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Last billing cycle I decided to test T-Mobile to see if they will throttle my speed once I reached 5GB. Two days before the billing cycle ended, I passed the 5GB mark and T-Mobile indeed throttled it at exactly 5GB.
When the new billing cycle started I noticed something different.
My constant download speed has always been 2 - 3 Mbps. But when I run I test now my constant download speed is 6 - 7 Mbps.
Somehow the throttling woke up the 4G I guess
Has this happened to anyone else?
(no change on rom, sim card, plan, location, nor way of holding the phone )
Maybe your area has just received the improved 4G network roll out, OKC got that roll out a few weeks ago and I have been seeing 6 or 7Mbps ever since then.
Is anyone going to try this???
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Call tmobile and confirm they have your correct IMEI number setup this has been an issue with the G2X and well boost signal strength
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My speeds was horrible to begin with I averaged 350kbps on 3g I got throttled lastnight now an getting 45kbps.
And whats crazy is my upload speeds averaged from 800kbps to 1mbps
I'm going to call today
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Tmo has two networks they call 4g. One is their 3g network just rebranded and another its legitimately faster. You probably switched networks, there's no indication of when you do so.
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Hey Guys, I've been in Atlantic City for two days. Have my macbook and my Sensation. Have been paying $12.99 a day for internet. I have two more days and have GREAT 4G signal in my hotel room. I would like tether either using my USB or WiFi tether. I don't think WiFi tether is free, but is USB tethering? And how does it work?
thanks in advance everyone!
It just goes against your GB cap you have on your account; but it's "free". Go for it. Plug in your sensation to the laptop and it will come up with a menu with options.
Only thing you'll need to change is under "Settings" > Wireless & Networks > USB Tethering Settings and select "OSX" instead of windows....assuming it defaults to windows.
I do WiFi hotspot all that time since when I'm at work there's no WiFi n sometimes I need to use my compok, plus I get excellent 4g signal/speeds. Bt like the above poster said, its "free", just goes against ur GB cap.
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GB Cap?
Sorry I'm new. What is GB Cap?
snarestud940 said:
Sorry I'm new. What is GB Cap?
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Gigabyte Cap (2 gig, 5 gig..etc); Tmo plans give you a tiered gigabyte maximum use for data before they throttle you each month (slow you down after surpassing said cap).
So don't go downloading a movie or torrents unless you want to eat that up really fast; web surfing, e-mail, games etc should be fine.
It should be mentioned that once the cap is exceeded, your connection will slow down BELOW the 2-300Kbps EDGE speeds that 2G normally is capable of. Its generally more 30-40Kbps.
EtherealRemnant said:
It should be mentioned that once the cap is exceeded, your connection will slow down BELOW the 2-300Kbps EDGE speeds that 2G normally is capable of. Its generally more 30-40Kbps.
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Wow!! I thought it would be throttled back to their normal 3G. They take it all the way down to edge. That is AWFUL!!!
So WiFi tethering on the sensation is free until u pass the cap each month?
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snarestud940 said:
So WiFi tethering on the sensation is free until u pass the cap each month?
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Its still free (included in your plan) after the cap although barely usable as a tethering device because of the low speeds. Remember the US Robotics X2 ?
so it goes against your data plan? or against your gigabyte usage for wifi hotspot? I'm confused. Don't I have unlimited internet on my phone? Or is that capped?
Not so much"capped", but all the plans have a throttling point, assuming you have a current plan. It should be in the name of the data plan. The older unlimited plans had a 5gig throttling point. You can check your usage by dialing #web#
fyi: If tmob catches you teathering with there AI Alarms, then you'll have to also pay for a monthly Teather plan...
You know how we get throttled on LTE sometimes at 2.5 or 3.5 gigs per month (some users even higher), well, I was just curious if we could increase our throttled connection to a higher cap. What I am saying is using the same throttled APN without switching APN's. I do believe that switching APN's as soon as you get throttled you will not increase your cap. The problem is data connections are so slow that you can't even stream content. Any thoughts?
They throttle based on users in your area. Here in San Diego I got throttled at 2.02 Gigs. I called AT&T, and I was like WTF. In my area I'm considered a heavy user, which I'm pissed because I still got 13 days till my bill cycle ends. So the way to increase the throttle rate is for users in your area to increase there data usage.
try it for you it might work i know they do it by area but i seen some ppl increase their throttle and now they don't get text until hitting 4GB that's good. so goo idea.
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You know how we get throttled on LTE sometimes at 2.5 or 3.5 gigs per month (some users even higher), well, I was just curious if we could increase our throttled connection to a higher cap. What I am saying is using the same throttled APN without switching APN's. I do believe that switching APN's as soon as you get throttled you will not increase your cap. The problem is data connections are so slow that you can't even stream content. Any thoughts?
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You know how we get throttled on LTE sometimes at 2.5 or 3.5 gigs per month (some users even higher), well, I was just curious if we could increase our throttled connection to a higher cap. What I am saying is using the same throttled APN without switching APN's. I do believe that switching APN's as soon as you get throttled you will not increase your cap. The problem is data connections are so slow that you can't even stream content. Any thoughts?
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Here in Atlanta I get throttled at roughly 6.5 gigs I usually hit that half way through Billing cycle. After that I swap apns and have added 4 or 5 gigs more with the hspa apn. I do however have a little More trouble staying connected if I leave the radio on lte/hspa/gsm auto mode. But swapping apns is for sure a work around till new Billing cycle.
Also the way they base there throttling, the more people that buy and use lte phones in the area every month the higher the number will go for you.
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stepheng said:
Here in Atlanta I get throttled at roughly 6.5 gigs I usually hit that half way through Billing cycle. After that I swap apns and have added 4 or 5 gigs more with the hspa apn. I do however have a little More trouble staying connected if I leave the radio on lte/hspa/gsm auto mode. But swapping apns is for sure a work around till new Billing cycle.
Also the way they base there throttling, the more people that buy and use lte phones in the area every month the higher the number will go for you.
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Does swapping apn's do anything for your data usage or is it just for the speeds?
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using different apn gets you out of throttle but it won't give you lte speed. It will give you 3g speed or maybe hspa+.
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Does swapping apn's do anything for your data usage or is it just for the speeds?
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a_rocklobster said:
Does swapping apn's do anything for your data usage or is it just for the speeds?
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Just speed your usage will still go up
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Damn. I'm on a limit of 200MB
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This is pretty good info if I decide to upgrade to 2GB though
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a_rocklobster said:
Damn. I'm on a limit of 200MB
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This is pretty good info if I decide to upgrade to 2GB though
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I could not even imagine how bad it would sick to be on a 200mb plan or how much money that would cost me using this phone. I'm sorry for your bad luck bro
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I'm over 8Gb and I have only had a warning that said I'm approaching the top 5%. No throttle yet. I couldn't imagine getting throttled at 2Gb. I'd raise hell!
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Same here. I got the warning at 4g last month, was not throttled tho
Creeping up on 3 this month and no warning.
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I'm over 8Gb and I have only had a warning that said I'm approaching the top 5%. No throttle yet. I couldn't imagine getting throttled at 2Gb. I'd raise hell!
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I got throttled today at 10.5 GB in the South Florida market, and wondered what exactly caused the throttle, So i took a look at the build.prop file and saw a couple of things
one was
Code:
DEVICE_PROVISIONED = 1
I changed it to
Code:
DEVICE_PROVISIONED = 0
then rebooted twice. I noticed a difference when i was connected to the phone APN, then i looked further down and saw
Code:
persist.data_netmgrd_nint = 12
I changed it to
Code:
persist.data_netmgrd_nint = 64
and now i am getting 12Mb/s on 2 bars of LTE
where can we find this build.prop?phone root and need custom rom?
ajdrausal said:
I got throttled today at 10.5 GB in the South Florida market, and wondered what exactly caused the throttle, So i took a look at the build.prop file and saw a couple of things
one was
Code:
DEVICE_PROVISIONED = 1
I changed it to
Code:
DEVICE_PROVISIONED = 0
then rebooted twice. I noticed a difference when i was connected to the phone APN, then i looked further down and saw
Code:
persist.data_netmgrd_nint = 12
I changed it to
Code:
persist.data_netmgrd_nint = 64
and now i am getting 12Mb/s on 2 bars of LTE
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On mine the Provision = 1 and the netmgrd = 16
I am on the 2 Gig plan and of course am not throttled on LTE. So I wonder what the numbers actually mean and if they matter?
Hey guys, share the info in regards this build.prop. If you really thought you found a solution why not spread the word.
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Hey guys, share the info in regards this build.prop. If you really thought you found a solution why not spread the word.
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Stock Rom rooted. Use Root Explorer or similar and "view" the "build.prop". Scroll through until you see the lines of code above. Be careful, changing things can mess the phone up really quick if you don't know what you are doing.
I posted what is on my phone to compare a non-throttled plan with the numbers from the throttled plan listed above. The numbers were different, but I have no idea what they mean.
Hey ajdrausal, by going to the phone APN you are no longer using LTE, you are using HSPA+. So whatever that method was I don't think is the solution for capped LTE.
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Hey ajdrausal, by going to the phone APN you are no longer using LTE, you are using HSPA+. So whatever that method was I don't think is the solution for capped LTE.
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I would love a follow up to this as well. Maybe a screenshot of the build.prop with the 4gLTE logo on the status bar?
I was wondering the same. Many don't realize that HSPA+ is capable of speeds that high.
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Hey ajdrausal, by going to the phone APN you are no longer using LTE, you are using HSPA+. So whatever that method was I don't think is the solution for capped LTE.
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I'm on Verizon and I was under the impression that they did not throttle the 4G network, but lately, I have been getting very slow speeds (on the order of 3G speeds) and have been unable to connect to 4G in locations that I usually get four 4G bars.
I have not rooted or modified my phone in any way.
Has anyone else experienced this?
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Morphinity said:
I'm on Verizon and I was under the impression that they did not throttle the 4G network, but lately, I have been getting very slow speeds (on the order of 3G speeds) and have been unable to connect to 4G in locations that I usually get four 4G bars.
I have not rooted or modified my phone in any way.
Has anyone else experienced this?
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http://support.verizonwireless.com/information/data_disclosure.html
Will I be affected by Network Optimization?
Only a small percent of customers will be affected. To be affected, you must be:
A data customer on an unlimited data plan;
Have a 3G Verizon Wireless device (if you have a 4G LTE device you will not be impacted); and
Among the top 5% of data users in a given month.
So the short answer is: you should not be throttled. I'm at 40GB for my data plan this month. I had problems with my home DSL and it has been out for awhile, so I do everything from my phone. We've had LTE for almost 3 weeks here and I have been able to run speed tests daily that exceed 30Mbps down.
Hmm, then I suppose there's something actually wrong with my connection. Hanks for that.
Any ideas as to how I can resolve these issues? I've been stuck on 3G.
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Morphinity said:
Hmm, then I suppose there's something actually wrong with my connection. Hanks for that.
Any ideas as to how I can resolve these issues? I've been stuck on 3G.
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Check your APN settings.
I was having the same issue. I rebooted my phone a few times and that didn’t work. I was literally walking into a Verizon store to have it looked at when I decided to run another speedtest so that I wouldn’t look stupid. It went from usually getting 4mbps down to 35mbps down. I went ahead and took it in and they said nothing was wrong with it. I took it home and since then I’ve been getting 20mbps down consistently. This is weird considering I’d been getting 4mbps down since I got the phone.
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Will I be affected by Network Optimization?
Only a small percent of customers will be affected. To be affected, you must be:
A data customer on an unlimited data plan;
Have a 3G Verizon Wireless device (if you have a 4G LTE device you will not be impacted); and
Among the top 5% of data users in a given month.
So the short answer is: you should not be throttled. I'm at 40GB for my data plan this month. I had problems with my home DSL and it has been out for awhile, so I do everything from my phone. We've had LTE for almost 3 weeks here and I have been able to run speed tests daily that exceed 30Mbps down.
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Good to know, thanks for this information. I was wondering since I have been doing some tethering. I might be up at 8-10GB in a big month but nowhere near 40GB.
I've consistently managed 20-30 Mbps when I drove to an area with 4G, but recently, it hasn't wanted to go over 3 Mbps. Additionally, quite often the data connection (and occasionally my calls) have been dropping. I'm not sure if it's a phone problem, a tower problem, or what.
I've noticed the same thing. My phone got 18mb/s down when I first got it, now it's only around 5 I think.
Reviving the thread now that 4G LTE unlimited data owners are affected. Show your support and send this guy a quick note. Please do not allow VZW to "throttle" unlimited 4G LTE plan owners. He is on our side. Don't enter a BS email address.
http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/tom-wheeler-mail
I got my new GS3 yesterday (32GB blue). In my apt the data connection will stay on 4G but after a few downloads it cuts off to 3G or even to no data. The 4G speeds are all over the place - from 5Mbps down to 200Kbps in speedtest.
I've tried a number of things, reboot, factory resets, power up and down without the sim and then put it back in, nothing worked. This is a new account with a stock phone (no root yet) so there's no throttling going on.
Is this a bad sim/phone?
Is it any better outside? You may be just getting a weak signal.
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