{"id":2471,"date":"2016-05-20T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2021-07-27T05:17:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:17:44","slug":"check-out-fast-com-new-speed-test-for-vpn-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/check-out-fast-com-new-speed-test-for-vpn-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out Fast.com, a new speed test for your VPN gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How well does PIA work with Netflix\u2019s Fast.com, the newest competitor to Speedtest.net? Notably, Fast.com runs a faster test than Speedtest does, this is\u00a0because Fast.com only checks your download speed and doesn\u2019t show upload speed or ping. The coolest thing about Fast.com is that it also running on Netflix\u2019 servers, which means it is a speed test that will give you real information about how well your internet connection works with Netflix. Since its release, thousands upon thousands of people from around the world have found out how fast their internet really is. Being located in Los Angeles, CA, I wanted to test my 300 Mbps connection to see how fast it really is.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Private Internet Access VPN Speed Faster According to\u00a0Netflix\u2019s Fast.com?<\/h2>\n<p>Running the test 3 times, I was able to establish a baseline from my home internet connection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.10.01-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2472 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.10.01-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.10.01 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.13.06-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2474 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.13.06-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.13.06 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.10.53-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2473 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.10.53-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.10.53 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then ran the test 3 times from the PIA VPN\u2019s US California Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.15.43-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2475 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.15.43-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.15.43 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.16.25-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2477 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.16.25-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.16.25 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.16.03-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2476 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.16.03-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.16.03 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similar results can be had from the PIA VPN US West Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.19.40-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2478 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.19.40-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.19.40 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.20.55-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2480 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.20.55-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.20.55 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.20.05-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2479 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.20.05-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.20.05 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was able to find even faster results from the PIA VPN US Silicon Valley Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.23.55-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2481 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.23.55-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.23.55 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.24.32-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2483 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.24.32-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.24.32 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.24.15-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2482 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.24.15-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.24.15 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just for the sake of science \u2013 how fast would it be if I connected to the other side of the country? These were my results when I connected from the PIA VPN US Florida Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.32.14-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2484 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.32.14-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.32.14 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.33.13-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2486 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.33.13-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.33.13 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.32.48-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2485 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-19-at-9.32.48-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.32.48 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The three closest PIA VPN Gateways to me all test significantly faster when I am connected through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/\">Private Internet Access VPN<\/a>. Even an exit on the other side of the country is faster. How can this be? Shouldn\u2019t there be extra encryption work, as well as more hops in the process? A potential explanation for what is going on is this \u2013 ISP providers, including yours and the one providing internet to the PIA Gateway, often prioritize UDP traffic. I encourage you to run your own tests and post your results and theories.\u00a0Your results may vary. These results were obtained with Time Warner Cable as the ISP.<\/p>\n<p>So, according to Fast.com (and speedtest.net would return similar results), your internet download speeds for Netflix and other sites are faster when you are connected to a nearby PIA VPN. Which begs me to question: Are you connected right now? Always use protection!<\/p>\n<p>Featured image from Neil Kremer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How well does PIA work with Netflix\u2019s Fast.com, the newest competitor to Speedtest.net? Notably, Fast.com runs a faster test than Speedtest does, this is\u00a0because Fast.com only checks your download speed and doesn\u2019t show upload speed or ping. The coolest thing about Fast.com is that it also running on Netflix\u2019 servers, which means it is a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/check-out-fast-com-new-speed-test-for-vpn-gateway\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Check out Fast.com, a new speed test for your VPN gateway&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1937],"tags":[124,122],"class_list":["post-2471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-vpn","tag-download-speed","tag-netflix"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Check out Fast.com, a new speed test for your VPN gateway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How well does PIA work with Netflix\u2019s Fast.com, the newest competitor to Speedtest.net? 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