And...there goes net neutrality. So far T-Mobiles anti-NN deals have been in favor of the user, so people have turned a blind eye to the practices. This one is far more grey in terms of benefiting users
how can they restrict HD video? Like if you open the YouTube app and try to change the stream to 1080p it won't let you? or what?
The 5gig/2g tethering and 26gig cap, makes this "unlimited" deal feel very limited.
I believe Youtube doesnt present the option as part of their partnership.
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this plan is for people who use lots of data. Your AT&T plan is 6 GB between 2 lines for $100 (3 GB/person). Sounds like you don't use that much data. T-Mobile's would be $160 and unlimited (or up to 26 GB per line).
so 3GB/person on AT&T or 26GB/person on TMobile.
Are there ways to root your phone and get around the tethering restrictions?
Seems restricted and definitely not unlimited.Lol. GTFO T-Mobile.
The carrier also offers 2GB, 6GB, and 10GB of 4G LTE for $50, $65, and $80 respectively. It appears these plans will be retired September 6 for new customers.
... Here in Ireland I pay 15€/mo for 30GB of 4G data (tethering allowed) ...
There's no "26gig cap" with T-Mobile. It's just the deprioritization amount that doesn't affect most people.
This is the first time I've ever seen a plan from T-Mobile where I didn't feel like I should immediately switch away from AT&T... limiting my video quality and my tether speed seems like pretty big asterisks to me.
Starting this weekend, I'll be paying $60 per month for 6 GB of data and $20 per line... so $100 for 6 GB of data shared between two lines.
This new T-Mobile plan would cost me $70 for the data + first number, plus $50 for my second line, so $120 for "unlimited" data where my video and tethering is crippled. For an extra $40, I could un-cripple those.
I'm sorry, but what the hell T-Mobile? What's with all these add-on fees? That's a very carrier behavior - what happened to being the un-carrier?
US carriers operate on very small margins. It may be surprising to some, but Apple makes money hand over fist compared to pretty much all teclos.This is the part that I have never understood... Is it merely greed on the part of the US Carriers, or is there some rationale that is even marginally reasonable that would justify the massive price differences?
All video goes through their servers and they compress it. Previously they just called this "binge on". They may continue with that monicker. Idk.how can they restrict HD video? Like if you open the YouTube app and try to change the stream to 1080p it won't let you? or what?
Give their compressed video a try. Yo might be surprised how little it even effects you. I stream a ton during gym cardio when in stuck inside and, granted in not glued to the screen, it really doesn't bother me. I'm on a 6s plus.I'm gonna leave AT&T for this. I don't need HD video away from wi-fi.
Why can't companies offer simple plans like good, better, best and have one price for each?
Well that is still a potential problem for me especially with the tethering restriction. As I said in my original comment, I am for anything that pushes us to competition with the cable devils. If I were to use this plan from tmob, I could not tether my computer and ATV because of the tether cap. If they remove that cap, I still run the risk of getting deprioritized at any point after hitting the 26gig mark. Today, on my cable ISP I routinely exceed 100gig each month and at time get to 175gig. I work from home some days and watch movies. My wife is the same, plush she likes to stream. So for my use case, this is not there yet.
All video goes through their servers and they compress it. Previously they just called this "binge on". They may continue with that monicker. Idk.
Hello! Net Neutrality, anyone?! HD Video is …. Extra?! WTF?
It’s truly sad we cannot just buy a service without stipulations and fine print that most people won’t understand.
Oh. That's not howntbwas explained to me. Wouldn't this then allow a rather easy workaround, potentially? With jailbreak of course.As far as I know, they don't do anything to the data but limit its bitrate. You can see this by enabling Binge On and going to fast.com. It'll be 1.5Mbps. Turn Binge On off and the speed will skyrocket to whatever is available in your area.