John Legere offers “apology” to EFF while sticking to his Binge On guns

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

T-Mobile’s Binge On has been mired in controversy since the service was announced back in November: is the promise of free video data really worth a big downgrade in image quality? That was a tricky enough question on its own, but T-Mobile went and further complicated the issue by throttling the video connection of sites like YouTube that weren’t even signed up to be a part of Binge On in the first place. ...

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T-Mobile Binge On adds 14 services, CEO calls out critics

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After a lathering of criticism and data against T-Mobile’s zero-rated video data program, Binge On, CEO John Legere is now defending it by saying it is popular with customers and signed parties. This comes as the company is preparing to send ...

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FCC seems cool with T-Mobile Binge On, calls it innovative and competitive

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Earlier this month T-Mobile announced its latest Un-carrier hook, giving users access to streaming video that didn’t count against their data plan with its Binge On system. No sooner was Binge On announced, though, than it seemed like the service brought all manner of critics out of the woodwork. Beyond our own concerns over reduced video quality, and statements from other carriers about possible network congestion, ...

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FCC seems cool with T-Mobile Binge On, calls it innovative and competitive

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Earlier this month T-Mobile announced its latest Un-carrier hook, giving users access to streaming video that didn’t count against their data plan with its Binge On system. No sooner was Binge On announced, though, than it seemed like the service brought all manner of critics out of the woodwork. Beyond our own concerns over reduced video quality, and statements from other carriers about possible network congestion, ...

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Is T-Mobile’s Binge On offer really too slow to be good (for everyone)?

Posted on by Jules Wang

T-Mobile. The rebel in pink. The one that asks questions from everyone else first and then does things without asking itself first. At least, it seems, it doesn’t ask itself some important questions. For its tenth Un-carrier move, CEO John Legere decided to do a thing — a solid, supposedly — for its customers by ...

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T-Mobile Binge On offers streaming video that won’t hurt your data allowance (with a catch)

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Last summer, T-Mobile gave its users a new reason to turn to streaming for their mobile music needs as it announced Music Freedom as part of its Uncarrier 6.0 news. With Music Freedom, data consumed from major streaming music providers wasn’t counted against a user’s data cap, enabling them to stream high-quality music around the clock without penalty. A couple weeks back we heard that the latest Uncarrier announcement was on its way, and

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