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[ PRIVACY Forum ] The "speed up Netflix with a VPN" video doesn't
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Mon Jul 21 12:20:11 2014
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:30:39 -0700
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The "speed up Netflix with a VPN" video doesn't tell the entire story
There's a video going around now with a guy asserting that his better
performance with Netflix when using a VPN somehow "proves" purposeful
ISP throttling of Netflix.
Any given evil ISP may or may not be throttling, but the VPN test is
anything but conclusive due to the complexity of the environment.
This article -- back in February -- explains why. Now I'm wondering
why this fellow is getting so much publicity today with a story that was
essentially debunked in key respects months ago.
(Ars): http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/netflix-slow-on-verizon-or-comcast-a-vpn-might-speed-up-that-video/
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