Re:T-Mobile's John Legere Goes Off the Deep End: 'Who the Fu...
by mikeash on Friday January 08, 2016 @10:34AM
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Yes, exactly. I didn't mean to say that all "free" things are a net neutrality problem, only that policies which affect different traffic differently are still problematic when they're free.
For example, if T-Mobile started charging $10/month to access Spotify on their network, that's an obvious net neutrality problem. What I'm saying is that if T-Mobile lets you access Spotify for free on their network, that is also a net neutrality problem, although many people see it as just a bonus.
Stuff where an entire plan is free is fine. It's when different traffic is treated differently that net neutrality comes in.
For example, if T-Mobile started charging $10/month to access Spotify on their network, that's an obvious net neutrality problem. What I'm saying is that if T-Mobile lets you access Spotify for free on their network, that is also a net neutrality problem, although many people see it as just a bonus.
Stuff where an entire plan is free is fine. It's when different traffic is treated differently that net neutrality comes in.