Marketplace Tech Report for Monday, February 27, 2012

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New research shows that experiences on mobile networks can differ depending on whether you're on an unlimited or tiered plan. In the study, customers on the unlimited plans were getting throttled; their data was moving slower than customers using the same amount of data on tiered plans. Why is the network slow for some customers and not others? Also, another edition of According to a Recent Study.

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Are you getting throttled into paying more for your wireless coverage?

A new study suggests unlimited data customers are getting squeezed.
Posted In: wireless, Verizon, AT&T, throttling, videogames

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