As stated by "sandblaster" an employee of AT&T stated but it is quite possible you are not being throttled and just experiencing a congested network." Why does AT&T have to lie about their service we all know that the company is just trying to make more money when they already have a lot. How about we open a few peoples eyes for a moment. "For years, the key rationale given by broadband providers for implementing data caps was that it was the only way they could deal with "congestion." Of course, for years, independent researchers showed that this was bogus, and there was no data crunch coming. If you actually caught atechnologist from a broadband provider, rather than a business person or lobbyist, they'd quietly admit that there was no congestion problem, and that basic upgrades and network maintenance could easily deal with the growth in usage. But, of course, that took away the broadband providers' chief reason for crying about how they "need" data caps. The reality, of course, is that data caps are all about increasing revenue for broadband providers -- in a market that is alreadyquite profitable. But if they can hide behind the claims that they need to do this to deal with congestion, they can justify it to regulators and (they hope) the public." By Mike Masnick.
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