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Netflix launches its own speed test website, Fast.com

Layer03Layer03 Member, Host Rep
edited May 2016 in General

Tought i share this,

http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/netflix-launches-its-own-speed-test-website-fast-com/

http://www.fast.com

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  • doghouchdoghouch Member

    It doesn't even test upload speed. Crappy and inaccurate; I will stick to downloading test files and averaging the speed.

  • SilvengaSilvenga Member

    doghouch said: It doesn't even test upload speed. Crappy and inaccurate; I will stick to downloading test files and averaging the speed.

    .

    What is Fast.com measuring?

    Fast.com estimates your current download speed. You will generally be able to get this speed from leading internet services, which use globally distributed servers.

    Why does Fast.com only report on download speed?

    Download speed is most relevant for people who are consuming content on the Internet, and we want fast.com to be very simple and fast.

    Why does Fast.com not report on ping, latency, jitter and other things?

    Fast.com is a simple-to-use way for consumers to estimate what speed their ISP is providing. It is not a network engineer's analysis and diagnostic suite.

  • GCatGCat Member
    edited May 2016

    @Layer03 said:
    Tought i share this,

    http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/18/netflix-launches-its-own-speed-test-website-fast-com/

    http://www.fast.com

    Same server:

    fast.com - 200 mbps

    speedtest.net - 450 mbps

    Home system:

    fast.com - 37 mbps

    speedtest.net - 52 mbps

  • MrObviousMrObvious Member

    I have 100Mbps, speedtest.net verifies.

    Fast.com says I have 11.

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  • KrisKris Member

    I have 178 Mbps, Fast.com says I have 180.

    I want a refund.

    /s

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  • doghouchdoghouch Member

    Well, @Silvenga? All I said was that it was inaccurate.

  • alimosavialimosavi Member

    Very good domain name .

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  • impossiblystupidimpossiblystupid Member

    I assume this is a sly way to call out ISPs who are eager to throttle Netflix traffic. I get ~29Mbps from home for both fast.com and speedtest.net. My ISP bills it as a 25Mbps connection. My ISP is awesome.

    speed test results

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  • pbgbenpbgben Member, Host Rep
    edited May 2016


    Hmm - DC2 Online.net to HostTelecoms vs Netflix

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  • ATHKATHK Member

    We have 100/40 at work and all I can pull on avg is 85 - 95..

  • tommytommy Member

    REFUND!!!

    test using iperf 25-30 Mbps to various location. They forgot to add beta™

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  • shovenoseshovenose Member, Host Rep

    speedtest.net said 169 fast.com said 170. pretty good!

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @doghouch said:
    It doesn't even test upload speed. Crappy and inaccurate; I will stick to downloading test files and averaging the speed.

    I'm pretty sure this is not to compete with speedtest but rather for people to see if their ISP is rate limiting/congested on their uplinks with Netflix. Netflix only cares about how fast users can download from them at, not how fast they can ping back every so often.

    Francisco

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  • hzrhzr Member

    ^ pretty much - the test download file are served over HTTPS from the netflix cdn, so unthrottling this would also unthrottle video chunks, presumably

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  • CFarenceCFarence Member
    edited May 2016

    Tested it twice each time it's 30Mbps right on the dot, but when using speedtest it 83/89 like it is usually. Makes be wonder if there is something at play here, but I don't see why they would. I pay for 75/75, but I'm happy with getting more. Its usually around that speed, have tested during different times and across different servers. Switch to verizon from comcast, will never go back :).


    edit:
    Looked in the console and it turns out they use IPv6. I use a tunnel from hurricane electric to get IPv6 access.

    That's more like it

  • TheLinuxBugTheLinuxBug Member
    edited May 2016

    I think your looking at this backwards, all the speed test really does is confirm your available throughput to Netflix's servers. What it confirms, is if there is any type of throttling on your ISP to Netflix, it won't per say prove the maximum speed of your line to all locations.

    So if you get lower than your max throughput you could assume connecting to the closest Netflix CDN would provide you around the maximum through-put the test shows. I would assume they would suggest you bitch at your provider if you are being throttled or seeing congestion.

    What @Francisco said, didn't see his reply when I posted ;p

    my 2 cents.

    Cheers!

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  • noamannoaman Member

    @TheLinuxBug said:
    I think your looking at this backwards, all the speed test really does is confirm your available throughput to Netflix's servers. What it confirms, is if there is any type of throttling on your ISP to Netflix, it won't per say prove the maximum speed of your line to all locations.

    So if you get lower than your max throughput you could assume connecting to the closest Netflix CDN would provide you around the maximum through-put the test shows. I would assume they would suggest you bitch at your provider if you are being throttled or seeing congestion.

    What @Francisco said, didn't see his reply when I posted ;p

    my 2 cents.

    Cheers!

    +1...

    It tests via this request(similar requests and more ...will be different for yours)

    https://ipv4_1-cxl0-c073.1.ams001.ix.nflxvideo.net/speedtest/range/0-26214400?c=pk&n=45595&v=3&e=1463648305&t=Zd4ztFm9FMWkrpOvJ2mx9KLEWpI

    It will just tell you what speed you could expect for watching videos....

    Not for testing ISP speed

    But ISP till Netflix server

  • fitvpnfitvpn Member

    Netflix tried to open business in Russia but sucks :)

  • AndreiGhesiAndreiGhesi Member

    Why tf will you use that domain for a download test speed.

    Better sell that domain to porn hub so they can create something like this: test how fast can you fap

  • KrisKris Member

    Measures to a handful of Netflix servers. Like @impossiblystupid said it's to call out providers who throttle or have crappy peering

    AndreiGhesi said: Why tf will you use that domain for a download test speed.

    Likely to make customer support easier and to save time for Netflix customer service reps, something like the below I guess would make a 10+ minute chat a lot faster:

      Caller: Your Netflix is terrible, It looks shit!
  CSR: Please check your connectivity speed at Fast.com
  Caller: 1 Mbps
  CSR: Please call your ISP, you don't have enough bandwidth to stream HD from our servers. We can't 
do anything to increase your ISP's speed.
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  • doghouchdoghouch Member

    @Francisco said:

    @doghouch said:
    It doesn't even test upload speed. Crappy and inaccurate; I will stick to downloading test files and averaging the speed.

    I'm pretty sure this is not to compete with speedtest but rather for people to see if their ISP is rate limiting/congested on their uplinks with Netflix. Netflix only cares about how fast users can download from them at, not how fast they can ping back every so often.

    Francisco

    My provider encourages Netflix. It's available as an app on the receiver I have with them (Fibe TV - bell.ca).

  • AbdussamadAbdussamad Member
    edited May 2016

    alimosavi said: Very good domain name .

    I wonder how much they paid for it. Must have been expensive.

    I like the site. It works straight away and does not require flash.

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  • adxnadxn Member, Host Rep
    edited May 2016

    lol

  • MunMun Member

    It is also known industry fact that most ISPs make speedtest.net run at a higher priority to give the illusion of a faster internet.

  • impossiblystupidimpossiblystupid Member

    @doghouch said:
    My provider encourages Netflix.

    Doesn't mean they won't throttle it. The whole underlying issue is that some ISPs are trying to double-dip by getting both you and Netflix to pay them for connectivity. The more customers a bad ISP can "encourage" to use Netflix, the more leverage they have in trying that. If customers don't complain, they'll try it with other high traffic sites.

  • LiteServerLiteServer Member, Patron Provider

    200Mbps down.... pretty accurate for my local connection :-)

  • MicrolinuxMicrolinux Member

    @doghouch said:
    Well, @Silvenga? All I said was that it was inaccurate.

    It's a single test point testing to the Netflix network, any speed test anywhere has to be placed into context.

  • SetsuraSetsura Member
    edited May 2016

    @impossiblystupid said:
    I assume this is a sly way to call out ISPs who are eager to throttle Netflix traffic

    Definitely this. I like what netflix is doing here. I seem to get about the same results from this vs speedtest.net as well as various wget file downloads.

  • MultiMulti Member

    Are you fucking kidding me? Thats my 100 Mbit/s home connection. I want a refund!

  • LiteServerLiteServer Member, Patron Provider

    @Microlinux said:
    It's a single test point testing to the Netflix network, any speed test anywhere has to be placed into context.

    You have a point. I must say that over here in the Netherlands we are quite spoiled with speeds to Netflix. Not really any form of ISP that is actually throttling Netflix.
    Quite some larger ISPs have private peering with Netflix these days to increase capacity and lower costs.

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