Are you aware that Starting Friday, Sprint will be slowing down, the connection speed for its heaviest unlimited-data customers,

Sgt Kelli Mays — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:21:16 -0400

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/sprint-slow-down-heaviest-users-170704895.html
It seems to me that Sprint should be cutting back on everyone's monthly billing if they are going to do this.
I'm glad I am no longer with Sprint.

Sprint will slow down heaviest users of unlimited data

The company is putting its foot down on its unlimited plan, which once represented the cornerstone of its monthly subscriptions.

Response by LTC Chris Norton made Oct 19 at 2015 7:27 PM

LTC Chris Norton — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:27:04 -0400

It's happening industry-wide. The impact that the top 1% volume users have on the larger population is very dramatic.

Honestly, MOST people us between ~1.25 and ~2.5 GB per month of mobile data. Key word: mobile. If you're using the hotspot function as your primary wireless, it's not being used as designed.

That said, I don't think there are very many good reasons to remain on postpaid/contract at this point.
Even without plugging my company, I recommend looking very seriously at non-contract options. They typically offer the same level of service at considerably lower cost, and offer in many cases some real cool benefits (like 100% Veteran-Staffed member care, for one!)

Response by SrA Jonathan Carbonaro made Oct 19 at 2015 7:29 PM

SrA Jonathan Carbonaro — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:29:51 -0400

Shame, I'm on the internet all the time streaming stuff. Ohh well I like the unlimited even if it isn't truly unlimited.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Oct 19 at 2015 8:34 PM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:34:33 -0400

I don't think that there is such a thing as a phone company that is not a rip off.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 19 at 2015 8:48 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:48:14 -0400

I'm still with Sprint... Hopefully this won't be too much of an issue. We shall see...

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 19 at 2015 9:28 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:28:21 -0400

That's a way to restrict access without restricting access..... fortunately I have Verizon and i rarely use that much data Sgt Kelli Mays

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 19 at 2015 10:06 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:06:15 -0400

No I was not aware that starting this Friday Sprint will be slowing down, the connection speed for its heaviest unlimited-data customers Sgt Kelli Mays.
I am glad I am not a Sprint customer and have no desire to switch to Sprint :-)

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 19 at 2015 10:24 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:24:26 -0400

It's called "throttling." Service providers have been doing it forever.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Oct 20 at 2015 1:29 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 01:29:00 -0400

Being that I do Security for these folks, I can neither confirm or deny anything other than that which has been reported that Sprint is 2.65 Billion Dollars in the Hole.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 20 at 2015 2:28 AM

PO1 John Miller — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:28:46 -0400

Good thing I've never used Sprint if that's the case!

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2015 7:13 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 07:13:21 -0400

AT&T already doing that long time ago. That is why they eliminated unlimited data plan. But the existing unlimited data customer still hold on to it. So the only way to "force" them out of unlimited is to restrict the speed to unlimited user.

Response by CPT Karen Nichols McAbee made Oct 21 at 2015 1:52 PM

CPT Karen Nichols McAbee — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:52:51 -0400

Its only when you hit 23gb of data - the average user uses less than 3gb per month. this is getting blown way out of proportion.

Response by PO1 Charles Kimbril made Sep 28 at 2016 3:40 PM

PO1 Charles Kimbril — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:40:05 -0400

What is actually happening...
Quality of Service Practices (QoS): Unlimited Unhook’d customers who use more than 23GB of data during a billing cycle will be de-prioritized during times and places where the Sprint network is constrained. See sprint.com/networkmanagement for details.