AT&T to throttle Data Speeds. So long data hogs!!

**Baldilocks** · 07-28-2011, 02:25 PM

I really hope they do it. Would ease congestion and finally silence some of the smug data hogs of late.

http://www.bgr.com/2011/07/28/att-ma...ds-in-october/

**nickdaman** · 07-28-2011, 02:31 PM

Yeah in populated areas it should help some but at&t is slow here in Portland and I mostly use wifi but for the average user this should help.

**veriztd** · 07-28-2011, 02:34 PM

I am sure the CS reps who will have to field calls aren't too thrilled about the prospect of talking to angry customers who say "It is supposed to be unlimited and now I am not getting what At&t promised me".

CA · 07-28-2011, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by veriztd

I am sure the CS reps who will have to field calls aren't too thrilled about the prospect of talking to angry customers who say "It is supposed to be unlimited and now I am not getting what At&t promised me".

No they won't that's what the big switch is for!

I hear it's more like a xylophone.

**ilvla2** · 07-28-2011, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Baldilocks

I really hope they do it. Would ease congestion and finally silence some of the smug data hogs of late.

http://www.bgr.com/2011/07/28/att-ma...ds-in-october/

AT&T's network is subpar, you can't blame them for doing this I guess. It's a shame really, as we get faster speeds and more things that can use them, the providers insist on cutting speeds and bandwidth, to me that seems like a giant step backwards. On LTE, I thought they were required to be more open and less restrictive with it? Funny, they cry for help from the government, then when the government says "hey, you take our money, you do it our way" they cry foul.

**SegNerd** · 07-28-2011, 06:04 PM

AT&T's tiered data pricing scheme:

"If you want to sign up for one of our new plans, you can pay less and get less.

If you want to keep your old plan, you can pay the same and get less."

**XFF** · 07-28-2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by SegNerd

AT&T's tiered data pricing scheme:

"If you want to sign up for one of our new plans, you can pay less and get less.

If you want to keep your old plan, you can pay the same and get less."

And if you're willing to pony up the cash then you can pay more and get more.

CA · 07-28-2011, 07:38 PM

Ahh, right out of the ATT playbook!

Hey babe, how big is your bill?

**awj223** · 07-28-2011, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by ilvla2

AT&T's network is subpar, you can't blame them for doing this I guess. It's a shame really, as we get faster speeds and more things that can use them, the providers insist on cutting speeds and bandwidth, to me that seems like a giant step backwards.

They aren't cutting anything if you're on the 200 MB or 2 GB plans. I could run my phone at the maximum speed the network allows the entire month (provided I am willing to pay for it). That's how it should be. I am tired of subsidizing hogs who only pay 20% more each month than I do and use 50 times the amount of data.

CA · 07-28-2011, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by awj223

They aren't cutting anything if you're on the 200 MB or 2 GB plans. I could run my phone at the maximum speed the network allows the entire month (provided I am willing to pay for it). That's how it should be. I am tired of subsidizing hogs who only pay 20% more each month than I do and use 50 times the amount of data.

Yea, and I,m tired of all the grandfathered plans carriers have. If the got rid of them everyone, including ATT (in this case) would be in a better position. Face it, they gave away the ranch.

**i0wnj00** · 07-28-2011, 09:56 PM

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The speed throttle wont affect me at all since i am not watching HD porn flicks, watching The Destoryer in HD 3D or bleeding uber sized torrents on a Droid or Berry. Even at 128-384 kb/sec im not going to notice anything. I have lived through the CSD days to know that speed throttling cant be that bad.

For those that do more than i do on their smartphones, well i looks like you have face the reality that at&t cant keep itself afloat with all these featured filled smartphones trashing the piece of junk they call UMTS/HSPA+. Desperate times call for desperate measures and at&t is using everything in their arsenal to plug the holes on a ship that wasnt even seaworthy to begin with. Never was, Never will.

**ilvla2** · 07-28-2011, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by awj223

They aren't cutting anything if you're on the 200 MB or 2 GB plans. I could run my phone at the maximum speed the network allows the entire month (provided I am willing to pay for it). That's how it should be. I am tired of subsidizing hogs who only pay 20% more each month than I do and use 50 times the amount of data.

No, you're subsidizing multi-billion dollar buyouts, corporate jets and yachts

I was also talking in general, it seems like the more advanced we get the more those in power want to stifle the move forward.

**mybounds** · 07-29-2011, 07:36 AM

Throttling seems such a brute force way to manage excessive usage on the networks. Is this just for old legacy plans that aren't tiered?

**veriztd** · 07-29-2011, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by mybounds

Throttling seems such a brute force way to manage excessive usage on the networks. Is this just for old legacy plans that aren't tiered?

Yes, it is a tough approach, but several cable internet providers do the same thing already. It is just a way to equalize the available resources to both minimal and heavy data users. Heavy users are the minority of all users. Unless technology dramatically changes in a short period, this is a more practical solution.

**codekill** · 07-29-2011, 08:57 AM

That's bullsheit everyone that says this is good will be questioning themselves in 1-2years. There is a reason this is not happening in other places in the world. Good ole us of a companies finding ways to rape and pillage every dime out of the consumer.

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