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Title: Netflix Reports on ISP Bandwidth Performance
Post by: JimH on December 13, 2012, 01:36:11 pm

Google's Fiber network (Kansas City) is on top.

Full article (http://blog.netflix.com/2012/12/november-isp-rankings-for-usa.html)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XvKnQ18Ddy0/UMi_GNQolII/AAAAAAAAAAw/bbIurBNmHH4/s1600/20121210-Netflix_Major_ISP_Leaderboard-480-updated.png)

Title: Re: Netflix Reports on ISP Bandwidth Performance
Post by: Trumpetguy on December 13, 2012, 02:04:50 pm

Time to gloat  ;D Reliable fiber speeds in/out of my house is 30/70 Mbps. But this is Norway, the fiber is probably operating close to superconducting conditions....

Title: Re: Netflix Reports on ISP Bandwidth Performance
Post by: DarkPenguin on December 13, 2012, 07:46:26 pm

Comcastards are third?!?!?

Title: Re: Netflix Reports on ISP Bandwidth Performance
Post by: InflatableMouse on December 14, 2012, 12:28:30 am

ave speed for netflix: 2.55 mbit? and thats on top? Isn't that way too low?

Title: Re: Netflix Reports on ISP Bandwidth Performance
Post by: JimH on December 14, 2012, 06:32:37 am

Quote from: InflatableMouse on December 14, 2012, 12:28:30 am

ave speed for netflix: 2.55 mbit? and thats on top? Isn't that way too low?

It's the effective speed of streaming the movie.  It isn't the theoretical capacity of the connection.  It takes into account all kinds of factors like competing traffic.