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Facebook Engineering Tool Mimics Dodgy Network Connectivity

Posted by Soulskill on from the open-source-tools-for-pranks dept.

itwbennett writes: Facebook has released an open source application called Augmented Traffic Control that can simulate the connectivity of a cell phone accessing an app over a 2G, Edge, 3G, or LTE network. It can also simulate weak and erratic WiFi connections. The simulations can give engineers an estimate of how long it would take a user to download a file, for instance, given varying network connections. It can help engineers re-create problems that crop up only on very slow networks.

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  1. They should make a tool by easyTree · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which mimics massive and creepy privacy invasion - for profit.

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  2. Simulation? by danbert8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just try it out using Comcast/Time Warner/AT&T/Verizon internet access! Pick your provider... They all suck.

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