AT&T to throttle data speeds for unlimited users!

[Verdes8891]

An Update for Our Smartphone Customers With Unlimited Data Plans

Saw this. Lets hope this trend will not continue downhill to other companies

 

[Jalarm]

Please say it ain't so.

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[Silberc]

AT&T has the most shady business practices of all Telcoms.
Everyone should have known that when they sold fast 3G phones as 4G phones.

 

[Jalarm]

AT&T has the most shady business practices of all Telcoms.
Everyone should have known that when they sold fast 3G phones as 4G phones.

I think they only do it if you go over 2.5 GBs

 

[srkmagnus]

It's funny how they do not tell you what the 5% generally uses.

In the end they are looking out for the network; I just hope that it is for protecting network and not making money at the end of the day (which I know is a big part of this issue).

 

[gdbjr]

AT&T has the most shady business practices of all Telcoms.
Everyone should have known that when they sold fast 3G phones as 4G phones.

Only seriously misinformed people thought the iphone 4 was a 4g phone.

 

[Jalarm]

Only seriously misinformed people thought the iphone 4 was a 4g phone.

He's talking about ATT branding a phone 4G without proper 4G technology, its like 3.5G

 

[vamp07]

Does anybody know how many GBs of data before AT&T send out the throttle warnings?

 

[cgardnervt]

Just another reason why I'm happy to be a Sprint customer! For now anyways!

Rocking the HTC EVO 3D

 

[c_elliott83]

This is why i made the switch to u.s cellular.

Att is a joke when i had them every month my bill would be more and more with no difference in usage

 

[c_elliott83]

He's talking about ATT branding a phone 4G without proper 4G technology, its like 3.5G

3.7

 

[Droid800]

3.7

No. AT&T's is like 3.0000001G. The only network that could legitimately claim 4G speeds in a large number of markets (besides Verizon) is T-mobile. Its HSPA 42 is as fast as Verizon's LTE, but not quite as consistent yet.

I was contemplating moving to AT&T with a Galaxy SII or 4S (don't ask), but I can get faster and more consistent speeds with Verizon on 3G. (and that's WITH being in one of AT&T's 'enhanced backhaul' zones)

 

[cgardnervt]

If I had good T-mobile service where I live I might have looked at them for my cell service. In the cities that I visit like Boston and what not I hear get great speeds. Sucks that here in VT its not the same story. Not that Sprint is that awesome too but I do get good service is 80% of VT so far. Plus I get an Airave.