How to tell if DL Booster is working

[raf66]

I've got DL Booster activated but the icon across the top is grayed out. The wireless is the only thing lighting up. Is there a way to check on the performance of this feature? Is it really only beneficial for downloading large files as opposed to normal web surfing?

 

[pstellato73]

It only works for downloads over 30mb. It should bring up a dialogue box when it get initialized.

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[raf66]

Thanks. I get the dialogue pop-up when I turn it on, but I've never seen it actually doing anything. Aside from streaming some YouTube videos I haven't tried downloading a large file yet.

I thought I saw a pic from another poster on AC showing a screen shot of DL Booster analyzing how much of a particular download is being done by 4G LTE and how much was being done by wireless. Maybe that kicks in when you're actually downloading a large file.

 

[theoretically]

Mine will bring up the dialogue box and then stop and download on just WiFi. I'm on Verizon

 

[1812dave]

Will 2 Note 4's connect now on Verizon using the new VoLTE method? If the fidelity is as nice as I hope for, I can't wait to get that feature. I'm so tired of having to ask people to spell or repeat words that aren't clear enough during a cell call.

 

[raf66]

As an update, I just downloaded the Amplitude app, which was about 54mb, and a new dialogue box showed up and indicated that DL Booster will assist in speeding up the download. I clicked OK and the icon across the top of the phone lit up. I was then able to view info about what the wireless vs. 4G LTE was doing during the download.

Cool feature and seemed to greatly increase the speed of the download.