OT: Just what does C-Spire consider "streaming"

[Rutherford B Hays]

Two questions:
One - I just switched to C-Spire from ATT. The C-Spire guy told me anything played over the phone would be "streaming" and charged for after Jan 1 (1st 30 minutes free). This included Net Flicks, TV, Pandora, You-Tube, and radio like Tune-in or Public Radio. My wife, already with C-Spire, was told that it only applied to TV and Net Flicks.

What I am interested in is Pandora, Tune-in and Public Radio played over my phone. Does C-Spire call this streaming?

Two- If the answer above is yes, then since my wife was on an old plan and simply changed to i-phone but no other changes, would the new streaming charges then apply to her when they never did apply before?

MeThinks this streaming issue will not go over well with the C-Spire customer base.

 

[dawgstudent]

Streaming typically occurs when you watch video or listen to music via
the internet or an app. You do not stream data if the video or music is
already stored on your device. Most, but not all, Android Apps are not
counted as streaming unless the app downloads and plays a video file or
audio file. For example, viewing a video on YouTube, Netflix, Facebook
or ESPN is streaming. Listening to Pandora and game broadcasting also
counts as streaming.

If you had the unlimited plan before - you are grandfathered in so your wife is fine. Only new plans have the "streaming" add-on.

 

[slickdawg]

For me, that would be me streaming away from cspire and heading back to AT&T/Verizon/Sprint.