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I'm not sure why everyone is freaking out about this. Remember when you got so many minutes of talk time a month? Now we get unlimited talk. Remember when you h

I'm not sure why everyone is freaking out about this. Remember when you got so many minutes of talk time a month? Now we get unlimited talk. Remember when you had to pay for texts? Now we all get unlimited texts. Remember when streaming music ate your data limit? Now we all get unlimited music streaming. Not sure what the issue is.

jmgrosen 12y ago
If it were unlimited music streaming, that'd be pretty much fine. However, it's not -- it's free music stream for a particular six services.
- jack-r-abbit 12y ago
  Well... I count 7. But anyway... from their FAQ: Q: Will you add more streaming providers over time? A: Absolutely! And we want to hear from you! Who do you think we should add next? Vote at #MusicFreedom and be heard! Q: Can any streaming services ask to become part of Music Freedom? A: Yes. Any lawful and licensed streaming music service can work with us for inclusion in this offer, which is designed to benefit all of our Simple Choice customers. Click here, send us an email and we’ll get back to you to begin the process.
- jlebar 12y ago
  > If it were unlimited music streaming, that'd be pretty much fine. To be fair, it's unclear how you'd actually implement this. Would you suggest a special bit on the TCP packet saying "this is for music streaming" (cf RFC 3514)? Or, more seriously, would T-Mobile have some form where anybody could enter a Bro filter to identify traffic coming from "their" "music streaming" service? Setting aside the fact that writing and running an arbitrary number of arbitrarily-complex DPI filters is hard, how would T-Mobile filter out people abusing the system ("my music streaming service also lets you stream one of ten songs, or you can torrent; the traffic is designed to be indistinguishable") without appearing to be biased towards big incumbents?
  - Touche 12y ago
    You don't implement it, as it is unethical.

jmgrosen 12y ago

If it were unlimited music streaming, that'd be pretty much fine. However, it's not -- it's free music stream for a particular six services.

jack-r-abbit 12y ago
Well... I count 7. But anyway... from their FAQ: Q: Will you add more streaming providers over time? A: Absolutely! And we want to hear from you! Who do you think we should add next? Vote at #MusicFreedom and be heard! Q: Can any streaming services ask to become part of Music Freedom? A: Yes. Any lawful and licensed streaming music service can work with us for inclusion in this offer, which is designed to benefit all of our Simple Choice customers. Click here, send us an email and we’ll get back to you to begin the process.
jlebar 12y ago
> If it were unlimited music streaming, that'd be pretty much fine. To be fair, it's unclear how you'd actually implement this. Would you suggest a special bit on the TCP packet saying "this is for music streaming" (cf RFC 3514)? Or, more seriously, would T-Mobile have some form where anybody could enter a Bro filter to identify traffic coming from "their" "music streaming" service? Setting aside the fact that writing and running an arbitrary number of arbitrarily-complex DPI filters is hard, how would T-Mobile filter out people abusing the system ("my music streaming service also lets you stream one of ten songs, or you can torrent; the traffic is designed to be indistinguishable") without appearing to be biased towards big incumbents?
- Touche 12y ago
  You don't implement it, as it is unethical.