I use a VPN to a cheap server in a lesser-known datacenter. Also works for bypassing government level blocks in middle eastern countries. But yes, AT&T throttl

I use a VPN to a cheap server in a lesser-known datacenter. Also works for bypassing government level blocks in middle eastern countries. But yes, AT&T throttles a wide diversity of content, even on their very highest tier plan (Unlimited Elite, now named Unlimited Premium). This is advertised as never throttling, no matter how much data you use (all other customers are supposed to get throttled first). Also the throttling happens with mobile hotspot, I have to use VPN on my laptop with many many sites as well, even when I'm inside the "40GB/mo of unthrottled hotspot data". The speeds instantly go way, way up once I hop on VPN.