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		ffk on May 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fast.com: Netflix internet connection speed test Netflix has boxes that are colocated at some ISP locations to stream videos closer to your location. Maybe fast.com connects to those systems.

sinnet3000 on May 18, 2016 [–]

Yes it does. For example here for the speedtest it started a connection to: ipv4_1-lagg0-c002.1.hmo001.telmex.isp.nflxvideo.net (which is my ISP Telmex in Hermosillo) and ipv4_1-cxl0-c041.1.dfw003.ix.nflxvideo.net which is in Dallas.

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