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T-Mobile throttle speeds

Hi all I'm currently on Sprint with an Epic 4G phone and considering switching to T-Mobile with the LG g2x
In your experience what does tmobile throttle you down to?
Is the higher 5GB option plan still available?
Thanks!
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After you hit 5GB they will throttle the speed down to dial up speed.
If you get the 2GB plan then youll get throttled to dial up sped after you hit 2GB.
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hypersonicx said:
After you hit 5GB they will throttle the speed down to dial up speed.
If you get the 2GB plan then youll get throttled to dial up sped after you hit 2GB.
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Throttled for how long? Just the remainder of that billing cycle?

Spyvie said:
Throttled for how long? Just the remainder of that billing cycle?
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Yep
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Spyvie said:
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yes just that billing cycle...

Thanks again! I'm surprised at how much they throttle you down by. Yikes dialup speed...
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or you can apply the cheat and remove the throttle

or you can apply the cheat and remove the throttle
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Not forever...you used to be able to remove the throttle in the G2 but as far as I know you are no longer able to do it. No one knows how long the fix will last untill t-mobile gets smart.
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Evofusion said:
Not forever...you used to be able to remove the throttle in the G2 but as far as I know you are no longer able to do it. No one knows how long the fix will last untill t-mobile gets smart.
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Shhhh......Lets never mention it again and maybe they will forget about it.

This sucks I got tgrottled this morning
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Will T-mo not sell you additional bandwidth when you hit your unlimit? I was just trying to figure this out on their website, but to no avail.
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What was the throttled speed that you got?
In other words you were getting 4g/3g speeds (don.t really know what the speed in MB/sec)
After throttling you now get how many MB/sec?
I just switched from a grandfathered t-zones plan to the android $10/month 200MB cap then throttle down "unlimited" plan. I just want to know how slow my internet speed will be after I hit the 200MB mark and if I will be able to use S*l*i*n*g* M*o*b*i*l*e or not. I used it for a minute and saw that I used 8 MB according the the usage chart on the TMo website. That's about 25 minutes at 4g speeds until I hit my 200 MB cap!!

After throttling you'll be on EDGE / 2G which is anywhere from 5KB/sec to 100KB/sec in my experience.

Ugh. Thats terrible.
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Here's what I get when I'm throttled.
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Thats about right and what I get to right now. Sucks none if these tricks works

Essentially you get EDGE speed which is like 20kbs

Att to throttle top 5% data consumers October.

Link http://www.noticeorange.com/StoryBo...RpY2VvcmFuZ2VyDQsSBFNpdGUY2pTyFww&font_size=9
Wow what will they do next?
Edit: UPDATE (another page found)
http://myona.com/2011/08/01/att-will-throttle-your-unlimited-data-plan/
by the looks of my data usage im guessing that i will be one of the few that gets throttled
anyone else?

I'd be all in favor of this under the following stipulations:
1. You don't go from full speed to EDGE in one shot. 25% increments or something.
2. You are given fair and ample warning at all stages and before each tier drop
3. They bring back the $30 unlimited plan

Well I'm in the 30 dollar unlimited plan.and I say no. I payed for it, and I should have it all not some of it.
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Mines not as bad but its definietly getting worst, esp since I started to watch netflix heavily on my phone this month and very end of last month.
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MikeyMike01 said:
I'd be all in favor of this under the following stipulations:
1. You don't go from full speed to EDGE in one shot. 25% increments or something.
2. You are given fair and ample warning at all stages and before each tier drop
3. They bring back the $30 unlimited plan
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Wow! You sure have changed your mind on data, power users, and unlimited. Haha welcome to the dark side.
-Figured i needed a signature for my phone. This is it......

I think this is just AT&T wanting you to change data plans so they don't have to have unlimited stuff anymore. Just another way to gouge us with fees.

Yeah well at that rate I prolly will have to.I can't stand any slower speeds than I have now, and then they wanna make it slower...well good job att.guess you win again.I know that 30 unlimited is prolly overpriced...but then you say " hey I got unlimited so its worth it" not the case anymore.
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james.arroyo said:
Mines not as bad but its definietly getting worst, esp since I started to watch netflix heavily on my phone this month and very end of last month.
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This month is gonna be close (6 more days and at 1800MB). After that I'll loophole myself into unlimited and stop caring.

Where do you get those charts from?

Hell Yeah I love having my bandwidth throttled, yes!

I wouldn't mind a throttle if it was getting throttled faster.
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I think they are doing this so we don't rape their LTE network when it's launched. Regardless it's still lame on att's part. It would also be nice if they at least gave us a ballpark of what the top 5 percent are consuming.
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Ooops!

I think I read the ballpark is anything over an average of 5 gb
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Used 5.7gb the first month I had unlimited, with 5 days left in this billing cycle, I'm up to 7.5gb! Netflixin a movie right now!

Is att unlimited or "unlimited"? My first att phone was an iPhone 2nd Gen. I got grandfathered into the unlimited plan when I got my captivate.
I was not worried about it before but now I have Netflix on the go. Its starting to guzzle bandwidth.
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I don't think people really understand how big of a deal this is...
For someone that only has a 2 gb its prolly not, but to the people that pay good money. And have payed good money for a long time for unlimited, it just makes me mad at att.
I understand the whole thing. Just curious is this in the new contract that we signed.
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bulletproof1013 said:
I don't think people really understand how big of a deal this is...
For someone that only has a 2 gb its prolly not, but to the people that pay good money. And have payed good money for a long time for unlimited, it just makes me mad at att.
I understand the whole thing. Just curious is this in the new contract that we signed.
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It's just TMo, it is unlimited, just slow. But when it does come, we will find a work around just like the guys on TMo have done. I'm not too worried.

Rape that bandwidth whilst you can!

MrZnyper said:
I really hope so. Of the 5% Im probably in the top 2%, so Ill be throttled within the first couple of weeks, every billing cycle.
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Oh I'll hit it the first couple of days.
-Figured i needed a signature for my phone. This is it......

[Q] Data usage

I know we get unlimited data(2GB), but is there a way to keep track of the usage? I didn't see anything on the phone or VM site.

I use this app called radioOpt ..it is a widget an it tells you how much data youve used with wifi and regular 3g..see in the pic it on the top.
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Another option:
http://lifehacker.com/5822127/my-data-manager-monitors-and-manages-your-androids-data-plan

Nice finds. I've found one too, a little widget counter.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.roysolberg.android.datacounter&feature=related_apps

I like the look of radio opt a lot.
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There is a 2gb cap? What happens after we go over? I use 2gb easy. Figured sense sprint offers true unlimited data vm would too?
xdame said:
I know we get unlimited data(2GB), but is there a way to keep track of the usage? I didn't see anything on the phone or VM site.
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jvillejoe said:
There is a 2gb cap? What happens after we go over? I use 2gb easy. Figured sense sprint offers true unlimited data vm would too?
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We do get unlimited data. Just after 2.5GB in a month, VM will throttle your speed for the rest of the month.
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Yeah just seen this from sprints website but it says it won't begin till october 2011. Here's the link http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1970
Kool Breeze said:
We do get unlimited data. Just after 2.5GB in a month, VM will throttle your speed for the rest of the month.
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So will sprint be the only service provider to offer truly unlimited data now?
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I wonder if current vm customers are going to be grandfathered in? Hmm...
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Most of us probably don't even get 256 kbps anyway

freedomispopular said:
Most of us probably don't even get 256 kbps anyway
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Sad isn't it? My speed depends on the location. 600's in the city and 300's at home. Uploads seem to be faster every time, wish it was flipped.

jvillejoe said:
I wonder if current vm customers are going to be grandfathered in? Hmm...
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No, this will be for everyone. According to the press release.

Yeah I didn't think so .
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No, this will be for everyone. According to the press release.
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Lol, I use a Thunderbolt, and my GF has a Triumph. Even when comparing 3G to 3G, My Thunderbolt is twice as fast as her Triumph. 4G on my T-bolt makes her Triumph feel like its running on 1x. I can't imagine how bad "throttling" VM 3G service would be.

Hotspot?

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Sry if this topic was covered already-but I'm wondering if it's a bad idea to use my Xbox on a free hotspot. I've read foxfi is great..but I also learned that downloading a power control widget with the hotspot toggle included that it provides the stock hotspot for free. It worked indeed..though unclear if this is using verizons paid hotspot...didn't warn of any charges or anything.My laptop connected to the stock hotspot though couldn't get internet(tho it's switching between 4g and 3g).
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Well if they find out you will get charged but as of now no one is sure whether they can tell or not and no one has come forward saying they got charged. Its a risk you have to take by yourself because no one can give a definitive answer.

If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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So if I use Xbox via firefi they still be able to tell? I've read in many other post where they consume an absurd amount of data through such tethering...hmm.
So if they see I'm using firefi, how much would they charge me? I have unlimited data. Thanks for info.
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You might be interested in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29459067
I've used foxfi and WiFi teather apps and never had an issue, but I've also never connected an Xbox
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Hulk0069 said:
If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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Would love to know how they monitor your usage...
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ancashion said:
Would love to know how they monitor your usage...
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No one knows for sure if they can..but as long as you don't use an absurd amount of data I don't think they have a reason to.

You think with the technology now, they can't monitor our phones, if they wanted to, they can. but it's true you can teather with out a plan but I warn you, be careful, me .I have unlimited data and unlimited hotspot.did you know if you have unlimited data your eligible for the unlimited hotspot which is $30 bucks.(4g phone's only)
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I paid for It once but got tired of paying for it and never using it. Then getting rid of it only to need it again. So I just started to go around Verizon it's a win win for me

Hm interesting. So the worst that could happen if Verizon notices I am using a free hotspot is charge me $30? That's not to bad for having unlimited data but mine as well go free first ey? They wouldn't try to teach me a lesson and charge a larger amount or take away my unlimited would they?
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Hulk0069 said:
If you use the hotspot, you'll be charged for it...warning in advance.they can monitor it.
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I use it all the time and dont get charged.

It's Verizon. Who knows what they would try to do if they caught someone.
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ronns81 said:
You might be interested in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29459067
I've used foxfi and WiFi teather apps and never had an issue, but I've also never connected an Xbox
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I tether to my xbox all the time using foxfi, it says about 13MB of data were used while using it for a fairly long time. It only needs to download vector positions of people and such for Call Of Duty I would think, so not too data intensive at all. I dunno about other games.

thanks for the feedback guys..Will connect my Xbox via foxfi later tonight. So stoked to play some cod after two long months without it lol just hope the data will keep up with the game. Cheers.
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I could have sworn, just like vz nav, vzw only charges for the hotspot for the use of its app.
Use vz nav, spend 9.99 a month, or, use google nav for free.
Use vzw hotspot, 30.00 a month or, use foxfi for free.
I've never seen vzw advertise the accrued data usage as the fee for the hotspot- only the use of the app.
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On the Droid X running gb, there were three system files that had something to do with data service provider. It was determined that these apks could monitor tethering. They were easily removed. Not sure about today, but it used to be that when tethering, if you weren't redirected to vzw's Page showing pricing for tethering then you were okay. I did notice that the built in hotspot app now requires a subscription to even turn it on.
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[Q] Your carrier?

What is your carrier?

Why would you want to know this and why would you care?
It says on our little info box next to each post anyways, no need to make a thread...
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Best Carrier
I've had quite a few but i love sprint since i first got it and will probably always stick with it.

Sprint, but have not been super impressed with service or data...
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well....
I have happymovil. It must be something really nice for british natives

Vodafone, but thinking of moving to giffgaff

jugg1es said:
Vodafone, but thinking of moving to giffgaff
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If you're a heavy user, don't switch to giffgaff. If you use data moderately then they are best.
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T mobile. I'd love to go to Verizon.
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KidCarter93 said:
If you're a heavy user, don't switch to giffgaff. If you use data moderately then they are best.
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How come, their 15 quid package includes unlimited data

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How come, their 15 quid package includes unlimited data
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It's not actually unlimited.
I used to be on GG myself and everything was going great. Then I started getting my internet cut off because I was using too much internet. How can one use too much of unlimited? I literally ended up getting cut of twice in one week for using too much and all I was doing was streaming through Netflix.
Here's a screenshot of the message I sent to one of their agents about the situation.
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I am currently on 500mb data, having to cut myself short as I'm averaging 3x that in a month. I think the most I'll use is about 3 gig, mainly Rom downloads. Won't be using Netflix or streaming media, but still like access to my files at home whilst I'm out, which is why I was looking at giffgaff.

jugg1es said:
I am currently on 500mb data, having to cut myself short as I'm averaging 3x that in a month. I think the most I'll use is about 3 gig, mainly Rom downloads. Won't be using Netflix or streaming media, but still like access to my files at home whilst I'm out, which is why I was looking at giffgaff.
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With that usage, you should be fine with giffgaff then. I was clocking about a gig a day and they said that was too much lol.
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Giffgaff offer very good options in the UK, just need to be careful to make sure you always have a goodybag including data otherwise your credit disappears rapidly. Even better now the goodybags can auto renew.

Straight Talk (AT&T)

gagdude said:
Why would you want to know this and why would you care?
It says on our little info box next to each post anyways, no need to make a thread...
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Why not? We can discuss about the service of each carrier. Which is the best in specific situations or regions.
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dbutun said:
Giffgaff offer very good options in the UK, just need to be careful to make sure you always have a goodybag including data otherwise your credit disappears rapidly. Even better now the goodybags can auto renew.
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I say I'll change, but it does depend on what vodafone offer me for my next twenty pound a month 18 month contract which I can upgrade in January.hopefully this handset will last that long, emmc and ghosting issues that it has

Alarmmy said:
Why not? We can discuss about the service of each carrier. Which is the best in specific situations or regions.
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Look at OP. He just asked about our carrier and hasn't posted since. He never wanted to discuss about our carriers either, he simply wanted to know WHAT carrier we were on. The replies started the conversation on what carriers were good.
Since I posted second, all I knew about this thread was that some weirdo with barely any posts just wanted to know what carrier other people were using. He never posted his carrier either, usually you would at least say "to start, I am on AT&T" or other carrier.
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Nar mobile. Cheapest that possible