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[HTC Inspire 4G] Agoattamer:
The old fashioned single APN works for me.

Name: Medianet

APN: wap.cingular

proxy: blank

port: blank

username: blank

password: blank

server:blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS proxy: 66.209.11.32

MMS port: 8080

MMS protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

Authentification type: blank

APN type: *

And if you want a dual APN for ****z and giggles this works for me too.

Name: AT&T PTA

APN: wap.cingular

proxy: blank

port: blank

username: blank

password: blank

server:blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS proxy: 66.209.11.32

MMS port: 8080

MMS protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

Authentification type: blank

APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri

Name: AT&T HSPA+

APN: Phone

proxy: blank

port: blank

username: blank

password: blank

server:blank

MMSC: blank

MMS proxy: blank

MMS port: blank

MMS protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

Authentification type: blank

APN type: Internet

But you don't need the proxy, port, username, and password for data. Personally I don't think the dual APNs do anything. I have seen many different configurations here on the forum. Not sure what the correct ATT one is anymore. But as long as you have that info in the single APN everything should work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alienundies:
I just got my first notice the other day. I generally use about 6gb a month. why cant unlimited be true unlimited?

---------- Post added at 09:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 AM ----------

The email that i got said that speeds will resume to normal at each billing cycle. sounds like they slow you down if you get crazy with it, then release you until you hit their unhappy limit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdaman80:
I got the warning message last month at approx 1.9GB. Called csr, and several emails later determined 1. Supposedly no body knows how 5% is calulated, but it is based off of unlimited users only. 2. Supposedly its not location/region based. It's the entire US as a base to figure 5%.

But I have never got this till I went to southern Kansas for work. In an area with ATT stores, but edge and Gprs for data service.

Could it be because I had used lots of data at home, then traveled to an area where 2gb of cell data would be hard to get?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Noodles5666:
I just got the warning message this morning. My bill cycle starts on the 4th of each month. Somehow 7.8GB was used yesterday and the weird part is that I did not use anything data wise yesterday.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
Everyone upvote this thread and keep it on the frontpage. This bullsh*t needs to be seen and heard:

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/pby31/att_math_250mb_350mb_unlimited_3gb_5gb/
[HTC Inspire 4G] squint986:
yeah this has been happening to me for the past three months! its really starting to tick me off. Since I've gotten my music all i use my phone for is text, calls, and the google music service i barely use facebook and netflix i used to pass more than 10 Gigs a month! now im being throttled for something stupid! im on the grandfathered unlimited plan.
[HTC Inspire 4G] getbuzzin:
Got throttled at 2Gb one well into my cycle. Big mistake AT&T! Still going.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
would of loved to make it to 2 g throttled at 350 mb 3 days in to my month
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
Running single Apn from ics
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
Are you still throttled on this apn?

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] danstheman7:
I've received the "5%" message with my APN set both ways;

two separate APNs, and one (default) APN.

Both times, my data was at 2.2GB.

Also, a strange thing. Was called about tethering a few weeks ago. Had to think back, because the last time I tethered was november, with barnacle tether....
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
yes got txt and email on the 30 th and got a txt yesterday saying I'm still in the top 5

Edit: I'm at 1.5 g
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
Problem with that is that it doesn't jive with the actual complaints. Many getting throttled below 2GB while others well over that number are not.
[HTC Inspire 4G] legendindisguise:
My cycle just started over on the 5th and my brother got a message when he hit 100mb today. I called and after speaking to 2 different reps, they couldn't figure out why he received the 5% message. One of the reps supposedly works directly in the data usage department, he was apparently baffled. But only stated that there is a pre set number for the area and users/data usage in that area before data gets throttled.

A couple hours later my brother called me back to tell me that his data dropped to 40kb/sec, haven't even gone past 500mb yet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Hunt3r.j2:
My suggestion: Get everyone you know on an unlimited plan to tether, and upload movies to Dropbox 24/7 for a few billing cycles.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Oh yeah go head and watch how fast ATT pulls unlimited all together faster then they plan.

This is pointless really, Complaining about this does nothing as in the end it is their network so its their rules. You can switch networks if you want. Now I have tried to explain why they are doing this but seems alot of people just dont understand as they are new to smartphones and the way things work. Unlimited data was never ment for people to stream media all the time or be using 5gb+ aa month, IT was set up for the business users that needed it not those that really dont need that much data on a phone and then abused it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
So Zel 350mb is abuse 1.5g is abuse 2g is abuse.
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
exactly. These kids want to just download torrents and videos on this unlimited plan and ruin it for the rest of us. i would tether just for those moments my roadrunner goes offline but thats it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
That is ridiculous. Not everyone is kid. Just streaming a lil music every day will get you up there quick. And as mentioned before, AT&T actually advertises their network as being fast enough to do this and watch movies on some of the devices. Stream just one movie and how much usage is that already? AT&T shouldn't sucker in customers with something they don't really offer. And quit with this silly it was for business customers argument. If that where the case, why did they offer it to every Tom, ****, and Harry. Think iPhone. The iPhone was never a business phone when it came out. I understand fair use, but when I got my unlimited plan, the terms clearly stated at that time that fair use is 5GB. They shouldn't be throttling anyone under that.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
So I don't tether dl torrents and videos and I'm not a "kid" so me over the last 3 months getting throttled with average usage being 1.5-2g is that justified for throttling. Anyone who tethers should be taken off of their unlimited plan regardless of "well my roadrunner is off line" that is what ruins it for all of us.
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
I don't tether and I'm on the 200mb plan. Maybe read the contract before signing it. And as said before if you dont like how att does business, stop sending them your money lol

Also being the top 5 percent means your usage level is the minority and they don't care about that small group of customers over using the service.

Sent from my Inspire 4G using Xparent Blue Tapatalk
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Ok as for the business comments that is what it WAS for. They offered it to people cause hey thought they would be responsible and not go hog wild. But they were wrong and you had every moron that bought an Icrap doing nothing but streaming movies all day long. Now enter Android, while your right not everyone is a kid. Alot are and they dont care about the bill cause they are not paying for it so they just do whatever they want and end up eating up data because they cant seem to do anything other then play with their phone all day long. It only takes a few to spoil it for the rest of us. We should all know that rule by now. It is a rule of life.

Now in the end ATT is in the business of making money. They offer things so they can charge us for them. If you didnt see this coming with the data caps and then the big push for cloud storage then I am sorry. I saw it coming a mile away. It is BUSINESS.

All in all it wont matter. the plan to remove unlimited data has been in their plans for a few years now, It will be removed all together at some point so we can either A. Accept it or B. Move to another carrier That is our choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
Well we would have to agree to disagree. Strongly disagree, because I don't consider 1-2 GB going hog wild. A few even being throttled for less. For those that are using 10, 20, 30+ GB of data, then yes, I can see where that would be going hog wild. I don't disagree that you had the foresight to see this coming. I did also. So why didn't the carriers have the foresight to see where technology is taking us like we did? Or perhaps they didn't care, as they were more interested in getting that customer base up. Shame on the carriers for the hard push it is making towards getting it's customers into smartphones, only to choke them off or extort them with corporate greed. They have had their scams. The worst being the excessive amounts of money they made on sms. More shame on those that make excuses for them.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Oh no I agree 1 or 2 gb is not that bad.

The business model is the same it has always been. Give the public something and get them to the point where they cant live without it and then make them pay for it. Like you stated we saw the same thing with SMS.
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
ya i meant no attack on people here, Zel had it right. I meant for kids that are sitting and streaming video all day at school on their parents plans. weve all seen the stories of the $15k phone bills lol. I personally dont think that att or verizon etc "didnt see this coming", because im sure they had a good idea of what the cost was going to be. I agree 1-2gb is not a huge deal, as said im on the 200mb plan. personally they shouldnt even have a plan that small but what can i do about it :/.

They will likely upgrade when another company comes along and gives the customers more than the big companies and people start switching, we need a bandwidth war again (remember dsl/cable).
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
I under stand how business works I own and run a ambulance company. My problem is over the last 3 months I have been throttled and the most data I have used was just over 2g this month they throttled meat 350mb. I would leave att but with 2 Android smart phones they said it would be around 600$. If someone is hitting 5g or more hell even 3 or 4 then I get it but 350mb come on.

I'm getting off of my soapbox

Thank you.

Edit: one more thing this top 5% is bull sh*t.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trh1341:
You obviously don't realize just how many adults tether all the time I doubt there are very many kids that even know how to root their phone,I go to high school and don't know 1 person that can root their android phone but me so let's not jump to a solution where the kids are the problem
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
Here's an excerpt from a Bloomberg story I was just reading:

Peak Spectrum -- Will Devices Overload the Airwaves?

Spectrum is the highway system of the mobile Internet, and data-intensive devices are taking up more road. Owners of Apple's iPhone 4S take up almost twice as much data as users of the previous version. They belong to the top one percent of mobile device users, who today consume half the world's data volumes. As the other 99 percent catches up, there may be traffic jams and more expensive tolls.

To cope with traffic, users are increasingly offloading data onto more efficient, shorter-range Wi-Fi networks. Service providers are also investing in more towers to address congestion.

As demand increases for limited spectrum, service providers may raise prices. Many are already eliminating unlimited-use plans or capping speeds for heavy users. As with another natural resource -- oil in the early 1970s -- suppliers and consumers are only beginning to take basic steps to minimize consumption.

Yes, I'd much rather blame iPhone users!:p
[HTC Inspire 4G] Noodles5666:
Tris are you on my thread?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
http://youtu.be/4o5kBC8Alp8

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Agoattamer:
Made yahoo's homepage

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-customers-surprised-unlimited-data-limit-080906861.html
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
Thank you att
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
For giggles, try this and see if it actually works.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1474482

[How to] Bypass At&t's Throttling in 3 easy steps.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
How have I missed this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
Did not work
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
Bummer, sorry man.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
Working hard on getting out of my contract. Over the last 3 months I've been throttled. I moved about 5 months ago and i get no service in my house or in my neighborhood. I have about 3 hours in a talking to customer service trying to get me out of my contract with out e_t_f. My fees would be 450 dollars. I hate at&t. Been with them for the last 9 years. Been with them from Cingular to att and they could care less. F you att.
[HTC Inspire 4G] shugga101:
Is switching from unlimited data to a tiered plan that big of a deal?

I've come from sprint with true unlimited to att because sprint doesnt have very good signal compared to att where I'm currently at. I've never had to use that much data. I know the last posts have been about how they get throttled and havent hit the 2 gb limit which I know where that could frustrate you.

At first I despised the users with unlimited because they could stream and do this and that but when it comes down to it, when will you really need to use their network to do all these massive data using services?

You also have to think about the masses. There are tons of people out there that stream do this do that and it builds up.

I pay $30 a month for the 3gb plan. I have never been throttled or have been told that my usage is in the top 5%. I know its because im on a tiered plan. But if the average unlimited plan user uses 2gb a month. Then switch the 3gb plan because thats the same price for unlimited and the average user will be able to have 1 extra gb and not be throttled.

Also comes down to managing your data. Use wifi when downloading files. Duh thats a given. Save the data for when you actually need it. You just have to be smart with it.

Go ahead and /rage to me. it wont help out your throttling problems :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
How about you read the thread I have been throttled the last 3 months with my highest data use just over 2.5 g this month 350mb it is the point I have unlimited being throttled at 350mb is just wrong. You have not been throttled because you are on a 3g plan. I pay $30 for my data and get told I'm done at 350mb its the point of the matter that I'm being throttled at such I low amount. Telling me to manage my data go pound sand. If I was *****ing about being throttled at 5+g then you could tell me what to do but get off your high horse.

Edit: don't go and say things like go ahead and rage on me. That just means you know your being a dbag.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
The bottom line is that we signed a contract with unlimited data and since then AT&T has decided that unlimited data is not good for them. I understand that data speeds are not guaranteed in our contract, but neither is throttling. And the whole way AT&T is going about throttling is arbitrary and unfair. I would be fine if they said 3mb is the point that throttling starts for all, but some are being throttled below 1mb while others aren't being throttled at 4+mb.
[HTC Inspire 4G] shugga101:
I just wanted to express my thoughts and that's all. I have rights to do so. You can continue to be mad or get with the new system and not worry about being throttled. Makes sense right? And like the first post that quoted me. You were throttled at 2.5+. Ok you said 2.5+ that could anything passed 2.5, so 3, 4, 10. All kidding aside you most likely might of almost hit 3gb which proves my statement by telling you to just switch. You use 3gb and don't get throttled, pay the same amount for data. I mean come on that sounds like a win win situation. What are you doing on your unlimited plan that im not doing? Having unlimited data until you hit a random marker that throttles you? Everything I have said and you have said only proves my argument. Don't like what they are doing? Deal with it or get the new plan. Ever since the unlimited plan went away people have been trying to get it back. Thats not going to happen and complaining even more about the data throttling won't bring it back either. I supports At&t's decision to a certain point. Anyways.. I have spoke more than I should as this will stir up a lot of angered members on the forums and we don't need this to happen. Oh and to the comment about me being a "d-bag". I didn't say anything that would be considered slander or name calling. So take that somewhere else.
[HTC Inspire 4G] danstheman7:
See, the thing is, it doesn't make sense to switch to the 3GB $30 plan. Because if we're already on unlimited, we don't have to worry about going over that 3GB.

And can I ask why you support AT&T's decision to throttle users in the "5%" data use range?

Because what AT&T deemed the top 5% of users is very untrue. See, I'd agree that throttling was necessary for people that, for example, went over...5GB.

5GB is reasonable for just about everyone, aside from those heavy users, which (I don't want to say deserve to be throttled, but) had it coming.

And guys, come on. Just because you disagree with a users post, it doesn't give you the right to use foul language, or be disrespectful.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Ok guys as pointless as I find this thread I have left it alone so people would have a place to vent and not open 8 million other threads, But if the name calling and rude remarks continue I will close this thread and you can post your compliants on ATT forums where they belong. Hope I am understood.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
You just don't get it do you? That is the whole intent of AT&T, to get unlimited customers to think like you and switch. The bottom line is they shouldn't be throttling at such low usage to begin with. It could also be argued that they shouldn't be throttling at all. The fact that you are happy with your 3 gigs for $30 has no basis here. You wouldn't be happy if AT&T decided to throttle your tiered plan at 1 gig. Could they do that? Yes they could. There is no speed guarantee for the tiered plans neither. They could give you 1 gig at high speed and 2 gigs at nasty slow speed. Would you still be happy then.
[HTC Inspire 4G] getbuzzin:
It's funny how AT&T treat their new customers better than those who have been with them for all those years. I don't know about any of you who were grandfathered in but I felt almost pressured into buying the unlimited plan back then. I honestly didn't think I needed unlimited data but got it anyways. At the time that was a lot of money to be paying for data on top of my regular monthly charges. And now it sickens me to see new customers paying the same as us but get better services. What AT&T should do, which I know they won't, is give us the choice to either switch to a tiere plan our be able to leave without the etf.
[HTC Inspire 4G] psolanki4288:
man how you guys getting such high dl speeds, the highest i gotten anywhere in LA/OC is 1.1 MB, is there a secret where att can speed up ur network
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
Unless you're rooted, there's not really any other way to get higher data speeds.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdaman80:
http://www.explosm.net/comics/2707/

I heard this was the same tactic AT&T was going to start using for people who got capped and *****ed about it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] legendindisguise:
I have been dealing with AT&T the past two months about the supposed 5% crap. Last month my brother got throttled when he hit 5G, which I think is fair. However, the next month he got a notice after 100mb saying he was in the 5%. The next day he was throttled, this all took place within the first week of the billing cycle. Placed a call to AT&T and nobody could give me a good reason why. One of the reps told me that she has repeatedly gone over 10G a month trying to get the 5% message and has not received anything. She passed me onto "their" data department and he was useless. He tried to give me an example of how it worked for the 5%. "If I lived in an area where nobody uses data on AT&T and I happend to use 500mb then I would be throttled". This is total crap. My brother tried to use google maps for directions as he was lost and he said it took almost 10 minutes for it to load up and give hime directions. I am truly considering canceling all of my lines, and I have been with them since Cingular. Like everyone else already stated, at that time they pushed the unlimited data plan and I was allowed to use it for tethering before they started to realize people using the phone as modems. Even their customer service rep back at that time said I could as there was not a clause when I signed up back then.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdaman80:
Now see I've been told by ATT csr's over the phone that location has nothing to do with it. That it is top 5% of overall nationwide users. Which I knew was BS, but that leads me to ask this question. I live in an area with hsdpa service (partially) and I went to Kansas for work for 2 weeks. It was an an area that had Gprs data service at best. And I'm sure not a lot of data gets used. Would that that include my 1.2 Gb usage in there much lower 5%, and cause me to get capped?
[HTC Inspire 4G] shawn1224:
These bastards just started throttling me 2 months ago. The first month they cut me off at 5 gigs and then last month they cut me off at 2 gigs. I work in the oil field here in Odessa TX and spend most of my time out in the field and they have the audacity to tell me to use more wifi like I don't know that.

Fckn att pisses me off, as soon as I can I'm switching to sprint
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
So now I've seen multiple users post that CSRs told them a) it is location based and b) it isn't location based. Yet another thing CSRs have obviously not been trained to answer. Way to go AT&T!
[HTC Inspire 4G] legendindisguise:
Right, there is no consistency in what they are telling people (customers).
[HTC Inspire 4G] AgentSeethroo:
Yeah. I've dealt with the same crap. Two months ago I was throttled at 6g, which is reasonable, I suppose.

I just got the message this morning, and I'm currently sitting at 1.6g. This is complete and utter bull****. Looks like I'll be switching to Sprint and getting that badass Evo 3D, termination fees be damned.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
And this also contradicts AT&T's reasoning for throttling data in the first place, "to ensure availability of the network for the majority of users". If no one else in the area is using data, there should be no reason to throttle someone!

In my opinion, the system that AT&T is using to throttle customers is flawed. It's obviously automated, and it obviously isn't working the way it was intended. Our only hope is that AT&T realizes/cares that people are getting throttled when they shouldn't be and makes changes to the way it's being done. Only more complaints will help, and be sure to tell them that you want your complaint documented and escalated.

The system should work more like what I've heard about Verizon's throttling (I think only on their 3G network). Heaviest users should only be throttled at times of heavy network congestion, and restored once the network is freed up. But that's assuming that AT&T is telling the truth about why they're throttling. I've heard it suggested that the throttling is due to AT&T being fined by the government due to going over their spectrum use allowance. True or false, we may never know.