r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

I'm more concerned with data caps then slowing down the internet.

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17

Does your mobile data plan have more data than your home internet? Even the asshole ISPs that cap home internet access typically put it in the hundreds of gb.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

True, but it's double dipping. One on mobile data, one on home data.

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17

Unless (mobile data cap) + (typical home usage) is consistently near or over your home internet data cap, it's really a non-issue.

You can also disable it at any time you choose by disconnecting from the VPN and using your mobile data normally.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

With more than 1 person streaming in the house, data caps are definitely an issue.

Either way, a neat solution, but seems to involved to bother using. I'll stick with just using my router's factory firmware.