18 posts and columns on throttling

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MetroPCS Announces New Throttling-Free $70 LTE Plan

in Mobile on April 3 at 10:07 am PT

Add MetroPCS to the list of carriers throttling data speeds on their LTE plans. This morning, the company said subscribers to its $40/250 megabytes, $50/2.5 gigabytes and $60/5GB plans will find their speeds reduced once they exceed those data caps. For MetroPCS customers who find that idea unappealing, there is another option, though: A new $70-per-month unlimited LTE data plan, $10 more than the carrier previously charged for the same service.

AT&T Eases Grip, Introduces Kinder, Gentler Throttling

in Mobile on March 1 at 1:54 pm PT

AT&T modifies its throttling threshold for unlimited data subscribers.
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Sprint: We’re Not Really Throttling Our Customers

in Mobile on January 6 at 11:09 am PT

The carrier, which heavily touts its unlimited plans, promises that customers won’t see their data speeds slowed for excessive use. But users can be kicked off instead.
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Sprint’s Virgin Mobile Decides to Hold Off on Throttling Heavy Users

in Mobile on September 30, 2011 at 9:52 am PT

A plan to limit data speeds for heavy users was set to go into effect in October, but now won’t start until sometime in 2012.
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T-Mobile to Start Charging Overages on Low-End Data Plan

in Mobile on August 11, 2011 at 1:20 pm PT

The company is sticking with throttling users who exceed data limits on its higher-end plans, but will now charge users who exceed 200MB a month on its most basic data plan.
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AT&T’s “Unlimited” Data Plans Won’t Keep You From Getting Throttled

in Mobile on July 29, 2011 at 3:19 pm PT

So much for AT&T’s grandfathered unlimited data plans.
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Sprint To Use Virgin Mobile Brand to Test Data Speed Throttling

in Mobile on July 13, 2011 at 2:15 pm PT

Sprint, the last major carrier still offering completely unlimited smartphone data plans, said on Wednesday that it plans to start throttling data speeds for customers on its prepaid Virgin Mobile brand, starting some time in October.
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Verizon Confirms No New Unlimited Data Plans as of Thursday

in Mobile on July 5, 2011 at 11:08 am PT

As expected, the cellular carrier confirmed that, starting Thursday, new customers will have to choose from one of several usage-based pricing plans as opposed to going with the $30 all-you-can-eat option that had been offered. Those who have the unlimited plan, however, can keep it.
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New T-Mobile Unlimited Plan Provides Fresh Ammo for Sprint Ads

in Mobile on April 13, 2011 at 9:26 am PT

T-Mobile introduces a cheaper version of its unlimited talk, text and data plan. However, those who buy the $79.99 a month plan will see their data speeds slowed once they use more than 2GB of data in a month.

Verizon to Butcher Speeds of Data Hogs

in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

What an odd coincidence. Verizon Wireless introduced a new policy today that gives it the right to throttle the data speeds of its heaviest bandwidth users-–just as it began accepting pre-orders for the new CDMA iPhone.

Qualcomm Calls for Traffic Shaping

in News, October 9, 2009 at 10:19 am PT

The FCC Is Going COMCASTIC!

in News, March 10, 2008 at 12:14 pm PT

FCC to Comcast: You Throttle BitTorrent, We Throttle You

in News, March 10, 2008 at 10:30 am PT

Comcast Throttles BitTorrent Traffic, Founder's Salary

in News, February 14, 2008 at 5:39 am PT

Comcast Throttles BitTorrent Traffic, Founder’s Salary

in News, February 14, 2008 at 5:39 am PT