VZW what a rip off! On 8/23/17, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > 9to5Mac - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 4:29 AM > Verizon permanently throttling video on all unlimited plans, as low as 480p > on iPhones > > We noted last month that Verizon was throttling Netflix and YouTube usage > for 'unlimited' plan users even before they hit the 22GB level at which the > company says it may reduce bandwidth - and it has now been revealed that > this was just stage one. > Verizon is now starting to throttle all video on its 'unlimited' plans, > with > bandwidth limited to as little as 480p when watching on a smartphone . > > As The Verge reports, Verizon is splitting out its so-called unlimited plan > into three versions. > . Go Unlimited: $75/month. Video capped to 480p on smartphones, 720p > on tablets. > . Beyond Unlimited: $85/month. Video capped to 720p on smartphones, > 1080p on tablets. > . Business Unlimited: Price varies. Video capped to 480p on > smartphones, 720p on tablets. > Not only this, but unlike the previous plan which allowed the carrier to > reduce your data speeds after 22GB in one month, small-print in the basic > Go > Unlimited plan lets Verizon do so any time there is network congestion - > aka > the company not providing enough bandwidth to meet customer needs. The > company does say than anyone unhappy with performance on this plan can > upgrade to Beyond. > Existing customers can keep their current plan, and you'll also get 15GB of > full-speed LTE hotspot usage (up from 10GB) - but that still won't protect > you from video throttling. > This is what's likely going to enrage Verizon customers most. No matter > what > plan you're on - whether it's the old, grandfathered unlimited data plan or > a tiered plan or the new unlimited plan - Verizon is taking a tighter grip > over video streaming. "Moving forward, HD video on all legacy plans will > also match Beyond Unlimited's HD quality." > So you'll soon be limited to a maximum video quality of 720p streaming on > phones and 1080p if you've got a tablet on your plan. > The company claims that nobody can tell the difference between 720p and > higher on a phone and 1080p and better on a tablet, claims which are > clearly > ridiculous on an iPhone and iPad. > Customers were able to circumvent the previous Netflix- and > YouTube-specific > throttling by using a compatible VPN, but it's unclear whether this will > help if the company is limiting the bandwidth of all video. The new limits > kick in tomorrow for new customers, and 'soon' for existing ones, so it > seems we won't have to wait long before we find out. > > Original Article at: > https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/22/verizon-unlimited-video-throttling/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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