Is it possible Verizon is throttling the iPhone? My download speeds are about half the speed of what I was getting with my DroidX. It seems like when doing various speed tests, the iPhone peaks , at say 1 mb/s, and then falls back to around 500 kb/s.
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Is Verizon throttling their iPhone4?
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Do you think 2.4Gb is in the top 5%?Besides, it sounds like the majority of iPhone users are complaining about data speeds.I'm 21 days into my billing cycle with that 2.4Gb.
Is that your average download per billing cycle? If so, then yes, you may be in the top 5%.
Verizon isn't throttling anything.
Verizon admitted they don't have the network technology in place yet to throttle traffic. They put that wording into their terms of service to reserve the right to possibly throttle at a later point in time but as of now they aren't. They said they might not ever even begin the practice of throttling, they just wanted to legally prepare for it.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/112586
Verizon admitted they don't have the network technology in place yet to throttle traffic. They put that wording into their terms of service to reserve the right to possibly throttle at a later point in time but as of now they aren't. They said they might not ever even begin the practice of throttling, they just wanted to legally prepare for it.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/112586
In one of HTC' s OS updates in the EVO on Sprint's network, there was supposedly some kind of throttling implemented. There was a hack to the system to alleviate the OS update. I know, because I used it, and it worked flawlessly.
Did the same thing with mine and my wife's iPhone vs my daughters DroidX and the X was twice as fast as both iPhones.
Yeah well, the Verizon iPhone has its disadvantages, just one of the many disadvantages...
But it created competition, that's a good thing
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I'm getting the same speeds side by side with other Verizon phones in my area. I've been seeing 1.5 on average but it gets higher in areas. In fact, though the speed tests are coming down similar the iPhone is displaying things faster then some other phones I've tested it against.
I'm getting the same speeds side by side with other Verizon phones in my area. I've been seeing 1.5 on average but it gets higher in areas. In fact, though the speed tests are coming down similar the iPhone is displaying things faster then some other phones I've tested it against.
Everything fine on my end. Actually, it's better than fine... it's simply awesome. Society will always find something to complain about.
wow the US has some piss poor data speeds
No, Verizon has piss poor data speeds. AT&T is consistently 4-6Mbps here
Well if you're getting crappy speeds without the throttling, imagine what it's going to be with it on?
Where is here?
Curious because lately I am all over the place with the speeds I can get, at home they are pretty decent, but lately at work, Central NJ they suck, however still faster then AT&T.
I had Sprint and T-Mobile, they were Horrible where I live and thru most of the East coast, T-Mobile bashes AT&T with their 4G but at least I can make a call all over the place with AT&T, T-Mobile stinks as far as signal in my area.
so because you have no problems no one else does? I love when people have that state of mind. If someone is getting really crappy speeds they definitely have a reason to complain.
"Here" for me on AT&T, in Los Anegeles, consitant 3-5mbps in that range.....thats good for our area! Just my .02
