topic Re: Is 4G data throttled? in Mobile Data

Is 4G data throttled?

wmj — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:13:55 GMT

When I connect to EE 4G+ Data I hit ~80Mb/s downstream but then within maybe 30 seconds or so it drops to ~30Mb/s and evenings/weekends it drops even further into single digits making it virtually useless.
My signal strength in both devices varies between -83db to -79db so pretty decent.
I have an EE contract 'our best speeds' SIM.
There are no reported problems in my area.
I'm trying to use this in my Galaxy S23 Ultra and my TP-Link MR500 and see very similar results from both. Is this throttling or could there be something else wrong?

Re: Is 4G data throttled?

Northerner — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:41:58 GMT

Hi @wmj

EE don't provide any guaranteed speed on their mobile network as it is down to the local mast, traffic etc and therefore can be variable.

Thanks

Re: Is 4G data throttled?

wmj — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:09:14 GMT

Should there not be at least a min speed level aim or some kind of SLA though? I wouldn't have thought EE were that hard-up for capacity that their 4G+ service disintrigates to single fugures and becomes unusable if you try to e.g., stream a 4k movie one evening on Netflix?

Re: Is 4G data throttled?

XRaySpeX — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:12:24 GMT

You won't get SLAs on consumer products.

Re: Is 4G data throttled?

wmj — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:21:18 GMT

Well, just kind of strange this happens evenings and weekends. Like a switch is thrown during those times to stop anything other than calls and basic web browsing. | wonder if NSA is any different? Can't quite get that here, Seen the blistering speeds out and about but never tested it to any long degree,