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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] j2thar1st:
I can't believe I read this entire thread today LOL

I only got throttled once back in December when I bought my SR and ever since I still use about the same amount of data if not more some months later and I never even received a warning text from them. I know for sure I definitely racked up more than 5G of data traveling and letting my sister use my phone to tether for internet and watching movies on netflix on her laptop for the 900 mile trip. I honestly think AT&T's overall plan is simply to frustrate people to the point of getting sucked into tiered plans to get them screwed in the long run. I even remember speaking to a CSR and they even disclosed to me that towers are programmed to force your phone to use up data which is when I was in Canada on Rogers network for 15 minutes and racked up about $100 worth of data that I never initiated. Those of you who claim "how can you use so much data?" clearly never been connected to LTE network and would know that 5GB of data could easily be consumed in a hour or two without even thinking about it. Even if you weren't a "data hog" it could be done throughout the course of a few days and then what? Those who don't have the luxury of being camped out in a wi-fi hotspot or wireless network and only have a phone to entertain themselves must be punished because they were sold a phone that is capable of going through the internet at speeds that rival most home broadband networks with an "unlimited" data plan on "the nation's fastest 4gLTE network" have to settle for this slap in the face? Network congestion hasn't been anything more than a ploy to lure many of us on our "unlimited" data plans out to be hung out to dry every month on a tiered plan with no recourse. I live in NY and I'm in LTE network range constantly so to have that blazing fast connection to then be subject to windows 95 days of data connection is bogus. And on AT&T's part for not being at the very least man enough to say they wronged people is also pathetic. As if they couldn't give their customers enough credit to figure this line of **** they're feeding us with the "network congestion" so we will target the group of people who have done nothing differently other than use the phones sold to them (at which AT&T gladly took our money for and said here choose a data plan for it) and now all of a sudden it's an issue? Hmmmmm Oh so I'm a top 5% data user but the guy who's in a tiered plan using 2.5 GB of data somehow falls into another category? Yeah makes sense I see why he doesn't get throttled but used more data then me cause I'm the "data hog" right? Assholes.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] upyouratrix:
Not to bring this topic back up again, but I'm pretty ticked that this month I didn't even receive a text warning me that I was approaching 5Gb. I'm at work this morning, streaming music like I typically do and noticed how slow Google music was loading. Ran a speed test and sure enough 0.5 up and down on LTE. Im so sick of having to deal with this every month. I still have 11 more days in my billing cycle :( This sucks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] upyouratrix:
Well I called and complained that I didn't get a warning about being throttled and they applied a $25 credit for my inconvenience. It was nice to actually receive good customer service. I'm sure flashing roms might have had to do with me not getting a warning.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Well, they said that after the first text they sent warning, they would no longer warn people approching the speed limit, lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
I'm curious if that throttled speed you are at is able to stream talk radio from tunein radio? If it can then I don't really care if I get throttled.

That would also illustrate why throttling is dumb: one would be able to take up network resources 24/7/365. That would likely cause far more damage to the network than someone using 30 GB but in bursts.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] khisynth:
I'm at roughly 8g and capped at the moment but it looks like att changed the way they cap the data. I'm capped at 600k down versus the 100k I was in January. Can still stream Google music just fine and Netflix is even doable.

If they keep it like this I'll not complain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
That makes me a little less scared to get throttled.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
Any way to make this work on Android 4.0.3? Sky ICS in particular.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shoobiedoobiiwhompwop:
I'm lost about this throttling honestly I thought they just kept charging you $10 per gig after you go past your monthly plan set amount ..

so they charge you and they cut the speed drastically ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] khisynth:
If I'm not mistaken the only plans that get throttled are the unlimited data plans. So there is no extra charge.

If I had a 5g plan and they throttled plus charged extra I would have to leave att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shoobiedoobiiwhompwop:
ahh yes I see .. they don't offer unlimited anymore for 4g/LTE though only non-smartphones

which now that I think about it would be decent for the $10 they charge to have AFTER going over the 3gb or 5gb limit *assuming it is 3g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kidspuddy:
I believe I'm being throttled right now and I'm only on 3.8gbs with two days left in my monthly plan. BS. Supposed to have unlimited...

Yup. I'm throttled. .4 down and 1.5 up. I'm at 3.9gbs this month too. WTF! Looks like I'll be giving up my spotify subscription.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] j2thar1st:
No people getting throttle are grandfathered unlimited data users. People in tiered plans don't get capped because regardless of the data they use it wont "put a strain on the network" as it would for an unlimited data person using the same data. It's just been at&T's underhanded way to frustrate people into coming off their data plans because they ****ed up offering it and want to make more money.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] upyouratrix:
Tune in radio works fine throttled. Pandora is "ok", but skipping songs makes for extra load times. Google music some times will stream ok, but it takes so long to buffer a song that I'm more than halfway through the song before its buffered the whole song.

While I don't mind having a slower speeds, loading video or music does take a bit longer and since it takes longer to load, it's pulling data for longer periods of time which has had a serious negative effect on my battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
Ics had some pretty cool settings within that allow for monitoring and reminders but more importantly the ability set limits on certain apps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Your upload is too fast to be throttled. Probably just a bad connection.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kidspuddy:
Wish that was true. I'm in a area where I get 38—45 down on the regular. Also on my iphone I used to get around 1-1.5 up on throttled.

I'm definitely throttled.. I've ran numerous speedtest all over the metro today.

Edit. Just got up of. 7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I haven't updated to ICS but the throttle bypass is still working for me....anyone on ICS get it to work? Anyone get it to work period anymore?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] weshalodude:
I'm over 6 gigs on mine running the leaked 4.0.3 stock with the Phone apn and still no warning even.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
Bump. Curious to know if it works on ics I'm using smooth ice

Edit: didn't work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
So far to my knowledge, bypassing the THROTTLING in ICS 4.0.3 does not work because, 1. We dont have network selection to swap between GSM/HSPA/LTE, and 2. Switching the APN doesnt stick. It keeps switching back to AT&T PTA..

Hopefully someone figures out how to remove this throttling crap, because we paid for unlimited usage and 5gb isnt cutting it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MattMJB0188:
Excuse my impertinence, but does this work around work on a GB rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
This works fine on gb just not ics till someone finds a fix
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MattMJB0188:
Do you know if it works without the option to force GSM/HSPA+? To bad one can't get LTE speeds with this method.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kidspuddy:
I'm on superlite rom and it does not work since I cannot force the option. Bah. Hope there's a fixed for the modem soon. Stupid throttling.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
To fellow XDA members,

I am creating this post to HELP all of you who are wondering whether this THROTTLING BYPASS still works or not. Before the ICS leak, I was on Gingerbread, 2.3.5 Sky Ice Cream, made by Seanzscream, and was using this method to accumulate around 15-30gb a month. Then, I accidently updated to 2.3.6 which ruined the Network Mode selection, so I got hit with the throttling and AT&T dropped me down to 100kpbs.. Then I updated to ICS leak and throttling bypass DOES NOT work on there at all.

Long story short, I factory reset everything, deleted and wipe all cache, and brought my phone back to factory stock(2.3.5) from sammobile. Rooted + CWM, and installed BoneStocketeer 2.3.5. Currently*** I am NOT throttled! I havent used 5gb yet. I screenshot my phone and it says I've only used 274.5mb of unlimited. So I will be using this bypass method to see if I am able to get pass the 5gb throttling mark and tell you if all this still works or not.

Also here are my specs to make things more informative.

Samsung SGH-I727 (AT&T)

Android v. 2.3.5

Baseband v. I727UCKJ2

Kernel v. 2.6.35.11

Build number. BoneSTOCKeteer 1.0

I will post an update when I pass 5gb and see whether this method still works. By the way, I live in Southern California, Los Angeles County.

PLEASE! HIT THANKS IF THIS HELPED CLEAR THINGS UP FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HATES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS WORKS OR NOT!! :D I TOOK THIS TIME TO HELP ALL OF YOU!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
Does anyone know if this method works on Nexus Mod 4? Its 2.3.6 base but it has Network Mode selection enabled on his rom. :confused:

I was wondering are we able to remove throttling due to the fact that we can select which network mode such as GSM/HSPA or is it also based on the modem, UCKJ2? Because on 2.3.6, the modem is UCLA4. I want to upgrade to Nexus Mod 4 (2.3.6) since the interface is alot better in my opinion, rather than BoneSTOCKeteer.. But if 2.3.5 is the ONLY rom that works and UCKJ2 modem combined, then ill just stay on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RubAnADUB:
So heres what I have noticed with my ICS skyrocket.

At work I only get 4G in the building not LTE. So at work with 4G my internet browser, and all other apps that need internet work. But when I Get outside or home with 4G LTE I get NO internet, nada, zip.

So what the french is going on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chicofiebru:
Guys, i will make my best based on my english. If you are in ICS you CAN switch network modes. How? here's the trick.

1. Turn OFF, remove Sim, Turn Back on With Out SIM

2. In dialer, dial *#2263#

3. Touch WCDMA Band Preferences...then WCDMA ALL

4. Hit Menu and click END

5. Turn OFF, insert SIM and turn ON

Now you are in HSPA+ only, but in order to remove APN file you have to ROOT and use ROOT MANAGER to delete the APN file located in /Data/Data/com.android.providers.telephony/Databases/telephony.db. Once BACKUP first, Delete the file, Reboot and all APN are gone. so start with the ones you already know and BOOM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
This sounds promising.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hexaemeron:
Is this still an issue since AT&T actually stopped throttling lifers at 1.6 or so GB?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
They throttle unlimited LTE plans at 5 GB now so if you use that much then yes it is still an issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
Can anyone confirm that this actually bypasses the throttling on ICS?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
UPDATE!

UPDATE! THIS IS CONFIRMED, DOES NOT WORK. THROTTLING IS IN EFFECT.

I have tested this with a GB rom and ICS rom. It does not work! Swapped APN doesnt do a damn thing. I live in Los Angeles, CA. Using a Skyrocket I727. Once I hit 5GB, I got throttled today. ~300kbps download, 900kbps upload. Piece of sh!t AT&T.... We need to find a way to screw them over seriously... Im sick and tired of this sh!t. I want to cancel my service.. F#ck. :mad:

BTW. Does anyone know if its possible to bypass throttling on iphone? If I can bypass throttling on the ****(phone) ill go buy it right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dakpluto:
I never found a way around it on my iPhones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Thanks to all of us AT&T has now locked down all the ways we used to bypass throttle

I can no longer bypass it with any apn

I think they troll this site and check how we are getting away with not being throttle and now they closed all the gaps, so thanks to all of us, damn it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
They would be dumb if they didn't
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I don't get it...it still works for me...kinda. I just don't get throttled anymore no matter how much data I'm using, but the difference is, I never go off the HSPA+ APN. I just gave up on using LTE and never use that ATT PTA APN. I have used over 20 gigs a month of the past 2 months and not been throttled once. I'm not sure if its due to the fact I'm staying on the HSPA+ APN or just coincidence.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chicofiebru:
Well, share your details
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
Has your phone stayed with the old settings because the issue is that it won't stick on new roms... Come to think about has any one tried it on cm7 or 9? Ill get back to u guys on that in a few

CM9 Skyrocket
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Yeah when I was in Los Angeles I stupidly switch apn fo lte, bad idea because prior to that the apn i had was working great. Granted that I am at 30GB of data used, but last month I used 40GB and no throttle the one thing I didn't do that month was to switch apn's.

I kept it on wap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
And now you can't go back can you?... Important to note that it isnt sticking on cm9 at least not for me

CM9 Skyrocket
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
I messed up, should've never tried the damn lte, granted that I was getting insanely fast netflix load, oh well, I'm going to wait next month and see if by not switching apn I can againg use 40GB or more without throttling.

Well this morning I decided to give GB(Buyancy1.4) a try, and guess what I had normal hspa speeds again, so naturally I flashed back to ICS by Mohan(Embryo2.2)and again my speed were down again. I am speechless by this, anyone have any thoughts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
I'm not trolling I'm genuinely curious: how do you use that much? Do you just stream video most of the day?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
I'm on the road 4 days a week
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steve Jobs®:
I just spoke to a friend who works deep in AT&T Corporate and he said they have a system that automatically throttles you once your phone has reached its 5gb cap. The system automatically detects the amount of usage by calculating how much data was sent to your device, thus regardless of whether which APN we are using, they will throttle us. He also confirmed that the APN has all been updated to monitor your usage, regardless HSPA+ apn, Cingular 410, Cingular WAP, they all have been upgrade to track the usage to prevent "network abuse."

Sorry folks. We are officially screwed. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cschmitt:
It was only a matter of time before they plugged the loophole.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] thecokedealr:
Ur right I tried everything as soon the 5 gb was up I was throttled...can't bypass it anymore...where screwed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
I just learned to love wifi lol my battery thanks me too

CM9 Skyrocket
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
Again we get screwed, AT&T forgets that WE PAY THE BILL, So shouldn't we tell them what WE want?

I want unlimited data to be truly unlimited, no throttles of any kind, but I guess I could be alone in this request
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
att just brought back their stupid top 5%
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
could you elaborate?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
It never went away.

If you are on LTE you get 5 gig of unthrottled data. After 5 you get the hammer.

If you are on a non LTE you get 3 gigs of unthrottled data. After you get throttled.

They changed it to this after being sued by this guy and won the case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
i have an unlimited lte data plan.

today while going thru kansas city i pull a speed test, immidatelly noticed i was throttled, i know i had not even reached 3GB of usage

so i rang cs and the rep. told me "it looks like you are in the top 5% for that area, and it doesn't matter if you are on an unlimited lte data plan"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] phillybits:
Unlimited LTE is actually 5GB of LTE. AT&T made that announcement months ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] projectdownset:
Just got back from vacation and am eight days into my billing cycle. I used around two gigs, two! And am now throttled. I have to go the rest of the month with slow speeds for two gigs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ajamils:
I am still waiting to receive mine from Amazon but the more I'm reading about this throttling issue, I am concerned that it might not be worth it to get SR.

What's the point of getting LTE when you cannot even take full advantage of it ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
I don't think most are realizing that this is going to occur on any new contract...regardless of which phone you get.

1. You get a new contract, it has the new terms

2. You are in the top 5% of data users in your area. (In most it appears to be 5gb)

3. You get the notice and you get throttled.

The only reason there is an influx of SR users getting it is because we are using it and using it faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ajamils:
I understand that but the issue here is that I am switching from Tmobile to AT&T because of better selection of phones and LTE and if I am unable to take advantage of either then I much rather have unlimited data (even though it might be slower) than to deal with AT&T bullcrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
Thank god I don't get throttled.

What I did, I got the Vivid (switching to Skyrocket or SGS II, whichever seems better at this point), and then I put my original SIM in it and got upgraded to LTE unlimited.

On my SIM, there's no terms saying I get throttled on LTE, so I am fine. If I was using the Vivid's SIM, I would get throttled, but since I'm not, and my contract on my original SIM doesn't state ANYWHERE that they will throttle me for being the top 5% on LTE (keyword there), I'm fine.

If they decide to update my contract, well then, that's a free way for me to cancel all my lines, since it would violate all the contracts.

Easy way for AT&T to lose me to Verizon. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I could be wrong, but it doesn't state in anyone's contract that they "can" throttle you. They just do it. I believe its under its resonable or fair use policy. I don't think it has anything to do with the SIM. I have LTE unlimited too and still get throttled.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
It states in your contract that if your in the top 5%, they throttle you.

Thankfully, it says 4G HSPA+, and I'm using 4G LTE.

What it really comes down too, is if you have enough people sucking up more data then you, so you don't hit the top 5%.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] groves226:
everyone needs to d/l until they get throttled... so the percentages are in our favor.

handheld google device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
Just read over the contract..no where does it state anything about throttling what so ever. On the ATT forums they are referring everyone to ATT Acceptable Use Policy..which basically says they can do whatever they want, so you can still get throttled, as am I. I also use LTE and got throttled even though throttling is not implicitly stated in my contract.

By using IP Service(s), as defined below, Customer(s) agrees to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy and to remain responsible for its users. AT&T reserves the right to change or modify the terms of the AUP at any time, effective when posted on AT&T's web site at www.att.com/aup. Customer's use of the IP Service(s) after changes to the AUP are posted shall constitute acceptance of any changed or additional terms

http://www.corp.att.com/aup/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
I like this idea
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Me too.

You go first. :cool:

Let's frack the curve!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] groves226:
I got hit after crossing into the 5gb range, I haven't stopped and I hope to hit 6gb by the time i cross into my next billing cycle.

Getting another gig to my phone at dial-up speeds has been well, not as easy as getting 5gigs to my phone at 50mb/s
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mentalcase:
I want to thank everyone who is getting off the LTE network. This just means faster speeds for me!! Thanks!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
So, you guys who have been hit with throttling... is it really only 100kbps download speeds now? That is an unacceptable limit.

I can see ATT cutting download speeds in 1/2 but 100kbps is useless and constitutes a complete lack of download ability at all.

It won't be long before a class action lawsuit is formed, if one has not been already.

I don't normally get in on those but I would this time.

I've got a few days left to return my phone. I'll start looking at Verizon and whether they are as quick to throttle or if they cap you at minuscule 100kbps speeds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] HarleyDude:
Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us. Would it kill you to spend $15 a month for a cable or DSL line at home to offload that traffic more efficiently?

Verizon has the same throttling language as AT&T, they just haven't implemented it yet. They reserve the right to limit your speed for the remainder of the billing period you go over their limit and the following one for good measure.