On the confusion side, AT&T's Stream Saver feature — which
throttles video resolution — is turned on by default, and you'll need to switch it off to enjoy that HD streaming.
Not exact matches
Mobile hotspot speeds were to be
throttled to 128kbps unless customers paid more, and online
video resolution reduced to 480p unless customers paid extra to unlock high - definition
video.
Most phones on Verizon's unlimited plans will see
video throttled to 720p
resolution (as low as 480p), and tablets and devices tethered to mobile hot spots won't be able to stream higher than 1080p.
The only real limits for this plan are that
video streams are sometimes cut down to 480p
resolution, and that if you use more than 50 GB of data in a single monthly billing cycle, your speeds may be
throttled.
Sprint used to
throttle video down to 480p
resolution, but it changed its tune once Verizon offered an unlimited plan last year.
All the major carriers
throttle streaming
video speeds beyond a certain point or limit the
resolution you can stream
video at to 720p or sometimes 480p.