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Data speeds dropped to below 1 Mps. Am I being throttled?
Hi everyone, Since Tuesday of this week, I have been experiencing a steep drop in data speeds. I have typically been able to get between 60-80 Mbps reliably. Over the past few days, my download spee...
Just to close the loop on this, maybe this time the "we're working on the towers" wasn't just a line. As of last night, I'm getting 120 down/20 up pretty consistently. So whatever happened took a week, but it's now better than it's ever been. We'll see if it lasts!
I also have the same problem and it has been going on for about a week. I am wondering if you might be in the same area?
I have been on the phone with T-mobile tech support 3 times. They say there is something that 2 companies are trying to fix on the nearest cell tower and they are both saying it is the other guy's problem.
My actual signal is very good and I am able to use my phone, email, web pages, streaming, but the download and upload speeds are in the single digits--sometimes 1-2Mbps. I cannot download anything on my computer--like updates for example.
I am getting tired of waiting for it to go back to normal. My usual speeds are between 300Mbps to over 600. I am very close to that cell tower.
