"That said, we don't restrict users from going to a Web site that lets them view videos. "
sounds like bandwidth isn't really the problem. why is AT&T lying?
Where do you get that?
The difference is Sling will detect the maximum reliable speed of the link. Then someone can sit and watch live TV for 6 hours at a time at maximum link speed. I can see why they don't want that allowed.
Youtube videos are already limited in quality, and it's far less likely that someone's going to gobble those up continuously. -- AT&T U-Hearse Your funeral. Delivered.
Ummmm they've been allowing it for YEARS. I've had my Slingplayer for Smartphones for more than three years. I use it almost every day in my lab at work.