Netflix admits to Throttling Speeds for some of its Mobile Users Database
Netflix admits to Throttling Speeds for some of its Mobile Users Database.
Netflix have reported to admit in throttling video speeds for customers on AT&T and Verizon.
Netflix has stepped forward to take the blame for the degraded video quality. The global provider of streaming movies and TV series in a statement it had been throttling speeds on wireless carriers Verizon and AT&T to prevent from exceeding mobile data cap.
If you use Netflix on a mobile device, your mobile data would've exceeded without prior notice unless you use the app when on your home or work Wi-Fi networks. Last week, T-Mobile's CEO accused Verizon and AT&T of throttling its customers' Netflix streaming in reducing the streaming quality.
T-Mobile after all has added Netflix to "Binge On" service which allows streaming as much as possible on 480p. "Did you know that when you watch Netflix on T-Mobile you get it at 480p? And the duopoly is actually delivering your Netflix content at 360p.
I'll bet you didn't know that. Go check; it's true," said T-Mobile CEO said in a video from last week. Verizon and AT&T have denied any such wrongdoing.
A Verizon representative claimed that T-mobile's CEO's words were foolish and even AT&T mocked T-Mobile claiming that their customers on 4G could reach much higher resolutions than T-Mobile's restricted limit.
Netflix has been a long-time supporter of Net neutrality meaning broadband providers couldn't really slow down services or applications used by their customers. That also indicated that any such ISPs couldn't force companies for example Netflix to pay additional fees to increase delivery speeds of content for oneself. This didn't go well with AT&T which is the second largest carrier in the United States.
"We're outraged to learn that Netflix is apparently throttling video for their AT&T customers without their knowledge or consent," a AT&T representative said. Meanwhile, Verizon are yet to respond to an immediate request.
