Sprint data question

[Rally187]

So I downloaded an app while waiting for my wife to get to the gym and noticed that it downloaded instantly. The app was 40mb. I was curious and had time so i did a speed test, I was getting 96mbps which is insanely fast compared to my 9mbps dsl connection at home. So my question.... do you think i could get away with downloading large files? I was thinking about using it to download steam games when i bought new ones, seeing as how my ATT dsl connection recently got limited to 250gb per month. I would just tether to my laptop and let it download while working out. No torrents, nothing shady, just steam games so it doesnt take up my home data.

How crazy is it that my cell phone has unlimited data and my home internet is limited. What a world huh?

 

[KingFatty]

Would sprint just throttle your speed to very slow? If you download lots of data, i think they would slow down your speed. So they can still claim you are unlimited, but just very slowed down so you can't really enjoy it, assuming you are pushing your luck if you download multiple gigabytes of steam data in a short period of time.

 

[andrewwm]

So I downloaded an app while waiting for my wife to get to the gym and noticed that it downloaded instantly. The app was 40mb. I was curious and had time so i did a speed test, I was getting 96mbps which is insanely fast compared to my 9mbps dsl connection at home. So my question.... do you think i could get away with downloading large files? I was thinking about using it to download steam games when i bought new ones, seeing as how my ATT dsl connection recently got limited to 250gb per month. I would just tether to my laptop and let it download while working out. No torrents, nothing shady, just steam games so it doesnt take up my home data.

How crazy is it that my cell phone has unlimited data and my home internet is limited. What a world huh?

Sprint could deproirtize you ab 23 GB but it won't lose speeds. They will make you a lower priority but still good speeds.
Go ahead and do it, good you are getting 96 Mbps.

 

[DominicGresham]

Sprint actually doesn't thottle

I been using sprint and they don't throttle on the LTE+ network

 

[QuickNET Tech]

So I downloaded an app while waiting for my wife to get to the gym and noticed that it downloaded instantly. The app was 40mb. I was curious and had time so i did a speed test, I was getting 96mbps which is insanely fast compared to my 9mbps dsl connection at home. So my question.... do you think i could get away with downloading large files? I was thinking about using it to download steam games when i bought new ones, seeing as how my ATT dsl connection recently got limited to 250gb per month. I would just tether to my laptop and let it download while working out. No torrents, nothing shady, just steam games so it doesnt take up my home data.

How crazy is it that my cell phone has unlimited data and my home internet is limited. What a world huh?

What plan do you have? Is it the truly unlimited one or one of the ones where they offer 'x' gigabytes before they slow you down to (I believe) 2G speeds. If it's truly unlimited, then you will be fine, just note that you will be "deprioritized" when you surpass 23GB of data usage in one billing cycle and when you are in an area with lots of traffic putting strain on the network. This is barely noticeable 99% of the time from my experience as I often use close to 100GB/month. For more information on this, including why they do this, see HERE. However, if you are on a plan that is throttled after 'x' GB, do not do it. 2G speeds are nearly unusable nowadays. Say goodbye to all video streaming. Pictures will load s l o w l y as will everything else, including basic html websites.

If you are unsure of your plan, see the main page within the Sprint Zone app.

 

[andrewwm]

I been using sprint and they don't throttle on the LTE+ network

What the crap, over a TB a data? What does it say on the Sprint Website?

 

[DominicGresham]

it says the same usage xD they really dont throttle like i said

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What the crap, over a TB a data? What does it say on the Sprint Website?

the only time they throttle is if the towers are being upgraded so they can keep consistent speeds to the lte+