yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MWilkenson:
http://m.engadget.com/default/class...icks-in-at-3gb-or-5gb-fo/&icid=eng_latest_art

And here we go
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] spd2230:
So, my "unlimited" plan now has an effective limit of 3GB. Awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
That's a kick in the teeth.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4ktvs:
Now Verizon will come out saying they drop data on 4g "to help make the network better for every one" 5...4...3...2...1 and go.

On AT&T: That is just with out words bad. I hope they don't do it to every one or I am next. I use 5+GB per bill.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
Now if they throttle you they should do it like is frigging 95 make it not usesless
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 88hurst:
I don't see how people are using that much data. I don't think I've ever even hit 2gb.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sgood1971:
I use avg 2.5 - 5GB a month depending on where I'm at. If I'm traveling a lot, I like to stream music and watch Netflix. Not too hard to burn through 5GB then.

The times I get to work from home, or stay at office I rarely use 1GB. Right now I'm at 850MB with one day left in billing cycle, but that is the exception, not the norm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kinubic:
Yup just got the txt ~ im at the 3gb tier zzz this is whack
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ZephCr:
I got the text that I was close to 3gigs about halfway through the month & just went over. Are they going to send me a text & let me know or are they just going to throttle my ass.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
They'll just throttle you. In my last text, it told me that "from this point forward when I go over 3gb, I 'may' see reduced speeds." Which translates to, "when you hit 3gb, your internet will become near unusable. Oh, and we won't tell you."

I randomly noticed it one day. The throttle speeds are better than when they first started, but it's still pretty unusable in my opinion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crewxp:
Can you somehow get AT&T to switch you to the '4G' plan and still use the non-4g i777? I want to increase my cap from 3gb to 5gb. I usually only use about 4gb/month and this would workout perfect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] colbynmeghan:
I finally got the text from att last month only used 4,gbs usually use, about 6 -8. As soon as i got it i called them and asked why i got this. The women on the phone gave me the song and dance. I told, her is i was, going to switch to another carrier. Not its been a week into my Billing month and i have used 4.5gb never, got another message nor seen a, drop in speed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nakedninja42:
First time I used 3 GB and I just got the text from AT&T. I'm a week before it resets. Had my sgs2 for less than a month... The prior year I had my Captivate I averaged 1 Gb. Little ticked atm since I have unlimited and first time I used this much data and I get a message. :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ravage485:
I'm surprised I haven't gotten the message yet, I'm at 7.2gb this month and I've been using netflix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
What kind of account?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] striketrue:
Received the text last month, this month is the first time I've been monitoring data usage so as not to go over 3GB. I. HATE. IT.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SPIDERTECH:
But if you talk to an AT&T rep they will tell you that they never guaranteed the speeds and that you can still use data with no additional charge.

I called them when I was throttled right after they did their rate change to offer the 3gb plan for the same price as our unlimited plan. They told me that if I wanted to continue using data over 3gb at "normal" speeds that I would have to switch over to the capped plan and just pay for the extra 1gb at a time. They can't seem to grasp the concept that throttling data down so low that even apps like the android market and facebook time out is essentially capping the data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KGB7:
I use about 250mb of data each month out of 2GB plan. Wtf are you people doing on your phones?? :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
Is the throttling still that low of a speed? I had read they bumped it up a bit to the point that streaming music was atleast possible.

Making use of them! lol are you even using yours?? ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
They did bump it up a bit. The first couple of times I was throttled, speeds were around 100kbps. The last time, it was close to 300kbps. It makes a surprising difference. Still unusable, but better.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ravage485:
I have a the old unlimited, although it is a business account since my company uses AT&T which entitles me to a discount... Not sure if that makes a difference
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
it could :O
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yoyochuckd:
last month used 70g hld on see if i can add scrn shot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yoyochuckd:
way over 10 gigs a month

again and again and again speeds steady well over 9m/s
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
I hope you made good use of the time you saved by leaving out the 'o' in 'hold'...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] colbynmeghan:
How and why would u use that much data
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] projekt1:
X2, I don't usually go above 3.5GB a month though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
Tbh if they throttle me if wouldn't make a difference I get crappy speeds around my town. .50 down .50 up on speed test. Before the whole txt where I was notify. Guess next time I'm out of town take books instead of watching something I paid for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Got to be honest, I have no idea what you're talking about. All I can understand is tbh-there'll be hell.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jaydeol:
I had HTC vivid for two Weeks I got text from att that I am on too 5% when I only used 1400 MBs
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
actually TBH = to be honest

The rest of it was mostly unreadable but sounds like he gets crappy data speeds when unthrottled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
That's probably because some I9100 kernels have TCP buffer settings that are way too small.

Edit: Crap, forgot that Hellraised ROMs show on Tapatalk/XDA as an I9100. I wasn't quite awake then...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Lol. Most misunderstandings are funnier than what they're supposed to be.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
bah sorry just like previous people said I don't care I get really slow connection and if they throttle my speed it would not make a difference.

also the only way (stock Rom or custom) I get more that 1 meg is at the att store down the street from my house
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Got my text a week or so ago about top 5%. Well I guess I am being throttled. I downloaded two leaked versions for i777 last week when I got the text. Plus other normal xda app, you tube, etc. So I used quite a bot of data over the last couple weeks. Well here is my speedtest... Lovely huh...

PS. I tethered my cappy to download a couple of the TeamHacksung ICS roms too.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
that blows I get..

..50 up and down
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kletiz:
Since being throttled my ping times have been really low (about 120ms) compared to when I'm not throttled (about 200ms). Also my speeds are still fairly decent...they seem to be capped at 3mbps down/1mbps up. If this is all their throttling is then I have no complaints. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naturefreak85:
The first time they tell you that you are in the top 5% isn't the throttling, it's future warnings that = throttling
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
I think some people would be really happy with 3/1 lol. I dont believe thats throttling... throttling is like .5 down and .3 up
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Longcat14:
Yeah.

I got the same text, and I've only used 3GB... but I WAS watching netflix.

That's got to be the trigger, especially since I was on LTE when I was doing that.

Next billing cycle, I'm going to go crazy on the data usage, just no netflix, and see what happens... LTE network, get ready. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] spd2230:
I don't believe you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Just talked to a at&t sales rep and he said he's personally seen people who got the message and they were around 500mb.

When he called customer support they said, well they have to have a few times of being in the top percentage.

He then asked if they were even looking at the customers account. They said oh I'm just bringing it up now. Then they got quiet when they seen how low it was. They didn't give any explanation, just said the message can be disregarded.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Emil9727:
My past 3 months usage with no warnings.

2.2

2.8

4.9

This months usage

2.1 and i got a top 5% warning.

I feel like they just randomly send it out to scare people.

I didn't even break the 5gb mark that a rep told me was the limit. Has anyone actually gotten throttled? If so what speeds did you get?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I kind of wondered the same thing, I got the warning the past two billing cycles and I am being throttled now. I THINK/HOPE my billing cycle ends tomorrow the 10th. My download speeds are about .14 (YES POINT14 and NOT 1.4) PRETTY CRAPPY for sure. Most sites seem like they are about to time out or I give up and exit out.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ou812bkewl:
I consistently used 4-5 gigs per month on my captivate and never got a warning. This phone needed a different plan code for 4g service. I thought they would force me into a tiered plan for sure, but was pleased to see they had a unlimited 4g plans for people with unlimited grandfathered data plans. I get 10/2 in my area and its freakin great. I'll report here if I get any warnings. I just find it odd that some people get them after only 2-3 gigs of usage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
I got a warning also... just went over 2gb of data today and received it within a few hours...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kletiz:
That's insane...at&T's twitter support is worthless. I tried explaining my situation to them on twitter...

" @ATTCustomerCare What is the avg data usage to be in the top 5%? Last month I used 27gb, NO top 5%, this month I used 5gb, top 5%."

I got the reply "Hi Mike! We don't have specific numbers to share, but you'll be notified when your usage approaches the top 5%. Thanks!"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
according to the view my data message... I'm only at 2069.3 of Unlimited.. and this is the first month I went 2gb+.. usually it's 1.5gb (just switched to unlimited from 2gb)... Total bs.. 2gb and I'm considered top 5%..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Looks like at&t wants rid of customers who still have unlimited data. And looks like they're willing to piss customers off so they either switch to a 2gb plan or drop at&t all together.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
LOL. Sounds like a typical and intelligent response from another clueless Rep. Wow...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] colbynmeghan:
For the people that are getting "throttled" are y'all on stock roms. And where and when are you doing you're speed test how many bars was there.

I kno if do the, speed test from any source in baton rouge and new orleans around 9-930 am &5-530pm I see horrible speeds.

But they jump back up after these times.

Did you use 1.5 to 2 GB that day. Are did you use very little each and every day.

These are questions that might need to be answered first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I am being throttled and posted some spear test from speakeasy speedtest a couple pages back. I normally get 4-5Mbs on a busy time of day and about 8-10 late at night around 12am. Now no matter what time of day or night I am getting .14Mbs download speeds and about 1Mbs Upload speeds. I am on CM7 7.2 but also get the same when I have my similar in my cappy running TeamHacksung ICS.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] moustro:
Well damn looks like I got hit with the message as well. I looked at my usage and I generally use on average 8gb per month. Last month I used 16.4gb. I haven't tethered at all. I need to put my damn phone down lol. I will post the throttled speeds later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] colbynmeghan:
http://consumerist.com/2011/07/att-confirms-plan-to-throttle-smartphone-data-hogs.html

Take a gander of this article
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rquinn19:
AT&T has a plan and I'm sure it's working. Use 2GB on the unlimited plan and you get throttled so you figure might as well go to the 2GB plan. Every time that happens the 5% threshold gets lower and lower. We all know there's some old farts (excuse my language) with grandfathered plans who use 200MB max, they consist of at least 50% I bet. AT&T says 5% because you would think it's high to be in that category, but I bet 2GB puts you in the top 5%. My work has everyone on AT&T unlimited data plans and they use hardly nothing, just email basically.

Basically anyone over 2GB a month gets throttled and they pick a plan. Two types of people complain: super data users and those that want unlimited for the principle. AT&T is shady either way. Instead of building their network their making people suffer. Data should and one day will be unlimited. What's the point of faster DL speeds if we can only DL less? Faster means less time occupying the network. These carriers need to embrace the enthusiasm to use their network for everyday use and start competing with the land line company's.

excuse the slightly intoxicated ramble
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
Spot on brother.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mgoblueno1:
Yeah a good friend of mine has unlimited data on a blackberry and uses only 100mb-200mb a month
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SPIDERTECH:
Back at the end of November I got the text stating I was in the top 5% so I checked my usage and it was 5.147 GB according to the text AT&T sent me. I just got another 5% text this morning and when I checked my usage it was only 3.868 GB.

If people keep getting these 5% text messages they are going to automatically want to use less and therefore the 5% keeps getting lowered.

Hell, the only reason my data use is lower this month than it was last month is that I've been on vacation since the 22nd so I've been connected to my home wifi any time I watch netflix or download stuff to my phone. That made me even more surprised that I got this text. I too think they're just at a point where they are sending this text out to anyone with unlimited data plans hoping to scare them into lowering their usage so they can try to sell them on a capped data plan. I honestly don't care if they throttle me since I will still use the phone as I normally do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tiwey:
past two months i've gone over on data (2GB plan) and still no warning...have yet to go over the 4 gi mark but i've reached 3GB several times now...i never use netflix unless on wifi but i do use google music often...i'd use it everyday if i had unlimited
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nucleartx:
You won't get a warning, just more money gone from your pocket book.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
I got the txt again like 10 days into my month and they trotted me.. so I said **** this bull**** now I run pandora 20 hours a day even at night my usage is now at 5gigs and it's the first still got 18 days left on my month

I will get my unlimited internet
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iXNyNe:
I can't really speak for lacking anything since I have a dealer line (employee line as a distributer) with unlimited data and tethering provisioned and I really have unlimited for realzies (no throttling ever, tested A LOT) but I really doubt att will put up much of a fight if you ask them to unthrottle you and bring a friend who has used more data and isn't throttled.

Just a fun idea I would easily walk into a corporate store with someone who got capped and show my ridiculous data usage and then run a speed test to show I'm not capped and then let the capped person plead their case (dodging the topic of me having a special line) and I'd be willing to bet the corporate store would find a way to get it fixed so they don't look like hypocrites.

Playing the system a bit, but its not really unlimited if att decides how fast you can download since that will in a way limit how much you can get in the time you have.

I strongly agree with the previous post saying faster speeds = less time downloading = less time using and congesting the network = better experience for all. Att needs to reconsider its offerings.

If it makes anyone feel better Verizon (I have both) isn't doing any better, and has 4g lte outages ALL THE TIME. Their network is equally unreliable as far as up time, but I will give them points for better reception in big buildings like malls.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I got throttled last month and was around 5Gb and got a text yesterday and checked my data for top 5% is only at 1.6Gb so i called att just to ***** at them. I said let me talk to a supervisor and the ***** wouldnt transfer me to anyone else. I said send me to retention dept. And ***** still woildnt transfer me. I think if i get throttled again this month as i am sure i will( my plan started over on the 22nd this month). Then come next month i will stream constantly on every day solid and build up my data to the extreme. I do THINK they are or will be throttling us unlimited plans so bad that we will always be lower than the 2Gb plan when we are throttled. Their way of getting us to switch off of the unlimited plan or leave att. Watch and i bet that is how it will be. I am in a HEAVY concentrated area of the country( La Area of California) and CANNOT BELIEVE that 1.6Gb is nearing the top 5% for my area. I call FULL BS on it. Pure BS...

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] erraz:
Hook it up with provisioned tethering;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
LOL, way to stick it to 'em! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
I too have unlimited internet. My useage is constantly over 10gb a month with my highest at +50gb in 1 month. I've never gotten a 5% warning lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iXNyNe:
The company I work for is a 3rd party retailer of AT&T wireless products and services, all you have to do is get a job selling their stuff and they usually give you an employee line with unlimited data and tethering active.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] h8rift:
The reason for this is that BlackBerry traffic (inbound and outbound) are heavily compressed, and with business users, usually encrypted. Besides tethering, its nearly impossible to reach over 2GB of data usage on a BlackBerry...not to mention reaching over 1GB.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
I was without internet for a few Weeks and was using my phone to watch Netflix and play xbox. I hit 22 gigs and got the dreaded notice also.

Guess unlimited isn't truly unlimited.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] erraz:
I just found out that I can still play bf3 online with no lag even though I'm throttled. Time to go rack up more data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
+1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] velvetmxo:
it looks like 2gb is my limit and Im throttled.

my cycle just started and Im already at 5%. i stream music while at work via tunein and surf somewhat heavily during braeak. once throttled my gps can't connect fast enough. waiting on sprint to go lte and i might consider switching.

at doesn't care i threaten to leave and they said you are welcome to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Rolex81:
I'm constantly around 10gb a month and have never seen this message you guys are getting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
Here is the email that was sent to me.

High Data Usage Alert

Like other wireless companies, AT&T is taking steps to manage exploding demand for mobile data. We're responding on many levels, including investing billions in our wireless network this year and working to acquire more network capacity.

As mentioned on a previous bill, we're also taking additional, more immediate steps to help address network congestion and improve reliability. One of these steps involves a change for some customers who use extraordinarily large amounts of data in a single billing period - about 12 times more data than the average smartphone user.

For the current billing cycle, your data usage indicates you could be affected by this change. Here's how it works:

Smartphone customers with unlimited data plans may experience reduced speeds once their usage in a billing cycle reaches the level that puts them among the top 5 percent of heaviest data users. These customers can still use unlimited data and their speeds will be restored with the start of the next billing cycle.

We're writing because you are in the top 5 percent of heaviest data users for this billing cycle. Because we recognize that data usage can change from month to month, you will not see reduced speeds this billing cycle.

Beginning with your next billing cycle, we'll send you a text message if you are approaching the top 5 percent of heaviest data users. We'll also send you a second text message if you cross into the top 5 percent of heaviest users, at which point you may see reduced speeds for the rest of the month.

Customers have several ways to manage extremely high data usage.

Wi-Fi offers great speeds and doesn't add to your wireless data usage. Consider using Wi-Fi when possible for applications that use the highest amounts of data, such as streaming video apps, remote web camera apps, large data-file transfers (like video) and some online gaming.

You may also consider switching to a tiered data plan if speed is more important to you than having an unlimited data plan. Customers on tiered plans can pay for more data if they need it, and will not see reduced speeds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sgood1971:
I read on some faq I found on ATT website just yesterday that 2GB will put you around the top 5%.

Can not find it now though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
I did 2gigs last month and AT&T sent me the email. It's random, I wonder if they are watching which apns were using. Previous month I did four gigs. I think what triggered mine was to many consecutive speed tests. How many movies did you watch
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
I just got the letter again this month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] wallrat:
You got a letter on the 5th of January? What's your billing period and where's your current usage?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
Next Billing cycle starts January 17. I'm at 8 gigs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
I just looked at my account and realized that AT&T had an old email address from 2002 which I have not used in 8 years so who knows if I have received an email from them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] andy7g:
No tethering, stock rom but rooted

Total usage about 2.3G, got the warning msg

NYC

I am thinking of getting simple mobile...

PS

actually it's 300MB 3G data (using iphone 3GS) and 2036MB using 4G on SGII. So precisely, the cap is set on 2GB. At least for NYC area for now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jaydeol:
I got warning at 1500 mbs. Brakes put on at 2gb I'm only 8 days into billing cycle ..speeds are horrible now 10kps can't even browse the web oe download apps takes forever..

I am wondering if theres a way arround it like t mobile. And Verizon guys change some files on there phone to take throttle off