Net Neutrality “Diagnostic Tools”
With all the talk of Net Neutrality and ISP’s filtering the packets that come and go, favoring some and giving the cold slow shoulder to others has drawn up quite a bit of debate. The ISP’s see it as a way to “manage congestion”. Apparently they’ve never heard of upgrading their networks to actaully be able to cope with demand. I guess they can’t afford it after spending $50 million or so upgrading their corporate jet. But I digress. Are you curious as to if your ISP is doing some dirty work behind the scenes in regards to filtering/throttling your connection? Google, along with Measurement Labs have released a set of tools that will allow you to do exactly what I mentioned above, determine if you’re connection is being filtered/throttled. The goal behind the product is to let consumers have an option in seeing if the way they use the internet is being negatively affected giving them a chance to do something. Though in reality there really isn’t much of anything you can besides get angry, swear, and throw things. All jokes aside, the diagnostic tools are definitely handy to tinker with. Head on over to Measurement Labs to quickly learn the dirty details about your connection.
Source: Slashdot, Measurement Lab, Good Gear Guide
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