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virtuallynathan on May 18, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fast.com: Netflix internet connection speed test

There is good reasons for this, it can help a ton in figuring out where exactly the issue is. If the speedtest server is off-net, you have no idea where the problem lies. Transit provider? Peering? End network? my wifi? Last mile?

CaptSpify on May 18, 2016 [–]

There may be some good reasons for this, but for even the best companies, it's shady. And comcast is far from one the best companies.

Instead, they should create a site that is clearly comcast branded and shows the results of each step.

Sephr on May 19, 2016 | [–]

They do: http://speedtest.xfinity.com/

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