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Did you upgrade your cell phone plan so you could have 1080p video on YouTube? That's an example of non-neutral net
by malfist 3y ago
Did you upgrade your cell phone plan so you could have 1080p video on YouTube?
That's an example of non-neutral net
- pyuser583 3y agoNo, I did not. My cell data plan has never preferred one bit over the other.
- malfist 3y agoLucky you, you must not be on Verizon, AT&T or TMobile
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIf you are in the US, there is always a ranking of bits on a mobile network. Perhaps not by your plan specifically, but by the network operator. https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/tn4733/qci_level_explained_2022_march_lower_qci_is_better/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/tn4733/qci_leve... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QoS_Class_Identifier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QoS_Class_Identifier
- mmanfrin 3y agoEvery major plan I've seen has traffic shaping or throttling for streaming, even Google Fi itself for Youtube, their own property.
- Longlius 3y agoThat's because Google doesn't own the Google Fi infrastructure. They use T-Mobile's.
- criddell 3y agoI'm on TMobile in part because I got a free Netflix and MLB.tv. Is that an example?
- ericmay 3y agoYea that's probably an example - those companies get preferential treatment on the network w.r.t traffic and so competitors have a harder time entering the market.
- criddell 3y agoBut if they simply give you a free subscription without any kind traffic shenanigans, it's not a net neutrality issue?
- ericmay 3y agoProbably not unless there is something I'm not considering
- zamalek 3y ago> without any kind traffic shenanigans, it's not a net neutrality issue? Yep. But they do rate-limit people: https://www.t-mobile.com/support/plans-features/activate-hd-video-streaming https://www.t-mobile.com/support/plans-features/activate-hd-... If you're on the top plan then you haven't experienced it. The irony is that T-Mobile was one of the ISPs throwing support behind net-neutrality, and now they are one of the most aggressive net discriminators.
- l33t7332273 3y agoI don’t think bundling other paid services counts. It’s only if the ISP treats the traffic to/from those paid services differently that you run afoul of net neutrality.
- plussed_reader 3y agoThe term you're dancing around is zero-rating, and it is viewed unfavorably. https://dig.watch/topics/network-neutrality#:~:text=Zero%2Drating%20is%20similarly%20frowned,the%20principle%20of%20net%20neutrality https://dig.watch/topics/network-neutrality#:~:text=Zero%2Dr....
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- talent_deprived 3y agoDid you ever want to fly first class versus coach?