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I'm on TMobile in part because I got a free Netflix and MLB.tv. Is that an example?
by criddell 3y ago
I'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....
- snarfy 3y agoBut they do. Typically the bundled video services like Netflix or Apple don't count against your bandwidth usage.
- criddell 3y agoTMobile gives me free Netflix, but I use it on my television which uses my home internet. So even if they zero-rated that service, in my case it's irrelevant. Plus I think I have an unlimited* plan, so zero-rating something doesn't have much impact.