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I have officially been throttled!

mikegmoney

mikegmoney

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BSTFreeMsg You exceeded your data usage cap of 2560.000MB. We reduced your data speeds until your new month begins on 03/02/2013.

Thats the text i just got from boost..any1 else??

My question is CAN WE DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT???<<<And thats what this whole thread is about....I know we cant stop Throttling... And i hope every1is with me on figuring sumthing out to at least lessen the blow of Throttling.
Because personally i can tell a somewhat big difference in my data speeds now.. SLOOWWEERRR...s 3g speeds already sucked before,if they get much worse, my wifes incognito will have faster data..lol.
CANT WAIT TILL I GET MY SAMSUNG S2 TOMORROW WITH
with the hopefully fast 4g..keeping warp for building and developmwnt for cyanogenmod
 
Wow, you reached limit in two days? All I tether for is email and ocationally web surfing.
 
i called boost..they are full of shit.. mt fone didnt have service for almost 2 weeks cuz i was on the daily.switched bak to monthly on feb 1st,and put 55$ to get my service up and running again...got a text saying i was at 85% of my data cap.then today i got the text saying i maxed my data cap..i dont watch utube,do pandora, or any crap like that.biggest thing i downloaded was a game (250mb),and a couple apps here and there,nothing that would come close to 2.5gigs.especially in 3 days..plus i dont tether cuz i have no comp right now.
called and asked them to give me the definition of "data usage".
basicaly told me everything i already knew..(utube,pandora,streaming vids and crap like that..said browsing the web didnt count,and then said somthing about going on web sites would use up data usage..i told her "thats web and u said that didnt count as data usage..after that she just started contradicting herself all over the place.i told her"so which one is it?she switched the subject,i got pissed and told her i know i didnt have 2.5gig in 3 days,unless what u just told me about the web not counting on data usage was a bunch of bull!
i did browse web alot the past day.
but ive downloaded over 2 gigs in a day before and never got a data cap text or my speeds change.
2 mina after the text they sent,my speed was .26mbps MAX.
so slow that goggle play took 2 mins just to startup.i recordes the call.lol. it alright though.all i didnt was go to the throttle folder,set permissions again and delete the file,roboot,and now im at 2.5 mpbs on spees test.Lol they full of crap and try to use their worded loopholes so u believe them.
But they dont know that a android forums guy is on the other end of the phone,playing it as a customer that knows nothinf about what they r saying..its funny..
 
i just dont understand why after all this time of gigs and gigs of data,that i would just now get the text(1st one i ever recieved) and get my data speeds drastically cut.so bad that my wifes incognito was on faster speeds.so slow that i wouldent wait anymore and exit.JUST FOR PLAYSTORE TO LOAD UP!
im getting the samsung s2 4g,and if when i hit my cap my data speed gets throttled that low,im just gonna say screw it and cancel my account and go with sprint,after 5 years wit boost
 
BECAUSE GETTING THROTTLED DOWN TO THOSE SPEEDS IS JUST SAD AND AN ABOMINATION

COURTESY OF BOOST MOBILE.lol.

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download a data monitoring app from the market to keep track of whats using your data and if nothing shows that 2.5 gigs were used then I guess show boost somehow and prove them wrong
 
i guess great minds think alike..lol.cuz i literally just got a data monitor app. i barely did any kind of downloading at all this time. off the top of my head i was prolly averaging at least 3 or 4 gigs a month,and at least another 2 using tether when my comp was working,and never got any kind of data cap overage..to hit max data in 4 days,and was at 85% on the 3rd.i know its BS cuz even though i didnt have a data monitor all this time,i know i should have maxed out. i dont know bout u guys but i keep enough track of my downloads to know if i should have a crapload of MB racked up.I would defenitly remember 2.5gigs in 3days..does that make sense to any of yall? just making sure cuz sumtimes i have a problem putting my thoughts on paper
 
You can also tech your data usage threw boost now.
1. Sign into boost mobile
2. Go to Account Details
3. Select View Data Usage

And there you go. Now you know how much data boost says you have use.
 
yep. I wonder if has anything to do with me switching my plan. cuz i had the daily,then on the 1sti switched to monthly,and then reboosted with 55$ to get my service turned back on,cuz i didnt have service for about 2 weeks cuz of sum $$ problems..
 
was only ever able to download a 1gig file,and it took almost overnight finally after bout 2days retrying cuz the download kept getting interrupted and cancel out
 
is there anything we can do to take the throttle off? I have tried all the data tweaks after entering the msl number. nothing seems to help, at the most I get 500kb and that's the best so far. any help or advice is appreciated
 
i uae root explorer

1-make sure u have ur data disabled or in airplane mode

2-go to root explorer

3-change r/o to r/w(at the top of the screen.

4-Navigate to Data/System

5-Inside Data/System you will find a folder named "Throttle"

6-Long press Throttle folder and select permessions

7-Change permissions to Owner: read and execute only, everything else should be unchecked.

8-when ur done with that press ok and go back to the Throttle folder

9-there should be two files in it(sumtimes only 1,and thats ok too)

10-delete the files from the throttle folder you are in

11-Back out of Data/System to the first menu you were in when you started root explorer

12-change r/w back to r/o

13-exit root explorer and reboot

14-once your phone is up and running,turn your data back on,then your good to go.

you should notice a increase on a speed test. if there is no change you can go back in throttle folder,if those 2 files are back then you prolly missed a step,just go and do the process over again.

i was only getting an average of .26mbps on speed test after i got the text from boost

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after the throttle fix im back to my average of about 1.50mbps.not super good speeds,but where i live it good for me cuz the max for me is about 2mbps. A HELL OF ALOT BETTER THEN .26MBPS.
Like i have said a couple times already in this thread..MY CHICKS INCOGNITO GETS BETTER SPEEDS THEN THAT! And thats just SAD AND A DAMN SHAME..
Hope this helps everyone.

heres a screen shot of the THROTTLE folder and the startup directory in root explorer.(NOTICE THE R/O AT THE TOP)(needs change to R/W when you first begin) Just encase there are people new to Android. And especially if your new to the whole Throttle thing.

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I figured I would try your fix and I am not throttled yet but boost still can track my data usage.
Also boost announced in December that they were going to start tthrottling in mid to late January.
 
which is why i left boost they sucked already on data then they want to cap u yeah right simple mobile is the sh**
 
When I check my data usage on the boost site, it says I've used 0mb and am not throttled.. wth?
 

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i agree wit u 100 %...i got a data usage app yesterday after they throttled the crap outta me..in about 24 hrs of me beinf on my fone and using web,downloading and all other stuff( i have literally been up for 24 hrs on my fone,just to see how full of crap they really r about me hitting 2.5gigs in 72 hours.they really pissed me off!!these full 24 hrs straight on my fone...MY DATA USAGE IS ONLY 290.34 FREAKIN MBPS!!FULL OF CRAP THEY R!!I GUESS THERE SOME MAGICAL THROTTLE GHOST THAT USED HIS VODOO AND TETHERING TO MAKE ME HIT 2.5GIG..LOL.
on 24hrs and only 300mbps right now i have used..
i just think boost needs to lay off the pipe,cuz they starting to mess up big time.
hope i donr get a violation for what i just said..but o well cuz the truth hurts..lol
 
bryanbc said:
I dont even see why they need to throttle when they dont even give us close to true 3g speeds.....
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Trust me... I've received a true upgrade in speed with 3g... comparable to what I can do on wimax... not comparable during the night time ours... wimax truns into a beast then... lol
 
mikegmoney said:
i uae root explorer

1-make sure u have ur data disabled or in airplane mode

2-go to root explorer

3-change r/o to r/w(at the top of the screen.

4-Navigate to Data/System

5-Inside Data/System you will find a folder named "Throttle"

6-Long press Throttle folder and select permessions

7-Change permissions to Owner: read and execute only, everything else should be unchecked.

8-when ur done with that press ok and go back to the Throttle folder

9-there should be two files in it(sumtimes only 1,and thats ok too)

10-delete the files from the throttle folder you are in

11-Back out of Data/System to the first menu you were in when you started root explorer

12-change r/w back to r/o

13-exit root explorer and reboot

14-once your phone is up and running,turn your data back on,then your good to go.

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I don't have any folder titled Throttle. Is this procedure still necessary if you have the modded services.jar file installed?
 
mikegmoney said:
i uae root explorer

1-make sure u have ur data disabled or in airplane mode

2-go to root explorer

3-change r/o to r/w(at the top of the screen.

4-Navigate to Data/System

5-Inside Data/System you will find a folder named "Throttle"

6-Long press Throttle folder and select permessions

7-Change permissions to Owner: read and execute only, everything else should be unchecked.

8-when ur done with that press ok and go back to the Throttle folder

9-there should be two files in it(sumtimes only 1,and thats ok too)

10-delete the files from the throttle folder you are in

11-Back out of Data/System to the first menu you were in when you started root explorer

12-change r/w back to r/o

13-exit root explorer and reboot

14-once your phone is up and running,turn your data back on,then your good to go.

you should notice a increase on a speed test. if there is no change you can go back in throttle folder,if those 2 files are back then you prolly missed a step,just go and do the process over again.

Worked perfectly!!:D
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