Sprint drops its 600kbps data throttle on video streaming, but there's a catch

[GzeroD]

See, exactly. Sprint's speeds are good enough for doing what you need to do, but they're nowhere near as fast as TMo, Verizon, and AT&T's networks.

Which is why they don't advertise speeds. Just the connection. Also I havent been hammered for using 100GB+ in a month when I last moved before the FIOS got hooked up so I am mighty happy with the service overall.

[Bouzoo]

I find this funny, seeing you talking about those speeds when I get max 20 Mbps on my provider. That's one of 2 providers that have invested in 4G, the second is T-Mobile, and the third provider invested $0 so it's quite sad. They still have 3G only.

[TopWargamer]

I really really wish the T-mobile/Sprint mergers didn't keep getting crushed.

Seriously! I would LOVE to see Sprint and T-Mobile merge, so long as the right CEO (John Legere) leads the newly merged company. With their combined networks, they would provide a new network about as good as, if not better than Verizon and AT&T's networks. 

[GzeroD]

Seriously! I would LOVE to see Sprint and T-Mobile merge, so long as the right CEO (John Legere) leads the newly merged company. With their combined networks, they would provide a new network about as good as, if not better than Verizon and AT&T's networks. 

They tried to merge last year and got shot down by for it being "anti competitive" and I think this year they submitted a proposal for a joint network that got shot down for bending FCC rules about managing bands.

[TopWargamer]

They tried to merge last year and got shot down by for it being "anti competitive" and I think this year they submitted a proposal for a joint network that got shot down for bending FCC rules about managing bands.

Ya, I know.

 

 

Darn you FCC!

[spartaman64]

If they cant afford it, then they should not advertise it either. Simple as that.

 

Yes, actual speeds if you use it when you dont use the internet. As soon as you try to use it when you actually want to be on the internet someone else will also want to watch cat gifs, meaning you dont get the advertised speed. (simplified this as much as i could, maybe you will get it now)

? but they advertise 4G LTE and they use 4G LTE. i dont see anything about speeds as it will vary from place to place. and people like me who get sprint know that sprint has the worst coverage and speeds so we know what we are getting into. and everybody throttles speed when the network is congested including verizon, t mobile, at&t etc. and no that does not break net neutrality rules because they throttle all content equally while when they only throttled video content thats breaking net neutrality 

[linuxfan66]

Which is why they don't advertise speeds. Just the connection. Also I havent been hammered for using 100GB+ in a month when I last moved before the FIOS got hooked up so I am mighty happy with the service overall.

Also who uses more 10mbit/s on a mobile in normal in practical terms.

Mobile apps aren't that data intensive as a rule of thumb...