Slow downloads

[dragonsamus]

Hey, I have the unlimited data plan and I've noticed that when I download something large from the play store the download will slow down to a crawl and sometimes will just hang. For example, when I tried downloading asphalt 8 the first hundred MBs were quick then it just slowed down. I have really good 4G LTE coverage where I live. When the downloads hang I usually switch to WiFi and that's the only way I've been able to download stuff. I'm wondering if T-Mobile can sense when you're downloading a large file and can throttle the speed of downloads? I don't usually have any issues browsing the web. I have noticed that YouTube buffers a lot. To the point where it isn't viewable unless I'm on WiFi. I only have WiFi at home. When I'm at work and use my phone during my lunch break its painfully slow. I have 4G LTE coverage at work too.

This is a speed test I just did. I'm at work. Anyone notice or experience when I'm going through?


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[Golfdriver97]

I think they do throttle large files.

 

[Almeuit]

It's the play store.. It's weird about things like that. I've downloaded large files not using the play store and they go fast.

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[dragonsamus]

I get really good download speeds where I live. I don't understand why the Play Store and youtube have issues. The download will start off fast then slow to a crawl. Recently, I started watching youtube videos using Firefox and they were downloading fast and great. So I thought it was the youtube app acting up. Then, the videos stopped loading in the browser. When I'm connected to wifi I don't ever have any issues with the youtube app or play store. The issue is I'm not always at home. Kind of makes me wonder why I even have unlimited data when I can't really even use the data...

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