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Netflix launches simple speed testing site

article published on 19 May, 2016

Netflix has launched a rival to Speedtest.net, a simple site that shows you fast your Internet connection is. Head over to Fast.com and the site will calculate your download speeds, the determining factor in how solid your video quality is when streaming from Netflix. That's it. Netflix does note that if your Netflix streaming experience is not optimal but your speeds are fast, ... [ read the full article ]

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mcdyer
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_ 		20. May 2016 @ 14:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm getting very different results between the 2,i wonder which is more accurate?
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mahlemuts
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_ 		22. May 2016 @ 15:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got quite consistent results from these 3 sites (I have a 50mb service)

fast.com - 52mbps

speedtest.net - 51.8mbps

speedof.me - 52.9mbps

No site will be properly accurate, but good as a guide only - I tend to download large iso's to test my download speeds
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archer310
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_ 		25. May 2016 @ 21:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
fast.com doesn't work for me - just says "Could not reach our servers to perform the test. You may not be connected to the internet". Used speedtest.net before and tried speedof.me. Both report similar results. Fail for Netflix I guess.
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