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    Notice any throttling?

    Verizon's website implies 4G devices are exempt from 3G throttling... Just seeing if this is true, I'm seeing 1X like speeds on 3G, so I'm a bit concerned :/ data usage is about 3GB so far this month.

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    I just posted about this in the general Droid news forum. My question was would we thunderbolt owners be throttled if we are in a 3g only area? BTW, I also have the $30 unlimited tethering plan.
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    Oh alright thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyco2008 View Post
    Verizon's website implies 4G devices are exempt from 3G throttling... Just seeing if this is true, I'm seeing 1X like speeds on 3G, so I'm a bit concerned :/ data usage is about 3GB so far this month.

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    I used 23gb last month up to 7 this month still fast and I live in a 3g but work in 4g I haven't noticed a diffrence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phoenix111 View Post
    I just posted about this in the general Droid news forum. My question was would we thunderbolt owners be throttled if we are in a 3g only area? BTW, I also have the $30 unlimited tethering plan.
    I, too, have been wondering about this. I find myself in a similar situation, mostly 3G, unlimited phone and hotspot, but throw in some 1X a well. The 1X area is due to go 4G this month if on schedule. I used about 5.5 GB combined last month, have noticed down/up data rates being extremely slow on 3G. I have yet to notice some common denominator at those slow times. N/A on current use tally.
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    Throttling is not to be worried about by most people.

    It is unlikely you are in the top percentile of data hogs.

    You are not a data hog if you simply use your device a lot. If you download movies all day long every day then maybe.....
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    I noticed that in a high congestion area with 4G, my speeds on 3G there are HORRID. But, when traveling, I go out in the country in Nevada, and guess what? 3G is nearly as fast as 4G out there. When I'm forced to use 3G here it's painfully slow (worse than AOL dialup back in the day)...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrKleen View Post
    Throttling is not to be worried about by most people.

    It is unlikely you are in the top percentile of data hogs.

    You are not a data hog if you simply use your device a lot. If you download movies all day long every day then maybe.....
    Verizon says on their webpage that the "upper 5%" that will be throttled are people using >2Gb/month. Sorry, but 2 GB is hit in a freaking hurry, even without downloading movies... My wife uses about 3 GB each month on her OG Droid, and all she goes to regularly is a messageboard and facebook...

    I don't think Verizon is going to throttle just the "upper 5%". I think they're going to throttle anybody over their basic tier level for data, 2Gb, regardless of what the true upper 5% limit is, as after 2GB, they aren't making more money off that user anymore. They want people to switch to their tiered plan and drop unlimited...this is the way to try to convince unlimited users to pay more money and not be concerned with speed anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by porsche996 View Post
    Verizon says on their webpage that the "upper 5%" that will be throttled are people using >2Gb/month. Sorry, but 2 GB is hit in a freaking hurry, even without downloading movies... My wife uses about 3 GB each month on her OG Droid, and all she goes to regularly is a messageboard and facebook...

    I don't think Verizon is going to throttle just the "upper 5%". I think they're going to throttle anybody over their basic tier level for data, 2Gb, regardless of what the true upper 5% limit is, as after 2GB, they aren't making more money off that user anymore. They want people to switch to their tiered plan and drop unlimited...this is the way to try to convince unlimited users to pay more money and not be concerned with speed anymore.
    I have the HTC Thunderbolt with 4G LTE. I have noticed a huge drop in my speed. Before the gingerbread update, i was getting 14-20MB/s but now with the updated gingerbread, i'm barely getting 7MB. Anyone?
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