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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
Just got my "top 5%" warning text... only used 1.5gb data so far..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Que1999:
1.5GB = warning

2GB = throttled

This has happened to me every single month since att has started throttling. Seriously, how can anyone care at all about these 4g speeds when your throttled to Edge speeds after 2GB of use?? Between YouTube, forget about Netflix, hulu, if you use a streaming music app..... Who cares about 4g lol.... It's useless.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Smacdallas:
Just got my top 5% aswell
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] IVIadness:
Yep I am also about that from Pandora while driving.. Never got one but I am also a very long att subscriber so maybe time with company also has something to do with it.. Almost 8 years on att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sgood1971:
Maybe, I'm a 10 year ATT subscriber and I've never been throttled. I regularly hit 4-5GB and once went as high as 9.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
The %5 is supposedly regional so maybe you guys are just in a "high use" region?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
I'm beginning to think they select regions randomly each month. Last month, I was throttled at a relatively low amount of data usage (maybe 2 or 3 gb); this month, with probably more usage - nothing. I think I'm over 5gb by now, and with 2/3 of my billing cycle still left.

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Que1999:
This could be true, I'm in NYC.... I can't imagine anywhere being more congested with data use than here..... ughhhhhhhhhhhhh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
How many of you throttled vs non throttled users use att for home internet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
Possibly Los Angeles as Ive never been hit with throttling or a warning text/email.

Regional areas seem to make the most since as to why some get hit and others dont.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thatbigmoose:
Kind of unrelated but what are you texting and to what number to view your data usage?

Im probably up to around 5gigs this month just tethering to my TP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Dial #data. that's #3282 to get a message of current data usage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thatbigmoose:
My call cant be completed as dialed :(

Edit: Quick google search got me the number. Its *3282# if anybody else would like to check
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Sorry my bad. It's *3282#
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thatbigmoose:
Thanks.

4331.1MB and I`m located on Long Island, pretty close to NYC

No throttling yet.

And to help with your research, I don`t use netflix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I am throttled again, got the first text at 1.5Gb and right when I hit 2Gb i got another text saying i am now throttled. I am in Orange County on the border of La County.

On another note, I missed the call but I got a call from ATT regarding the fcc complaint I signed onto from one of the post. I will call them back to see what ATT has to say about it.

Hopefully if enough of us report this crap that att is pulling it will take more notice:

Here is the link to the FCC Complaints Site. Follow the prompts for Wireless Telephone, Etc. http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

I made a thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1443259 and will update it once I talk to ATT.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
I'm up for that. I have been throttled for the past 2 months. Unlimited my ass.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate using XDA Premium.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mcorrie1121:
I got a 5% warning text a couple days ago after using 10.5 GB in a week (tethering but Internet is hooked up now so I don't need it anymore). No throttled data afaik though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] senortighto:
I got the 5% message at the first of the month! And I know for a fact that all I used at that time was Pandora for a few hours, and that is definitely not going to use that much data.

This whole thing just blows.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kletiz:
The first of the month or the first day of your billing cycle?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chibixzero:
I got it 6 Days into my cycle. Just today I got it back and our sure does make a difference
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] senortighto:
It was a few days in to the billing cycle. And I definitely don't use enough data to hit 2 GB in that time. I use wifi almost all the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ou812bkewl:
Just got my first message today. I'm at 2078MB of use. I have a "granfathered" or "gold" 4g data plan service code and am never below 4GB of use every month. As I understand it, my plan has a 5GB data cap. I'll see what AT&T customer care has to say about that tonight and report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
^I believe most if not all "unlimited" data plan are throttled after 2gb now for AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] usp:
I've upgraded my phone from iPhone 3gs to samsung Skyrocket LTE 2 months ago without any change from my unlimitied data plan. The first ten days of new cycle i used 10gb and got throttled. My download speed drop down from 10-20 mbps to 0.2 mbps.

I had an idea to use the iphone back, with iphone 3gs I get the 3G speed around 1.5 to 3mbps, better than the throttled phone. In 20 days rest of the billing circle I used 6Gb more. Total 16Gb for the first month.

Now, on this circle, I reduce my usage then get throttled after 20 days with 10gb used. This time I will abuse Att. I did some downloads with 3-5GB/day to get the target 40gb/month data to see what Att can do. If Att let me be, I just use 15Gb/month, if not I will use 40Gb/month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
If you're using the skyrocket, you can get around throttling by using the standard hspa apn. You'll probably see the speeds you saw with your iphone. There's a thread in the skyrocket forums somewhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Rolex81:
Just got a text and email warning of being in the top 5%. I've used 5gb this month. Used 13gb last month and no message. This is BS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] usp:
To simba501: I appreciated this. I got hspa speed after changing the apn.

Thanks a lot for your notice. But still upset with Att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clor01:
Just received the top 5%. Im on UNLIMITED plan. I only got around 2046 MB and throttled. I'm in Sacramento CA which there network is already ****ty and now throttled. Att can smd while Im smh.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
I even got a message about tethering without A tethering plan today.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate running Saurom Projekt Rom using XDA Premium.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
There must be a locale related thing to this or something or its random. As me my gf and her brother all have unlimited data and I average 2gb each month sometimes a tad less never much more. Her brothers uses between 2 and 10 gb and my gf usually is the same as me. And we haven't received a single text in 3 years?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] spd2230:
Here it's my issue with throttling:

You and I go to a restaurant that serves rice. You can pick 1 cup for $15, 2 cups for $25 or unlimited cups for $30. When I go up to get my 4th cup (I'm hungry and planned ahead, paying for unlimited rice) I'm told that I can only get additional rice one grain at a time. I can have all I want; I'll just have to make lots of trips which will consume lots of time.

You picked the one cup plan and it didn't fill you up, so you stand in line and ask if you can get more rice. You are told that if you pay $15 more you can have another cup right now.

This is about money, not availability.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
The new data plans make it blatantly apparent that its only about money :-(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] knimrod:
Good analogy!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dragon_99:
Received the text and email this week. Just reached 2GB using primarily Slacker.

I've paid for an unlimited plan for 2.5yrs and have never gone over 2GB and this is how they treat me? F em.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Fill out a fcc complaint. It hasnt done much but the Office of the President called within a week or so and we have talked about 3 times so and traded messages a few times. Check out the threads for the links. With enough complaints maybe they will continue to show more interest.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Just got throttled also. It seems 2 GB is the magic number. got the approaching 5% at 2GB, got throttled at 2.2GB with three Weeks left.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Que1999:
These are my speeds when throttled. Totally seriously considering leaving att.....

-=-GS2[I777]-=-
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
AT&T is throttling me but that's not slowing me down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kletiz:
Lol...keep it up. What are u doing to consume that much data with such crappy speeds?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Crappy download speed, normal upload. Uploading 1080 videos from phone to drop box all day long since my phone is almost unusable now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
I do the same thing when im throttle.. Upload a gig every other day just because
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
Actually not a bad idea since the %5 is derived from previous months usage I believe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
I dont think there is a solid formula. I don't download a lot. but when i have a working computer i usually upload a lot of files and roms. I could care less overall about being throttle as i can still browse well with opera mini and check all my forums or ebay. ifbi want download something big i just download it before bed and it is complete by morning... Uploading is much more important to me than download.

But i do want to feel like im getting my moneys worth for my plan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jvanbrecht:
The top 5% is based on the usage in the area that you are in, not your previous months usage. That is my understanding anyways.

So for example in middle of nowhere Kansas, a user in the top 5% may have only used 500 megs of data... will they still throttle that user, or is there are a hard value that users must go over, and be in the top 5% to be throttled.

I am currently being throttled (LTE), or ATT's network sucks ass and is broken in the DC area again since I am getting around .10 down, and 1.5 up, yet I never received any text messages from ATT, warnings or notice of throttling. My Corp iphone 4s is getting around 6 down, 1.5 up, so that leads me to believe I am being throttled.

Oddly enough, my wife appears to be having a very slow phone day as well, and her number on the family account has only used 300 to 400 meg... Are they throttling all devices on the same account plan, or just the one that ATT things is in the top 5%..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
I think big corporation accounts are bypassed as to not loose business. We have 5 lines under coca cola and I average 2 to 5gb a month and 2 of the other 5 average 2 gb easy. Once or twice exceeding 10gb. The last 2 don't have data so they don't matter. Just a thought .....

Sent from my INFUSE powered by ZEUS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jvanbrecht:
I have managed to get around the throttling, although for how long, and what, if any repercussions that will result are unknown..

I am not sure if it was posted elsewhere, and if you want to know, private message me. I figured it out by accident as I ran my dozens or so speed tests yesterday.. and a few of them, while slower than my usual speeds, were in the 2 to 5 meg range, rather than the 0.11 throttled speeds I was getting.

For now (until ATT catches on), I appear to have an unthrottled connection.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] erraz:
Edit: post made by mistake
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
Tried the suggested pm... No go... Tried Cingular connections.. Tried taking all WAP connections completely out... No go... Tried a ton of different apn things. No success. I'm on xila2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Won't work for our phone, he forgot to mention that he has skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
Same here, gave up trying. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
There's a thread in the Infuse forums (general) that may work with our devices.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
Got a link cause I have tried everything I found in search already.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
It's been tried by several people

Don't bother
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
The trick from the infuse thread might work if we can figure out a way to switch network type to

WCDMA. I tried doing *#*#4636#*#* but it won't stick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
You can try if you want... I have gotten it to stick by switching csc files to i1900 on xila2, so I had full control of apn. Did not work.... But hey Give it a shot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
For those that are being throttled, is your phone usable. I did some reading on other thread concerning throttling and most say their phone is unable. Even with my slow speed i'm able to use my phone just as before the throttling with the exception of YouTube. I'm typing this on xda with no lag at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Hard to imagine that you deem your device usable. When I was throttled, I literally wanted to throw my phone in a drawer until the end of the billing cycle. Internet pages took an eternity, as did internet-dependent apps. Often, things would give up lol, seriously. Connection timeout, connection timeout, connection timeout, page unable to be loaded.....

Sent from my Galaxy SII
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
Of course your xda app works, it's primarily text based, easy todo at low speeds. However anything with pictures, video, sound is likely to time out due to the amount of data transfer needed. People phones still work in a basic sense, but anything that uses more than a tiny bit of bandwidth will be pretty much unusable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] spd2230:
I filed an FCC complaint last month after receiving the 5% warning at just under 4GB.

I received a call from AT&T today regarding my FCC complaint. I spoke with a subject named Kevin. Kevin was unable to provide hard numbers, but said that the vast majority of unlimited customers use less than 2GB.

I asked Kevin why AT&T had the capacity to offer a 5GB plan, but were unable to support my unlimited plan and he was unable to provide an answer. I stressed that if I was willing to pay more I could get a guaranteed amount of full speed data so network capacity is a weak argument.

Kevin was very nice and very professional, but stated that I probably knew more about technology than he did. At the conclusion of our conversation I was offered a $50.00 account credit because "You are a good customer and have been for a long time and we don't want to lose you."

I have been with AT&T ~7 years and have two lines. My current contract expires in Nov 2013.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jazzmans:
I also am on a grandfathered unlimited plan. According to AT&T, I've only gone over 2 gig total data use 2x in four years. (been with att/cingular/ for 11 years)

Last month I used 1.4 gig data.

This month (Feb) I hit 2 gig on feb 5 (with eleven days left on my bill cycle) I use google music, no pandora, no netflix on this phone this month.

at the end of business day, I receveived the txt message of top 5% First time I've gotten that message.

It's definitely rigged, sure wish I knew what I need to do to not get throttled, since others are using vastly more bandwidth then I. unlimited, huh.

(edit to add) for those who don't know, on your phone dial *3282# and you'll receive a txt message accurate to end of business yesterday of your total data and messaging usage. I do this evey couple of days to track my data.

jaz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
I understand that some people are been pissed because the throttling..

But you should thank to all the morons that use the Data of a cell phone if it was like a Home based internet connection !! with the argument "My home is slower" Damn UPGRADE your connection..

The tethering feature is only for emergency, example if your internet at home is down for maintenance.

I would BET if tethering wasn't possible at all.. everything would remain as normal "Unlimited"

Those users are the only responsible to all the data cap. And it's not happening only with AT&T, geez even on a Virigin is going to happen..

I got this email a few weeks back

To make sure we can keep offering our Beyond Talk Plans at such great prices, we're putting a data speed reduction in place for anyone who uses over 2.5GB of data in a month.

How will it work?

Starting March 23, 2012, if you use over 2.5GB of data in a month on your Beyond Talk Plan:

Data speeds may be reduced to 256Kbps or below for the rest of your month. During this time,

you may experience slower page loads and file downloads and lags in streaming media.

If data speeds are reduced, they will return to normal as soon as your next plan month starts.

However, I really don't understand why the Gov, let advertise "unlimited" when certainly now days that is a misleading information
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] twiggums:
sorry but I don't buy that they're throttling to relieve network issues due to tethering or high users, if it was a network issue why would the roll out higher data plans? Or let tiered users consume as much as they possibly can? If I'm breaking the network at whatever number, then how isn't a tiered user when they surpass the that same number?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] spd2230:
This issue seems top be getting a little press today. Not sure if that is good or bad.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
Received a warning message after using 1.7gb of data..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I didnt see it but a coworked just texted a few hours ago about Fox News ripping ATT over the Unlimited Data plan getting throttled. I guess Shepard Smith has att and got throttled and was upset. I hope I can find a clip of it on youtube or something and I will link it here, post it on twitter, google+, facebook and anywhere else I can think of. I would LOVE to raise the attention more than just the fcc complaints.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] defnow:
i got you. This is awesome....

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/shep-smi...their-service-compares-them-to-crack-dealers/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dragon_99:
He couldn't be more right.

It's their problem, not mine. If ATT would like to end my unlimited contract and re-negotiate I'd be happy to. That's likely going to mean that I move to a competitor though which is why they are pulling underhanded tricks like this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] upNsmokeAllDay:
3.8 gigs and i got the message.

ATT Free Msg: Your data use is approaching the top 5% of users. Avoid reduced data speeds, use Wi-Fi where available. Visit att.com/dataplans or call 8663447584
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
They sent me that message this week at 1.6 gigs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] melder52:
Kevin P. from Attack of the Show was ranting about this too yesterday during the Feed first story (see g4tv dot com .. I don't have enough posts to link it.

ATT will end up backtracking and set a cap before sending them .. It's going to take more national media attention though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bigblue95z:
Just saw ol Shep ripping AT&T over the 'Unlimited' plans throttling. Lol. He was definately a little worked up! lol. Looks like someone beat me to posting the video though. I'm glad this is finally making national news, not just the news feed here in the NerdCave.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Longcat14:
**** yes, with AT&T being ripped a new one over this, its only a matter of time before they take the cap off completely.

Sent from my Rocket that is in the Sky!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
Just got throttled today.. after 2.1GB... Oh well.. last day of the billing cycle lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Wish I could say the same. I got throttled 12 days into my cycle; it's going to be a long 18 days :mad:.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Rolex81:
There was an article on the front page of Yahoo yesterday about throttling. I got my warning message at 5gb yesterday.

Sent from a MIUI/Siyah beast of a S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] defnow:
I was throttled 2 days into my cycle but on LTE @ 6gbs. Switched over to my i777 and been raping since. A little over 21 gbs now.. f@@k'em.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] monkey28rb:
On fox news... This dude is bashing att... haha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4o5kBC8Alp8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
Hope this spread s

Sent from my INFUSE powered by ZEUS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kletiz:
First time I've ever agreed with something I heard on Fox news. :-P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I just posted thos on twitter@ ATT, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE+

So EVERYONE do your part and spread the word. We all were forced onto UNLIMITED at some point so we need to stop att's crap.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
So being throttled the first time.. yea.. the speed is definitely almost unusable LOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
I have never been throttled. I don't know if its because I live in a rural fringe town of a large city. ATT says this area is 4G, but I never see speeds as high as 3Mbps.

I think the throttling is regional, and/or based on speeds. I wonder if its possible to get throttled using edge only.

I tethered a little in December, but not since. That tethering wasn't a Computer, it was a TV to use the Netflix app. Since then if I am going to download anything over 250MB I get on my homes slower wifi (remember I live in a rural town). I do download lots of podcasts on the go, but video podcasts I download on wifi.

Here is a shot of my past usage from the att site. With three days left I'm at about 6.7GB data this month. Wifi data usage is almost 10GB this month.

And a breakdown of current usage.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] omgabunny:
same here! I feel kind of dirty agreeing with them
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dreadlord369:
I just got a 5% warning.... at 2054 mb.......

I'm at a loss for words....

I'm in Philadelphia, PA and I go between 2-5 gigs a month normally and I NEVER get speeds OVER 2mbps. The highest I've hit over the air with full bars was 2.1 mbps (in CENTER CITY). Same deal in King of Prussia.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] saladbowl831:
I got the warning the past 3 months and have been throttle twice. First time i was between 5-6gb (Wifi was down at home). After that I've got the warning before hitting 2gb and throttled when I'm over.

I'm in Monterey County area Cali
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] monkey28rb:
What app is that for the data usage?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mipakr:
pretty slick! thanks for this. in the five days of this billing cycle i've already used 200MB of data :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
My data manager
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kinubic:
I just got a txt from ATT today lol my usage is about 5.3gb this is the 1st i got it lol my past usage has been more than 5gb lol. But its ok my next cycle is in 2 days but still wth lol