#THROTTLED MEANING DATA FULL#

The risk is with your usage vs the network’s usage. This should not be for the remainder of billing cycle –like Throttling is - but for a shorter period of time.īasically, users will get full-speed data up to the de-prioritization threshold, and then full-speed if the network is not congested. This speed may range from not able to work due to lack of speed (we have heard feedback that this has occurred to some users) or data speeds may just be very slow for an unspecified period of time. If a wireless device reaches a pre-determined amount of data usage within a billing cycle, and there is congestion on the network, then data usage is Prioritized behind other users to an undetermined speed for the remainder of the congested time.

#THROTTLED MEANING DATA FULL#

So, Verizon will guarantee you full 4G LTE speed for the first 10GB of data usage for Data Only Devices then put on the brakes for the rest of the billing period. At this point, the data speed is reduced to 3G speed or about 600kbps. The new Verizon “Unlimited” plan, data only devices have “Unlimited” data usage up to 10GB of usage. If a wireless device reaches a pre-determined amount of data usage within a billing cycle, the data speed is then reduced to a pre-determined amount of data speed for the remainder of the billing cycle. ( Should we establish new vernacular of “fake unlimited”? ) That said, the carriers deal with “Unlimited” plans in 2 ways: Prioritize or Throttle. See our earlier blog about “Unlimited” being not so much here.

This blog will review the differences and what it means to you.Īs you know, no wireless carrier plans are truly unlimited. Because of the recent unveiling of Unlimited Plans, we have fielded lots of questions about the the difference between Throttling and Prioritizing (the recent Verizon Unlimited plans do both depending on the device type).

Throttled meaning data