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Wild Cobra
07-17-2015, 08:17 PM
I have been recently streaming Netfix on my new laptop (2 weeks old), through my T-Mobile service at work. I am really surprised that the quality is as good as it is. Full HD on the laptop, and never a glitch in the signal. The speed is fast enough, and the laptop (MSI Leopard) fast enough, that it streams far clearer than both my bluray players and smart TV. Only my PS3 and new tower (6 months old?) on my hardwired Comcast gives challenge to the quality.

MSI GP70 Leopard


Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz Processor
8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
1 TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen 1920 x 1080
NVIDIA Geforce GTX950M w/2GB
hater
07-18-2015, 10:19 AM
yeah I get pretty good speeds with TMobile too.

then again I was recently in Hong Kong and their cell speeds are fucking unreal :wow
hater
07-18-2015, 10:27 AM
I have been recently streaming Netfix on my new laptop (2 weeks old), through my T-Mobile service at work. I am really surprised that the quality is as good as it is. Full HD on the laptop, and never a glitch in the signal. The speed is fast enough, and the laptop (MSI Leopard) fast enough, that it streams far clearer than both my bluray players and smart TV. Only my PS3 and new tower (6 months old?) on my hardwired Comcast gives challenge to the quality.

MSI GP70 Leopard


Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz Processor
8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
1 TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen 1920 x 1080
NVIDIA Geforce GTX950M w/2GB

oh and u have t-mobile unlimited right? but if you are tethering to ur laptop, don't they have a 5GB limit??
Wild Cobra
07-18-2015, 11:00 AM
oh and u have t-mobile unlimited right? but if you are tethering to ur laptop, don't they have a 5GB limit??
I get a 5GB matching for my lines, and I can pay more for more data. 5GB is more than I need. I was just very surprised how good Netfix was through it.
DJR210
07-19-2015, 09:15 AM
oh and u have t-mobile unlimited right? but if you are tethering to ur laptop, don't they have a 5GB limit??

:lol this..

:lol 5 GB cap

:lol watch 2 HD shows and call it a month
hater
07-19-2015, 11:08 AM
:lol this..

:lol 5 GB cap

:lol watch 2 HD shows and call it a month

Yeah but its unlimited if not tethering. I haven't seen any othe cell companies offer this for lower price IMO
Drachen
07-19-2015, 02:18 PM
...and if you have a nexus, they don't have any say on your tethering
Strange Love
07-19-2015, 04:12 PM
Netflix seems to preload a big portion of what you're watching.

There have been a few occasions where I'm watching something on Netlix and I get signed off without realizing it but still able to see the whole shit.
ducks
07-21-2015, 03:03 PM
once you use a lot of your bandwidth with T-Mobile they kill your speed
Wild Cobra
07-21-2015, 03:29 PM
once you use a lot of your bandwidth with T-Mobile they kill your speed

No Shit Sherlock.

They even say so.
hater
07-23-2015, 03:52 PM
once you use a lot of your bandwidth with T-Mobile they kill your speed

Define a lot
Wild Cobra
07-23-2015, 04:05 PM
Define a lot
You have so many GB per billing period. Once that is used up, your speed is throttled down below the "up to" 40(?) MB/sec. Question should be, what is it throttled down to...

I did a speed test once on my T-Mobil to my computer, and had 34 MBPS. If I recall, I was told I would get as fast as 60 MBPS. Depends on the nearby tower load.

I should do it again, and before the end of my billing period, run it out and test again.

I think it's slowed down to EDGE speeds which would be 1.6 MBPS max.
hater
07-23-2015, 04:52 PM
No I meant using up a lot of data. How much? 10 20 50 gb/month?
Wild Cobra
07-23-2015, 07:09 PM
No I meant using up a lot of data. How much? 10 20 50 gb/month?
It depends on your plan.
in2deep
07-24-2015, 10:58 AM
It depends on your plan.

mine's unlimited
ducks
07-24-2015, 12:29 PM
You have so many GB per billing period. Once that is used up, your speed is throttled down below the "up to" 40(?) MB/sec. Question should be, what is it throttled down to...

I did a speed test once on my T-Mobil to my computer, and had 34 MBPS. If I recall, I was told I would get as fast as 60 MBPS. Depends on the nearby tower load.

I should do it again, and before the end of my billing period, run it out and test again.

I think it's slowed down to EDGE speeds which would be 1.6 MBPS max.
I know one person who uses it and once he uses it for 15 minutes heavy surfing they slow him down he thinks it is great so it does not use his bandwidth up
I think it sucks
hater
07-25-2015, 09:47 AM
I know one person who uses it and once he uses it for 15 minutes heavy surfing they slow him down he thinks it is great so it does not use his bandwidth up
I think it sucks

That shit don't happen to me tbh. I got unlimited also and speeds pretty stable
Heath Ledger
08-06-2015, 07:52 AM
you can but a hacked version of fiddler on your latptop to get unlimited tehtering can also use it with xbox one ps4 etc tunneling through your laptops ip. been using it for over two years.
fmedrano1977
08-14-2015, 10:34 AM
you can but a hacked version of fiddler on your latptop to get unlimited tehtering can also use it with xbox one ps4 etc tunneling through your laptops ip. been using it for over two years.

+1

Also I have used as much as 90GB in one month and never been throttled.