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> This is how T-Mobile currently operates on all of their Simple Choice plans (both unlimited and limited). They have scrapped overage charges (so there is no b

> This is how T-Mobile currently operates on all of their Simple Choice plans (both unlimited and limited). They have scrapped overage charges (so there is no bill-shock) and instead just throttle you down. T-Mobile does this? I use my phone a LOT with them and haven't noticed any throttling.

Someone1234 12y ago
Yes. It is on every page about Simple Choice e.g.: > Up to 3 GB of 4G LTE data. Speeds reduced after 3 GB. No overage fees.
markolschesky 12y ago
Maybe it's where you are located. In WI, after my LTE/3G throttling ran out, my EDGE was basically not internet. My phone was only useful as a cell phone at that point.
maerF0x0 12y ago
Wind Mobile (in Canada) has an "Unlimited US Roaming" package that includes "Unlimited data". In reality its T-mobile, they give you 1GB and throttle you down to a useless speed (>1 Minute per page load when browsing)
mikestew 12y ago
They don't do this on unlimited, as far as I can tell. However, if you're not on an "unlimited high-speed" plan, they will throttle to almost unusable speeds. It might be that you don't use as much data as you think. I use my phone for data stuff all day long, but don't stream music or video, and it's the rare month I go over a gigabyte. Apparently perusing stock prices and weather reports doesn't use all that much. However, on a recent motorcycle trip in Canada it hit some limit and got throttled. Non-https would work if I was really patient. Apple Maps worked okay, if slowly. Google Maps: don't even bother. EDIT: I got it wrong. I got throttled because a 3rd-party contractor dug up Frontier's FioS lines, so I used my phone as the house hotspot on a 5Gb plan. Then we tried to watch something on the Apple TV. In HD. Oopsie. Upgraded to unlimited high-speed data after that. The Canada thing was T-Mo's "unlimited data in select countries". Problem there is that high-speed is quite tiny (200Mb?), then it's throttled. They'll sell you an international roaming pass for a reasonable price, though.

Someone1234 12y ago

Yes. It is on every page about Simple Choice e.g.: > Up to 3 GB of 4G LTE data. Speeds reduced after 3 GB. No overage fees.

markolschesky 12y ago

Maybe it's where you are located. In WI, after my LTE/3G throttling ran out, my EDGE was basically not internet. My phone was only useful as a cell phone at that point.

maerF0x0 12y ago

Wind Mobile (in Canada) has an "Unlimited US Roaming" package that includes "Unlimited data". In reality its T-mobile, they give you 1GB and throttle you down to a useless speed (>1 Minute per page load when browsing)

mikestew 12y ago

They don't do this on unlimited, as far as I can tell. However, if you're not on an "unlimited high-speed" plan, they will throttle to almost unusable speeds. It might be that you don't use as much data as you think. I use my phone for data stuff all day long, but don't stream music or video, and it's the rare month I go over a gigabyte. Apparently perusing stock prices and weather reports doesn't use all that much. However, on a recent motorcycle trip in Canada it hit some limit and got throttled. Non-https would work if I was really patient. Apple Maps worked okay, if slowly. Google Maps: don't even bother. EDIT: I got it wrong. I got throttled because a 3rd-party contractor dug up Frontier's FioS lines, so I used my phone as the house hotspot on a 5Gb plan. Then we tried to watch something on the Apple TV. In HD. Oopsie. Upgraded to unlimited high-speed data after that. The Canada thing was T-Mo's "unlimited data in select countries". Problem there is that high-speed is quite tiny (200Mb?), then it's throttled. They'll sell you an international roaming pass for a reasonable price, though.