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It is a blatant violation of net neutrality, but somewhat paradoxically, actually benefits the consumer in my experience. Several friends of mine on T-Mobile ha
by MontyCarloHall 5y ago
It is a blatant violation of net neutrality, but somewhat paradoxically, actually benefits the consumer in my experience. Several friends of mine on T-Mobile have raved about how Netflix/Spotify/et al. don’t count towards their monthly data limit.
That said, iCloud private relay only applies to Safari, so T-Mobile blocking it probably doesn’t have much to do with their variable data caps.
- rhn_mk1 5y agoIt's not paradoxical at all, net neutrality also protects from bad effects kicking in long-term. Zero-rating is effectively the same as providing dumping prices compared to the competition. It may benefit the customer now, but leads to lock-in. See Facebook's internet.org.
- aeternum 5y agoT-Mobile is pretty up-front about the various video quality options with their plans, and also has ways to temporarily boost your video quality for a few dollars. For many people, a cheaper plan with slightly lower quality video is a great tradeoff.