Remember the old days when unlimited data plans ruled the States and Apple
iPhone users could watch Netflix movies to their heart's content? Now carriers
like AT&T and Verizon have become so worried about clogging up their
pipelines that they are even thinking about ways to charge Netflix for the
bandwidth used by users of its app. Netflix has tried to make things easier for
its iOS using fans by adding a Wi-Fi only option in an update to the app.
It's almost as if there is no way out. Those still grandfathered with
unlimited data plans are throttled if they are among the top consumers of data
in a region, while others are on tiered data plans that limit how often video
streaming services like Netflix can be used. The aforementioned update allows
users of the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad to toggle the device's 3G/4G
connectivity on and off basically giving the user a chance to view Netflix only
through Wi-Fi. While that could save you a ton of data, the trade-off is that
you will have to find a Wi-Fi signal before you view a movie or T.V. show.
source: GIGaom via SlashGear
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