I got a new iPhone 13 a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised that my carrier (Verizon) had 5G. Love it. I also have a built-in hotspot on my phone that shares the 5G speed (354 Mbps) with connected devices - like an iPad (confirmed with Connection Speed test). My plan states "Unlimited Data".

Questions:

1. Despite "Unlimited Data", will Verizon throttle me down once I reach a certain data threshold?
2. If throttling is the case, will using a VPN app prevent Verizon from throttling my data usage?

Seems too easy. Must be a catch...

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Posted by Dam Guide

Member since Sep 2005

15534 posts

Posted on 4/28/23 at 10:17 am to tigerpawl

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If throttling is the case, will using a VPN app prevent Verizon from throttling my data usage?

lol no, VPN hides who you are from what you are looking at aka the website or streaming service, not how your device accesses the internet aka ISP. You use your ISP to access the VPN, data usage is still data usage.

This post was edited on 4/28/23 at 10:18 am

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Posted by Joe

North Jersey

Member since Jan 2005

6326 posts

Posted on 4/30/23 at 8:12 am to tigerpawl

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Despite "Unlimited Data", will Verizon throttle me down once I reach a certain data threshold

Yes and No.

It depends on your plan. You won’t get throttled all the time once you reach a certain point, but depending on your plan you have a “deprioritization” limit. Once you hit that amount, if you are in an area where the towers are congested, you move to the end of the priority list and will see much slower speeds. Once you are in an area that isn’t congested, it will be to back up.

Certain plans have true unlimited with no deprioritization if that is important to you.

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