Netflix Launches High Speed ​​Estimator

As a service provider of streaming video, Netflix is ​​certainly concerned with the quality and speed of access to Internet users. Not strange also that the company is launching an internet speed testing website.

As summarized KompasTekno from GSM Arena, Thursday (05/19/2016), the site named Fast speed test in www.fast.com address comes with very simple. This service has only one function, that test speed downlink access the Internet only.

So visit the above address, the user's browser home page will immediately display the download speed test results in units of megabits per second (Mbps). There are no test results of other parameters such as ping, latency, or upload speed.

"When you have problems streaming, fast.com can help check the download speeds are obtained from your internet service provider," wrote Netflix VP of Content Delivery Architecture David Fullagar in a blog post.

He mentioned that the test Fast speed can be used by anyone and at any time free of charge. No need to sign up for Netflix to use this service. Fast could be used to test the speed or broadband mobile access.

For those who need more detailed information, Fast also provides links to SpeedTest.com, a speed test service is another popular and widely used.