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YouTube Issuing "Report Cards" On Carriers' Streaming Speeds

Posted by Unknown on from the not-like-you-can-do-anything dept.

OakDragon (885217) writes In the shadow of the "Net Neutrality" debate, Google's YouTube has created a service to report on your carrier's usage and speed, summarizing the data in a "Lower/Standard/High Definition" graph. You may see the service offered when a video buffers or stutters. A message could display under the video asking "Experiencing interruptions? Find out why." Find your own provider's grade here.

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  1. Dupe... by by+(1706743) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 29, 2014 @10:04PM from the how-do-you-stack-up? dept.

    http://tech.slashdot.org/story...

  2. Re:Good idea, but terrible implementation by mythosaz · · Score: 4, Informative

    No such button on my view of the page, which includes "Results from my location are not yet available, check back later."

  3. Re:Swap DASH for HTTP by sir-gold · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is a plugin for firefox (no idea why it needs a plugin, but whatever) that allows you to access the "hidden" youtube settings. One of these settings allows you to disable dash entirely. There are also settings to disable auto-quality, and to set a default quality level.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...