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Disabling AT&T throttling iOS 7 iPhone 5

Just curious if this works on the iPhone 5s. Where I live, I only get 4G, no LTE. Would it work for that too? Thanks for the help! :confused:
 
Worked for another GB (overnight) then throttled

Yes, it initially worked (overnight or for 1 more GB) then the dreaded .5 of death.
 
Something interesting I've noticed is that I'm just not getting throttled, even though I haven't done any of these steps. A year ago I got the text about it as I had gone over 5GB and did confirm the reduced speeds on speed test. I noticed that ATT only sends the text the first time and just automatically throttles you in future months, per their website. I can see that I've gone over the 5GB at least twice since then with no texts and throttling that I recall. It seemed like my phone was slow to load some videos so I checked my current cycle and I'm at 6.3GB ending 5/3. So I run a speed test and it does not show the .5 up and down like it did a year ago.

Not sure what is going on exactly, but a Google search brought me here. Didn't know if others had experienced the same. I guess if you aren't getting throttled you may not even realize you've gone over.
 
StuLax18 said:
Something interesting I've noticed is that I'm just not getting throttled, even though I haven't done any of these steps. A year ago I got the text about it as I had gone over 5GB and did confirm the reduced speeds on speed test. I noticed that ATT only sends the text the first time and just automatically throttles you in future months, per their website. I can see that I've gone over the 5GB at least twice since then with no texts and throttling that I recall. It seemed like my phone was slow to load some videos so I checked my current cycle and I'm at 6.3GB ending 5/3. So I run a speed test and it does not show the .5 up and down like it did a year ago.

Not sure what is going on exactly, but a Google search brought me here. Didn't know if others had experienced the same. I guess if you aren't getting throttled you may not even realize you've gone over.
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AT&T doesn't *always* throttle you over 5GB--they merely reserve the option to do so. Other users have reported using data significantly over 5GB and not getting throttled--and for a few months I wasn't throttled either. They've slowed me down for the past few months though.

The speculation is that in less congested areas AT&T isn't as strict with its policy--but I haven't heard an official word.
 
barkomatic said:
AT&T doesn't *always* throttle you over 5GB--they merely reserve the option to do so. Other users have reported using data significantly over 5GB and not getting throttled--and for a few months I wasn't throttled either. They've slowed me down for the past few months though.

The speculation is that in less congested areas AT&T isn't as strict with its policy--but I haven't heard an official word.
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I actually ended up getting throttled a couple days later, on May 2nd. Luckily my billing cycle ends on the 3rd. I'm not sure what took so long, because I was at 6.3GB on the 30th when I posted.
 
My current situation
 

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biosci said:
I hope something comes about the FCC suing AT&T. At least raise our throttle caps to 10GB or something.
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It's not the FCC suing AT&T - it is the FTC. Huge difference.

The FTC is suing AT&T for deceptive trade practices meaning that calling the plan unlimited and then only delivering 5G of 4G LTE speed data is deceptive. All AT&T has to do to end the FTC suit is pay a fine and rename their UDP the 5GB 4G LTE speed or 3GB 3G speed but unlimited low speed data plan.
 
FTC. That's what I meant. Someone was after ATT... I guess no matter what, ATT users are always going to be screwed. Most other carriers users can be saved or protected in some way but it seems like ATT has some protection or something where they can keep their customers faces shoved to the ground.
 
biosci said:
FTC. That's what I meant. Someone was after ATT... I guess no matter what, ATT users are always going to be screwed. Most other carriers users can be saved or protected in some way but it seems like ATT has some protection or something where they can keep their customers faces shoved to the ground.
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You're right in a way. Verizon can't throttle their old unlimited plans because they made a deal not to do so when they acquired spectrum years ago. As far as I know, AT&T has no such restrictions. The other carrie are smaller and some offer unlimited just to remain competitive.

That being said, AT&T is not improving their network like they used to, and eventually T-Mobile could catch up.
 
Ok I know this is an old thread, but out of desperation I tried this method on my UK 3 Mobile PAYG phone (iPhone 6)... And it worked! Been throttled because I was using tethering to download a 7gb game update for ps4 through a bridged connection to my laptop(moved house the other day and no broadband yet). 3 give 'all you can eat data' but throttle if you take the piss, which clearly I did on this one occasion. Anyway, big thanks to the OP for getting my speed back! 3 throttle for 7 days as 'punishment' for breaching their fair use policy.
 
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