T-Mobile later had a good time making fun of Verizon when data showed that the Verizon wireless network was lagging slightly beneath the weight of these unlimited data users.
While Verizon breathlessly rejected the claim, the fact the carrier has chosen to throttle all video and ban 4K streaming speaks for itself.
Useless to say, T-Mobile CEO John Legere took this week’s report by Verizon as an occasion to make fun of big red further.
“If this isn’t an indication that Verizon’s network is crumbling from offering unlimited, I don’t know what is!” the CEO said on Twitter. “Verizon just limited EVERYTHING about its “unlimited” plan…your network needs help! Just admit it already!” Tweeted by the CEO.
“You can add as several unlimited plans as you want,” resumed the CEO in an additional Tweet, “but they’re always gonna suck because your network is always gonna be clogged!”
Of course, some users were quick to aim out that it was T-Mobile that started this whole “pay more to avoid throttling” thing and fought real net neutrality protections for consumers.
“Verizon’s moves are pretty bad, but do we need to mention you who started the “DVD quality” thing?” criticized one user.
Sprint doubled down on the plan and began at one point pricing users additional money if they needed to avoid video, music, and games being throttled. Both the modern and past FCC turned a blind discrimination to both this practice, and the practice of zero rating exempting an ISP’s own content from regulation caps while punishing competitors.
“We’re taking this to ensure all consumers have a great service on our network because there is no visible difference in quality on a smartphone or tablet when video is displayed at higher resolutions than 720p on smartphones and 1080p on tablets,”
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