yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] orlandoxpolice:
there are methods to stop them from seeing that you are tethering.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
what's that, don't tether?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
+1 Just browsing and looking at hear work arounds... Why is it working for some people and not everyone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phoneguy589:
I have read a thread on the transformer prime that can spoof the mac address on the prime to like all 0's. I think tethering apps are a HUGE giveaway as they can see what apps you have.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yoyochuckd:
Been working for over 6 months.... no.problemos! And they have no.clue what I'm doing. Believe me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yoyochuckd:
And they "throttle" when you hit 5.1 or top 5% in your area
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
This is why when i tether i always have an app running on the phone all the time

pandora and slacker radio are the top two
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yamahakid:
last month was the first billing cycle i had my SR, and i used about 6.2 GBs. I got the warning text with about 7 days left in the cycle, but didnt notice any drop in speed. Now this month i am getting barely .10 Mb/s d/l speeds, even with the workaround posted in this thread. Would they throttle me on the next month or is something wrong?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
"AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said that as of last summer, the top 5 percent of data users were using 2 gigabytes of data per month. But he also said the company doesn't actually throttle all of the top 5 percent "unlimited" data users. Last month, the figure was only 0.5 percent, or about 200,000 people, he said.

That's because AT&T only throttles users in areas where the wireless network is congested that month, Siegel said."

http://www.wfaa.com/home/139206639.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RipplingHurst:
AP:

AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit

Email this Story

Feb 13, 8:05 AM (ET)

By PETER SVENSSON

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120213/D9SSGLCO0.html

Money Quote:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
WTF...

now 6 days into my billing cycle..I am at 1.5gb and just got the warning text.

This makes NO SENSE at all.

Last month I got the text at 4.5 GB

I am going to see what the wife is at for data usage. Last month she ended up at about 3gb with no warnings.

I am actually having a difficult time understanding how I am at 1.5 GB already...I have been off all weekend, at home, connected to wifi.

Hell for 2 days my phone would not connect to the network at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phoneguy589:
I called today just to find out what was going on. The person I spoke to in the BSD department said they are having issues with only people on the LTE unlimited data plan. They are looking into the problem as many customers are not even receiving a 5% top user text notification. She did say there was an internal memo given out regarding the problem. I will be calling a different department tomorrow to get some more info. I will definitely keep you guys posted as to what I find out. My main point was that $30 for unlimited data vs $30 for 3gigs per month, I shouldn't be throttled at 2 gigs if I'm paying the same as another customer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Let me know what happens...

I think if you get a Rep to "Remove the Old Unlimited Data soc code by Add Unlimited Data Soc Code and save it all at once" that should fix it for the month. Now talking someone into doing that on the phone will take social engineering skills ;-) I'd personally say my internet isn't working last time I called the Rep said he was going to remove and add back the unlimited data at the same time and it did the trick... can you do that for me again? Just make sure you remind them not to Delete Unlimited Data then add it it must be done at the same time!

If this works please hit Thanks and let us know! If they screw it up it CA take 24-48 hours to get them to fix your unlimited data plan back on the account.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bahairus:
Much appreciation to the OP. My speed dropped significantly for the past few days. AT&T customer service claims I am not being throttled. While waiting on hold for tier 2 tech support (who hung up on me twice.. dropped calls, I guess. ;) ), I came across this. Solves my problem for now, anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phoneguy589:
I'll see where I get. Being I'm in a "non lte" area I think they should keep me on a non-lte unlimited smartphone plan. It's only the unlimited LTE plans getting throttled which is why the APN trick was working for many. I will let you all know what I can find out 2-moro.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
thanks for keeping us updated guys!!!

I am trying to ride this situation out but the dark side is tempting me.

It's hard not to throw my sim into an old flip phone and just pay out the $10/month for phone only until the contract is up (cheaper than canceling)

whilst changing over to another carrier etc. OR giving in and just jumping on that 5gb plan. I really do not want to do either :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Please do keep us informed if you perform that and it works. I'm tempted to do that myself after work.. =)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yamahakid:
after spending an hour talking to tech support, and them telling me numerous different things try, he finally tells me that there is a "network problem" that causes anyone with the unlimited lte plan to experience reduced speeds when they go over 2gb. but he told me it was different than throttling for the top 5% of users. funny because i used almost 7GB last month, but i hit 2 in the first week this month and got slowed down immediately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waiters:
that's a lie. they are trying to avoid the calls of people calling in so they are no longer notifying us with 5% texts.

you can log into your account still and see if ur throttled if recent data usage is red ur throttled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yamahakid:
sure enough, im red...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
I found a work around for this please refer to the other thread. No APN changes needed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JxWayne89:
Which other thread are you referring to?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
Its weird...I'm 20 days into my cycle...used 8 gigs and still haven't been throttled. Last month Throttled at 2 gbs. AT&T is just making this stuff up as they go along.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scarfacecjm:
Same to me... I got throttled at 1.5gb... Thats crazy... I have used these APNs before but now they didnt work, someone knows whats going on??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
Looks like someone is taking up the cause....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/shepard-smith-att-customer_n_1275938.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nismax:
Little that you know

Send from my SG2-i777 using XDA Premium App
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Hottlee:
STOP COMPLAINING IN THIS BOX, GO ONLINE AND FILE A COMPLAINT TO THE FCC.

"Android" The peoples champion...take NOTE!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
so this wont work on 2.3.6 ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
There's a thread in the Skyrocket & Infuse section on the work around
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I've never got it to work on 2.3.6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
general , Q & A or dev ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
General
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JxWayne89:
Look at what I found. Seems interesting.. What if apple and android do make their own separate cell phone companies? What could it mean for other PHONEE companies like AT&T? I for one would LOVE to pay Google for better service than AT&T.

http://m.nbcsandiego.com/nbcsandiego/pm_112467/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=LN7H0sFT
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
I have heard about the Google thing recently. The apple rumor has been aroung for years.

There has also been much talk about unbranded Google phones...you take it to carrier of choice. Last I heard they were sourcing someone to make it.

Of course I read the article afterwards and find he doesn't actually talk about any of that, just speculates....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Could someone please just provide the link, I'm looking for the supposed magical thread that will fix my problems but obviously not in the right places.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Okay this requires you to have another phone of another kind such as a iPhone or BlackBerry IMEI number so if you have a Infuse you will need either a iPhone a BlackBerry or a LTE phone's IMEI number

Call AT&T tell them you need to update your IMEI # and update the Unlimited Data plan to the Unlimited Data plan for that phone. I used a Skyrocket my dad has with with his IMEI # for my Infuse they took a few minutes updating it and once I got off the phone I went into Airplane mode and out of Airplane mode and had full speeds again.

( you can always call right back swap IMEI #'s and use your original one and it'll still be unthrottled. )

Everytime you are throttled call back give them the IMEI # and have them update the Data Plan again for full speeds!

No need to change your APN!

Hit Thanks if this helps you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Does it need to specifically be a non LTE device IMEI when using this work around? Like to continue using my Skyrocket (bypassed on HSPA), can I give them the IMEI of my old Inspire 4G, yet still use the skyrocket?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
You switch back afterwards
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Oh for some reason I thought I called once when throttled with the new IMEI/switch plans, then I'm unthrottled on HSPA until the billing cycle is over, and then when I want LTE I call again with original Skyrocket IMEI/switch back over and I'm back to LTE.

If I understand what you're saying now, the above ^ is incorrect, and that I actually make two calls right after each other... first call with my old Inspire 4G/IMEI and switch plans, then hang up, then call back right after, give them the Skyrocket IMEI and switch back to the LTE unlimited plan again, and then I'm unthrottled? Will I not get throttled again until the next billing cycle and can abuse and download as much data as I want after making the 2 phone calls and getting unthrottled? And again, I don't need to switch any APNs or anything, I can just stay on the ATT pta APN and continue using LTE? Or is this a HSPA workaround? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Yes correct continue to use LTE you shouldn't be throttled again since if you change a plan mid-cycle they don't report it correct since its midcycle
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
I can confirm that this IMEI method works, for me at least!

Original IMEI method thread here

A little about me, and what exactly I did. 2 months ago, I was throttled, so I used the APNs listed in the first post of this Throttled solved thread, and the HSPA+ bypass worked perfectly. I used the **** out of some data that month, bypassing at very nice speeds. I'll also mention that I'm on the LTE unlimited plan in an LTE area (San Francisco). As soon as my billing cycle ended, I switched back to the ATT apn and went back to unthrottled LTE speeds. I went a little crazy because a day later I was throttled again, but to my horror, this time the APNs that worked the previous month no longer worked. I tried everything, even traveling out of the LTE coverage area and switching APNs but still the HSPA+ bypass APNS no longer worked when they did the previous month. I'm been pretty devastated, but then saw this new IMEI method this morning and tried it out.

Here's what I did.

#1. Call ATT, told them I was troubleshooting my new Skyrocket and wanted to switch back to my old Inspire 4g and corresponding data plan.

#2 I gave them my IMEI # of the Inspire 4G, and over the phone they switched my data plans from the 4G LTE unlimited data plan back to my previous 3G unlimited data plan while also notating my new IMEI # for the Inspire 4G. They went over all the details of how my old data and new data plans would be prorated bla bla bla.

#3 Ended the call.

#4 Put the Skyrocket in Airplane mode, powered off, and took the sim card out of the Skyrocket and put it in the Inspire 4G (not sure if this was necessary, probably could have skipped this step and just called them back/step #5 from the Skyrocket)

#5 Immediately called ATT back, told them I was done "troubleshooting my Skyrocket" and that I wanted to switch back to that phone, gave them the Skyrocket IMEI and made sure they switched the data plan back to the LTE unlimited one . Went through the same long scripted conversation about the old/new data plans being prorated bla bla

#6 Ended call

#7 Put the sim card back in the Skyrocket, powered it on, turned airplane mode off

#8 Speedtest. Unthrottled LTE speeds!!!

I'm wondering if I should just switch over to the HSPA+ bypass APNs now BEFORE the next billing cycle and just never switch back to the LTE att apn, and maybe the bypass APNs will start working again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
You shouldn't have to worry about getting throttled again this bill cycle. AT&T has a bug with reporting data usage in mid-cycle of a data plan change.

If nothing else do it again for unthrottled speeds.

Also I'm glad I could help =) I can stream Netflix again lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I kept my HSPA APN on this month (i'm Unlimited LTE in and LTE area and APN still works for me) and I have not been throttled this month. I'm up to 11 gbs and no text...so I guess if you don't feel like calling and don't mind the HSPA+ speeds over LTE you could do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Yeah I really don't feel like calling every month (start to finish took like an hour - mostly due to the ATT people being incompetent in trying to understand what I was trying to accomplish, and of course the stupid scripts they have to read) and HSPA+ is more than enough for my purposes. Because I did the IMEI trick and I'm free to use LTE unrestricted until my next billing cycle, I'll keep using the ATT apn, then maybe 3 days before my cycle resets I'll switch to the bypass APN and just keep it there even after the cycle reset and hope for the best.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
The sad thing is that IMEI and Data swap should only take 5 minutes tops from answering and finding out what needs done then getting it done. The script just states prorates charges will show up on your bill... then is there anything else I can assist you with.

I called it took the Guy 15 minutes which is way too long, I got on to him about it too... he said he was looking for the data plan, I said you've taken this long for a process I could have done in 5 seconds sort your plans by price and select the correct one!

Anyway glad it worked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pillzburydoughboy:
I got throttled at 2.3 gbs this month. This is absolute horse****. I have stock rom but rooted. Total bull****.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Call and fix it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jvanbrecht:
I'm definitely being throttled, yet my data counter is still green, not red (like my text messages)...

Currently using the PHONE apn instead of the PTA one, getting a consistent 3 to 5mbit on PHONE, whereas on PTA, I am getting 0.11, same as all the other throttled users.

My guess is that they completely ****ed up the throttling implementation, and like a cascading failure, the throttling value dropped extremely quickly to the minimum, 2 G which they probably set.

I also don't think they care enough to fix the problem.. but that is all speculation on my part.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
I am still getting the warnings
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Well that IMEI workaround thing was cool.. until I woke up this morning and I'm fcking throttled again. On all APNs too, not just the pta att one. The IMEI workaround didn't even last 24 hours. I fcking hate ATT so much
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] TASL:
I haven't tried the IMEI trick yet (need to find my blackberry), but I was throttled yesterday (data on att.com still shows green), and all of the APNs are throttled (even after turning off LTE). Quite frustrating, did they figure out how people were getting around the APNs? Or is there something else going on?

[Edit] btw, I am in Orange County if it may be regional.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] maxjivi05:
Change it then leave it on the data plan till end of cycle... mine hasn't been throttled again and I've used 3 GB's so far
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
I flashed sky ics today and no more throttle!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
Please clarify with a little about yourself. Were you previously throttled? Did any of the bypass APNs work? Do they still work? Did they used to work and now they don't? Are you in an LTE area? Please explain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sheolrock:
When does your Billing cycle end
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
Was the other APN working before?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
2 months ago the bypass APN worked. This month, after my cycle reset, and after I became throttled again, the same APN that worked in the past no longer works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JxWayne89:
Same here. It really sucks..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] privatewarrior1:
what is a 259mb plan?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
You didn't upgrade to 2.3.6 did you? And you are forcing the Network mode?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
No. I'm on 2.3.5. Since I was trying to strictly follow the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" theory, as soon as I had bypass APNs working I stopped flashing ROMs. Even newer versions of the same ROM. I'm running a 6 week old version of the Sky ICS rom. And yes I'm forcing the Network mode to GSM/HSPA. HSPA only doesn't stick, but I never got it to stick and throttle bypass in the past worked perfect in GSM/HSPA mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
I noticed a few weeks ago that out of the blue the LTE symbol showed up on my phone..while I was using the Phone APN and the GSM/HSPA mode I posted a picture a few pages back. I wasn't throttled at the time, but it surprised the **** out of me. Speed test showed I was using LTE, even though the APN was on the PHONE APN and GSM/HSPA network mode. I put it back on the PTA APN and LTE Network mode..rebooted then put it back on the PHONE APN and the LTE symbol went away and I was back on HPSA+. Not sure if that helps or not as you might have already tried this. I had to reboot a few times and toggle between the two to get it to "take."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] snrlvr:
check out what Clark Howard has to say on this subject!

clarkhoward.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Emil9727:
Difference is T-Mobile drops you from "4g" to 3g. So you will still get 3-5 mbps down. Att drops you to almost nothing. Like .1 or something
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RipplingHurst:
Exactly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] latinohot:
I beg to differ, my daughter i have her on tmobile and after 5GB, they drop her to edge speeds NOT 3G

---------- Post added at 03:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:52 PM ----------

I too had that happened on all apn's when I was n San Antonio, TX
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] privatewarrior1:
That's what I thought. Otherwise everyone would be going to t-mobile especially with their competitive prices.

---------- Post added at 04:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 AM ----------

All right then, Mark Siegel confirmed it, the throttle is done when neck-bottled and hear this:

IT IS DONE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. It appears this may be just the answer to why some of us can get the apn bypass to work while others cannot. Maybe some of us are just too much despised by att that they've put a limitation on all servers for us.

He added that only 1% were affected because throttle is only done in congested areas.

Well that includes an empty interstate at 1 am which is when I was throttled the 1st time.

http://wirelessandmobilenews.com/2012/02/att-unlimited-data-truth.html

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/09/att-says-throttling-of-unlimited-data-users-done-on-case-by-case-basis/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] opencipher:
This seems like some B.S...some AT&T spin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
New message i got today.

Just spent an hour on the phone with them.

Talked to two great reps...2 tier 3 reps supposedly gave literature that the throttle actually works off your PRIOR month usage .. Not just current... Which makes no sense.

This is something that just started she said

Tried the imie swap but it would not work without permanently losing unlimited when changing the plan

AT&T Free Msg. You have been pinged for top 5% of heavy data users and we are looking into resolving these issues for you today
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
Sorry so late but the 6th of every month
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
Sorry it was the excitement. Apns never worked and I had the OTA 2.3.6 before I rooted and at the time was on red Sonia 2.3.6 also and yes I'm also in a LTE (San Antonio) and my billing cycle starts the 6th

Ahh sorry for double post please delete ^
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
This is what i gathered from the conversation....the method of determining the top 5% changed on the 13th....

Now they use your data from the previous billing cycle to determine tge top 5%

Previously it was a running tally.

So last month I was throttled for being in the top 5% for that current billing cycle.

This month I am throttled for being in the top 5 % for the previous billing cycle...so because of the change i am now throttled a second time based on the same cycle's usage
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Fungii:
http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/cla...ttling-speeds-unlimited-data-customers/nHdYq/

Was the link to Clark talking about it. I left AT&T when they bought Cingular and went to Verizon. I couldn't be happier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ManImCool:
So.... I'm throttled on all 3 APNs now (WAP/Phone/PTA) and the IMEI swap trick only worked for a day. Is there another new method to bypass in the works by some genius board member or is it looking like I"m screwed? Or should I just hold tight for a few miserable months and hope some serious change comes to ATTs definitions and policies around this 5%?