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For context, Netflix’s recommended bandwidth minimums are 5 Mbps for HD video and 25 Mbps for Ultra HD quality.

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In a post Monday on Reddit, a Netflix user in the Netherlands claimed they were seeing bit rates for 1080p HD movies range from 0.8 megabits per second to 1.5 Mbps, while Ultra HD 4K movies were at 7.5 Mbps. “Some titles are horrible… Meanwhile they keep charging normal rates.” We agree with John Legere: it’s time to set the record straight.Netflix’s bit-rate throttling is “quite obvious just by watching on my 65-inch OLED,” Anders Nygren, a Netflix customer in Sweden, told Variety. The fact is, T-Mobile isn't being honest with its customers. They would also zero-rate all videos they throttle, not just the videos of providers who have enrolled. And if Binge On was really about helping customers stretch their data, then T-Mobile wouldn’t have automatically enabled Binge On for customers with unlimited data. If T-Mobile wanted to give its customers more choice, it would have made Binge On opt-in, not opt-out. This isn't semantics-it's apples and oranges. In other words, T-Mobile just constrains the bandwidth, and it's up to video providers to make sure their videos stream smoothly. If the video provider's server has the capability to adapt the quality of the video, then the server can do that-but it is the video provider that is using "adaptive video technology," not T-Mobile. "Throttling" means that when a video stream hits T-Mobile's network, its bandwidth is capped.

T-Mobile seems to be arguing that downgrading video quality is not actually throttling, but we disagree.

Does Binge On zero-rate all video it throttles/"optimizes" (including non-enrolled providers)? If not, why not? #AskJohn.

Why not make Binge On opt-in, instead of opt-out? #AskJohn.

Why was Binge On enabled for unlimited customers who don't need to worry about "stretching their data?" #AskJohn.

How exactly does TMo's "adaptive video tech" work? Does it actually alter content of video streams in TMo's network? #AskJohn.

Will you ensure that Binge On doesn’t downgrade all my video? #AskJohn

The research found that Binge On throttles video.

It’s vital that T-Mobile understands that their technology choices affects the lives of millions, and those millions are willing to speak out. We’ve drafted a few questions, but it’s far better if you come up with your own questions, in your own words. That means concerned members of the digital public have an opportunity to discuss the issues directly with Mr. John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, is hosting a Q&A on Twitter today, starting at noon Pacific time, in an attempt to quell concerns. EFF uncovered these facts and more through testing earlier this week, and our research ignited a backlash across T-Mobile’s Netflix-loving community. And they claimed to be using “video optimization technology throughout network” even though their network doesn’t actually alter video content in any way. In other words, they decided to throttle all video-not just zero-rated video. Without asking, they made it the default for all of their customers. Unfortunately, T-Mobile botched the roll out.

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Giving customers a choice about how to use their data so that they can stream more video without hitting their data cap is a wonderful idea. T-Mobile's Binge On service could have been great. At Noon Today, Demand Real Answers from John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile