By James Milin-Ashmore
T-Mobile throttling is frustrating, but it can be easily resolved by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Here’s everything you need to know to get started.
Throttling is a term used to describe when your Internet Service Provider (ISP) slows your connection on purpose. T-Mobile is one of many ISPs known to throttle bandwidth, and there are a variety of reasons why it may decide to slow down a user’s connection speeds. An ISP may throttle bandwidth for numerous reasons:
- The network may be congested, with too many users and not enough bandwidth to meet increased demand. As such, individual users may see their speeds throttled.
- Your ISP may prioritize some sites and services over others. Companies have been known to pay for ISP prioritization, ensuring faster speeds for their services. This can conversely lead to a slowdown for any services that aren’t paying extra.
- In an effort to discourage the use of torrents or illegal streaming,an ISP might throttle bandwidth for these activities.
- Even with an ‘unlimited’ plan, T-Mobile will slow speeds if you’re using large amounts of bandwidth per month. T-Mobile says mobile customers that have used more than 50GB of data in a single billing period are “heavy data users,” and are a lower priority compared to everyone else.
- If you’re using a tethered connection, T-Mobile prioritizes on-device traffic.
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