Mobile data tethering throttling

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grasshoper

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#249047 22-Apr-2019 15:11

I'm on one of the old red plus super mobile plans which gives me 40gb data per month, with no mention in my contract about throttling for tethering/hotspot.

Yet in Taupo this week when I tether my phone to my laptop the internet becomes completely unusable. I am also unable to download torrents on my mobile. Attempted to download a unix ISO via android BitTorrent app for a home lab machine and it simply wont download.

Is anyone aware of 4g throttling occurring on Vodafone? If Vodafone are breaking my on account contract I would expect to be able to break the remaining 12 month contract without being penalised.

chevrolux

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#2222228 22-Apr-2019 16:03

I would take a guess and say the Taupo cell sites are getting smashed being a long weekend - everyone is there on holiday right?

As for torrents, I would assume there is some policy in the Vodafone terms that say they can 'manage traffic' or something if they choose to. But I would actually say the issue with torrents would be the firewalling on mobile networks rather than any traffic management.

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#2222229 22-Apr-2019 16:11

@grasshoper It's the long weekend and holiday areas cells will be getting smashed and Taupo is always one of those areas

So no way it's throttling cause you are tethering your handset

sbiddle

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#2222230 22-Apr-2019 16:28

Taupo gets totally smashed every holiday, to the point where phones are virtually unusable.

coffeebaron

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#2222274 22-Apr-2019 16:58

Don't worry, 5G will fix this lol

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