T-Mobile isn’t commenting on the report.
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On the flipside, it would seem counter intuitive to any carrier to make video streaming on the most popular apps unlimited, considering streaming on the go must generate a generous amount revenue, but T-Mobile has been known to do things at the detriment to its bottom line. But if freelance journalist and fairly reputable leaker Evan Blass is right, the un-carrier may have at least one more big trick up its sleeve.
That’s a huge deal but not entirely unprecedented for T-Mobile. One hour of standard definition streaming on Netflix would use 1 GB-or 3 GB if you’re streaming in high definition.
If that happens, T-Mobile users will essentially be able to stream as much music and video as they want on cellular data without having to worry about running out of data. That “data-strong” network will certainly come in handy if T-Mobile customers are allowed to stream Netflix all day without effect. Net neutrality critics call this practice “zero rating”, and argue that by letting the biggest, most popular services be exempt from usage caps, you’ve immediately put less popular services, independents, and non-profits at a notable disadvantage.
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If the latter tweet proves true, that would set unlimited video streaming apart from the Music Freedom program, which now only lets customers stream from about 30 sources including Spotify, Apple Music, Google Music and all major streaming services.
