---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20170826011011.GA7387@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:10:11 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Hands-on with the Note 8, Android Oreo, and Verizon by Andrew Marino This week on The Verge, Dieter was able to get his hands on the new Galaxy Note 8. So on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go over the first impressions of Samsung's latest product and what the pricing will mean for future smartphones. Next up, Loren Grush returns to the show to talk about the second episode of Space Craft, as well as her experience seeing the eclipse this week in Nashville. https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/25/16162318/vergecast-podcast-271-galaxy-note-8-android-oreo-verizon-unlimited -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170826011727.GA7627@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:17:27 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon's New Unlimited Plans Are All Worse Than Before by Andrew E. Freedman Verizon released an easy-to-undersand unlimited data plan earlier this year, but get ready to be confused. The carrier has chopped its plans into three pieces tiers with differing prices. But the really bad part? Verizon customers can't watch 1080p video on their shiny new phones anymore. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/verizon-new-unlimited-plans-480p,news-25698.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170826012156.GA7788@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:21:56 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon's always-on throttling is an affront to customers and net neutrality Anyone who uses Verizon is now going to have a worse experience streaming video. By Nathan Ingraham Well, it was nice while it lasted. Today Verizon (the biggest carrier in the US) announced it was doing away with its simple and fair unlimited wireless-data plan and complicating things by instead offering three plans. Two of those cost more, and all three come with compromise. Customers who pick the cheapest plan can have their data speeds throttled at any time. Video won't stream above 480p, and tethering data is limited to the ludicrously slow speed of 600Kbps. Meanwhile, opting for the more expensive plan limits you to 720p video on phones and 1080p video on tablets, and you'll only be throttled if the network is congested and you've used more than 22GB of data in one billing cycle. (The third plan is aimed at business customers.) https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/22/verizon-video-throttling-net-neutrality-unfair-to-customers/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 26 Aug 2017