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Help Boost Mobile throttle folder?

jim1450

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Sep 9, 2012
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I have an F7 rooted on Boost Mobile, got a text message saying in May they will now throttle down to 2g.
I use a lot of data & was ok with the throttle to 3G but 2G is worthless, I've seen threads for other Boost phones saying they have a throttle folder where the data usage is stored but can't find the folder on my phone.

Anyone have any ideas?
 
I have an F7 rooted on Boost Mobile, got a text message saying in May they will now throttle down to 2g.
I use a lot of data & was ok with the throttle to 3G but 2G is worthless, I've seen threads for other Boost phones saying they have a throttle folder where the data usage is stored but can't find the folder on my phone.

Anyone have any ideas?
i read this in the forum http://androidforums.com/zte-warp-n860/684733-i-have-officially-been-throttled.html
Re: I have officially been throttled! i uae root explorer

1-make sure u have ur data disabled or in airplane mode

2-go to root explorer

3-change r/o to r/w(at the top of the screen.

4-Navigate to Data/System

5-Inside Data/System you will find a folder named "Throttle"

6-Long press Throttle folder and select permessions

7-Change permissions to Owner: read and execute only, everything else should be unchecked.

8-when ur done with that press ok and go back to the Throttle folder

9-there should be two files in it(sumtimes only 1,and thats ok too)

10-delete the files from the throttle folder you are in

11-Back out of Data/System to the first menu you were in when you started root explorer

12-change r/w back to r/o

13-exit root explorer and reboot

14-once your phone is up and running,turn your data back on,then your good to go.

you should notice a increase on a speed test. if there is no change you can go back in throttle folder,if those 2 files are back then you prolly missed a step,just go and do the process over again.

i was only getting an average of .26mbps on speed test after i got the text from boost

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after the throttle fix im back to my average of about 1.50mbps.not super good speeds,but where i live it good for me cuz the max for me is about 2mbps. A HELL OF ALOT BETTER THEN .26MBPS.
Like i have said a couple times already in this thread..MY CHICKS INCOGNITO GETS BETTER SPEEDS THEN THAT! And thats just SAD AND A DAMN SHAME..
Hope this helps everyone.

heres a screen shot of the THROTTLE folder and the startup directory in root explorer.(NOTICE THE R/O AT THE TOP)(needs change to R/W when you first begin) Just encase there are people new to Android. And especially if your new to the whole Throttle thing.

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i download some files 400 mb and speed test and data dont count
Data Usage
Data Usage: 2326.01 MB
Data Threshold: 2560.0 MB
Throttled: No
i read this in the forum http://androidforums.com/zte-warp-n860/684733-i-have-officially-been-throttled.html
Re: I have officially been throttled! i uae root explorer

1-make sure u have ur data disabled or in airplane mode

2-go to root explorer

3-change r/o to r/w(at the top of the screen.

4-Navigate to Data/System

5-Inside Data/System you will find a folder named "Throttle"

6-Long press Throttle folder and select permessions

7-Change permissions to Owner: read and execute only, everything else should be unchecked.

8-when ur done with that press ok and go back to the Throttle folder

9-there should be two files in it(sumtimes only 1,and thats ok too)

10-delete the files from the throttle folder you are in

11-Back out of Data/System to the first menu you were in when you started root explorer

12-change r/w back to r/o

13-exit root explorer and reboot

14-once your phone is up and running,turn your data back on,then your good to go.

you should notice a increase on a speed test. if there is no change you can go back in throttle folder,if those 2 files are back then you prolly missed a step,just go and do the process over again.

i was only getting an average of .26mbps on speed test after i got the text from boost

zyzeqame.jpg


after the throttle fix im back to my average of about 1.50mbps.not super good speeds,but where i live it good for me cuz the max for me is about 2mbps. A HELL OF ALOT BETTER THEN .26MBPS.
Like i have said a couple times already in this thread..MY CHICKS INCOGNITO GETS BETTER SPEEDS THEN THAT! And thats just SAD AND A DAMN SHAME..
Hope this helps everyone.

heres a screen shot of the THROTTLE folder and the startup directory in root explorer.(NOTICE THE R/O AT THE TOP)(needs change to R/W when you first begin) Just encase there are people new to Android. And especially if your new to the whole Throttle thing.

ary7ubuj.jpg


mudebyra.jpg
 
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Found the folder & files, thanks!
For some reason since I've switched from my HTC Evo to the LG F7 I haven't been throttled yet. I almost always before but I was thinking because the LTE network is really new in my area its isn't completely operational & eventually expect it to happen.
Also when I view my data usage on the website its a fraction of what my phone says I've used, I have no idea why though.
 
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So it seems they will throttle to the previous speed but are calling it 2G instead of 3G.
When I had my EVO Design I got throttled almost every month & only had 3G but luckily there is good LTE coverage where I'm at.
Do you think they will eventually be able to throttle us?
 
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I got throttled for the first time since the LTE was available in my area which I started using in December.
Every month I went over a lot & never got throttled but when I did before it would be like 256K & usually showed a bit faster.
Today with a full 4G signal on speed test . net app it shows .17Mbps
 
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