T-Mobile named ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ by Speedtest app maker Ookla
The past week has been a good one for T-Mobile, including solid Q2 2015 numbers, a J.D. Power Wireless Customer Case award, and [read full article]
T-Mobile agrees to be more transparent on customer network speeds
Yesterday, the FCC published a press release stating that T-Mobile has agreed to improve its communications with customers regarding network connection speeds. T-Mo has agreed to take steps to make sure that customers running speed tests on the network receive accurate information, even when the customer is subject to reductions after hitting their personal data limit. The carrier will send texts to customers … [read full article]
T-Mobile confirms speed-test apps exempt from data allowances
Fairly recently we were tipped that T-Mobile would begin excluding Ookla’s SpeedTest app from users’ monthly data allowances. The idea is that once users with data caps in place on their accounts exceeded their allowance, that the SpeedTest will still show the true network performance. On the one hand, … [read full article]
OOKLA Speedtest App being removed from throttling?
Not everyone on T-Mobile is subscribed to one of its unlimited high-speed data plans. Some are on the lower plans which restrict data speeds once you hit your allocated allowance. Today, we’ve learned that T-Mobile is removing OOKLA’s Speedtest app from network throttling. What that means is that those who have hit their cap, and are being throttled, they’ll be able to use the Speedtest app … [read full article]