Archived T-Mobile CEO Angry With People Who 'Steal' From Carrier's 'Unlimited' Data Plans (tomshardware.com)
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Archived T-Mobile CEO Angry With People Who 'Steal' From Carrier's 'Unlimited' Data Plans (tomshardware.com)
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[–] Drenki ago
I wouldn't say I'm misinformed so much as I know enough to understand why the current system is bad and wrong. I used to work for an ISP, but non-mobile, as well and was involved in reviewing the contracts when necessary. (I also have peers who have worked for smaller, private cell service ISPs)
With more people using their phones for voice and video calls, it's they're becoming less and less eyeball networks. If I am using my phone to stream to Twitch or YouTube, I'm definitely having an impact on the net flow.
I absolutely get how mobile spectrum is limited and what a huge pain in the ass it is to try to cover the ENTIRE United States. It's just a big damn mess because of how population density varies.
I side with the camp that says internet is more like a common carrier utility - I mean, that's how it started out. If the US had standardized its networking technologies and devices were able to hop from one network to another, we'd have great coverage by now.