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Verizon is throttling my data
- Thread starter Crude
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I feel so inadequate! My monthly cycle ends on 7/13 and I have used 50.25 mb. Someone said that the Blackberry is more efficient with data than the Droids. Most of my phone usage is in my office/home where I have WiFi but I'm at a 1/20th of a GB. And this is after my granddaughter was watching a lot of YouTubes of Disney movies, but again, in the house where there is WiFi. So, does WiFi totally shut down 3G or 4G so that no bytes are used when watching videos or going on the net?
What if 4G LTE service is much faster than Wifi at given locations in the house? Does 4G LTE take over the data pull?
1/20th of a GB and I am sure my wife is at least 1/2 of that. What about sending and receiving emails with pictures or being on Skype when there is a WiFi connection? Does any of that data go against 3G or 4G LTE?
What if 4G LTE service is much faster than Wifi at given locations in the house? Does 4G LTE take over the data pull?
1/20th of a GB and I am sure my wife is at least 1/2 of that. What about sending and receiving emails with pictures or being on Skype when there is a WiFi connection? Does any of that data go against 3G or 4G LTE?
AntimonyER
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When my wife was on blackberry, she always used almost no data. Also the phones are set-up to ALWAYS prefer Wi-fi, no matter what the data connection speed is of the network. Plus battery life is so much better over wi-fi.
When you are on wifi you are not using data on your wireless connection, which is the only data Verizon measures or worries about. So, on wifi, watch all the utube and use all the data you want. :smokingsomb:
They are wrong. I never believe those studies. They are almost always flawed in some politically motivated way.
I did a recent comparison with co-workers on verizon with various androids and iPhones. I was probably in the bottom 10% of usage among all of them.
My wife uses her phone several hours a day to do social networking. Her usage has never been below 1.5 GB in a month.
I guess you're right. I suppose that before I bothered studied applied Mathematics, I should have just asked you. The Nielsen company is the single most authoritative source for studying media consumption. What exactly is the flaw/s in the study's methodology? What possible political motivation does Nielsen have to bias their results (never mind that they are a private business that depends on their reputation for accurate, unbiased research).
Skepticism is great, please by all means approach any form of data by first identifying how it might be wrong. That's what the people that make and use the data for a living do. But your approach that "this is wrong because I disagree with it" is just crazy.
A few issues here:
1)you coworkers are by definition NOT a representative sample of the smartphone owning public.
2)there is no way you collected a large enough sample size to have any statistical meaning, even if the sample wasn't horribly skewed already
3)Unlike Nielsen, your "research" was conducted for the purpose of confirming your preconceived ideas.
Most users don't use their phone for several hours a day for social networking.
Why is it apparently an issue for you that you use more data then the typical smartphone user? That you, me, your co-workers and everyone (pretty much) on here uses an unusual amount of data. There is nothing wrong with using more data then other people. Just because you use a heavy amount of data doesn't mean you're data use is unreasonable or excessive.
Rachel A
Android Expert
Nielsen may be currently the single most authoritive company, however there has been much criticism recently of their ability to measure true TV ratings in the Internet age.
I've no idea of the studies in question so am unable to offer any insight myself. However given the doubts expressed by multiple parties as to their accuracy in performing the main job that people know them for, I think it's fair to expect that folk may express doubt in their ability to perform other tasks.
I've no idea of the studies in question so am unable to offer any insight myself. However given the doubts expressed by multiple parties as to their accuracy in performing the main job that people know them for, I think it's fair to expect that folk may express doubt in their ability to perform other tasks.
dautley
Android Expert
If you feel Verizon is unfairly throttling your 4G connection please report it to the FCC File Complaint | FCC.gov and FTC https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ via the online consumer complaints forms. It might do some good if enough of us do it.
I've had to download a bunch of files from rapidshare over my 4G connection that amounted to about 30GB over the last four days.
I just ran a speed test and I'm still at 13 down; only 1 up (but I don't care about up.)
I'll keep testing to see if there is a lag, but I don't think so. I also don't think they are allowed to throttle 4G, but that doesn't make it so...
FWIW
DLM
I just ran a speed test and I'm still at 13 down; only 1 up (but I don't care about up.)
I'll keep testing to see if there is a lag, but I don't think so. I also don't think they are allowed to throttle 4G, but that doesn't make it so...
FWIW
DLM
Optid
Well-Known Member
Alot of factors can alter a speed test. Alot of my friends think their being throttled I told them to switch the speedtest server and they started getting better results.