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T-Mobile Unveils Doubled Data Plans, Free Video Streaming at Un-Carrier X Event
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:03 pm
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere today hosted an Un-Carrier X event, where he announced T-Mobile's latest offering, free video streaming. Going forward, T-Mobile customers who watch streaming video will not have the video data count towards their monthly data usage.
That means services like YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu will no longer eat up data, making T-Mobile's data plans go further. T-Mobile's lowest-priced plan costs $50 per month and includes just 2GB of data, but T-Mobile is now the only company that excludes video streaming data from data usage. T-Mobile also allows for free streaming music, a perk introduced at an earlier event.
With the new Binge-On free video streaming service, there are 24 current partners, and the program is open to any video streaming product that wants to participate. Binge-On uses a proprietary data compression algorithm to stream 480p "DVD quality" video that uses a smaller amount of data to a T-Mobile device. For those who don't want to use the compression service, it can be toggled off. Binge-On is available to customers with a 3GB plan or higher.
Binge-On partners at launch include Netflix, HBO Now, HBO Go, Hulu, WatchESPN, Showtime, Starz Play, Encore Play, Vevo, MLB.tv, NBC Sports, Movieplex Play, Vessel, Sling TV, Sling Box, T-Mobile TV, Go90, DirecTV, Univision Sports, Crackle, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Go, Vudu, and Ustream.
T-Mobile has also doubled the amount of data available to its Simple Choice customers. Rather than offering data in 1GB, 3GB, and 5GB increments, T-Mobile is now offering 2GB, 6GB, 10GB, and unlimited plans.
Customer plans are being doubled at no cost and a new Family Match promotion doubles the amount of data available to each family member. A family of four can now get 6GB of data each for a total of $120 per month using Family Match. Family Match includes a free fourth line for all customers as part of a limited time promotion.
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Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:09 pm to Street Hawk
Wut? So I am assuming video streaming will be an additional service?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:21 pm to Street Hawk
If this includes WATCHESPN I am switching carriers 
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:22 pm to Street Hawk
I hope they unseat ATT and Verizon. It's already awesome that they do the music.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:23 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
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If this includes WATCHESPN I am switching carriers
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Binge-On partners at launch include Netflix, HBO Now, HBO Go, Hulu, WatchESPN, Showtime, Starz Play, Encore Play, Vevo, MLB.tv, NBC Sports, Movieplex Play, Vessel, Sling TV, Sling Box, T-Mobile TV, Go90, DirecTV, Univision Sports, Crackle, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Go, Vudu, and Ustream.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:27 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:28 pm to AUCE05
From listening to the announcement I think it works like this. It's not an additional services. It will be open to anyone(i.e. content providers). They will have to do some technical things with T-mobile so they can tell it's video. Just video and not its content(yes porn could be available as J Legre said in the Q&A afterwards) is what it looks for. It will then stream at 'dvd quality or better' (i.e. 480p) unlimited and not count against your high speed data. You can turn this service on and off but they said didn't say how.
It looks like it's available to pretty much all their plans with exception of I 'think' the lowest prepay plans.
It looks like it's available to pretty much all their plans with exception of I 'think' the lowest prepay plans.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 3:34 pm to chris44gwlsu
LTE router/signal booster is in the mail.
too bad it uses comcast to power the LTE
i'm still fricked by comcast 300GB data cap until/unless i can get tmo LTE at my house.
this would have relieved about 95% of the pressure on my comcast cap so i wouldn't keep going over it.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 4:42 pm to Street Hawk
Holy hell! I just came to see what people thought about Verizon because I've had T-Mobile for 1 month (Unlimited data) with my wife and we're paying $220. I was sick of their coverage in my workplace; however, with this news, I can DEFINITELY deal with it! I'm going in tomorrow to downgrade my plan from unlimited to something small (5-6GB).
This means that data will be used via Facebook, Instagram, Google Maps, etc. Not bad!
This means that data will be used via Facebook, Instagram, Google Maps, etc. Not bad!
Posted on 11/10/15 at 5:01 pm to SnoopALoop
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Google Maps
i think waze/google maps should be included. far more important for people than music services
Posted on 11/10/15 at 5:46 pm to CAD703X
Waze and map apps use a fraction of the data that music streaming does
Posted on 11/10/15 at 5:50 pm to Street Hawk
The Verge doesn't like the announcement. They believe this is bad for net neutrality:
T-Mobile is writing the manual on how to frick up the internet
T-Mobile is writing the manual on how to frick up the internet
Posted on 11/10/15 at 5:57 pm to CAD703X
I have already sort of cut the cord. I don't have any special set up yet because I still have cox analog running to my condo.
I'm not 100% sure, but It seems as if it doesn't count against your hotspot data either. I may seriously consider cutting Internet now. I get 20 gb of LTE on my phone and there's no way I will use that between all my devices if music and video is being streamed for free. I can live with DVD quality and the 3 mb or so download speeds that I average at home. That will always be for one device. If my daughter wants to do something, she still will have 10 gb and unlimited streaming on her phone.
I'm not 100% sure, but It seems as if it doesn't count against your hotspot data either. I may seriously consider cutting Internet now. I get 20 gb of LTE on my phone and there's no way I will use that between all my devices if music and video is being streamed for free. I can live with DVD quality and the 3 mb or so download speeds that I average at home. That will always be for one device. If my daughter wants to do something, she still will have 10 gb and unlimited streaming on her phone.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:02 pm to Street Hawk
Yep and I'm enjoying every delicious cheap second of it. Enjoy your $300 Verizon bill
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:19 pm to Street Hawk
Just left a t-mobile location to change my current plan. I'll be saving $40+ per month. Only thing is you can't actually change your current plan until the 14th when it becomes effective. Thanks for this thread, OP. Their workers were thrown off that I even knew about this.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:07 pm to Street Hawk
This, along with their new coverage map, is actually a game changer.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 9:27 am to castorinho
I have T-Mobile and I like it but that map is full of crap.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 11:04 am to Franktowntiger7
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I have T-Mobile and I like it but that map is full of crap.
How so? I'm considering a change, and they show 4G LTE coverage in my area and I live out in the country.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 11:32 am to Franktowntiger7
How old is your phone? I know that will play a part in new technology just the same with Sprint... If you don't have a new spark phone, your pretty much in the dark...
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:38 pm to Street Hawk
Did i read that correctly? 480p streaming
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