The debate over whether or not Binge On violates Net Neutrality has been raging ever since the service was announced in November. The latest party to weigh in is Barbara van Schewick, law professor at Stanford University. In a new report published today — and filed to the FCC, as well — van Schewick says that Binge on “violates key net neutrality principles” and “is … [read full article]
UPDATE: The new T-Mobile app for Android can be found in the Play Store right here. I’ve also include some images of the new app that you can find at the bottom of this post. Along with the news that T-Mobile has added four more services to the free streaming portion of Binge On, Magenta has [read full article]
Today four more services are joining the free streaming portion of Binge On, and the additions include some big names. Customers can now stream Amazon Video, Fox News, Univision NOW, and WWE Network without using up their high-speed data. With this latest expansion, the total number of video services that stream free with Binge On totals 42. Here’s the full list: A&E Amazon Video Crackle CuriosityStream DirecTV Encore ESPN Fandor Fox … [read full article]
Binge On has been the target of a lot of criticism lately, with the likes of the EFF and YouTube voicing their complaints about the service. Things are a little different today, though, because a major company has voiced its support of T-Mobile’s video streaming program. During Netflix’s Q4 2015 earnings interview, CEO Reed Hastings was asked if Netflix plans … [read full article]
Consulting firm P3 Group today released a report on Binge On that is the result many weeks of observing the usage of 1,000 T-Mobile customers. These users installed an app from P3 that measured their smartphone usage, including data speeds. During its study, P3 Group found that with Binge On, the bandwidth allotted to video content — streamed or downloaded — was around 1.5Mbps, … [read full article]
Remember how the FCC requested a meeting with T-Mobile to discuss Binge On? Well the meeting has officially happened, and today the FCC talked a bit about it. FCC spokesperson Kim Hart has told Ars Technica that it had “productive discussions” with AT&T, Comcast, and T-Mobile regarding trends in the market. Hart wouldn’t offer any specifics about the individual meetings, but did say that the … [read full article]
UPDATE: It seems that these short codes are no longer working for most folks. I’ve reached out to T-Mobile and asked what’s going on with them, and I’ll be sure to update you when I hear back. UPDATE 2: A source says that these Binge On short codes were enabled briefly as part of a test, which would explain why they’re no longer working. Earlier this month, I detailed a … [read full article]
Last week, John Legere went on defense for Binge On, posting a video and hosting a Twitter Q&A following criticisms of the service. Now he’s rounding things out with an open letter that attempts to clarify the two biggest questions that many folks have regarding Binge On. In his letter, John Legere says that Binge On … [read full article]
Following yesterday’s Binge On Twitter Q&A, John Legere upset some folks with his response to an EFF question (“Who the **** are you anyway, EFF?”). The EFF urged its followers to let Legere know just who the EFF is, and now one of them has pulled itself out of the Binge On program. Slidefuse, the company behind streaming service 4Stream.tv, … [read full article]
As expected, John Legere took to Twitter this afternoon to answer some questions about Binge On. He ended up posting quick video responses to most of the questions that he answered, but some folks may not want to scroll through his Twitter feed and watch a bunch of videos, so I’ve included the questions and answers below. If you’d prefer to watch his answers yourself, you can find the … [read full article]
