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How To Get Around AT&T's Throttled Data: Force An EDGE Connection

How To Get Around AT&T’s Throttled Data: Force An EDGE Connection

By Humberto Saabedra on May 17, 2015

A workaround that seemingly avoids AT&T’s harsh throttling has been discovered

Posted in AT&T | Tagged AT&T, throttling

AT&T Ends Automatic Throttling For Remaining Unlimited Data Customers

AT&T Ends Automatic Throttling For Remaining Unlimited Data Customers

By Humberto Saabedra on May 6, 2015

AT&T amends its throttling policy for those that still have unlimited data plans

Posted in AT&T | Tagged AT&T, data, throttling

Verizon Will Add LTE Devices to "Network Optimization" Throttling Policy In October

Verizon Will Add LTE Devices to “Network Optimization” Throttling Policy In October

By Humberto Saabedra on July 25, 2014

Verizon will begin enforcing its network optimization rules on specific users of its LTE network beginning in October, with some changes already underway

Posted in Carriers, LTE, Verizon | Tagged data, LTE, network optimization, throttling, Verizon | 3 Responses

End of an Era: T-Mobile Yanks Free T-Zones Prepaid Access

End of an Era: T-Mobile Yanks Free T-Zones Prepaid Access

By Christopher Price on March 23, 2012

Carrier continues to grapple with what data options to offer, and what to cut, in wake of failed AT&T merger.

Posted in T-Mobile | Tagged HSPA+, prepaid, T-Mobile, T-Zones, throttling | 3 Responses

AT&T Revises Unlimited Data Throttling Limits After Pressure

AT&T Revises Unlimited Data Throttling Limits After Pressure

By Humberto Saabedra on March 1, 2012

In an almost assuredly begrudging about-face, AT&T has announced in a statement that those customers with unlimited data plans will now be throttled after hitting 3GB during a billing cycle, the same amount as currently offered on their newer tiered data plans, following weeks of complaints from users reporting and alleging that AT&T was throttling […]

Posted in AT&T | Tagged AT&T, throttling, unlimited data

Sprint Issues Clarification On CEO Comments Regarding Throttling

Sprint Issues Clarification On CEO Comments Regarding Throttling

By Humberto Saabedra on January 6, 2012

Following yesterday’s reports that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse confirmed that the carrier throttled speeds for the top 1% of users, the carrier was forced to issue a statement today denying the reports as incorrect and has laid out its policies in the below statement: Sprint does not throttle any postpaid phone data users for on-network […]

Posted in Sprint | Tagged Dan Hesse, sprint, throttling

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