Andre Yoskowitz
3 Feb 2011 18:20
Verizon Wireless has confirmed today that it will be "preventing users from downloading entire videos at once to help ease capacity burdens on the network," thanks to the launch of the iPhone.
Additionally, the carrier will "eliminate some colors and other data from videos that it deems to be not visible to the human eye. The loss of information from the input file may result in reduced color accuracy and sharpness."
Furthermore, the top 5 percent of downloaders in metro areas like San Francisco and Manhattan will have their speeds throttled, to avoid "jamming" the network.
The carrier says it will throttle speeds only at "specific high-traffic times of the day."
New customers, or anyone renewing as of today will be affected by the limitations, meaning all future iPhone users.