Oh man this is awesome. I can't wait till people start calling thier ISPs claiming they aren't getting the speeds they pay for, only for the poor agent to have to explain how peering agreements work.
It's sad really, but I can now get similar quality of service for half the cost so I'd be silly to keep paying what I am.
> To calculate this estimate, Fast.com performs a series of downloads from Netflix servers.
So ISPs want a good Fast.com score then they should prioritize traffic to NETFLIX. A very smart move by Netflix if you ask me.
Depending on their public-spiritedness, Netflix may make it easier for sites to set themselves up with it.
That's the beauty of it, if they do that then Netflix will be usable for their customers, and people will actually get the service they've paid for.
This tool was created specifically to get around jackbooted thuggish attempts by ISPs to cheat speed tests.