Roaming enough for termination? Or within unlimited standards - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

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Just wondering would this call for termination or is it what it says which is unlimited.. Done the Verizon prl hack only because I have very poor signal at home and work.. Even have the air rave and it's not even worth the time of use.... Soon might look to another carrier.. PS. waiting on the Galaxy Note ii before
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ezsoulja said:
Just wondering would this call for termination or is it what it says which is unlimited.. Done the Verizon prl hack only because I have very poor signal at home and work.. Even have the air rave and it's not even worth the time of use.... Soon might look to another carrier.. PS. waiting on the Galaxy Note ii before
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Lol its not a hack.. But doesnt matter if it says unlimited as its only 300mb while roaming.. And you cant just call and tell them to look at your data you need to wait for sprint to call you and give you a warning before you can get out termination fee free.. Not to mention if you have other lines on your account that do not use as much data roaming they might not let you cancel them all without a etf but only the line thats using too much roaming data.. Not to mention if you have a airrave they might not let you off the hook at all since the airrave is to ikprove signal and you shouldnt be roaming so ur doing something that doesnt seem right..
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elliwigy said:
Lol its not a hack.. But doesnt matter if it says unlimited as its only 300mb while roaming.. And you cant just call and tell them to look at your data you need to wait for sprint to call you and give you a warning before you can get out termination fee free.. Not to mention if you have other lines on your account that do not use as much data roaming they might not let you cancel them all without a etf but only the line thats using too much roaming data.. Not to mention if you have a airrave they might not let you off the hook at all since the airrave is to ikprove signal and you shouldnt be roaming so ur doing something that doesnt seem right..
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Lol didnt even read my post huh? Dont need to see a picture of what u used.. Anything over 300mb is too much.. I only used 7gb data roaming and sprint called
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If you're looking to get terminated for roaming too much, stop using 4G and continue to roam on Verizon's 3G network until you get a letter or a call from Sprint to tell you to find another provider.

elliwigy said:
Lol didnt even read my post huh? Dont need to see a picture of what u used.. Anything over 300mb is too much.. I only used 7gb data roaming and sprint called
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yea i saw, just thought id put a picture up that originally didnt show :good:

Mattix724 said:
If you're looking to get terminated for roaming too much, stop using 4G and continue to roam on Verizon's 3G network until you get a letter or a call from Sprint to tell you to find another provider.
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now thats gonna be a hard one.. but ill stick it out for atleast 1 - 2 more months and if nothing gives then im switching... i need signal

ezsoulja said:
now thats gonna be a hard one.. but ill stick it out for atleast 1 - 2 more months and if nothing gives then im switching... i need signal
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Even if you use 300MB a month, if it is not the majority of your data, they probably won't care. From what I can see, you are doing pretty well as you are able to use 6GB of 4G data and 1.3GB of 3G data.

tgruendler said:
Even if you use 300MB a month, if it is not the majority of your data, they probably won't care. From what I can see, you are doing pretty well as you are able to use 6GB of 4G data and 1.3GB of 3G data.
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I was surprised to because I took it to 42 gigs of 4G a few months back
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Why do u need to switch if you uae that much data and get 4g
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Why do u need to switch if you uae that much data and get 4g
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He doesnt make sense.. I used a corp prl with 3y roaming and only used 7gb and got a call lol. This guy has data and is just trying to get out of his contract probably just to switch and get a new phone
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WTH is 4g roaming on Sprint?
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Sprint [NOT] ending unlimited data [for smartphones only]

Just read on android and me.
http://androidandme.com/2011/11/car...they&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Well Im leaving sprint. Only reason i put up with the awful speeds was because of the unlimited data.
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Doesn't effect phones... Not that big of a deal.
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Yeah i saw that after i posted it.. But its only a matter of time. I didn't even know it was possible to use 6gb on sprint though lol
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Heck im constantly over 10gb a month on 4g in yakima, washington
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Most I used was 5 1/2 gigs a months and that was before I had wifi in my house, I was downloading ROMs to my phone over 3g and streaming music all day at work.
Old news. But it will only be a matter of time till there go to the verizon/att type plans
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Very misleading title and article. For those that like to skim and call that reading, it would be hard to not come away thinking that sprint is now no different than any other wireless company.
Article author has spite for Sprint, for whatever reason, otherwise he wouldn't write in such a negative tone. That or author is just trying to be sensationalistic in order to grab more attention.
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"Oh, I'm leaving sprint, I'm going to Verizon"?
You have unlimited data plan with sprint now and you want to switch to teered plan with Verizon?
All I have to say is this:
Sprint is the last carrier with true unlimited data, get on a plan NOW before they get rid of it. Otherwise for new subscribers it will be as it is with other carriers now.
I wonder if that means sprint will be bringing down the hammer on illegal tethering like att has oooo **** haha
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Idk how to feel about this i know sprint has came out and said they wont get rid of their unlimited data for phones and i dont think they will cuz they know it is the ONLY reason people **** with them i admit they been cutting costs in other depts like the premier program and raising the etf to compisate for the data... idk i wanna hold out and see if sprints network vision plan pulls through and if it does it will be great
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In similarly-breaking news: Google is releasing a new version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich, Apple shocked everyone by releasing a stopgap update instead of the iPhone 5, and RIP Steve Jobs.
Doesnt affect me. I think the title is misleading and lots of people dont like to read things.
Tether off your phone. If I had a tablet I might mind. But other than travelling youd be on wifi most of the time anyway.
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I dont use tethering so dont care and the title is misleading
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natelw said:
Heck im constantly over 10gb a month on 4g in yakima, washington
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You have 4G in Yakima, Washington, yet I don't have it in San Diego. Well done Sprint.
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In similarly-breaking news: Google is releasing a new version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich, Apple shocked everyone by releasing a stopgap update instead of the iPhone 5, and RIP Steve Jobs.
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You have 4G in Yakima, Washington, yet I don't have it in San Diego. Well done Sprint.
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^ These posts are top notch. Lol
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rruss said:
Idk how to feel about this i know sprint has came out and said they wont get rid of their unlimited data for phones and i dont think they will cuz they know it is the ONLY reason people **** with them i admit they been cutting costs in other depts like the premier program and raising the etf to compisate for the data... idk i wanna hold out and see if sprints network vision plan pulls through and if it does it will be great
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I gave you a thanks and agree. Thanks for posting so I didn't have to write it all
This post worried me, till all the reassuring replies. Don't scare me like that, I just joined Sprint..
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Sort of a disingenuous post.
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This has nothing to do with phones, this is only hotspots and Tablets.

Wifi calling(Tmobile users)

So I got my Wifi calling on my GS3 since it was free in case I need more then 500 minutes, anyways I think is a second behind sort of like HTC one s was before the update, does anyone else have that? My Wifi speeds varies from 10-25mbps so I don't think is my connection
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WiFi calling will still use your plan minutes.
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WiFi calling will still use your plan minutes.
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No on my plan it doesn't actually, I thought it did too tmobile call me after I got my plan asked me if I wanted to add the feature because it was free and it wouldn't use my minutes and I said ok. Tested myself calling different places and people(non tmobile customers), and didn't use any of my minutes
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jgalan14 said:
No on my plan it doesn't actually, I thought it did too tmobile call me after I got my plan asked me if I wanted to add the feature because it was free and it wouldn't use my minutes and I said ok. Tested myself calling different places and people(non tmobile customers), and didn't use any of my minutes
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This is correct, as long as you have the feature enabled it most definitely does not use your minutes. It should be a free feature for every post paid plan that isn't a grandfathered plan.
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The times it uses minutes according to t-mobile...
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1680
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The times it uses minutes according to t-mobile...
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1680
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It doesn't use my minutes
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It doesn't use your minutes if you have the "Free Wifi Calling" feature added to your plan. I had them add this last year when I heard about it in the first place, though the rep called it "Wifi-preferred calling", and can confirm after 13 months that indeed with that feature your WiFi calls do NOT count against your anytime minutes.
OP: Mine doesn't lag at all and our internet is only about 12mbps down/ 4mbps up
maybe need to restart your router/modem?
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It doesn't use your minutes if you have the "Free Wifi Calling" feature added to your plan. I had them add this last year when I heard about it in the first place, though the rep called it "Wifi-preferred calling", and can confirm after 13 months that indeed with that feature your WiFi calls do NOT count against your anytime minutes.
OP: Mine doesn't lag at all and our internet is only about 12mbps down/ 4mbps up
maybe need to restart your router/modem?
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Thanks for checking I ma double check when I'm home I'm happy that I can have free Wifi calls to the US when I'm outside the country, have you guys try that?
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I'm on the monthly 4G plan and I talked to a representative and she said wifi calling does use minutes and it only serves to make the connection quality better.
If so where is the option to add the free wifi calling option you said that does not use minutes. I only have a 100 minutes so if that's possible that would be awesome.
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circuit.007 said:
I'm on the monthly 4G plan and I talked to a representative and she said wifi calling does use minutes and it only serves to make the connection quality better.
If so where is the option to add the free wifi calling option you said that does not use minutes. I only have a 100 minutes so if that's possible that would be awesome.
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Is because you got the 30$ plan
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That's my plan
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Ohh only for postpaid then i guess that sucks. Btw how much is your plan monthly? And idk if you already know but there are numerous ways to get mobile hotspot without having added the additional feature, could save $25..
circuit.007 said:
Ohh only for postpaid then i guess that sucks. Btw how much is your plan monthly? And idk if you already know but there are numerous ways to get mobile hotspot without having added the additional feature, could save $25..
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Is 65$ before all the taxes and insurance and yeah I know but is 25 for 5G of fast speeds so I'll keep it I believe there is no way cheaper with the plan I have
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You have to be on a high enough plan to get the feature, I think Value and Classic plans both are eligible but here is an old thread on the TMO support forum about it:
http://support.t-mobile.com/message/135370
and yes it works great outside the country - I used it on my G2X last August in Japan. Little bit of lag calling back home but what do you expect being on the other side of the planet?
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You have to be on a high enough plan to get the feature, I think Value and Classic plans both are eligible but here is an old threat on the TMO support forum about it:
http://support.t-mobile.com/message/135370
and yes it works great outside the country - I used it on my G2X last August in Japan. Little bit of lag calling back home but what do you expect being on the other side of the planet?
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Ok thanks for the heads up
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Weird issue now my phone says is not on wifi?
Nvm working now
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Throttled

So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
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Congrats?
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I got that text and called them up and got truly unlimited, 500 anytime free n/w, unlimited text and data for 85 bucks a month after taxes. Good deal to me, this phone eats data compared to my vibrant.
AustinKnight45 said:
I got that text and called them up and got truly unlimited, 500 anytime free n/w, unlimited text and data for 85 bucks a month after taxes. Good deal to me, this phone eats data compared to my vibrant.
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Wow i just switched to the same plan but they only charged me 39.99 for 500mins w/ free nights and weekends. Unlimites text and 20 bucks on top of that for unlimited data=59.99 +tax
brfield said:
So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
Also, the distance is wrong there, it's like 20 miles.
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Are you really that surprised when you reach your data cabs Tmobile throttles you down worse than any other company. That's why everyone should go unlimited before they get rid of it, I know they say they're not going to but with Tmobile getting a new CEO who knows what's going to happen.
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Wow i just switched to the same plan but they only charged me 39.99 for 500mins w/ free nights and weekends. Unlimites text and 20 bucks on top of that for unlimited data=59.99 +tax
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I have unlimited EVERYTHING for 59.99 + tax, seems their plans varies greatly by region or something
Markor13 said:
Are you really that surprised when you reach your data cabs Tmobile throttles you down worse than any other company. That's why everyone should go unlimited before they get rid of it, I know they say they're not going to but with Tmobile getting a new CEO who knows what's going to happen.
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No, I wasn't surprised. I was just letting everyone know incase they haven't experienced or just wanted to know.
Since when did people here get to be such ass holes?
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started about a year and a half ago
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Heh. 2g speed sucks when you reach your cap. Did that once on accident
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brfield said:
No, I wasn't surprised. I was just letting everyone know incase they haven't experienced or just wanted to know.
Since when did people here get to be such ass holes?
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Asshole really? Because I asked if you were that surprised? come on now you gotta be kidding me. Sorry about that I thought I was dealing with grown men on these forms not little children who take offense to none harsh comments.
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I have unlimited EVERYTHING for 59.99 + tax, seems their plans varies greatly by region or something
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No varies your in a value plan(like the one I have) and he most likely has the classic plan
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I'd rather get throttled than pay $15.
brfield said:
So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
Also, the distance is wrong there, it's like 20 miles.
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is this your first smart phone on tmobile? this been going on since i own my G2
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is this your first smart phone on tmobile? this been going on since i own my G2
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Yes, I agree with the OP. Why is anyone assuming he was surprised he got throttled? He never said anything close to that. He just posted that he reached his cap and what his speeds were. Settle down folks, nothing to see here.
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Yes, I agree with the OP. Why is anyone assuming he was surprised he got throttled? He never said anything close to that. He just posted that he reached his cap and what his speeds were. Settle down folks, nothing to see here.
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If you referring to me all I did was asked the OP if he was that surprised as in are you surprised about that, I never once said he was surprised. and then I went on to state to him and anyone else who read the post that Tmobile is notorious for throttling you down worse than any other company. This thread really needs to be locked because it's turning into something that it shouldn't be and I get called an asshole for letting other readers know that Tmobile was the worst when it came to throttling you .
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Honestly not sure why someone would post this. 99.5% of the people know you get throttled after 5gigs....better than other companies charging you for going over no?
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I'm surprised.
this has no real purpose
everyone here knows if you pass your data,you get throttled.

Horrible data speeds?

Is anyone else getting terrible data speeds even for sprint
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Dariste said:
Is anyone else getting terrible data speeds even for sprint
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Not any worse than typical sprint speeds
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Nope, they recently turned on 4g all over for me LTE everywhere I mainly travel
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I do on occasion, but its because our 3G network is over loaded. they have us set to get LTE @ some point. its all based on how hard your tower is being hit and very little to due with your phone or sprint as a whole.
all good here ; )
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I experienced this as well. I thought it was me because I reset some severs to
0.0.0.0
And 0
But when I changed the back data was still slow
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Yes! I'm wondering if it had anything to do with the software upgrade. My data used to be blazing fast. Now I can be stuck with 100-200 for download
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Mine are far better than they were on my 3D. Plus I get LTE now at work, love it.
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My data speeds are better than they were on my E4GT. We are still on 3G here.
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My data speeds are better than they were on my E4GT. We are still on 3G here.
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My et speeds were better for me than this. Even wifi seems slower, is weird
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Maybe Sprint is upgrading the towers there. I heard the speeds get slow while the work is under way...
New LTE towers in Austin installed this month. Lays just say I'm not complaining.
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Doesn't this phone not have EVDO but SVDO or something of nature? When it comes to 3G it all depends on your location to pick up SVDO speeds. During speedtests in my area, with full bars, I'll get 1.2mbps down but most of the time I struggle to hit 1. In my girlfriends neighborhood...it is constantly 2-3mbps down. I would imagine because her 3G towers are upgraded already? The only reason it doesn't bother me is because I actually have 4G LTE most of the time in my house and whenever I go outside or down the street etc.
Data speed is awful here....even close to the tower.
When I upgraded to the Note 2 they took away my discount. Now I have crappy data AND a higher bill. We aren't supposed to get LTE until end of 2013 in St. Louis. I really don't think we will get in the small town I live in at all. So, I think I am taking this back and switch to AT&T. What good is unlimited data if its so slow that I cant use it. At&t us the only option. T mobile and vzw have no coverage here. Sprint was of no help including the retentions department. BYE SPRINT
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Sighs...gotta be kidding me
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Normal for me
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Sighs...gotta be kidding me
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That would be awesome for me. I easily hit under 100 at work with full signal.
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Switched towers in the speed test app. Forgot to screen shot the original test. Once I get to work tomorrow morning, ill redo the test and screen shoot it. Test was performed at home for this thread. There are two Sprint 4g w/LTE towers in the process of going live in my area (Lincoln Park, MI). Till Sprint gets on the ball with better service around here, will just have to put up with things. My phone was doing going whacko w/roaming m and "preparing network" mesgs. As I typed this, got a preparing network mesg. Again, people with patience are needed while on Sprint's service..lool.
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Doesn't this phone not have EVDO but SVDO or something of nature? When it comes to 3G it all depends on your location to pick up SVDO speeds. During speedtests in my area, with full bars, I'll get 1.2mbps down but most of the time I struggle to hit 1. In my girlfriends neighborhood...it is constantly 2-3mbps down. I would imagine because her 3G towers are upgraded already? The only reason it doesn't bother me is because I actually have 4G LTE most of the time in my house and whenever I go outside or down the street etc.
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What you're speaking of is eHPRD that's the high speed 3g you're seeing, if you're getting that, chances are LTE is nearby or being turned on soon
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Here's the new test while at my work. As you see huge difference then when at home. Thats due to being much closer to the tower.
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Sprint data throttling

Okay so guy i have a boost mobile galaxy s3 and of course sprint is the parent company. Recently they started throttling speeds again after the 2.5gb data cap was reached and now my speeds are 0.15Mbps down which is really bad. I want to know if there is a way to get around being throttled. And if this is against the rules then im sorry for asking but i dont know.
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Okay so guy i have a boost mobile galaxy s3 and of course sprint is the parent company. Recently they started throttling speeds again after the 2.5gb data cap was reached and now my speeds are 0.15Mbps down which is really bad. I want to know if there is a way to get around being throttled. And if this is against the rules then im sorry for asking but i dont know.
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Not sure if its against XDA rules. A moderator will lock this thread if it is. I don't believe there is a way, because throttling is done on a per account basis.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Not sure if its against XDA rules. A moderator will lock this thread if it is. I don't believe there is a way, because throttling is done on a per account basis.
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I read about something where you can delete a throttling folder thats in the system files of the phone. It tracks how much data you used on your phone but it didnt work. I think because i had already reached my cap but i really dont know. Im just looking for another way
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kp20kp said:
I read about something where you can delete a throttling folder thats in the system files of the phone. It tracks how much data you used on your phone but it didnt work. I think because i had already reached my cap but i really dont know. Im just looking for another way
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I don't believe its possible, I'm sure Sprint's servers automatically throttle your phone once it reaches 2.5gbs.
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Yea maybe so. Its just so annoying
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I got a text today saying in May Boost will throttle to 2G instead of 3G, 2G is basically useless to me so I'll be switching to a new provider @ that point
What!! You cant be serious...i havent got that text message......"yet"
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I found this on the Android forums for the S2-http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=664780
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bilgerryan said:
I found this on the Android forums for the S2-http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=664780
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Seems hard to believe Boost / Sprint doesn't keep track of data on their end, rather than on the phone.
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Seems hard to believe Boost / Sprint doesn't keep track of data on their end, rather than on the phone.
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I'm almost 100% sure their servers are programmed to throtttle data on any Boost acct. that reaches 2.5gbs, and to me, they kinda should. Why should I have to pay full Sprint price, where as Boost customers pay about half? Folks in that thread pretty much said that fix was useless.
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I got a text today saying in May Boost will throttle to 2G instead of 3G, 2G is basically useless to me so I'll be switching to a new provider @ that point
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I got that message today now
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I just did a Google search, I'm not on Boost... Just trying to help you out
for someone reason my gs3 used 2.5g in about a week boost not only throttled me but the speed is unusable i'm only getting between 7 and 30 k max thats not throttling the crippling data speeds
cyberone3 said:
for someone reason my gs3 used 2.5g in about a week boost not only throttled me but the speed is unusable i'm only getting between 7 and 30 k max thats not throttling the crippling data speeds
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Yeah I thought boosts or sprints throttle was 256kbps but now I've realized its 30kbps on at&t it was 60kbps. Think the only other cheap option is metro PCs. 60$ gets you unlimited but who knows if its really unlimited.
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