South Jax. In a BBQ place that happens to have a metal roof. 20x20, AWS, 4x2 MIMO... The full setup. Peaked at 107.
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That sucks. What's it like unthrottled?
And just a general question, not particularly aimed at you, but how does one use that much data to be throttled? When I was shown how much data I used, at the time of my 6+ upgrade, I barely registered, but didn't want to give up my grandfathered 'unlimited' plan.
I usually go through an hour of video per day during the week, and at a bitrate of 5Mbps over LTE, that's roughly 2.25GB per day (x5 = 11.25GB/week). Add to that streaming Spotify throughout the day, and the month will typically be near 50GB.
LTE speeds around me range from 10-24 MBPS. I am no where near wifi during the typical 13 hours between when I leave for work in the morning and when I return. I stream a lot of radio during the day, nearly constant. The occasional video stream during lunch. I watch all my Walking Dead and Game of Thrones at work during lunch. Web surfing and what not adds a little to that. A lot of podcast downloading at 40 MB per download.
I had thought to do iTunes Match to boost me cellular data usage. It was weird, I felt like I had to justify my keeping my old plan.
I hate being put into those positions. Jack assess...
I don't even know if iTunes Match works over cellular... (For downloads)
It sounds like iTunes Match doesn't stream though. I thought that it did. What if you shuffle a song that's not there... Guess it doesn't matter. (Ahh, but perhaps it does stream?)
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Was at Disney World yesterday (Epcot & Magic Kingdom). T-Mobile was better than I thought they'd be, but they had a few problem spots here and there. Had LTE in most places, with some being HSPA, EDGE or even no service (not surprising when deep inside some ride lines). HSPA worked after toggling airplane mode... Still can't believe that happens. EDGE wasn't usable for data. When HSPA worked, it was fast, as was LTE everywhere I had it (even when the signal was very low). WDW has Wi-Fi everywhere, which was fine for those spots with no service. Worked fine with Wi-Fi calling for texting. I also tested Sprint who had more LTE when deep inside ride lines (it was slow, but ultimately worked). Of course, AT&T has the entire property covered well.
I'm currently being throttled and honestly it's not as bad as most make it out to be. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it's good but it's not so bad 'like this sucks and can't use my iPhone'. I stream a lot of radio too. I can still stream at throttled speeds. I'm thinking cause of still being able to get low pings.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/1058941992
iPhone 5s Verizon, South Bend, In, 89.46 Down, 28.43 Up
iPhone 5s Verizon, South Bend, In, 89.46 Down, 28.43 Up
This past weekend, I traveled from my home town of Evansville, IN to Chicago, and took the opportunity to check some speeds between here and there. In a couple of weeks, I'll be traveling to Orlando, and will make some random tests along the way also.
First thing I noticed, AT&T is still mostly slow. I did find some decent speeds, but they were few and far between. Best I saw was mid 30's down, and it was when I was within view of the nearest tower. The biggest thing noticed was that when speeds are low, even web browsing becomes painful. On my iPad, with T-MO and Sprint, slow speeds still give a decent web browsing experience, while maybe not giving the best video streaming. Below are the results.
First...Evansville north side before leaving home (about 4 miles north of the airport)
Next up...Bloomington, IN Definitely some odd results here! (IN-45 and IN-37)
Stopped for a quick bite on the south side of Indianapolis (IN-37 and I-465)
Lafayette, IN (I-65 and IN-26)
Finally arrived in Chicago! (Ukrainian Village, N Damen Ave.)
Next day, did some shopping in the suburbs (outside Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg)
Elk Grove Village (Devon Ave & N Rohlwing Rd)
Spending time with family in Bloomingdale (DQ At Schick & Bloomingdale Rd)
Outdoor shopping before heading back south (Oakbrook Center)
First thing I noticed, AT&T is still mostly slow. I did find some decent speeds, but they were few and far between. Best I saw was mid 30's down, and it was when I was within view of the nearest tower. The biggest thing noticed was that when speeds are low, even web browsing becomes painful. On my iPad, with T-MO and Sprint, slow speeds still give a decent web browsing experience, while maybe not giving the best video streaming. Below are the results.
First...Evansville north side before leaving home (about 4 miles north of the airport)
Next up...Bloomington, IN Definitely some odd results here! (IN-45 and IN-37)
Stopped for a quick bite on the south side of Indianapolis (IN-37 and I-465)
Lafayette, IN (I-65 and IN-26)
Finally arrived in Chicago! (Ukrainian Village, N Damen Ave.)
Next day, did some shopping in the suburbs (outside Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg)
Elk Grove Village (Devon Ave & N Rohlwing Rd)
Spending time with family in Bloomingdale (DQ At Schick & Bloomingdale Rd)
Outdoor shopping before heading back south (Oakbrook Center)
there are most definitely 4 very slow speed tests in there. The only one that is acceptable but not in line of sight with the tower was the Ukrainian Village test. That test was also done at 11:30 at night, can you imagine what it would look like during peak hours being in Chicago???? The only 2 in the 30's were in an area where I could see the tower.
So, what part of acceptable is that to you? I don't know about you, but I don't want to have to drive around looking for towers so that I can use my cellular service.
Does that focus only on LTE performance? T-Mobile's 5x5 areas could be holding them back. I do wish they'd abandon the "fastest LTE" stuff since there are just way too many variables.
Nope. The picture I posted was a mix of all network technologies.
We don't have access to Ookla tests broken down by LTE/HSPA, etc
Then it seems like Verizon's massively-larger LTE footprint is helping them.