{"id":22550,"date":"2026-04-13T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtrip.com\/?p=22550"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:06:01","slug":"throttling-is-a-technique-used-to-limit-the-rate-at-which-a-device-or-system-can-operate-in-the-context-of-travel-it-might-refer-to-data-throttling-mobile-carriers-often-throttle-your-int","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turtrip.com\/en\/que-es-throttling-viaje\/","title":{"rendered":"What is throttling and why does your internet slow down when you travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You\u2019re traveling, you still have data left\u2026 but everything starts slowing down.<\/p>\n

Google Maps<\/strong><\/a> takes ages to load.
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And you think: \u00abDon\u2019t I still have data left?<\/strong>\u00bb<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not imagining it. It\u2019s called throttling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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What is throttling<\/b>?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The throttling<\/strong> happens when your carrier deliberately slows down your internet connection, even though you still have data left.<\/p>\n

You stay connected, but everything takes much longer.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what that means:<\/p>\n