I have the unlimited data plan on my iPhone 4. How do I know if I'm in the top 5% and being throttled?
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How do I know if I'm being throttled?
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On the serious side I'm sure there's an app for checking out your stats.
The will inform you that you are in the upper 5% first before they throttle your speed. You need to reset your data usage on your iPhone on the day you account period ends so you can keep track.
AT&T also has a free apps to track your data or you can send a text to *3282# and they will text you back.
Almost. You actually have to dial that number (as if you were making a phone call). You will receive a popup saying your request has been accepted, and should recieve a text with your data and text usage in a few seconds to minutes.
That said, if you really have to ask if you are being throttled, you probably aren't. Not trying to be a wise-arse, just saying that you would almost certainly notice.
how do i check speeds? do u have an app you recommend or is there a website that I could test on?
Or a poor cell tower...at 3 bars, it might be reasonable. That's what I saw at my former workplace in Houston.
I just ran it on my 4s and got 1.01 down and 0.08 up. And I cannot imagine I am throttled as I have used a total of 1.6Gb since I got my 4s on release day in mid October.
I've had faster than that with 3 bars of 3G service.
Something is definitely amiss.
Time for at least a phone call to AT&T.
Something is definitely amiss.
Time for at least a phone call to AT&T.
.9 is fine.
I'm on verizon and I'm in a lead building. I float between two and 3 bars and just got .29 (at 2-3 bars of signal).
I'm on verizon and I'm in a lead building. I float between two and 3 bars and just got .29 (at 2-3 bars of signal).
I consistantly get terrible At&t 3g/HSPA+ speeds. I am just outside of Philly and should have excellent coverage. I don't believe anything At&t says. They are just totally full of S%*T. I am an ulimited data customer who hasn't even reached 2gig of data since launch day.
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I was tethering A LOT earlier this billing cycle. They changed my plan off of the unlimited plan to a 5GB max plan for more $...i called and finally repeat finally got them to switch me back to the unlimited plan. I think I'm being throttled now...
If I am being throttled do i only get throttled through this billing..then it resets?
If I am being throttled do i only get throttled through this billing..then it resets?
I just ran the speedtest.net app on my 3g and got 2.87 Mbps down and 1.01Mbps up, with 3 bars of signal strength.
Here's what I get on my SGS2 on AT&T. Granted this is their LTE service.
Spoiled is an understatement.
The first pic was my best speed ever.
Here is my average.
Still not too shabby.
The thing I found out about Speedtest is the test server can also skew your results. It could be overloaded or on a crappy connection itself.
So I hit a few around the west coast to figure out what my true average speed is.
Here is my average.
Still not too shabby.
The thing I found out about Speedtest is the test server can also skew your results. It could be overloaded or on a crappy connection itself.
So I hit a few around the west coast to figure out what my true average speed is.
I can't wait until my iPhone is pulling those speeds. And at this point I believe it's going to be sooner rather then later.