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It’s no secret that America loves to binge-watch: We have no qualms about spending hours with a tub of popcorn and Netflix and Hulu, all of which can be streamed on a T-Mobile device without eating into monthly data allotments.
The feature, known as Binge On, is quite popular, according to T-Mobile, which announced today that its customers are watching more than twice the amount of video than they did before November, when Binge On launched. Specifically, users have streamed 34 petabytes of free video, which equal 34 million GB (or more than 109 million episodes of Game of Thrones).
Binge On is free for T-Mobile Simple Choice customers. The main drawback is that it delivers DVD-quality (480p) streams, though customers can turn it off and return to higher-quality video. It also applies to content from HBO, Sling TV, ESPN, Showtime, Starz, and any other video service that wants to take part. Amazon Video, Fox News, Univision NOW, and WWE Network are among recent sign-ups.
“[Binge On] has literally changed the way millions of people are watching video—they’re watching more,” CEO John Legere said in a statement. “And most importantly, they’re watching without worrying about bigger bills or surprise overages.”
Not everyone agrees: Earlier this month, the Electronic Frontier Foundation accused T-Mobile of violating net neutrality by throttling all HTML5 video. Legere got a little saucy with the EFF on T-Mobile, an outburst for which he later apologized.
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Another group, meanwhile, also has issues with T-Mobile. A coalition of labor unions, dubbed Change to Win, has requested(Opens in a new window) that the Federal Communications Commission launch an investigation into three “deceptive and unfair” T-Mobile practices: false “no contract” advertising, misleading early termination fees (ETF) advertising/unfair payment practices, and fraudulent enrollment.
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