I've used aalot this month so far. About 5 gigs in the week. Just curious when sprint draws the line. I would assume I can use a decent amour since its unlimited but I know about "fair use acts" but just curious what others have used in the past.
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I use 5-7 every month without issue. I know that is not a lot. A friend uses 20-25 a month and has never been flagged.
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i use 30-40gb per month, as long as you dont use more than 200mb of roaming you will be okay
Cool I got an update I think today. Was tethering to my pc and syncing a repo. Got an error code 67 failed to make a data connection. Then I got a popup about not being on a data tethering plan. To contact sprint to change my plan. I ignores it LOL. But needed to do a battery pull to get data back. Been fine since then though.
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I average around 80-100 gigs per month in data.
How do people deal with 2-5 gigs on other carriers.
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I used like 9 gigs on roaming and not a single warning...
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How do people deal with 2-5 gigs on other carriers.
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I wish I had that lol . I only get 500mb
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I used like 9 gigs on roaming and not a single warning...
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You might wanna be careful with that. I work at sprint and the policy is on roaming you're allowed 300 mb a month.. After that you're supposed to be charged I think 20 cents a meg
the older contracts allowed for unlimited roaming, if you updated your contract a few months after the evo 4g launch you are limited on roaming, if you have a contract from before then you have unlimited roaming
I used to do 10-15GB per month, on average, and never got any warnings or issues. This, of course, was before I had the advantage of WiFi.
I've got no internet but my 3g so I usb tether my 3d to the pc. Just noticed I rack up data. I figured close to 20 gigs this month. I ordered a 25 foot usb cable and a wireless reciever for up on the roof. And on my ubuntu I can crack 99 percent of the WiFi around here. So just gotta wait till I get the cable and stuff. Just didn't wanna go overboard. Thanks.
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Good lord... 40 gigs a month? Haha, I've been worried about 10.
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I have a question and didn't really know where to post it.. so now i have a plan with my family and we all get unlimited 3g data like $30 a month i think..what i wanted to know was if i get a 4g phone like the thunderbolt how much extra would it cost for 4g? or how much extra would it add on the bill?
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I have a question and didn't really know where to post it.. so now i have a plan with my family and we all get unlimited 3g data like $30 a month i think..what i wanted to know was if i get a 4g phone like the thunderbolt how much extra would it cost for 4g? or how much extra would it add on the bill?
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I was told by a Verizon Rep. that it would not cost anything extra. Unlimited data is unlimited data. You just have to get a 4g phone and hook it up. But, I found this hard to believe so who knows.
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How are you getting unlimited data for your whole family for 30 a month. One phone alone on our family plan the data is 30 and the other phone is 24 because of discount.
Am I missing a good deal somewhere lol
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Agreed data plans are deff not covered buy family share plans,I have to pay $30 for 3 diff lines each month.Only our minutes and text is included.As for 4G I wouldnt think they charge anything extra besides technically its really not even 4G just an upgraded 3G
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How are you getting unlimited data for your whole family for 30 a month. One phone alone on our family plan the data is 30 and the other phone is 24 because of discount.
Am I missing a good deal somewhere lol
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i meant 30 per person lol
Darn I was hoping there was a deal out there. Guess not w/verizon lol. I heard 4g data would be same price as 3g but once again this is verizon we talking about.
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4G is same as 3G. I switched from a Fascinate to a Thunderbolt with no problems. They gave me a SIM card with my number from the Fascinate on it and I left the store happy.
I have no 4G towers close to me yet, though.
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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I received this text from AT&T today(see below)... Was wondering if they really do and how much they will throttle me.
The text
" ATT Free Msg: Your data usage on your 4G LTE smartphone is near 5GB this month. Exceeding 5GB during this or future billing cycles will result in reduced data speeds, though you'll still be able to email & surf the web. Wi-Fi helps you avoid reduced speeds. Visit www.att.com/datainfo or call 866-344-7584 for more info."
Thanks!
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Someone else posted that they were throttled to .6 mbps after hitting 5gb.
Were u on a grandfathered unlimited plan & switched to an unlimited lte plan?
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Someone else posted that they were throttled to .6 mbps after hitting 5gb.
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.6 Mbps from what?
Because I get on average ~20-35 Mbps I might die if I got .6...
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Were u on a grandfathered unlimited plan & switched to an unlimited lte plan?
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Yeah I was grandfathered unlimited plan and switched over.
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Yeah I was grandfathered unlimited plan and switched over.
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Shucks that sucks. Guess, I need to set my bandwitdh notification down from 9GB to 4GB.
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Shucks that sucks. Guess, I need to set my bandwitdh notification down from 9GB to 4GB.
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Hahaha I guess I should set mine to 4.99 just so I don't reach the cap.
Or would only 4gb be safer ?
Also what app do you use to track it anyway?
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Hahaha I guess I should set mine to 4.99 just so I don't reach the cap.
Or would only 4gb be safer ?
Also what app do you use to track it anyway?
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I'm using onavo personally. What about everyone else?
Unlimited grandfathered in plans get throttled at 5GB for 4G LTE data plans and I believe 2 or 3 GB for 3G & HSPA+ data plan.
If you have ICS, go to system settings then click data usage. You can set a data limit also. Its built in so you wont need to download an app.
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.6 Mbps from what?
Because I get on average ~20-35 Mbps I might die if I got .6...
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From whatever the theoretical max bandwidth available for their area. Once they hit 5GB of usage, their speed was capped at .6 Mbps.
This was only one data point though, so as always, YMMV.
I hit ten plus gigs a month. They throttle at five but it's very easy to get un throttled. Just look into the ImEi trick . Basically call and update your imei with a 4g phone. Then call back with lte note and update. You are un throttled. Don't let them limit your data Usage.
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I hit ten plus gigs a month. They throttle at five but it's very easy to get un throttled. Just look into the ImEi trick . Basically call and update your imei with a 4g phone. Then call back with lte note and update. You are un throttled. Don't let them limit your data Usage.
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I did a search but can't find it, do you happen to have a link?
Does this really work though?
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I did a search but can't find it, do you happen to have a link?
Does this really work though?
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This is from the infuse forum. More people should know about this. It is really simple. Lol people have pm me since I have always mentioned this on throttling threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22532530
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Anyone know an alternative to this IMEI trick because I no longer have access to my old infuse so I don't really have the ability to "update" my IMEI.
Thankfully my billing cycle just restarted today, I was at 4.8GB so I was nearing their 5gb mark.
I did some more research on this matter and found these three potential fixes, has anyone confirmed that it works on the Gnote?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406864
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342111
and
http://www.traemcneely.com/2011/12/...rottle-4g-data-anti-throttling-trick-for-att/
In almost no time my EVO 3D hit the default limit warning lol! I don't remember setting the monitor up, I didn't
know ICS had this feature.
This is mostly over my 4G.
I'd never make it on another carrier.
XDA Since 2007...
Woah! I only get 1gb a month on my o2 UK contract! Is your data unlimited??
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Yeah, Sprint is unlimited. Thankfully.
XDA Since 2007...
Love sprint most of the time
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I miss my Unlimited sprint... cricket sucks lol. Yeah ICS has a built in data monitor. and you can change the limits by sliding them up or down, since stock limit seems a little low.
I only have 1gb with o2 Germany but it's fairly fast. I average about 3mbps down and 1.5mbps up with full signal
But once I reach 1gb then it slows down to gprs speed (barf)
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how the hell did you manage to get 1GB over the internet app...
i mean downloads are in a seperate app so...
I did watch a lot of streamed content here and there, didn't realized how much. It might be counting downloads.
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how the hell did you manage to get 1GB over the internet app...
i mean downloads are in a seperate app so...
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Downloads count towards internet in the usage.
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I did watch a lot of streamed content here and there, didn't realized how much. It might be counting downloads.
XDA Since 2007...
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What are you streaming? ;-)
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In almost no time my EVO 3D hit the default limit warning lol! I don't remember setting the monitor up, I didn't
know ICS had this feature.
This is mostly over my 4G.
I'd never make it on another carrier.
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I just got the same message on mine today. I changed the message to 8 gigs instead of 2. Let's see how long it takes me to reach THAT plateau!
i'm confused, mine shows 0.00MB for the last month and I know that's wrong since I use the internet all the time during lunch (non-wifi). Not that it matters on Sprint, but I'm trying to gauge usage if Sprint's NV rollout doesn't improve my service so I won't get screwed if I move to VZ.
gonna see if it's a known bug on MeanICS.
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i'm confused, mine shows 0.00MB for the last month and I know that's wrong since I use the internet all the time during lunch (non-wifi). Not that it matters on Sprint, but I'm trying to gauge usage if Sprint's NV rollout doesn't improve my service so I won't get screwed if I move to VZ.
gonna see if it's a known bug on MeanICS.
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If you average more than 2GB on the go, you're screwed. $30 = 2GB, $50 for 5GB. (VZW)
$30 for 2GB is a joke IMHO. For limited data, $30 for 4-5GB sounds reasonable.
I laughed at AT&T when they told a guy he could use his WiFi when he was near his 2GB limit. He told them "That's great & all but are you going to be paying my home internet bill when I go over, what's the point?"
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What are you streaming? ;-)
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LOL, what don't I stream?
Music
Some 20 minute shows
Youtube vids that don't open the app ( I gotta fix this)
I was downloading a few ICS ROMs & a Kernel
Hahaha I usually average 6 gb data per month. Screw limits!
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Ok I can't be actually using this much already. No way... How do people make it on limited data?
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I thought only 4g was unlimited.
3g was capped at 5gb, then throttled when I worked at corporate 6 months ago.
Google + pertinent info = results
scariola said:
I thought only 4g was unlimited.
3g was capped at 5gb, then throttled when I worked at corporate 6 months ago.
Google + pertinent info = results
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With the $10 PD fee, it's all unlimited. Most of what I racked up there was over 4G.
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$20 for 6 GB on Roger's (Canada)
Between wifi at home and at work, I rarely even scratch the surface!
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Is there anyway to increase the Simple Mobile speeds on the One? The phone is T-Mobile and Simple Mobile uses TMO's towers so is there anyway of increasing 4G speeds? I don't even get 2 mbps its terrible...
From my knowledge is that they use Tmobile speeds at a Max of 21mbps. Not lte could be wrong tho
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From my knowledge is that they use Tmobile speeds at a Max of 21mbps. Not lte could be wrong tho
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I know that they don't have as much speed as T-Mobile and they don't have LTE but isn't there someway I could make my connection a bit faster?
The only thing i can tell u is leave simple mobile.they throotle.go with solavei they give u real tmobile speed. And heard they have lte enable.
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Just go with T-Mobile for best experience
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I left simplemobile, and switch to tmobile... about 2 months ago... if u pay the 50plan, i got a text after using netflicks for 10 minutes, that i was abusing the internet or something like that, then the next day i used pandora for 10 minutes or so on the drive home, i got another text say my data will be discontinued, i called them, they said its only for web browsing u cant even use youtube... i had to wait for the next pay period to get my data, so i went back to the 40 plan... i used pandora all day long for 4 weeks, and never received a text,
stay on the 40plan,
do what i did, i went to tmobile.. i have 4 lines for 100, i put my uncle and his wife and me and my wife.... he was paying 100 at metro.. i was paying 100 at simple,
i charge him 50, and half of the tax....
he pays less than 70, saving him 30 a month.. i have insurance on my phone and my wife, thats 12 each for both my ONE'S, and 10 for more data on mine,,, i pay 96, i think..
i rather pay 100 with insurance for extra data and insurance and better speeds. i gonna bring in my cousin, and get 5 for 110... charge him 40. saving him 13 a month, so i can save more, so i can get unlimited data for 70 for my line...
I used to have Simple Mobile 4G plan with a Nexus 4 and speed is great. Usually around 18mbps until I switch to Tmo unlimited, no cap plan.
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