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AT&T capping 3G upload speed in NYC (iPhone 4)
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In NYC still the same upload. Maxing out at about 98kbps.
I called ATT today, they were clueless. If in fact is a temporary issue, I'll be very happy, but knowing the way att do their business, I wouldnt be surprised if they totally keep capping.
I called ATT today, they were clueless. If in fact is a temporary issue, I'll be very happy, but knowing the way att do their business, I wouldnt be surprised if they totally keep capping.
Oh, my bad. I was just joking anyway since I'm on EDGE. I guess 80kbps isn't so bad except, I usually get around 40-50 kbps. My area is supposed to light up 3G in a week or two I hope it happens but at least the iP4 has made using EDGE bearable.
Doesn't sound strange at all to someone who knows something about how networks operate.
Sounds pretty plausible really.
I'm pretty sure at 11:00 o'clock on a Saturday night people are using their phones.
Yeah, I'm using the LA server too, and got similar results. But then I started switching servers, and I got good results all around, from Wyoming, to Oregon, to Utah, to New Mexico, to Nevada, to San Francisco (yes, people good speeds in SF!). Not one showed a "cap."
If they were imposing an upload cap, wouldn't they include LA and San Francisco, two of the largest iPhone markets in the world?
Yeah, not happening.
I understand your frustration if you are getting those piss-poor upload speeds, but don't extrapolate that into some AT&T conspiracy.
Bruh, what conspiracy are you talking about?! Can't you see with your own eyes test results from all over the USA? Why would anyone spend time making conspiracy theories all over the nation at the same time?
Wake up!,,
You wake up!
Did you read my post?
My point is that there looks like there might be a problem in various areas, but that doesn't translate into an AT&T POLICY to cap upload speeds. It really could be a technical issue, and making broad statements that AT&T is deliberately doing this is as some sort of punishment is nothing more than inflammatory guesswork.
Yeah, and not your "bruh." I'm a woman.
You wake up!
Did you read my post?
My point is that there looks like there might be a problem in various areas, but that doesn't translate into an AT&T POLICY to cap upload speeds. It really could be a technical issue, and making broad statements that AT&T is deliberately doing this is as some sort of punishment is nothing more than inflammatory guesswork.
Yeah, and not your "bruh." I'm a woman.
Seriously are you on commission or what? If they aren't deliberately capping, how would you explain 100kbs upload limit nation wide, totally random? It could be that they are working on some issue nationwide, but the capping or throttling is absolutely deliberate. If you can't see that, I really have not much to say.
It isn't nationwide. There have been many tests in this very thread that disprove that notion
And on the record, noone ere is talking about AT&T policy. There is no policy and that's the scary part. They can do whatever they want with no further notice on a continental level.
It's not nationwide. Overstate much?
AGAIN, my point is that if they were capping upload speeds in high-use areas, LA and SF would be in the top 5 of cities they would choose. The "quad-cities" of IL/IA wouldn't be. Any city in CO wouldn't be. See my point?
Anyway, I'm done trying to infuse some logic into your hyperbolic thread. Enjoy.
Nation wide doesn't mean every single market but from coast to coast. In this case, we are talking almost every single metropolitan area as you can see the updated list in my frat post.
Also if you consider NYC, Vegas, Detroit, Philly, parts of Boston, Kansas, Denver to name a few small markets, then I'll give you some time to get your facts straight. Sure, la and sf are huge markets, but if your upload speeds are not capped, your area could be next, and I'm sure you'll be bitching about it left and right.
Tens of millions are affected with this on a 4th of July and I don't expect you to understand since you're just fine obviously.
Tens of millions are affected with this on a 4th of July and I don't expect you to understand since you're just fine obviously.
I've lived years in both NYC and Boston (and a couple of other places on your list), so I'm well aware of the size of their markets. But as much as you want to claim otherwise, this is not affecting "almost every single metropolitan area." Even if you discount the fact that it's not happening in California, that still would not be true. Not by a long shot.
I sympathize with your frustration, and I hope it gets resolved soon. I would not want those speeds for one day. I believe I said as much in an earlier post.
I don't sympathize with your need to roil up members with overstatements and yes, conspiracy theories.
You really should read his post.
I explain it in one of my post on it.
AT&T already has stated that they monitor network usage patterns in an area. As in they see how much is being suck up for voice call, downloads, sms ect. From that they will shift bandwidth around by taking from one areas dedicated area and giving it to another. So take a football game. before the game start they are going to take network bandwidth away and give it to voice calls and sms. After the game starts at kick off they transfer good chunk of voice over to data.
So in this case they are having connection on the network. They are looking for an area that they can take away bandwidth from to give to others. Uploads is a great place to steal from. As a 100kbs is fine for 99% of function out there. Most files sizes uploaded on measured in bytes so less room has ZERO effect on them.
The only people who would really be effect are ones who are trying to send large picture files and most of the time on most phones it is hit send and forget about it. If it is since 5 sec from now or 30 sec it is not a huge deal.
But downloading on the other hand that is a huge issues so they are giving that extra room over to downloads and voice calls. Capping the upload speed is a great way to save all that room.
Market size is one factor but some of the smaller markets also have less bandwidth. This weekend is really hard on all markets involved. Let me know what happens in a week. They could of just been trying to protect the network during a high usage time period where they are VERY understand due to the holidays. They do not want to have to call in all their IT guys for an emergency that could of been complete avoided.
Sum it up milan03 you are making a big deal out of nothing.
I was just on the phone with AT&T for 35 minutes (which I recorded with my old 3GS using the iPhone 4's speakerphone so I could write it down), and was escalated up to a lady named "Mary", who admitted, only after I asked whether I should return my iPhone:
"We have a map with coverage on it, and like right now, there's, ya know, some data issues going on, with pretty much all of the United States, where there's some network issues going on, and of course it doesn't tell me when its going to be resolved, but it's covering all but a couple of the states."
Me: "Is it typically lit up like that?"
Mary: "No sir. There is a little bit of that going on right now, when I went in and looked at that."
So yeah. She also told me that they have specific maintenance schedules that they aren't privy to, and that I couldn't talk to that department, but I could only call tech support. Maybe I will do that tomorrow if this doesn't sort itself out. Interesting to note that she said that holiday weekends like the 4th of July usually feature people using lots of data and calls, while people online have speculated that they were doing maintenance over this weekend because of the holiday. If anything, this seems like a bad time to do such a thing, as it highlights AT&T's crappy network as people travel about the nation.
This at least gives me some hope that they aren't capping the speeds. They said that my address is right next to the tower, so I shouldn't be having any problems. I guess we will have to just wait and see how this all pans out. Hopefully we can get word from an official AT&T rep sometime during the day on Tuesday.
"We have a map with coverage on it, and like right now, there's, ya know, some data issues going on, with pretty much all of the United States, where there's some network issues going on, and of course it doesn't tell me when its going to be resolved, but it's covering all but a couple of the states."
Me: "Is it typically lit up like that?"
Mary: "No sir. There is a little bit of that going on right now, when I went in and looked at that."
So yeah. She also told me that they have specific maintenance schedules that they aren't privy to, and that I couldn't talk to that department, but I could only call tech support. Maybe I will do that tomorrow if this doesn't sort itself out. Interesting to note that she said that holiday weekends like the 4th of July usually feature people using lots of data and calls, while people online have speculated that they were doing maintenance over this weekend because of the holiday. If anything, this seems like a bad time to do such a thing, as it highlights AT&T's crappy network as people travel about the nation.
This at least gives me some hope that they aren't capping the speeds. They said that my address is right next to the tower, so I shouldn't be having any problems. I guess we will have to just wait and see how this all pans out. Hopefully we can get word from an official AT&T rep sometime during the day on Tuesday.
What is worse? AT&T allegedly capping upload speeds or their network so saturated that people cannot upload their important pics to Facebook?
Yeah no, it's definitely not a saturation problem. If that were the case, we wouldn't be seeing the same 100 Kbps figure for reported upload speeds - we'd be seeing a wide range of speeds that would fluctuate depending on the market, the time of day, and the server being used.
I'm 100% convinced they are intentionally capping the upload speeds right now in these areas. Now whether it's temporary or permanent or whether it's because of maintainence is certainly up for debate. But it's been going on long enough in some areas to justify our suspicion.
