Promotional unlimited priority plan 100 GB throttle discussion
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reddit.comPosted Apr 23, 2023, 3:07 PM UTC
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reddit.comI know on the best small business plan it’s 200gb before they slow you down to 3g. I wonder if it’s the same with this one?
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The "more info" section in the signup flow calls out a throttle on the promotional plan now. It's like they can't make up their mind on what's included or not.
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So how do you have unlimited prioritized data but then slow at 100gb? Do you have priority data still with a max rate of a megabit?
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That's basically how they're doing it, it seems.
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Well, this hasn't been my experience. I'm well past 120 GB now and have not been slowed down.
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It also mentions deprioritization at 50 GB so it would seem this whole "more info" section should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Please keep testing and keep us updated
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Will do! I will likely end up hitting 200 GB this month at this rate so we'll see if I'm still throttled by then. 😂
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Best way to run up data is downloading YouTube videos
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At least your account shows your data usage. My account says I don’t have a plan that shows data online. 😂
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lol! Yeah, no issues with the account or app showing accurate information, and seems to update pretty quickly as well.
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The throttling may also be done after the 100GB based on tower traffic. If your tower is handling your bandwidth fine then it may only get throttled if there is a spike in overall usage. You would have to talk to your area’s Network Engineer to see if they are doing that in your area but they are doing that in some of my service areas.
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We're talking about a hard speed cap to 3G speeds which has traditionally applied at 100 GB on all of the previous plans, not related to deprioritization. Regarding deprioritization, so far my QCI value (Quality of Service Class Identifier a.k.a. priority level) has remained the same even in busy areas.
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How many priority levels does US Cellular have?
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As far as I can tell, two priority levels for postpaid smartphones. The first is QCI 130, which is associated with priority data, and the second is QCI131 which is associated with non-priority data. I don’t know if they have different or the same priority levels for home internet or for business lines.
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Im about to port my two Verizon lines over to US Cellular but it will be on the business side. I work with someone who has a residential account so we may have to compare Speedtests.
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Do you have a source for this? Insider knowledge? I think a lot of us are really trying to figure out what’s true vs what is advertised. The plan info says “heavy data usage (100+GB) will be slowed to 3G speeds”. A lot of folks here have consistently shown a 3G speed throttle after 100 GB on any plan during every month they’ve gone over. What constitutes a repeat offender? What constitutes excessive usage if not the plan details that are advertised? Right now I’m at 130 GB, last month 110GB, and so far no throttle, on this plan. That said, if I can expect this to change down the road, I might not be interested in the plan anymore. It makes it very difficult to make a decision whether or not to purchase this plan if “unlimited priority” is facetious and not reflective of reality.
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Let's all just put our phones down for 5 and think about this for a bit.
Ahahhaa