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T-Mobile-YouTube incorrectly throttles 1080p high bandwidth videos on youtube.com in the web browser for ALL T-Mobile customers
tidbits - not trying to be mean but you are stating inaccurate information.
I have the Simply Prepaid 10GB 4G LTE plan -- here is the actual pdf from T-Mobile's website that states everything about it:
With Data Maximizer OFF the plan gives FULL 4G LTE speeds on both the cell phone and the tethered/hotspot computer as long as you stay under 10GB a month and gives you 1080p video.
I have already tested and verified I get the FULL speeds on both cell phone and tethered desktop -- I can download from Google Drive near 100 mbps and Ookla speedtest shows off peak over 100 mbps download and around 35 mbps upload. No complaints with the speed - I get fantastic 4G LTE speeds - amazing speeds.
I can watch 1080p video too on Vimeo, Vudu, etc.
This is specifically a high bandwidth videos on youtube.com inside the web browser (Google Chrome or Samsung Browsers) issue on both cell phone or tethered computer for the Philadelphia area and certain other areas in the country according to posters on reddit. Some get this issue, some don't. I don't even know if it has to do with the plan because some people on a plan get it and some don't! The funny thing is the YouTube app on the cell phone works perfectly fine for everyone including me and plays 1080p no problem. That's crazy! - on the same cell phone youtube.com can't play high bandwidth videos but the YouTube app can! This doesn't even happen when I put my AT&T sim card in my phone for the web browser so we can probably rule out the "YouTube is forcing you to use the app" conspiracy theory.
This is a net neutrality violation which I would imagine would be hard for T-Mobile or YouTube to even identify or fix because only certain people are affected. T-Mobile needs to stop with the optimizations because it leaves room for errrors....
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