When using cellular data on your 3G, 4G or 5G mobile phone, your mobile network operator can reduce your data speed for various reasons. Data throttling is a technique used in mobile networks to do precisely that. Mobile data throttling in 3G, 4G and 5G phones is when your mobile operator puts a temporary or …
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Depending on your mobile operator and your monthly tariff, you may have encountered the term data rollover. Data rollover is a feature that mobile service providers can offer on prepaid and postpaid mobile plans. Data rollover or mobile data rollover is a feature in your monthly mobile data plan that allows you to carry forward …
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Bandwidth, bit rate and latency are inter-related concepts in telecommunications that are important to understand. In mobile communications, especially 4G and 5G networks, these concepts can help you know how fast a particular technology is, compared to the other. Bandwidth is the available channel capacity for sending or receiving data, the bit rate is the …
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Messaging is an integral part of mobile communications, and there are multiple ways in which mobile networks can achieve it. For a customer, real-time messaging can be services like Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message Service (MMS) and online Instant Messages (IM). SMS or Short Message Service or text message is a text-only messaging service …
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In 2022, the distinction between fixed broadband and mobile broadband can be a bit blurry because both network technologies are capable of addressing the internet needs of customers. With the launch of 5G New Radio (NR) technology in 2019 in some parts of the world, mobile phones and routers can already achieve an average download …
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Data overage is a term commonly used in the context of pay-monthly or postpaid mobile phone plans. When data overage takes place, it can lead to additional charges for you on top of your existing pay-monthly subscription fee. Data overage is the additional data (e.g. 500 MB) you consume in any given month after having …
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When we use cellular services through our mobile phones in other countries or when we try to contact someone in other countries, then the roaming and international services become applicable. If you travel internationally or contact people abroad through your mobile phone, it is important to understand the concept of roaming and international calls, text …
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While we all use our cell phones daily for a range of different cellular services, paying additional charges is never a pleasant experience for any of us. Spend cap and data cap are tools that can help you control your mobile phone bill so that you don’t end up paying additional charges. A spend cap …
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