Hello guys. So I wanted to inform you all of what I received today. Currently boost throttles to 25kb/s but now they say they will throttle even more.
BstFreeMsg: Starting 5/6/14, if you use over 2.5GB of data during your mo. plan cycle, data speeds will now be reduced to 2G speeds. Info at http://msg4u.us/wae
I personally take this to mean edge speeds, which would be more like 8kb/s.... If you can, I'd almost recommend jumping ship here if you use lots of data.
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Im throttled and it takes almost a full minute to load Facebook newsfeed and when Im streaming I have to let the video buffer for a half hour before I can watch about 20 mins
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Just got a question. Does anyone notice an unusual amount of data being used by the phone? I checked my verizon account and it said I have used 8.5 gigs of data. I still have 10 days left in my cycle. I can't see where its all coming from. I do stream music but there have been plenty of days I didn't stream anything. I have used it as a hotspot occasionally but didn't download anything. Just wondering if data is sent/received differently since its using LTE.
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I used 5gigs this month when before I would average about 2-3gigs. Then again, I have also wiped my phone twice and let it reinstall everything. So that's like 4-500mb there. I definitely use this phone more than I did my other one.
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If you tethered a lot of data is used. You have to realize most computers use a lot of data. If you track your computer usage per month you'd be surprised on how much data it has used.
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I'm only half way through this cycle and I've used 482MB. I'm almost always on WiFi. That's probably all slacker.
I used almost double what I averaged on my OG Droid. Good to see it wasn't just me.
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faster does usually mean more when talking about internet I'm probably at 9 gigs with the number of phone wipes this month
Edit 10.2 gb with 4 days left
this is a lot more than my og droid because I used wifi a lot back then now with 4g using wifi is the slow way.
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Are you using IMAP ? If you set up an IMAP email account, that can lead to heavy data usage.
On my Incredible I average about 4 - 6 GB a month. With 3 gmail accounts, htc facebook, peep, Htc linkedin, flickr, weather, and heavy browsing, no imap. Right now I am at 4.5 with 7 days left. I suppose faster refresh times would have more data.
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I tether but only occassionally and probally for about 30 min to 1 hr. I have installed about 4 roms but didn't think that would take up that much data. Only imap I have is my gmail account. When I had an iphone, atrix, and Nokia n8 I had to really put in work to use 3-4 gigs of data. I did a lot more streaming and tethering on those. This phone tp me seems to just eat data. When I switched to verizon on launch day of the tbolt, I think I had 3 days of service and it said I used almost 1 gig of data. If I get throttled think I would have any recourse?
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With the amount of use I get from my ISP I was amazed when I kept track of my usage. I can easily pull 100GB a week of usage. If I break it down to 30 minute increments at times I can do 5-6GB. If I tethered that and my phone usage it may be in the 7-8GB range at times.
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Man I'm at 42GB with a week left into the cycle. Nothing unusual with LTE speeds.
I wonder what VZW will do to all of us using more then 5GB of data on the LTE network. If they start to throttle I will probally leave after my contract is up depending on what the other carries offer. Glad I got in the 1 yr contract before they canned it!!!
The wording Verizon has. The cap fluctuates by users. Only the top 5% will be throttled.
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just got the galaxy s and used up my 2 gigs in one day, now the internet is so slow I cant even load the market. Is there anyway to bypass this I need unlimited.
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I believe you can upgrade to a 5 or 10 gig at an extra cost. Curious as to how you burned 2 gigs in one day though.
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tlr386 said:
just got the galaxy s and used up my 2 gigs in one day, now the internet is so slow I cant even load the market. Is there anyway to bypass this I need unlimited.
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Chances are you have unlimited. But it doesn't matter as soon as you hit your cap you will be throttled. I'm allotted 5gb a month and if I use it all before my next billing cycle I have the same problem as you. My suggestion to you would to use wifi if available or change your data plan.
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Two gigs in one day is insane usage.. he's right use wifi
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I eould use wifi.but I dont have.home internet and I use.my phone as my main internet and I used it in one day by downloading a movie and some music. But isnt there a way to change the apn settings or flashing a differnt radio to bypass the throttling?
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tlr386 said:
I eould use wifi.but I dont have.home internet and I use.my phone as my main internet and I used it in one day by downloading a movie and some music. But isnt there a way to change the apn settings or flashing a differnt radio to bypass the throttling?
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Sorry but if that was possible we would all tell T-Mobile to suck it and get free data.
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I remember people cheating this on AT&T and they were busted cuz' AT&T found out. My humble suggestion is stay with the 2gb plan and try to get internet for your house. I also use my phone as main internet but I keep it cool. I have only managed to get to 4.3gb in a month using the tv shows apk. Never been able to use more than 5gb.
I know, it s**ks to be throttled. I have 2 friends that always get throttled and they want to die. LOL
hello, this not the case with me. I'm in bay area if that's matter, and im not being throttled now for 4 months in a raw.But i am with one of those grandfathered plans 20 unlimited.I have it with the blackberry 8120 witch bought 2007 it was edge.So right now im doing about 20 gb per month on average , but still not tethering .Im starting to tether tough due to very high prices on Comcast and the speed is comparable with t mobile.But i will try not not being throthled again becouse of a tethering - there is way to hide you from the pc.
This is weird when I run speed test on 4g I have download speeds of 7mbs avg. When I run Wifi I get avg of 3mbs which is about half as fast, but as far as my expierence Wifi works twice as fast when surfing web or downloading files what gives. What do you guys prefer, I mean while you are home around Wifi.
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I use wifi. My 4g network sucks at my home.
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Generally my results are similar. My home ISP is pretty terrible though, really the only time I use Wifi is to download ROMs, for whatever reason I seem get issues if I download them over the Mobile Network, possibly corrupted downloads.
Otherwise just for Wifi calling.
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Everytime I used Wifi calling my calls would be dropped with in a min got that crap turned off plus it may use plan mins lol
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WiFi & 4G are around the same at my home.... WiFi is usually around 9.5 mb/s while 4G is around 6 to 7 mb/s. Call quality is noticeably better on 4G than WiFi.
T-Mo has a free option in your account to not get charged for WiFi calling minutes...it's disabled by default so log on or call and get it changed if you use WiFi for calling.
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WiFi & 4G are around the same at my home.... WiFi is usually around 9.5 mb/s while 4G is around 6 to 7 mb/s. Call quality is noticeably better on 4G than WiFi.
T-Mo has a free option in your account to not get charged for WiFi calling minutes...it's disabled by default so log on or call and get it changed if you use WiFi for calling.
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I have unlimited plan so it don't matter I was being sarcastic
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4G is spotty where I live.. maybe 500kbs at best.. though at my friends place, I can get 9-11Mbs.
My wifi works great though, I get about 18Mbs down at home, and about 7Mbs at work. WiFi calling works great for me at home.
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This is weird when I run speed test on 4g I have download speeds of 7mbs avg. When I run Wifi I get avg of 3mbs which is about half as fast, but as far as my expierence Wifi works twice as fast when surfing web or downloading files what gives. What do you guys prefer, I mean while you are home around Wifi.
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This is my theory remember its not fact just a theory.
Using the mobile data connection you have to share with every person in that area on T-Mobile. Using wifi you only share with the people in your neighborhood. Even tho you are getting those speeds with a higher ping because of couple hundred people playing pandora or something it will slow the process.
Another thing remember a speed test is just that a test. It is done in a short period of time. I can run a speed test at my house through out the day and get varying results. Even while getting the max DL speed sometimes things will take longer to load then when Im barely getting 1mb speeds. The load on the network has a very large result on how fast things actually download.
Good point
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I hope you aren't sharing your wifi with others in your neighborhood
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I hope you aren't sharing your wifi with others in your neighborhood
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Heh, no but cable internet does share from the hub.
I was just about to comment on ping times... even though throughput is high, ping does play a major role.
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I have unlimited plan so it don't matter I was being sarcastic
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Ok...... My statement was for those people.who do not have unlimited plan...and how to make sure your wifi calls DO NOT come out of your monthly minutes.
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Just wondering how much data do yous use a month?
I am on o2 uk with a unlimited data plan so I use 7-9 gbs a month.
Kind of hate the way o2 has a slow internet connection. It is like at the most 500kbs.
So any way how much data do you use a month?
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On 3G? 8-9 GB a month. WiFi about 20-30 GB
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Three's internet speed is awesome 5-6 Mbps!
1-2 gb on hspa and 10 gb on Wi-Fi
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I use around 1GB a month of Mobile Data and probably 2-3 GB on WiFi.
On 3G- 350mb, On Wifi-20gb
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30-40GB Mobile Zero Wifi.
I don't have a stable enough address to own cable and sat internet sucks (tried it).
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At least 10 GBs just from streaming youtube vids and normal browsing + downloading apps and usage of apps.
maybe 1GB/mo on 4G, I don't use WiFi much if at all... occasionally, but it's slower than my 4G and I still have VZW unlimited data so......yeah, lets say 1-2GB a month combined with my wifes line.....I pretty much fall into the carriers "typical user" usage
I use my home 20 megabit broadband and a laptop and nettop for all the heavy lifting which use an easy 200GB a month combined.
I use between 5-6GB on 3G and that by using email, facebook, maps and some other stuff.
I leave the big load for wifi .. streaming video and things like that.
about 2gbs on 4g and about 40gb on wifi
I use 5g then I get throttled but when I had Wi-Fi in my house I used to use anywhere from 50gb-80gb since I would stay home using my phone
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I use around 4GB per month!
2 GB ...on mobile
I use about 1gb of my data plan and about 10gb on wifi (dam netflix)
Probably around 5 gig a month 3G normal use.
If I stream podcasts on way to work then quadruple that - although not regular.
Between a 3 and a giffgaff sim (UK), I'm covered.
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3-5 GB. My wife uses about the same. Then we have my parents on our family plan, and they use 1-2 a piece. So with VZW releasing their new plans, we may have to pay more, or switch to Sprint...
about 4 gig
Just 300MB or something. I just have a prepaid volume for 200MB and the speed gets downhill to 64kbps when it's all used up...
around 3GB per month
More than 100gb on 3g.
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Heya there so I don't see any posts on throttling anywhere lately. Everything is outdated! It seems like everyone has given up on this kind of thing.I was surprised to see my upload speed was constantly high (40-50mpbs) on hot spot shield yet download shot up and abruptly returned to throttled speed. So what's going on here? I feel like a packet gets sent by the phone when it first connects that then verified that my account is throttled. Hence why it's fast for the first second then it dips. Any info on this? And also the upload speeds?
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I had to clarify I used speed test and am going to try netalyzr as well..
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