Would like to ask you a few questions regarding cellular connectivity using T-Mobile or any other USA carrier for that matter. Cheers.
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iPad Pro Does anyone in the USA own an iPad Pro model A1895?
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Thanks. Did you ever insert a regular voice and data SIM card inside that model and checked network speeds ? I know on the USA A2014 models T-Mobile throttles the data speeds. My hunch is perhaps a foreign iPad may not be throttled.Yup! I used to use one. Ask away!
There is a lot of literature about throttling, but I have never seen any documentation of throttling by model. Most articles describe throttling by video speed, network congestion, and exceeding your quota.
Otherwise connectivity varies by carrier and location. T-Mobile just took a hit in speeds due to the Sprint acquisition. Bottom line - depends where you are.
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There is a lot of literature about throttling, but I have never seen any documentation of throttling by model. Most articles describe throttling by video speed, network congestion, and exceeding your quota.
Otherwise connectivity varies by carrier and location. T-Mobile just took a hit in speeds due to the Sprint acquisition. Bottom line - depends where you are.
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Yes I’m aware of some of those factors that you mentioned. Thanks for the further clarity.
T-Mobile USA throttles the data connection speed intentionally when a user inserts a regular voice and data SIM card into a USA spec iPad. I wanted to know if they also had the ability to do this with foreign iPad models. My thinking is that they don’t since the imei number is not on their database.
iPad Speeds on One plan | T-Mobile Community
New customer account here with 3 lines on the One plan. I had previously tested coverage and speed with a pre-paid T-Mobile traveler SIM in my iPad. All worked great (coverage for me is even better than with AT&T) including snappy web page loading and in-app data intensive activity. 2 new i...
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The speeds you are getting on the Tablet T-Mobile One plan are normal (Unlimited 3G Smartphone Mobile Hotspot (up to 512 kbps). When you were on a prepaid plan, you more than likely had an allotment of high-speed and once that high-speed ran out, you would be limited to 3G speeds.
If you want, you can add the One Plus feature ($20) for the tablet and get unlimited high-speed data on the tablet.
iPad Speeds on One plan | T-Mobile Community
New customer account here with 3 lines on the One plan. I had previously tested coverage and speed with a pre-paid T-Mobile traveler SIM in my iPad. All worked great (coverage for me is even better than with AT&T) including snappy web page loading and in-app data intensive activity. 2 new i...
community.t-mobile.com
iPad Speeds on One plan | T-Mobile Community
New customer account here with 3 lines on the One plan. I had previously tested coverage and speed with a pre-paid T-Mobile traveler SIM in my iPad. All worked great (coverage for me is even better than with AT&T) including snappy web page loading and in-app data intensive activity. 2 new i...
The speeds you are getting on the Tablet T-Mobile One plan are normal (Unlimited 3G Smartphone Mobile Hotspot (up to 512 kbps). When you were on a prepaid plan, you more than likely had an allotment of high-speed and once that high-speed ran out, you would be limited to 3G speeds.
If you want, you can add the One Plus feature ($20) for the tablet and get unlimited high-speed data on the tablet.
iPad Speeds on One plan | T-Mobile Community
New customer account here with 3 lines on the One plan. I had previously tested coverage and speed with a pre-paid T-Mobile traveler SIM in my iPad. All worked great (coverage for me is even better than with AT&T) including snappy web page loading and in-app data intensive activity. 2 new i...
let me clarify. I’m not referring to a tablet plan I’m referring to inserting a regular voice and data SIM card from a T-Mobile phone into an iPad. That’s when the speeds get throttled.
My original question was not why it’s being throttled. It’s to know if a non USA iPad also gets throttled.
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