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I can't really see the value proposition here. Most use a VPN to add a layer of anonymity (hidden IP) and to circumvent geo blocking. All this does is hide un
by the_duke 7y ago
I can't really see the value proposition here.
Most use a VPN to add a layer of anonymity (hidden IP) and to circumvent geo blocking.
All this does is hide unencrypted traffic from the local network and maybe give a moderate speedup, but one that will probably be restricted to non-Cloudflare properties. For other properties, especially high-traffic ones with their own fancy routing logic, this will probably be more detrimental than helpful.
Admittedly a lot of people also just use VPNs because of the countless ads telling them that the Web is terribly insecure without one. I don't see this being much of a success without big ad spending.
Might work out just fine for CF, but I will pass.
- nlh 7y agoI'm in the (likely) target demographic for this (and just signed up for the paid version). I don't care about true anonymity or geo-blocking - what I care about is that Verizon/Comcast both do HEAVY traffic shaping to suit them, not me. I.e. I'm promised "720p" video quality on Netflix when streaming over LTE and yet, for some strange reason that goly gee I can't quite understand (/s) it's never very good and always slow, even with full signal. I'd rather just encrypt all my traffic and let Cloudflare make the routing decisions - that alone is worth an extra $5/month.
- rsync 7y agoI don't understand how "Warp" would help you in the long run - wouldn't we expect Verizon et. al to treat cloudflare endpoints as "suspect" or "throttle-worthy" ? TOR endpoints are discriminated against by many endpoints and providers - why not Warp endpoints ?
- DenseComet 7y agoLikely because Warp endpoints are the same as cloudflare endpoints, which also includes a large portion of the web.