There were issues with YouTube videos streamed through BingeOn service on T-Mobile iPhones but this seems to be fixed by the companies. T Mobile Binge on list simply got a couple of new services along with YouTube.
What does it mean to ordinary subscribers? T Mobile Binge On Youtube and other services supported by this option allow users stream videos without having an impact on their speed-data monthly allowance. T-Mobile has the right to low the quality of video streams and this what the main reason why YouTube was unhappy with the service at first [when it wasn’t supported by Binge On].
The current T-Mobile Binge On list includes not only YouTube but also Red Bull TV, FilmOn.TV, Discovery GO. It also supports Google Play Movies. Fans of Baeble Music and KlowdTV would also be happy to discover that they can stream these videos without impacting monthly data allowance. Fans of Fox Business and ESNE should also smile as these two services are also on the list.
According to T-Mobile, it really works in partnership with Google and YouTube is official BingeOn partner. YouTube used to say that T-Mobile was downgrading its videos for all iPhone subscribers and now it agreed to become a part of BingeOn service and officially allows the carrier to optimize YouTube videos on mobile smartphones.
Still there are reports that some partners are allowed to ‘pot-out’ of optimizations made by BingeOn. Previously all videos streamed through this service were automatically optimized to 480p and YouTube didn’t like this. The company seemed to change its mind only once T Mobile agreed to allow providers exclude their videos from optimizations.
The iPhone carrier will add all the companies that don’t agree to optimize videos to a dedicated site.