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YouTube Claims T-Mobile Is Throttling Video Traffic

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erikpkp

Dec 23, 2015, 11:11 AM

There's a Difference

Throttling is reducing the speed of which data is transferred. Binge on and the data optimization and reduction of the video quality to 480p (which btw 480/720/1080 all look the same on a 4"-5" screen) does not infringe on speed.
A difference does exist between SD and HD video on a 5 inch screen. Especially if the screen is an HD screen.

And its a type of throttle since its slowing the allowed speed down to an SD stream instead of an HD stream. It changes the visual quality...
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Net neutrality dictates that you don't screw with the content of the data - period. If an end user agrees to a reduced resolution in order to get unlimited data at that resolution, that's one thing. But that doesn't entitle T-mobile to reduce the reso...
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