If you are in that remote of an area I would imagine your cell service isn't that strong either.
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Really. And cooperate greed has nothing to do with it or the fact they know they are a leading carrier in the US. All these companies want is to charge you more for less.
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They offered the plans, we were customers at the right time...there is no reason we cannot use it!
I'm still under an Unlimited plan and plan to keep it a good long while! I enjoy as much data as I wish a month
I'm sorry you were not able to keep it, dont hate the player...hate the game/provider!
I'm gonna go see how much data I can rack up before my bill cycle ends on the 5th
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The reason cmraymond stated is not the reason that Verizon is trying so hard to push people off of unlimited - this is the reason. You say that you're going to see how much data you can rack up before your bill cycle as if you're intentionally trying to use as much data as possible because you can. This seems to be a common thought among people who hold on to their unlimited data, and it does make cmraymond's hypothesis slightly more possible. You may be mad that Verizon wants to take your unlimited data, but the way to justice is not to abuse it as much as possible. That doesn't teach Verizon a lesson, that makes them want to try as hard as they possibly can to kick you off of it once and for all so that they can do other things with all that bandwidth. I'm not saying that it's right that Verizon wants to move everyone away from unlimited, but when I see posts like this, I understand their reasoning. It's precisely why I didn't care about switching to shared - I don't need to use unnecessary amounts of data just because I can, and often I don't. I like streaming HD video, but I don't need to be doing so 24/7 through mobile data. I like being able to stream music, but I found that it's just as simple to download the songs I listen to onto an SD card (I have about 120 or so songs on it, so it's not an incredibly large choice, but it barely uses any space so I'm sure people could download much more if they needed), so I don't need to stream every time I want to listen to music. Verizon expects people to be able to do the same things I've done, because it's reasonable. Using their network is a privilege, and unlimited data is not a right. They may have originally done away with unlimited data to get more money, but now I can understand the argument that they just genuinely want people to stop using so much data simply because they can use data.
I have unlimited data but I only use about 2 gb a month. I'm usually on wifi which is a lot faster.
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That's all I am saying. I see post after post of people who tethered because they don't have Internet. More likely reason is they don't want to pay for Internet and just use their phones data. Hello, I pay $40 for wireless Internet plus $ 100 bucks for cell phone with data. The people who do this run data sky high too. I just say own up to what you use and pay for it. I am not going to sugar coat it, and you can't deny that there are thousands of posts of people who tether without paying for it.
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I hit over 400GB month before last