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Then how is fast.com effective at all? It was created to show that ISPs were throttling Netflix, but if Netflix has boxes at peering points, this seems moot.
by JustSomeNobody 8y ago
Then how is fast.com effective at all? It was created to show that ISPs were throttling Netflix, but if Netflix has boxes at peering points, this seems moot.
- deno 8y agoThey peer with Netflix for free then demand extra money to actually keep peering for free at proper capacity. They want money for connecting an extra cable to their router. It’s a protection racket pure and simple.
- reitanqild 8y agoI'd guess it indicates capacity if you try to watch something that isn't cached?
- diab0lic 8y agoThe speed test is running on said boxes at the peering points. It tests how fast your connection is to the open connect appliance. https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/building-fast-com-4857fe0f8adb https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/building-fast-com-4857fe...
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoAhh... ok, thanks. That makes a lot of sense.