On wireless connection ~ 38 Mb or so (50 Mb is the speed I should get). I will check it with the laptop connects directly to the modem by cat5 cable later.
I like Speedtest.net.
I'm not sure I understand what's going to keep ISP's from prioritizing fast.com traffic while throttling Netflix's streaming service.
They haven't done it in ~2 years. I was paying keen attention to it and would switch to my VPN if I noticed throttling. I haven't had to in a long time though.
I remember buffering issues within a year ago for sure but nothing recent. But I have had Youtube buffering issues more recent than that - is FIOS throttling that?
Would it surprise anyone to see that their ISP is throttling their d/l speeds when traffic is coming from any Netflix IP's?
With the intent of Netflix's fast.com speed testing it is to show where some folks might be getting throttled. Over the past few years my speed has been fairly consistent with what was being advertised by Comcast, but comparing fast.com to speedtest I noticed fast was reporting 20 Mbps compared to speedtest's 30.
Would it surprise anyone to see that their ISP is throttling their d/l speeds when traffic is coming from any Netflix IP's?
I wouldn't necessarily say it means ISPs are throttling. Speedtest by its very nature tends to pick the closest and fastest server based on your geographic location.
I know this. But we are talking about Comcast. Since when have you found evidence of common sense coming from Comcast?It wouldnt make much sense to throttle 30mbps down to 20mbps considering both speeds are fast enough for 1080p streaming. If you have 100mbps and are seeing 5 or 10mbps, that's probably getting throttled.
55 Mbps down from the Netflix site, and Speedtest.net. The latter also says 5.9 Mbps up.
I pay for 50 Mbps. Bright House Networks (just bought by Charter I think).