verison to start throttleing unlimited users

[mdram]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/...ing-Unlimited-LTE-Users-Starting-Today-130675

i think im in that top 5%, will see how it plays out

 

[s44]

I can't tell whether they started this early or midtown congestion just turned to crap again, but it's been pretty bad in Manhattan over the last month+.

 

[notposting]

Should be interesting to see.

I usually only have heavy usage when tethering on a road trips (paid for wifi tethering), but around here speeds can be congested anyway. Was just pulling >60 down last week in rural Michigan so they didn't have my account flagged, anyway.

I'm under contract until 2016 but there is conflicting info as to whether or not that matters.

I really don't care as long as it is "fast enough" for me while I'm out. If I'm throttled to 5/1 while out and about I probably wouldn't even notice.

edit: and I'm sure they forgot about me doing 70 GB in 2.5 weeks in late April/early May. :sneaky:

 

[trmiv]

I average 5.9gb per month. That is top 5%? Seems low to me for top 5%

 

[paperwastage]

I can't tell whether they started this early or midtown congestion just turned to crap again, but it's been pretty bad in Manhattan over the last month+.

Officially its starting today

If you aren't using a recent smartphone (with band 4 AWS LTE support), you should get one, especially in NYC (high congestion)

People can test the throttled speed in a congested area: make sure you used at least 7GB this billing cycle. Do a speedtest with another phone on mobile share in the same location

 

[Red Storm]

I average 5.9gb per month. That is top 5%? Seems low to me for top 5%

The way I understood it is if you're in the top 5% of a congested tower, then you get throttled, not just top 5% of all wireless users.

 

[paperwastage]

The way I understood it is if you're in the top 5% of a congested tower, then you get throttled, not just top 5% of all wireless users.

pretty sure it's top 5% of all users.


how do you measure 5% of a congested tower? 5% in a 24-hour span, 5% in a 1-month span?

http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/information/data_disclosure.html

How will I know if I’m in the top 5% of data users?
As of March 2014, the top 5% of data users were using 4.7 GB or more of data each month.

I'm under contract until 2016 but there is conflicting info as to whether or not that matters.

won't apply to people under contract

check how you got the contract. if you used an upgrade from another line, then no. If you transferred your upgrade to another line and used it there, depends? Check your paperwork (if you have any)

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I can't tell whether they started this early or midtown congestion just turned to crap again, but it's been pretty bad in Manhattan over the last month+.

I was in NYC over the weekend and Verizon was a joke. my iPhone kept running low on battery, and my gf was experiencing the same on her S5. She was relegated to 3G the whole time.

What happened to this whole X-LTE crap they were touting? Wasn't that supposed to relieve congestion or is NYC slow to activate new bands? Meanwhile AT&T was more than ok for me (I didn't test speeds, but the network was never congested to the point where my phone couldn't connect and started wasting battery)

 

[openwheel]

So far so good at home and work. No throttle. I am probably top 1% so....

The real test come when I travel from LAX to DCA next week. I'll stop by ORD. We'll see.

 

[s44]

A year ago when they turned on AWS the congestion cleared like magic, esp. around midtown.

Things have been getting worse again since summer. Not sure if it's the fact that a higher and higher proportion of devices now have AWS, or if it's throttling, or if we're hitting backhaul limits, or what. Now it's back to zero or one LTE bars in midtown, bad latency, really slow tower connections on the Manhattan Bridge subways, etc.

One nice thing is that more and more of the subway stations/system is getting service.

 

[RaulF]

So now that people are using more data why is the magical 5GB also getting bigger.

Seen obviously 5GB is not a lot anymore. Cash grab all around.

 

[RockinZ28]

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/0...network-optimization-of-unlimited-data-users/

Sweet. I'm over 100gb this month. Bring me some FIOS out here and I wouldn't need to.

 

[paperwastage]

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/01/verizon-wont-throttle-unlimited-data/

Verizon won't be throttling unlimited LTE data plans after all

 

[gmaster456]

Finally.

 

[s44]

Looks like Wheeler actually accomplished something?

Or maybe AT&T just spoiled things by igniting a data discount competition.

Either way... woot.

 

[shortylickens]

Verizon.

Throttling.

 

[shimpster]

Verizon won't throttle its heaviest unlimited data users after all

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-wont-throttle-its-heaviest-unlimited-data-users-after-all

 

[openwheel]

FCC way to go!

Just for that I will reward Verizon by actually limiting my usage at high traffic areas.

 

[s44]

Hahaha, people are reporting that connectivity actually improved yesterday as Verizon apparently ended the throttle trials they'd been doing.

We'll see. Hope you guys didn't all bolt too early... I told you this could happen.

 

[openwheel]

Sucks for those who bailed too fast.

 

[Red Storm]

Sucks for those who bailed too fast.

I bailed long ago and have not had any regrets. I pay less and have a much greater variety of phones to choose from.

 

[hanoverphist]

i average about 8gb a month on my work phone, and can get up to 16gb if im out of town a lot. i wasnt looking forward to their policy going into effect, as their system does a good job at throttling itself without their smart management added in.

also glad to see they decided to hold off on their plans. im sure it will be back in place once they can justify their position a little better.

 

[shortylickens]

I bailed long ago and have not had any regrets. I pay less and have a much greater variety of phones to choose from.

Ditto.

 

[boomhower]

I'm still bailing on them regardless of this. I mean come on, how can you throttle the "bandwidth hogs" who use 5GB a month but offer 30GB packages with no throttling? Just doesn't pass the smell test at all. Took AT&T's recent 30GB offer and not looking back.

 

[rh71]

I ditched my unlimited and don't even use 1gb a month on avg. Instead I got another subsidized phone and pay $30/mo. for the 6GB plan. All good with me.