The problem is that Binge On is not just &#x27;choosing what bitrate is good for you&#x27; but is also throttling all video data, including direct downloads.<p>&gt; The EFF post found that T-Mobile isn’t actually “optimizing” any video traffic for Binge On users, it’s merely throttling it. Not all video players on all websites have the capability to down-res a video from, for example, 1080p to 480p. That means some videos on some websites using some players must be watched at their original resolution (due to T-Mobile’s guidelines, these will inherently not be Binge On services). Even though this hypothetical 1080p video would count against both a Binge On customer’s data cap and a non Binge On customer’s data cap, one without Binge On will stream the 1080p video at a speed as fast as the network can go; one with Binge On will stream it at 1.5 Mbps, a speed that makes it arguably un-streamable.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;motherboard.vice.com&#x2F;read&#x2F;t-mobiles-binge-on-indiscriminately-throttles-all-video-content" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;motherboard.vice.com&#x2F;read&#x2F;t-mobiles-binge-on-indiscri...</a><p>I&#x27;ve been a fan of John Legere&#x27;s antics and efforts to push for innovation in the US carrier industry. However this sort of attack on the EFF and blatant lying&#x2F;misinformation about throttling is a shyster move.