Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is doing throttling

Re:Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is do... by kakarot on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:01AM (#18013395)

Then we shouldn't have done things like spend millions pushing 4G only to bait and switch with 4G LTE once everyone had upgraded. We shouldn't claim certain capabilities that simply aren't there. The worst thing you can do for a bad product is good marketing, and that's exactly what these ISPs are doing.

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Re:Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is do... by DougBTX on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:22AM (#18013463)

Personally I’ve had a great experience with 4G LTE, but it is going to depend on lots of factors, including the ISP.

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Re:Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is do... by sbr464 on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:42AM (#18013534)

Curious, regarding monthly download caps, has anyone found a solution to using a 4G LTE connection for frequent Netflix consumption? It currently burns through too many gigs to be a cable internet replacement. I was looking for a solution for doing longer term domestic (US) travel.

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Re:Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is do... by kakarot on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @07:59PM (#18020460)

Seconding T-mobile. Pretty much every major media provider is zero-rated and they welcome suggestions for new additions, so it's actually pretty fair as far as zero-rating goes. Just about the only thing you're out of luck on is if you A) use a VPN or B) stream from a private server.

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Re:Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is do... by berbec on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:24AM (#18015038)

Some providers, T-Mobile I know, offer to bypass the data cap for certain services. The drop the quality to 480p, but that's not a huge deal on my 5" screen.

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