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T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by recursive »

joezydeco wrote: post #12
rhino369 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Virtually nobody is going to care about throttling you can turn off yourself. They probably shouldn't have defaulted it on, but 1080p video over LTE is a shitty use of network resources. I'm more pissed off they were advertising free video streaming yet it's only on the more expensive data plan. I burnt through my data allotment at the airport in a single afternoon because I believed the advertising.

...but 1080p video over LTE is a shitty use of network resources... Agreed, but if you spend any time in the dens of the cordcutters, this was a key part of their plan. Not saying it was a smart plan, just their plan and why they're so upset now. I totally don't blame TMO for doing what they did to preserve tower time from the hogs, but their execution was pretty lousy.

I thought cordcutters meant you didn't subscribe to cable TV.

Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by abrowne »

ethagnawl wrote: post #10
yoleg wrote: post #8

For those not wanting to call them, just log in to your T-Mobile account, click on Profile, go to Media settings and turn off Binge On (should be the first item). I'm just wondering why they would turn it on for me even though I'm on their unlimited data plan??

> For those not wanting to call them, just log in to your T-Mobile account, click on Profile, go to Media settings and turn off Binge On (should be the first item). FWIW, it was under the "Phone controls" heading for me. I have the Unlimited Data & Int Text plan, which is always a special snowflake when it comes to these things.

I looked it up to turn it off last week, and they listed slightly different instructions for computer vs. phone.

Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by joezydeco »

recursive wrote: post #21
joezydeco wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...but 1080p video over LTE is a shitty use of network resources... Agreed, but if you spend any time in the dens of the cordcutters, this was a key part of their plan. Not saying it was a smart plan, just their plan and why they're so upset now. I totally don't blame TMO for doing what they did to preserve tower time from the hogs, but their execution was pretty lousy.

I thought cordcutters meant you didn't subscribe to cable TV.

You're subscribing to pay television, just delivering it over another mode of transport.

Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by r00fus »

5ilv3r wrote: post #16
r00fus wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amusingly, this doesn't prioritize. It simply throttles all video streams to Arguably by selectively only "optimizing" their opted-in providers wouldn't they be in a position where they're making some streams "faster" (not to mention free) and open to action by the FCC?

I build robots with video streaming and use my phone to view the streams. I do not want my carrier messing with that. At all. It's mine. No touchy.

Fine, then opt-out of BingeOn. Just the same as before. Of course that means no free video streaming from a number of other sites (480p max).

Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by dTal »

5ilv3r wrote: post #16
r00fus wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amusingly, this doesn't prioritize. It simply throttles all video streams to Arguably by selectively only "optimizing" their opted-in providers wouldn't they be in a position where they're making some streams "faster" (not to mention free) and open to action by the FCC?

I build robots with video streaming and use my phone to view the streams. I do not want my carrier messing with that. At all. It's mine. No touchy.

You could always encrypt!

Re: T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does

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Post by bisby »

freehunter wrote: post #11
bisby wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had been keeping T-Mobile because I wanted a GSM carrier in the US that wasn't AT&T. I get pretty terrible coverage in my semi-rural area, but I liked their policies. Now I'm less sure what to think.

What phone do you have? If it's a new phone that support band 12 (700 mhz), your semi-rural area may have perfect LTE coverage now. My grandparents just got a new phone and they have data coverage for the first time ever, but I'm on an iPhone 6 that doesn't support band 12, so I don't get data when I'm there.

I'm actually permanently roaming on Iowa Wireless but keeping my T-Mobile account from when I lived elsewhere. I do have LTE right now at work, but visiting the in-laws 15 miles away quickly turns it into a 2g or 0 signal scenario.
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