YouTube has finally caved to the T-Mobile Binge On craze, and has decided to become one of the more than 50 video content providers to join the program.
While initially YouTube and T-Mobile went head-to-head over the implementation of the program, YouTube now appears to have had a change of heart and announced its partnership with T-Mobile in a blog post, Thursday. According to the post, the company initially refused to join T-Mobile’s unlimited video streaming plan because it was set as a default, making it rather difficult to opt out. In addition, YouTube noted that T-Mobile failed to address “how the program would be implemented for video services that were not included in the 'free streaming' portion of the Binge On program.”
This lead to a months-long battle between the two companies, and more than once T-Mobile CEO John Legere was found blowing up Twitter with video and tweets addressing the controversy. But despite the heated battle, T-Mobile did take YouTube’s concerns into account and has since begun to clarify how the program works, while making changes to produce a plan that suits both customers and partners like YouTube. Some of those changes include no longer modifying the quality of video outside the program and easier opt in or out options.
7/ @TMobile has been listening to customers and thanks to a little partnership, @YouTube is now a #BingeOn partner!https://t.co/VQVZoM86Jh
— John Legere (@JohnLegere) March 17, 2016
How To Opt-In or Out Of T-Mobile Binge On Program
If you are a T-Mobile subscriber and want the option to stream free video at 480p without it counting against your data cap, you simply need to activate it on your My.T-Mobile.com account . If you are enrolled in the program already but want to opt out, you can do so there as well.
The program includes over 50 streaming media services including popular video providers like Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Sling TV, Amazon Video and more. You can see the complete list here .
