Tor uses 3 middle nodes, so it's only 6 hops if you count the round trip. It's the latency that kills you, not sheer bandwidth - I can watch YouTube on Tor on

Tor uses 3 middle nodes, so it's only 6 hops if you count the round trip. It's the latency that kills you, not sheer bandwidth - I can watch YouTube on Tor on a good day when Google doesn't block my exit. More people should try Tor. It's easier than you think.