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OK, so I get 48 on fast.com and decided to use the link to compare on speedtest.net. There I get 101 down, 112 up. So while 48 seems very fast to me (I get 19
by smhenderson 10y ago
OK, so I get 48 on fast.com and decided to use the link to compare on speedtest.net. There I get 101 down, 112 up.
So while 48 seems very fast to me (I get 19 at work) it's a lot less than 101. Is Verizon throttling the connection or is NetFlix not giving me more the ~50? At what point is the cap on NetFlix's side and not the client connection?
- ljf 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11723035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11723035
- bluedino 10y agoThat's the whole point of the test - there is something between your provider and NetFlix that is limiting the connection
- smhenderson 10y agoOK, I get that. My point is at what point is a connection fast enough that NF won't serve you any faster? I get 101 download on speedtest but I've never downloaded an ISO file and had it download any faster than 5-6. The service on the other end has a say in how fast my downloads are. So my question is there some theoretical cap on the NF side that says anything over (arbitrary-number> is fast enough so clients are capped at that. I'm on FIOS so I would not be surprised at all that VZ throttles the connection but on the other hand why cap it at ~50 and not at 5 or whatever? At 50 my connection is fast enough for me to watch full HD so it's not as if there turning me into a frustrated customer who decides cutting the cable is more hassle than it's worth...
- bluedino 10y agoIt'll do more than 50 - http://i.imgur.com/14v10xr.png http://i.imgur.com/14v10xr.png