Is Sprint throttling data speeds?

**lornaevo** · 06-04-2012, 08:39 AM

The reason for my question is because at the beginning of the month I get really good speeds. But half way into the month my speeds get really really slow and I am unable to do anything. Anyone else notice this?

**Irish Rose** · 06-04-2012, 08:43 AM

Throttle? Sprint is already the slowest when it comes to data now. If they did throttle, your data would probably be stopped altogether.

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**lornaevo** · 06-04-2012, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Irish Rose

Throttle? Sprint is already the slowest when it comes to data now. If they did throttle, your data would probably be stopped altogether.

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I agree. The funny thing though is at the beginning of the month I can actually watch YouTube videos. But after the 15th it's impossible to load YouTube.

**ladyc0524** · 06-04-2012, 08:18 PM

There's a reason why their data is unlimited: it's slow as hell!! That's why I left them and went to AT&T

**ctt1wbw** · 06-17-2012, 09:48 AM

Here's what I was getting yesterday..

**The_colombian** · 06-17-2012, 10:19 AM

Sprint is slow, but thats slower than usual. I would get something like that indoors with hardly any signal strength.

**spectacularone** · 07-24-2012, 11:54 AM

I love Sprint but I have noticed some strange stuff with their data. I get to work at 5:30 am before anyone else. I work in a concrete building where I get iffy signal. From 5:30- about 6:45 I can stream Spotify radio with no issues when when the rest of the world wakes up and starts using data (about 6:45 or 7), Spotify cuts in and out and I have to shut it off. Go figure. I don't complain because this only happens at work behind thick concrete walls anyway.

**rothoof** · 09-09-2012, 06:12 PM

My iphone 4s speed vs my wifes Iphone 4...this is frustrating

**Vanti** · 09-25-2012, 09:44 AM

what do you mean by throttle.... because when i think of the word in regards to data i think of slowing down my data speed. Sprint gets just about 1mb and lower nationwide.....
and if anyone can prove me wrong post a pic of your speed test

**boweveljoe** · 09-28-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Vanti

what do you mean by throttle.... because when i think of the word in regards to data i think of slowing down my data speed. Sprint gets just about 1mb and lower nationwide.....
and if anyone can prove me wrong post a pic of your speed test

That is what he means by throttle. I think its just that its slow, unfortunately

**JDabney** · 10-06-2012, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by Vanti

what do you mean by throttle.... because when i think of the word in regards to data i think of slowing down my data speed. Sprint gets just about 1mb and lower nationwide.....
and if anyone can prove me wrong post a pic of your speed test

Sprint's 3G can be fast(see pic). Granted it is slow as a whole, but this is the reason why I can be patient with them. They are actually working on upgrading their towers and will hopefully see LTE with a 100Mb download speed backbone(Verizon has only a 50Mb download speed backbone) in my area(Springfield, Missouri) around January with UNLIMITED data! All those that switched to AT&T or Verizon will soon regret their decision.

**Guacho** · 10-17-2012, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Irish Rose

Throttle? Sprint is already the slowest when it comes to data now. If they did throttle, your data would probably be stopped altogether.

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If they throttle you , it would be like 1998 all over again, dial up !!

**Guacho** · 10-17-2012, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

Here's what I was getting yesterday..

Oh man, those speeds are unacceptable, but the reality is they are the average, a good friend has a SG3 on sprint here in Naples, Fl and the download average is 0.2Mbps on 3G, he cant use youtube, google maps, etc

**Irish Rose** · 10-17-2012, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Guacho

If they throttle you , it would be like 1998 all over again, dial up !!

Wait, what? You mean Sprint isn't using "unlimited dial up" now?

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**Guacho** · 10-17-2012, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Irish Rose

Wait, what? You mean Sprint isn't using "unlimited dial up" now?

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They are indeed... the iphone 5 on Sprint even makes the dial up sound when connecting ... =)

**Vanti** · 10-22-2012, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by JDabney24

Sprint's 3G can be fast(see pic). Granted it is slow as a whole, but this is the reason why I can be patient with them. They are actually working on upgrading their towers and will hopefully see LTE with a 100Mb download speed backbone(Verizon has only a 50Mb download speed backbone) in my area(Springfield, Missouri) around January with UNLIMITED data! All those that switched to AT&T or Verizon will soon regret their decision.

Touche sir touche

**jly.public** · 11-05-2012, 10:06 PM

From what I have heard, Sprint bypassed the 3G upgrade, as in making their existing 3G network better. They've gone straight to 4G LTE development/deployment. This explains the horrific 3G speed compared to Verizon's 3G. During work hours, I'd be lucky to get 300Kbps (download). I have to wait until 1 AM or so to even get close to 1Mbps. The ONLY reason I'm staying with Sprint is because of the 23% discount. I'd rather have fast, limited data and get what I need done than slow, unlimited data.

I live in the DC area and they still have not deployed LTE yet. It's the nation's capital!!! Good grief!!