Andre Yoskowitz
8 Dec 2011 15:52
Months after warning users, AT&T has now begun throttling data speeds for heavy users.
If you are, according to AT&T, in the top 5 percent of all users, you are likely to see your speeds reduced into the end of the billing cycle.
The new rule affects only users with unlimited plans, as everyone else is already on a tiered plan.
Without giving an exact figure, AT&T says top 5 percent users normally consumer "12 times as much traffic as the average customer." I take that to mean over 10GB, but it is unclear what figures AT&T uses. It is estimated Apple users consumer 800MB per month.
AT&T was recently rated dead last for carriers in the annual Consumer Reports satisfaction survey.