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> During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization.

> Video streaming resolution depends on available speeds. For best performance, leave video streaming applications at their default resolution setting

Food for thought in their terms.

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On their mobile offering, if you have a data plan that features unlimited streaming/high speed data (that is, a plan with an option to not count streaming applications in your data allowance), they will stream the content of these partner services at lower quality than you would normally be capable of. I expect a similar story here.

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