Joe, a user who is travelling for business, reports that his mobile phone was getting approximately 35 Mbps for the first few days of his trip, but now it is only getting around 500 Kbps. Joe uses the device as a GPS to visit customers and as a hotspot to check work email and watch movies online. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of Joe's slow data speeds?
A) Joe's data transmission is over the limit
B) The phone needs to be rebooted from overuse
C) The use of GPS interferes with data speeds
D) There is unintended Bluetooth pairing

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Joe's data transmission is likely over the limit, leading to throttling by the service provider, which reduces data speeds after a certain usage threshold is reached.

Joe, a User Who Is Travelling for Business, Reports That