I just got throttled, so...

[iamartimus]

Wirelessly posted

....will I be unthrottled when I get my 5 tomorrow? I have one more week to go otherwise.

 

[Brymo]

Wirelessly posted

....will I be unthrottled when I get my 5 tomorrow? I have one more week to go otherwise.

No.

 

[penajmz]

Hmm good question since the throttle should be 5GB with the LTE plan... Hmm.

 

[TSX]

yes you will be.

 

[clborden]

Just curious...once throttled, what speeds are you able to get? Does it go under 1Mps?

 

[ITS ME DAVID]

Just curious...once throttled, what speeds are you able to get? Does it go under 1Mps?

forme in l.a when i got throttle it was like 20kbps couldnt even load a site it would timeout.

 

[iregret]

forme in l.a when i got throttle it was like 20kbps couldnt even load a site it would timeout.

Yup, same for me in Oregon.

 

[OneMike]

If you're currently on a non LTE plan interesting question. Once LTE you should be bumped to 5GB cap

 

[nikhsub1]

And all these people fighting tooth and nail to keep their 'unlimited' data plans, what a joke.

 

[GoreVidal]

And all these people fighting tooth and nail to keep their 'unlimited' data plans, what a joke.

Cheaper than 5GB Shared.

 

[Olivia23]

And all these people fighting tooth and nail to keep their 'unlimited' data plans, what a joke.

Verizon doesn't throttle .

 

[Spectrum Abuser]

Verizon doesn't throttle .

Yes they do. A different approach compared to AT&T, but they throttle.

 

[aquadisiac]

Yes they do. A different approach compared to AT&T, but they throttle.

how so?

 

[jbromer]

Yes they do. A different approach compared to AT&T, but they throttle.

Not on LTE, only on 3G. Their lease on the LTE spectrum from the FCC prohibits throttling as long as you 1) have unlimited data, and 2) pay for tethering if you using that feature. If you break those rules they can throttle you for "abusing service" otherwise they can't. They already paid a huge fine for this...

 

[iamartimus]

Wirelessly posted

So the answer is a definite maybe.

 

[jeblis]

Wirelessly posted

So the answer is a definite maybe.

I doubt anyone here knows. How often do people upgrade from an unlimited 3g service that has been throttled to LTE?

 

[tbobmccoy]

Cheaper than 5GB Shared.

Only if its your only device. It's actually cheaper if you have more than one and use minutes. My wife uses a lot of minutes for her business, so going to the shared plan will be a better deal for us.

 

[aztooh]

Only if its your only device. It's actually cheaper if you have more than one and use minutes. My wife uses a lot of minutes for her business, so going to the shared plan will be a better deal for us.

I doubt they'd say so otherwise.

If you have unlimited data, and have just a single line, it makes absolutely no sense to go to a different plan. None.

 

[highertechnology]

I upgraded from unlimited 3g to LTE when the GS3 came out. Up until about 6GBs I was still getting around 16mb/s. Closer to 7GBs I was throttled closer to 1-2 MB/s.

 

[FooArk]

how do you know you're throttled?

 

[Biscotti]

My phone got really slow around 8pm too, and I'm in NJ. I thought I was throttled but maybe it's AT&T fkin' up. Unless you are on Verizon…. lol

 

[Ayemerica]

how do you know you're throttled?

He probably looks at this months usage and looks at his speeds he is getting.

 

[Applejuiced]

I upgraded from unlimited 3g to LTE when the GS3 came out. Up until about 6GBs I was still getting around 16mb/s. Closer to 7GBs I was throttled closer to 1-2 MB/s.

Sweet.
I can deal with 1-2mb. That edge speeds is what sucks when throttled on 3G plan.
LTE is going to be great

 

[GoreVidal]

Only if its your only device.

Which mine is...so yeah. It's cheaper.

 

[ruckleapple]

SoftBank Japan is capped at 7gb a month with speeds throttled to 128kbs once reached.