Asking around see if I am being throttled by verizon (manhattan) - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

I have used so far 5GB of data of my unlimited plan...
And my note 2 can only get 3G. I meant, I never seen 4G LTE appearing in the past 48 hours . Days before that it was ok, granted the connection was not superior.
I live around NYC area. Home location is Elmhurst Queens and work location in Manhattan.
It can't be the case that both these two places have no 4G right?
I tried airplane mode, switching APNs, enable/disable data etc,
it just stuck at 3G.
Stock Note 2, not rooted
Please help me confirm such possibility... or it was fine before, up until 48 hours ago.

don't see how verizon could stop just YOUR phone from picking up a 4g signal in a 4g area. they might be able to throttle 4g speeds but not the phones detection of 4g.

jiwengang said:
I have used so far 5GB of data of my unlimited plan...
And my note 2 can only get 3G. I meant, I never seen 4G LTE appearing in the past 48 hours . Days before that it was ok, granted the connection was not superior.
I live around NYC area. Home location is Elmhurst Queens and work location in Manhattan.
It can't be the case that both these two places have no 4G right?
I tried airplane mode, switching APNs, enable/disable data etc,
it just stuck at 3G.
Stock Note 2, not rooted
Please help me confirm such possibility... or it was fine before, up until 48 hours ago.
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They cannot throttle 4g speeds due to Block C regulations.
Most likely they are working in something in the area or something is wrong with your phone.

My note never had 4g either. I went to verizon and they put it a new sim and it was back to normal.
jiwengang said:
I have used so far 5GB of data of my unlimited plan...
And my note 2 can only get 3G. I meant, I never seen 4G LTE appearing in the past 48 hours . Days before that it was ok, granted the connection was not superior.
I live around NYC area. Home location is Elmhurst Queens and work location in Manhattan.
It can't be the case that both these two places have no 4G right?
I tried airplane mode, switching APNs, enable/disable data etc,
it just stuck at 3G.
Stock Note 2, not rooted
Please help me confirm such possibility... or it was fine before, up until 48 hours ago.
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Mine from time to time will drop 4g for some reason in a know good 4g area and a reboot fixs it
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Thanks for the comments. I took out my sim and put back again fixed it. Really hope it will not re occur. ..
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jiwengang said:
I have used so far 5GB of data of my unlimited plan...
And my note 2 can only get 3G. I meant, I never seen 4G LTE appearing in the past 48 hours . Days before that it was ok, granted the connection was not superior.
I live around NYC area. Home location is Elmhurst Queens and work location in Manhattan.
It can't be the case that both these two places have no 4G right?
I tried airplane mode, switching APNs, enable/disable data etc,
it just stuck at 3G.
Stock Note 2, not rooted
Please help me confirm such possibility... or it was fine before, up until 48 hours ago.
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I work in the downtown Manhattan area & I get 4G LTE all the time there. There's no problem of not getting a signal.
When you got your Note II, you would've gotten a instructional sheet of paper in the box which says "How To Activate your 4G LTE SIM". Maybe you have to do that?
I don't have much details on that as I did not have to do that.

There was an outage a few days ago
I Murder Murderers

If you never get 4G at all anywhere, you're probably provisioned wrong. Call Verizon customer service.

I used 11gb last month and was not throttled...probably an outage as other mentioned.

I hit 50gigs last month and never even had my account flagged. Verizon has a high usage dept and they the guy told me I was the highest he had personally seen. Told me the high usage dept would flag the account and maybe send an email if they saw it but I guess they were on break. Unlimited data so what can they do? I'll fight that till the death .

I use 70 to 80 gigs a month consistently. Never been throttled
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blackbass595 said:
I hit 50gigs last month and never even had my account flagged. Verizon has a high usage dept and they the guy told me I was the highest he had personally seen. Told me the high usage dept would flag the account and maybe send an email if they saw it but I guess they were on break. Unlimited data so what can they do? I'll fight that till the death .
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I've always used over 50gb every month since I got the Thunderbolt back in March 2011. I haven't been warned, flagged, etc. If this department really does exist, they certainly don't seem to care about me. :cyclops:

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Is Verizon having 4g/3g Data Issues or Something?

I have no clue what the issue is, but the past two/three days, my 4g has been going in and out. As a matter of fact, as I sit here... I'm on 1x with 4 bars behind it, full battery life, on Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC.
Anyone else having 4g issues?
same here. even if i have two bars on 4g all of sudden my data connection drops then goes to 3g and a second later switches back to 4g. its annoying as hell when im tryin tether or download something from the market.
I am having problems again since last night. Had almost two days of good 4G signal. Now I can barely get 3G.
Called VZW they said there has been a trouble ticket for Thunderbolt data since yesterday and hope to have it resolved today.
I think they're tweaking it or something. I'm changing in between every 30 seconds. That in itself drains the battery a buttload.
Something is rotten in Denmark with this new network. I can force 3G only but if I leave the thing set to CDMA/LTE, it can't figure out which it wants. Which is pretty much killing all data. Luckily, wifi is an option. I hope they get this new network figured out soon. More LTE devices are slated to drop soon (bet there will be delays).
I was constantly in a state of 1x today. My battery was eaten up it a mere 5 hours... gulp
hell im on verizons 4g map at home here and havent been able to get 4g at all.Ive had the phone for two weeks now and have called verizon about this,,they tried pushing some data info to my phone to no avail,,so i guess im on record now according to the rep and she did admit that this is a work in progress...yes thank god for wifi.
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mojonation1487 said:
I think they're tweaking it or something. I'm changing in between every 30 seconds. That in itself drains the battery a buttload.
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I have no clue what the issue is, but the past two/three days, my 4g has been going in and out. As a matter of fact, as I sit here... I'm on 1x with 4 bars behind it, full battery life, on Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC.
Anyone else having 4g issues?
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Mine has been flakier than usual today and this week. I'm on K and 1st NE. But I also never get more than 2 bars here in the office.
If i were you i'd call verizon tech support and ask them if where you are is currently under 4g. I've had the same issue and my address on the coverage map shows that i have 4g but it kept going in and out. Called VZW and they have a different coverage map that they see and he said where i was located i was 1 mile away from the coverage area so thats why it kept switching. Just my luck huh lol

.10 download + 1000 ping?

Every once and a while I'll check my speed test app to see what im getting for 3G download speed. Lately ive been getting over 1000 ping and like .1 mbps download. I went in and did a data profile reset and that fixed the problem. This has happened to me multiple times over the past couple of weeks.
Has this happened to anyone else? And if so, are devs going to fix this in their roms when the bootloader is unlocked?
Well, it's Sprint, so that's normal 3G speeds...
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
my 3g used to be fire!!! now it seems as if everybody has joined sprint and the network is hella saturated!!!!!!!
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Every once and a while I'll check my speed test app to see what im getting for 3G download speed. Lately ive been getting over 1000 ping and like .1 mbps download. I went in and did a data profile reset and that fixed the problem. This has happened to me multiple times over the past couple of weeks.
Has this happened to anyone else? And if so, are devs going to fix this in their roms when the bootloader is unlocked?
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Depends on your location. If you check the Sprint forums, there are tons of people complaining about data speeds all over the country. There's certain areas in the Bronx where I have full 4G and only getting 0.50mbps down...it's crazy!
I would say do a ##3282# and make sure your EVDO is set to auto not CDMA. Menu>commit changes & reboot. Update PRL then profile. I guess you've done that?
i was told that for the last month and a half it was because of thunderstorms. i asked him since there are just a few towers between the 44 miles i drive to work, how did all those storms only hit sprint's antennae and not verizon's that are on the same towers?
i talked to a gm at the sprint store last night and he said they're having major data issues and there's no time frame of when they'll ever be fixed. just outside that sprint store i have full 5 bars on 3g and only get 100kb/s. i made sure i was outside of the sprint store's range just in case they had a 3g airave.
they did fix the slow data in my city and most of the areas where i drive to work. now min of 600Kb/s and up to 1.8Mb/s
I find Sprint's network getting worse and worse...they're loading it up with new customers enticed by high end smartphones, but they're not boosting the capacity to match their growth. What scares me is, how much lower is it going to go? :/
Around here I get about 75-200kbps down. It can go to less than 40kbps during lunchtime.
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I find Sprint's network getting worse and worse...they're loading it up with new customers enticed by high end smartphones, but they're not boosting the capacity to match their growth. What scares me is, how much lower is it going to go? :/
Around here I get about 75-200kbps down. It can go to less than 40kbps during lunchtime.
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they will let it go pretty far. currently the tower that services my house will be so overloaded during the evening hours that speeds are 0-5k. last night between 7-11pm 3g was unuseable and 4g was zooming at 20k.
ive had dates of april 30th, may 30th, june 30th, and now july 30th as dates when the towers were to be upgraded. i honestly think they just throw dates around so they can get you off the phone.
Same here. During peak hours data is unusable without a wifi connection. I called so many times to put service tickets on the local towers. It's so fustrating. Everytime I call I'm on the phone for like 40mins tell them it's not my phone, it's a network issue. They just don't get it. BTW does anyone have the number for advanced sprint tech support? I'm going to keep calling until they fix the issue.
This is what bugs me so much paying the $10 Premium data Fee. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying the fee if I actually get premium data, but 100kbs down is not premium data. Something has to be done. What the hell are theying doing with that fee? They certainly aren't putting it back into their network. I hope Sprint doesn't get the Iphone because it will only get worse.
You're not in 3G. Your in 1x when you get those speeds. The Display will always say 3G even when switch to 1x.
Once rooted, that can be fixed to reflect what you are really on.
Welcome to sprint. Where are you from?
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Welcome to sprint. Where are you from?
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This what I was going to say. LOL
Welcome to Sprint the Nation Wide slowest 3G available.
Welcome to Sprint-The (hope you dont need to download that)Now Network
First, try this:
http://bit.ly/qsq8Tn
[MOD] Data Latency (Slow Data) Fix
And second, it is not unusual. I have tried to play online games(BFBC2 etc.) via Wi-Fi hotspot. With poor success. Reasons for this is poor connection(long range to Cell-towers) network overcapacity etc. etc.
Shutting phone's Ciphering should raise U/D speed as above thread say, but I guess that there is not any mindblowing way to fix it. Updating radios would help but.
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I said it once and I'll say it again Location, Location, Location. I am Cali bay area(Currently in Lafayette, CA) and my Evo 4G just ran 962k down and 656k up 187 ping. Evo 3d same time test ran 164 ping 1038k down and 609k up. Now at my house in El Sobrante, CA about 15 minutes away I would not come close to touching that speed. Usually around 50k or worse. One thing is I never rely on 3g to do anything for me. I have wifi at home and work and at times 4g. If I am in 3g only location I do not expect to get anything important done.
Edit: Keep in mind I also did the speed fix on both phones. Have to have msl for that.
Here are a couple images for you one is my Verizon 3G Xoom and the other my EVO 3D. Lets face it Sprint speed sucks.
Those with poor eyes site the Xoom says:
Down:
1303.7
1331.6
Up
1455.7
1863.5
Im gonna guess the people that get these good speeds are in sparse areas or areas with few sprint customers. I've been complaining about Sprint speeds since October of last year and its only getting worse and worse. I can remember constant speeds of 1.2-1.8 megs down and now im doing good just to get 250kb/s. The 4G has fallen off quite a bit too.
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Im gonna guess the people that get these good speeds are in sparse areas or areas with few sprint customers. I've been complaining about Sprint speeds since October of last year and its only getting worse and worse. I can remember constant speeds of 1.2-1.8 megs down and now im doing good just to get 250kb/s. The 4G has fallen off quite a bit too.
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Same here and yes on the lack of sprint customers in some areas. I was on the very poor side of town earlier this week. I was getting 1.3-1.9mb down on 3g lol.
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mswlogo said:
You're not in 3G. Your in 1x when you get those speeds. The Display will always say 3G even when switch to 1x.
Once rooted, that can be fixed to reflect what you are really on.
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Actually I'm not 1x. I have a few programs to tell me what network I'm on and I'm definetly getting those speeds on EVDO Rev A. You can use Battery Monitor and go to "Tests" and it will tell you what network you are using or you can use Open Signal and go to maps and it will also tell you. I'm definetly getting these speeds on 3G (EVDO Rev A) Not 1x!

Gone to both the FCC and BBB about this issue.

I asked this in the razr form, but I got nailed. Verizon markets this phone to death and when I have have been on the phone with them calls it "there best phone". I am on my 2nd phone and 2nd sim card. They will not take this one back.
What should I do? What can I do help!!!
Videos:
1st phone:
1)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA&feature=relmfu
2)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luzvVb79-Qg&feature=channel
3)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDnByyo0tw&feature=channel
2nd phone:
1)http://youtu.be/l1L_EZVEsHw
2)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOo4q4qGZCc&feature=channel
Thanks from 4ktvs
Edit: Ok I guess not. I guess I need to ask for a new phone some how. I don't think they will take this one back.
How much do rez's go for?
Thanks
Edit: full data use:
January: about 30Gb ( Unlimited LTE was cool as mess at the time, but droped a lot. )
February: 89Gb ( Internet was bad)
March: 54Gb ( Internet was still bad, but got it fixed.)
So far: 35GB and it just ended. ( I uploaded a lot of thing's with it. When working that is)
More: So I have not even used 50mb, not gb MB and this happened:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9KuhIivbm4
The end: Well I guess using 90gb throttle's you forever on Verizon and now I will have to keep my month to month line on AT&T. I will just wait it out and end it at the end of the 2 years. oh well I can live with it.
Thread is done, Mods lock this thread down. It has turned into a flame fest and I will take full hit for this.
just an update to say it's been fixed, no more 500kbs every 24hours.
Sorry to all for thinking I was "throttled", but I looked all over the internet: Xda,youtube, verizon forums, and more. I could not find any one with the same issue. And yes I should be called stupid, a jerk, and the list go's on.
I was hard headed about this issue and I was not right.
And even if I had been "throttled" I got what was coming any ways. I did not think it was fair to be throttled for is long as I was, but I have had a weekend to think about it. Any way just happy to have this fixed and I don't be using 50+GB a month any more, thats for sure.
Any way sorry for being a bit of a jerk and no I don't think you will just "forgive" me or anything, but I when I know I have been a jerk. The lest I could do is say your right and I was not.
Edit again: It has come back so now I went to the BBB and the FCC.
If I remember correctly, Verizon does not throttle 4G - they will only throttle 3G and only if you're in their "top 5%" which really just means you've consumed more than 5GB of data on the current billing cycle..
Looks like maybe you're either in an area with terrible 4G coverage, or you should have just gotten a Rezound and not a RAZR
No. Unless you're on 3G. And even then, probably not.
a.mcdear said:
If I remember correctly, Verizon does not throttle 4G - they will only throttle 3G and only if you're in their "top 5%" which really just means you've consumed more than 5GB of data on the current billing cycle..
Looks like maybe you're either in an area with terrible 4G coverage, or you should have just gotten a Rezound and not a RAZR
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there actually HAS been 4g throttling cases. if you use a **** ton of data on an unlimited plan they will throttle you. a guy on rootzwiki i think the galaxy nexus forums, had data throttling on 4g and the customer service lady said it was because he was in the top 5% of users :/
a.mcdear said:
If I remember correctly, Verizon does not throttle 4G - they will only throttle 3G and only if you're in their "top 5%" which really just means you've consumed more than 5GB of data on the current billing cycle..
Looks like maybe you're either in an area with terrible 4G coverage, or you should have just gotten a Rezound and not a RAZR
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I should have went for the rezound, but my verizon bud pushed the razr and I said ok.
Now I guess I got a crap phone. Do I need to buy a new phone? (Rezound)
antp121 said:
there actually HAS been 4g throttling cases. if you use a **** ton of data on an unlimited plan they will throttle you. a guy on rootzwiki i think the galaxy nexus forums, had data throttling on 4g and the customer service lady said it was because he was in the top 5% of users :/
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YES thank you. tell me more
I used 12Gb and bam 400-600kbs day and night.
4ktvs said:
YES thank you. tell me more
I used 12Gb and bam 400-600kbs day and night.
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12gb?!? That's insane I barely brake 2 on my unlimited
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Here's the link idk if they found a solution http://rootzwiki.com/topic/14945-yes-verizon-does-throttle-4g/
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My internet was bad. I got mad at this when I got 600kbs, so I started uploading youtube videos with it and now I sit at 30GB.
Yeah I'm not sure - they state clearly that they do not throttle 4G, but we all know that what they say and what they do aren't always the same thing. But the one thing I can tell you is that I get great 4G speeds and coverage on my Rezound, but I am not a huge data user. I have an unlimited plan, and tether my tablet to my phone everyday, but I generally only use between 2 and 3GB per month, so I've never gotten up into the range where throttling would be a problem. Honeslty I keep it in 3G mode 99% of the time because its fast enough for what I do (mostly just RDP connections, Google Music, light web browsing and Google Maps) and the battery lasts much longer.
look around the forums. iirc there is a data throttle remover. I never owned a razr so I don't know if one was developed for that phone.
Verizon is NOT throttling 4G, unless they've changed their policies. And even then, they don't throttle 3G like AT&T throttles. It's not based on individual users, it's based on tower load, so whoever made up this "5%" thing needs to get their story straight if they're going to make sh*t up.
read
support.verizonwireless.com/information/data_disclosure.html
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support.verizonwireless.com/information/data_disclosure.html
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To optimize our network, we manage data connection speeds for a small subset of customers – the top 5% of data users with 3G devices on unlimited data plans – and only in places and at times of 3G network congestion.
It's not about the top 5%, it's about place and time. You could be 5% and never get throttled because the towers you use aren't congested.
my internet seemed slow when i was at 1.9gbs-2gbs and then when i went over 2gbs it was fine. idk bug or something.
tekhna said:
To optimize our network, we manage data connection speeds for a small subset of customers – the top 5% of data users with 3G devices on unlimited data plans – and only in places and at times of 3G network congestion.
It's not about the top 5%, it's about place and time. You could be 5% and never get throttled because the towers you use aren't congested.
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correct
tekhna said:
To optimize our network, we manage data connection speeds for a small subset of customers – the top 5% of data users with 3G devices on unlimited data plans – and only in places and at times of 3G network congestion.
It's not about the top 5%, it's about place and time. You could be 5% and never get throttled because the towers you use aren't congested.
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it SAYS the top 5% there! your PROVING yourself wrong. quit raging about making up stuff when it says it on the VERIZON website. SIT DOWN jk lol
tekhna said:
To optimize our network, we manage data connection speeds for a small subset of customers – the top 5% of data users with 3G devices on unlimited data plans – and only in places and at times of 3G network congestion.
It's not about the top 5%, it's about place and time. You could be 5% and never get throttled because the towers you use aren't congested.
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So what is this then and have you seen it before?
I have had some time trying to get this fixed.
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it SAYS the top 5% there! your PROVING yourself wrong. quit raging about making up stuff when it says it on the VERIZON website. SIT DOWN jk lol
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read again, this time with your eyes.
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So what is this then and have you seen it before?
I have had some time trying to get this fixed.
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No, I haven't because I have a 4G phone, and so do you, which means it doesn't apply to us. You're not being throttled.

Anyway to stay 4G in a 4G LTE area?... Let me explain why...

Ok. So I have always just had 4G in my area until recently. I have the APN info to run unthrottled. I have an unlimited data plan and I use my phone for tethering my computer and my xboxs at home. Since it is now LTE now my UNTHROTTLED, APN switches on and off randomly and eventually knocks me back to the regular ATT PTA APN. I want to find a way to lock my phone to 4G only so I can stay on the unthrottled APN so I can at least have 2mbps instead of being throttled down to 500kbps a quarter of the way through the month. Which makes it practically impossible to play xbox games online or stream a movie, Download anything is a headache now. The worst part about it is even the LTE maxes out at 5mbps where I live anyways so it's not like I'm getting 21+ like I do in other LTE areas. Is there anyway around this or should I invest in an Android 4G only phone and just use it while at home? Thanks for any help that someone could give me.
Excessive data use always gets throttled. No way around it. I'm not saying "excessive use", at&t is.
They easily track usage by your sim card and IEMI, so APN settings don't matter.
Actually.....
Actually. With the APN I had it never got throttled. I was doing 46gigs+ a month. Never ever got throttled until it knocked me up to LTE and made my phone skip the un throttled APN.
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Excessive data use always gets throttled. No way around it. I'm not saying "excessive use", at&t is.
They easily track usage by your sim card and IEMI, so APN settings don't matter.
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46GBs? It's about time you did get throttled. 4G and LTE APN's should both be throttled APNs. Try the 3G APN.
I agree, save some bandwidth for the rest of us. I don't know how you haven't had your account closed down yet, or why you weren't throttled using a particular APN for so long. Must have just been network goofiness, because like rangercaptain said, that's not how AT&T tracks you for throttling anyway.
Edit: Moving to a 3G APN shouldn't matter either. Nor would being on a 2G or 3G-only tower. No matter what I'm connected to, I'm still limited to 5GB/month before getting throttled, because that's where grandfathered LTE plans are set. Doesn't matter if I'm actually using LTE or not, it's per-plan.
46+ Gb? Really???? Unbelievable! No, really. Unbelievable. You must mean 4.6 Gb because you'd be turned off, or at least you'd be getting communications from your carrier. I think either you are telling stories or you don't really know what you are talking about.
Johnus is 100% correct for AT&T. You get 5 Gb unthrottled per unlimited plan. Doesn't matter if you consume that 5 Gb using LTE, 4G, 3G, or string and soup cans.
I'm serious. I was getting months of 46 and more gigs without being throttled using one specific APN. The weird thing is now that yesterday I cut my phone on and all my APNs were gone except the default. They don't mess with me because the last time they tried to take me off unlimited for tethering I caused a big scene and kept on getting my call transfered up to a higher and higher management denying the fact that I did it and threatened them with a lawsuit. I already have a FCC complaint set up against them for throttling since it was never notified of agreed to a change in my plan. I was using a 4G APN that had what looked like corporate **** on it because I to this day can't find the info I had that I put in to get away with it. Now that it's LTE now it cuts 4G to completely off to 4G not allowing me to stay online longer than 15mins before it shuts down. That's all erased somehow now. My tethering file is deleted and I use wifitether app to do my tethering and have not been caught while tethering since I did that over 6months ago and for 6months I have been using about 50g a month
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I guess they won.
It's far from over. I'm over 6gigs now and not throttled. Since using the tweakker APN. And I have been told if you file an FCC complaint they will let you run wide open once it gets filed with them. Usually take a month or two. They have so many lawsuits pending right now they can not deal with another.
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..... And in my area, I assure you that my data usage is not effecting any of you. I live 30miles outside of Memphis TN. In the middle of nowhere. A year ago my phone only picked up in one spot in my entire house. The city is so small they banned any towers for going up because of the fear of radiation. I live around a bunch of ignorant rednecks that use Walmart prepaid phones and the only Internet they know of is Hughes Net and the local library.
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Where can I find a full ATT APN list?
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Really not sure I can take anything you say as serious. That said, if you get anywhere with you supposed FCC filing, you'd be the first. The issue has already been tested and AT&T is on firm ground.
This is how you can take me seriously. That shows my data usage.
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Gonna post this months data usage with my Internet speed.. It never shows a tether is being used. It is unexplainable by looking at the phone info where the data is using. Which is also exactly what ATT gets, they have no clue where I'm using so much data.
http://junkheadinc.tumblr.com/post/45506357010/this-months-data-usage-showing-i-havent-been
http://junkheadinc.tumblr.com/post/45506322704/my-speeds-att-4g-lte-unthrottled
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Gonna post this months data usage with my Internet speed.. It never shows a tether is being used. It is unexplainable by looking at the phone info where the data is using. Which is also exactly what ATT gets, they have no clue where I'm using so much data.
http://junkheadinc.tumblr.com/post/45506357010/this-months-data-usage-showing-i-havent-been
http://junkheadinc.tumblr.com/post/45506322704/my-speeds-att-4g-lte-unthrottled
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My apologies. I gotta admit, the proof is in the pics. I know that ATT would normally go ballistic about this so I don't really understand why you're getting away with it. They really don't care what you use the data for. Normally, all they care about is how much data you've used in a month. You are getting away with murder, my man. Good for you!
It's because they have threatened me in the past. I threatened back and they backed off. But it was before I deleted the tether file and used wifi tether app. They busted me for tethering now they can't. Can't tell what I'm using it for. It's like they try to throttle me at certain times. Randomly now that I have LTE coming thru at my home. I was wondering how many others have figured this out. I guess it is just that I threatened to put a lawsuit on them.
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Another speed test. Just to rub it in a bit. Try the route I did. Let me know if it works for you
By the way my Xbox GAMERTAG is junkheadINC for anyone interested in some multiplayer action.
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Try the route I did. Let me know if it works for you.
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Can you give some more info on what you did? I'll give it a go and see if i can pull the wool over their eyes, too.
Nice speedtest results. The upload is incredible.

New T-mo customer, slow data speed!

Ok, so Im a new T-mo convert and I picked the S5 and prepaid unlimited everything ($80) plan. Im in the San Juan area in PR.
Ive been getting horrible data speeds <1Mbps since day one on the phone. The curious thing is that from 2 am to 6 am for (6 days straight now) speeds jumps to 15Mbps or higher. As soon as 6am ticks I'm back to Edge speeds. What is even weirder is that I swapped the sim card to my Note and started hitting 17Mbps or higher at any time.
I tried the new modem and it didnt work either. I also tried changing APNs to different values and going wcdma mode only and none work. I contacted customer support a few days agoand they said they would fix it but they havent. Since I'm on the 14 day thing, I think I may just return it.
Anyone with similar experience or know what could be going on?
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Ok, so Im a new T-mo convert and I picked the S5 and prepaid unlimited everything ($80) plan. Im in the San Juan area in PR.
Ive been getting horrible data speeds <1Mbps since day one on the phone. The curious thing is that from 2 am to 6 am for (6 days straight now) speeds jumps to 15Mbps or higher. As soon as 6am ticks I'm back to Edge speeds. What is even weirder is that I swapped the sim card to my Note and started hitting 17Mbps or higher at any time.
I tried the new modem and it didnt work either. I also tried changing APNs to different values and going wcdma mode only and none work. I contacted customer support a few days agoand they said they would fix it but they havent. Since I'm on the 14 day thing, I think I may just return it.
Anyone with similar experience or know what could be going on?
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Are you using the SIM that came with your new phone?
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I am. With that sim on the S5 I get no data or edge speeds when I do get data,except from 2 am to 6 am which I get LTE speeds.
With that same simcard I get LTE speeds on my Note at all times.
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I am. With that sim on the S5 I get no data or edge speeds when I do get data,except from 2 am to 6 am which I get LTE speeds.
With that same simcard I get LTE speeds on my Note at all times.
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Return it and ask for a new one, I live in Caguas but I work on San Juan, and besides when I'm at the office, where all providers have the same signal issue, I have normal Data Speeds.
I must say that when I'm at home in Caguas, I get great LTE Speeds but in San Juan I have noticed that using 4G instead of LTE gives better download speeds, but from that to the issue you are describing is a great difference, that's why I'd suggest you get a new one during the 14 days.
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Return it and ask for a new one, I live in Caguas but I work on San Juan, and besides when I'm at the office, where all providers have the same signal issue, I have normal Data Speeds.
I must say that when I'm at home in Caguas, I get great LTE Speeds but in San Juan I have noticed that using 4G instead of LTE gives better download speeds, but from that to the issue you are describing is a great difference, that's why I'd suggest you get a new one during the 14 days.
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Thanks, I think I may do just that. Especially now that I know you are nearby and have no problems.

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