Verizon to begin throttling video on all plans

[Jaycemiskel]

What do you guys think about this new policy they have starting tomorrow to start throttling video? I think it's ridiculous and it makes me want to leave them.

Link below:
Verizon muddles its unlimited plan, will begin throttling all video https://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-throttling-video-720p-or-480p-its-customers

 

[radgatt]

I'm upset. Now a flagship phone with a 1440p display can only show video in quality that is half as what the phone is capable of doing on their network.

 

[Aquila]

I'm definitely not a fan.

 

[diesteldorf]

I have a Grandfathered Unlimited Plan that works out to be just over $60 after my employee discount. This was after the $20 increase for being out of contract.

Considering it is still cheaper than most plans, I will keep it, but I wonder if any other changes are in the works.

I am also curious if video will be reduced if the sim is in a phone or jetpack and functioning solely as a hotspot for other devices.

 

[recDNA]

This utterly sucks! It's the only reason I pay for unlimited plan! I have the grandfathered plan as well. Not fair at all. Like changing unlimited plan to 2 gb plan and I have received no notification from them. I'm pissed about this

 

[ScottsoNJ]

Phone makers keep making phones more powerful and faster and carriers keep slowing everything down. Unbelievable

 

[Mooncatt]

That sucks for sure, but I rarely watch anything above 480p anyway, and only rarely at 720p. I just don't see a noticeable increase in image quality on a phone screen at normal vowing distances. On a tablet or laptop, I can certainly understand having a higher resolution video.

 

[RHChan84]

VZW has done a lot of stupid things but this takes the cake.

 

[mobrules]

I gotta ask..... What's the point of keeping UDP anymore? Just being able to go over 22gb each month?

I still have mine but having a hard time justifying keeping it.

 

[thecaddyman]

not on Verizon and no plans to move to them and this really seals the deal.

 

[LGman072]

Not that I don't agree this sux, BUT, there is a logical reason why Verizon is doing this folks.
The simple truth is, their network simply can NOT handle everyone who has a Verizon unlimited data plan streaming HD video 24/7/365. Otherwise there would be no reason to do this and agitate so many unlimited data users

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Another play copied from T-Mobile.

Personally I don't care, I can't tell the difference in video quality on a little phone screen anyways. 480p looked fine on my S7 when I used T-Mobile, I don't hold it 3 inches from my face to PIXEL peep.

 

[Aquila]

Not that I don't agree this sux, BUT, there is a logical reason why Verizon is doing this folks.
The simple truth is, their network simply can NOT handle everyone who has a Verizon unlimited data plan streaming HD video 24/7/365. Otherwise there would be no reason to do this and agitate so many unlimited data users

You're right, but this is their mistake. So if they introduced throttling with a price decrease, that'd be one thing. Or if they did this only temporarily while they fix their network, that's another thing. This is something else entirely.

 

[Jazzamuffin]

Ugh Verizon!!!!

I'm beyond livid. When I first signed up for the unlimited plan I was told that the throttling would be at 22 GB per line. The Verizon rep even said don't worry you won't even notice.
Right.
My hubby and I have had awful service.
And now I find out they are coming out with a different plan for 10 dollars more where its 22 GB a line...turns out the one we were on was 22 GB per account! Wait...that's not what they told me!!!! I'm so thinking of switching. They can kiss my GB.

 

[devaa]

Re: Ugh Verizon!!!!

Why do you in usa or canada even buy phone at providers when the phones are so cheap there ? I mene here at my place the g6 costs 850$ at store... Thats why we buy them at providers but you really don't have to.. I mean when my friend told me how much iphone costs in usa i was like what the f*** here the iphone 7 costs in store like 1200$

 

[Jazzamuffin]

Has nothing to do with the phone. Its the plan

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Re: Ugh Verizon!!!!

Why do you in usa or canada even buy phone at providers when the phones are so cheap there ? I mene here at my place the g6 costs 850$ at store... Thats why we buy them at providers but you really don't have to.. I mean when my friend told me how much iphone costs in usa i was like what the f*** here the iphone 7 costs in store like 1200$

This really has nothing to do with where we buy the phone. You're going to be throttled regardless of where the phone was purchased.

Most of the crazy stuff that Verizon has done hasn't made me that mad, but this pisses me off. There's really no reason to have unlimited anymore that I can tell. They're not gonna let you use it the way you want anyway.

 

[Aquila]

Re: Ugh Verizon!!!!

So dumb. Yes, I get why they're doing it. Makes me hate it more.

 

[Ramon Castillo1]

Of course. This is from the company who said they didn't want heavy data users nor that their customers needed unlimited data, remember? Verizon did a clever marketing ploy releasing the "unlimited" with a data cap of 22GB. I saw this coming a mile away. They enticed customers, got them in a contract, and just like that they slowing took away the very thing they offer. It started slowing and then they constantly lied about people being throttled even though they didn't went over 22GB...oh we are just testing, no concern over here dear loyal customer. Yeah, okay. They will lose way more customers now, but like they say they don't want "those customers".

 

[benjamminh]

I'm not on unlimited, have rollover data every month, but this is clearly to shake people out of unlimited plans while getting a handle on their network traffic.