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Root MetroPCS capped data because of "unreasonable" use

emofox

emofox

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I noticed my speeds being Vary slow after the last couple of days, and i called about it. they told me that i used an excessive amount of mobile data on the 60 $ unlimited 4G LTE plan does anybody know a way around this or what i can do to have my speeds increased before my payment date?

also does anyone know if MetroPCS has the right to limit my data speeds on unlimited LTE data?
 
Most unlimited data plans (in the U.S.) will have some sort of throttling after a specific amount data use, MPCS included. While you technically have unlimited data, you don't have unlimited bandwidth ... a technicality they rarely explain, assuming the store sales people understand it. Usually the way it works is you have full LTE up to a certain data amount in any specified billing period. If you hit that cap before the next billing cycle, they throttle you back to some lesser speed. This way they can still offer an "unlimited" data plan while discouraging bandwidth hogs.

Your data speeds should return to full LTE at the start of the next billing period. If it doesn't I'd call them and have them explain their policy. Probably wouldn't hurt to tell them what you think of it, too ... politely, of course. :)
 
I called a second time and talked to a different person. they refreshed my account and now its full speeds again. i dont have home internet so ill just have to do this when my speeds get slowed. ive used 92.32 gb this month because our internet has been off and been running laptop/ps3 and phone on my mobile data. plus i live on the boat away from the dock most the summer on lake erie.
 
You should be able to set your phone to warn you as you approach the data cap, in case you need to save the bandwidth for something else. Provided you know what the cap is.
 
Hell, I've used over 300Gb in a month on MPCS and wasn't throttled. I'm on a promo $50/mo plan full unlimited 4GLTE. I get slowed sometimes, but generally airplane then WiFi then unairplane and deactivate WiFi solves it.
 
The only thing that happens to me is that after I get finished downloading something, weather it be a few hundred Megabytes, or a few kilobytes, the tethering stops working and the data does too.

a quick reboot fixes it.

Ive used probably over 100 gbs last month and didnt experience slowness.
 
Yeah (mind you, I'm with T-Mo, but the premise is the same), I've used over 200GBs in the last week or so and I haven't run into any issues. If you are running a stock ROM (which... mine is the only one lol, unless you are truly stock), I would advise that you venture over to CM12.1. Out of that 200GB, 196GB of it was tethering. Unless they just plain don't care, AOSP custom ROMs seem to eliminate usage barriers. My data isn't slowed or anything, and this is from years of using phones, not just the ZMAX.
 
I've noticed, after switching back to the stock rom for warranty reasons, that I can download a 10mB app in 2 to 5 seconds from the play store but if I download the same exact app from a website it will take up to 5 minutes. It seems that they are throttling my downloads and web browsing. Streaming and downloads from Google play are unaffected though.
 
Damn. My torrents never drop below 15Meg/sec. Maybe something else is bjorking you up? I'm stock rooted ATM.
 
All I know is I can torrent 650megs start to finish in about a minute... While other torrents are chugging along. I am *very* impressed with this phone.

Won't go into details what files I torrent- but I can tell you lots of seeds, and it takes a while for them to actually start. But as long as I keep a torrent dling, they start immediately and fly faster than any land line I've ever used... Fastest internet in my life. And I try my best to push it... And rarely (bad locations, poisoned download) does it ever change.
 
As soon as I tethered my laptop *right now* it all went to hell. Slower than my WiFi...

Can't stream on demand on laptop and torrent on phone. Drops video quality.[emoji33]
 
emofox said:
I called a second time and talked to a different person. they refreshed my account and now its full speeds again. i dont have home internet so ill just have to do this when my speeds get slowed. ive used 92.32 gb this month because our internet has been off and been running laptop/ps3 and phone on my mobile data. plus i live on the boat away from the dock most the summer on lake erie.
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How did u get it to work on your ps3??
 
Masterchief87 said:
T-Mobile and MetroPCS are going to go the way of Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon unless we quit looking for ways to cheat the system. So unless you want them to stop offering plans with unlimited data and lock the bootloader of every phone they sell...
http://m.newsy.com/videos/data-thieves-beware-t-mobile-s-ceo-is-coming-after-you/
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Lol I'm one person, besides lol damn near every phone metro sells has a locked bootloader. I just want unlimited high speed wifi
 
Blazillion said:
Lol I'm one person, besides lol damn near every phone metro sells has a locked bootloader. I just want unlimited high speed wifi
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Lol? You won't be laughing when they throttle you down to 2g speed the second you go over 10gigs or whatever amount of high speed data they decide to start throttling everyone at. Also, everyone who uses extreme amounts of data is "only one person" so that is not really an excuse. Don't get me wrong I used to be a big part of the problem sometimes using up to 500GB a month tethering but I'd rather cut back on my data use than have Metro decide to start throttling me and everyone else. One more thing, there is a big difference between almost every phone they sell having a locked bootloader and every last one being locked. Right now it is up to the manufacturer whether they want to lock the bootloader or not.
 
Ha! You really believe that if we all just "play by the rules" and "be nice" that the kindhearted executives at large corporate mobile providers will reward us, show us the same courtesy we give them or perhaps even give us candy? I don't know what makes you believe that, but customer loyalty incentives are as much a thing of the past as the milk man and unlimited data!

I say stick it to them as hard as you can while you can and get what they advertise. (Manipulatively)
 
Mattswad said:
Ha! You really believe that if we all just "play by the rules" and "be nice" that the kindhearted executives at large corporate mobile providers will reward us, show us the same courtesy we give them or perhaps even give us candy? I don't know what makes you believe that, but customer loyalty incentives are as much a thing of the past as the milk man and unlimited data!

I say stick it to them as hard as you can while you can and get what they advertise. (Manipulatively)
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Real shit. Becuase we all know that everyone isn't going to stop.
 
Mattswad said:
I say stick it to them as hard as you can while you can and get what they advertise. (Manipulatively)
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And then cry "foul" when they enforce the contract that you signed? (Collective "you", not you personally). Sorry, but the agreement, with all the conditions and fine print is a contract that both parties need to live within. Sure, the big money-grubbing corporate carrier pirates are in it for the bucks, but I don't recall any of them ever claiming to be charitable humanitarian organizations.

The thing is that this abuse has negative impact for not only the carrier but for all customers in reduced bandwidth and reduced service. The more people try to "stick it to them" the more they are going to clamp down on everybody.
 
lunatic59 said:
And then cry "foul" when they enforce the contract that you signed? (Collective "you", not you personally). Sorry, but the agreement, with all the conditions and fine print is a contract that both parties need to live within. Sure, the big money-grubbing corporate carrier pirates are in it for the bucks, but I don't recall any of them ever claiming to be charitable humanitarian organizations.

The thing is that this abuse has negative impact for not only the carrier but for all customers in reduced bandwidth and reduced service. The more people try to "stick it to them" the more they are going to clamp down on everybody.
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No offence to you, or anyone else who is against illegal tether , but out of those 5000 ppl, I'm pretty sure 4500 ppl don't give a**** what happens to the data. That's why sprint let's ppl do it. They kno they can't stop it no matter how hard they try
 
I just hope their method of detection isn't faulty. I regularly use over 100Gigs a month on my phone itself. Between streaming radio, television, movies... and my bit torrent...

But zero usage with tether. Legit.

I simply found a way to deal with it.

And if you *still* must tether... get an extra device just for tethering. Look into a tether only plan. Make enough money to pay your way properly or change your ways. You'll have to sooner or later, regardless.


another idea
go half with your neighbor on a legit connection. I did this for three years before getting a new job and paying for my own.
 
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