T-Mobile to begin throttling heavy p2p and file sharing users on its LTE network

[Guest Jared Peters]

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Data throttling has been a topic lately, and it looks like T-Mobile isn’t excluded. According to an internal memo, the carrier is planning on throttling the data speeds of a specific set of users on its network. Fortunately, they aren’t taking Verizon’s approach to try and force people off of older plans, but depending on what you do with your phone, you might be affected.

 

T-Mobile is planning on going after users that either engage in high data usage activities, like p2p file sharing, or tethering outside of the terms and conditions of their service. So if you’re downloading movie torrents on T-Mobile’s LTE network or tethering your phone without paying for the hotspot features on your plan, you can expect to start seeing some slower data speeds. The throttling is only going to affect customers on the $70 unlimited or $80 Simple Choice plans, since the newer plans already have throttling caps in place anyway.

 

If you are caught breaking the terms of service, you’ll be contacted by a T-Mobile rep who will notate a warning on your account. If you do it a second time, the warning turns into a throttle note on your account, so future reps will know exactly why you’re getting slower data speeds.

 

The new throttling practices will go into effect on the 17th, so if you’re a T-Mobile user that fits your description, you might want to start changing your usage habits.

 

source:

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