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by fizzbatter 3601 days ago
Re:#1, I'd like to see some type of software we can install in our stacks, to publicly publish speed data in a standardized format for real data. Can you imagine `test.youtube.com`, `test.netflix.com` and `test.vimeo.com`? Hell, imagine how nice it would be for gamers? Having trouble with your ping? `test.csgo.com` (or whatever CounterStrikes domain is.. a popular FPS), and etc.

I'm firmly untrusting of Comcast's results on speedtest.. If Comcast is intentionally throttling, it's in their interest to not throttle Speedtest. However if we can monitor real data.. that actually seems useful.

I understand that would likely require additional resources from video/etc providers, and is likely an unrealistic request from video/etc providers.. but i definitely don't need more test sites for Comcast to manipulate.

Disclaimer: I don't know the subject domain, so apologies if i'm insanely off base.