Mine has a 6" display and I know it's rare... because people always comment on how big it is.
Many\most do HDMI out. About 14 people know about it. Maybe 4 actually do it with any level of regularity. Opt out if it's an issue for you. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen DeLong" <o...@delong.com> To: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> Cc: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 10:57:32 PM Subject: Re: Binge On! - get your umbrellas out, stuff's hitting the fan. You are assuming a 4” display. First, lots of phones these days (mine include) larger than 4” displays. Even more phones, again, mine included, have HDMI output. And you better believe I notice the difference on a 32” TV in a hotel room. Owen > On Jan 8, 2016, at 20:25 , Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > I'm not certain that most consumers notice or care. How many people can > notice 480p vs. 720p vs. 1080p on a 4" display? Now how many will notice the > buffering or larger bills? > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Constantine A. Murenin" <muren...@gmail.com> > To: "Valdis Kletnieks" <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> > Cc: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 10:07:06 PM > Subject: Re: Binge On! - get your umbrellas out, stuff's hitting the fan. > > On 7 January 2016 at 19:43, Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: >> So we went round and round back in November regarding Binge On! and whether >> it was net neutrality. So here's some closure to that... >> >> The EFF did some testing and discovered that what T-Mobile is actually doing >> doesn't match what they said it was... >> >> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/01/eff-confirms-t-mobiles-bingeon-optimization-just-throttling-applies >> >> >> Apparently, John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, doesn't know who the EFF is, >> or why they're giving him a hard time. >> >> "Part B of my answer is, who the fuck are you, anyway, EFF?" Legere said. >> "Why >> are you stirring up so much trouble, and who pays you?" >> >> http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/7/10733298/john-legere-binge-on-lie >> >> /me makes popcorn.... > > I don't know what people have been smoking, but I'd like to set the > record straight, once and for all. > > T-Mobile US said that ALL video will be affected from day 0! > > Here's my comment on > https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/3sbbm5/netflix_hbo_gonow_sling_tv_showtime_hulu_espn_and/cwx16ya > > > 2015-11-11: «Didn't T-Mobile say that all videos will automatically go > at 480p from that point on? If so, what's really the point of an extra > step, you know, of the service explicitly "applying" to participate?» > > I've taken the time to find the source material that must have made me > make such a comment, and, I FOUND IT! > > https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/media-kits/un-carrier-x.htm > >> Los Angeles, California — November 10, 2015 > ... > >> Powered by new technology built in to T-Mobile’s network, Binge On optimizes >> video for mobile screens, minimizing data consumption while still delivering >> DVD or better quality (e.g. 480p or better). That means more reliable >> streaming for services that stream free with Binge On, and for almost all >> other video, it means T-Mobile Simple Choice customers can watch up to three >> times more video from their data plan. And, as always, T-Mobile has put >> customers in total control with a switch to activate or deactivate Binge On >> for each line in their My T-Mobile account. Binge On is all about customer >> choice. > > Here it is again, the relevant bits: > >> for almost all other video, it means T-Mobile Simple Choice customers can >> watch up to three times more video from their data plan > > Those words have certainly been there since at least 2015-11-11! > > HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT! > > Just like the rest of the increases in ARPU and other metrics. > Unlimited 4G didn't just have the tethering bucket increased from 7GB > to 14GB, but the price went from 80$ to 95$, too. (And that doesn't > include the earlier increase from 70$ to 80$, either.) > > Oh, and, to answer EFF's question on why it's enabled by default: > > https://youtu.be/MHFUT1_QlB8?t=47s > >>>>> Since it's launched in November, we've learned customers were watching >>>>> 12% more video. > > It is not explicit that "12%" refers to a minute-based metric, but > that's most certainly what was meant. > > Now, compare this with the 66,6% savings by throttling all video to > 1.5Mbps, so that "customers can watch up to three times more video", > and the net effects of unlimited binge on become quite clear (and > quite counter-intuitive to a naive guess on the matter). > > That said, I have to say I'm disappointed with him going against his > own consumers this time around. The only truth from his > https://youtu.be/MHFUT1_QlB8 video is that, indeed, if the Dumb and > Dumber would have implemented this functionality first, the carriers > indeed would have found a way to charge extra for it! > > Cheers, > Constantine.SU. >
