Ed, I think we need to draw out for you the concept that Derek and others are trying to convey.
Lets assume that what Level3 has been saying about the peering between Verizon and Level3 is accurate, and examine why your VPN workaround might solve the problem for you. Your home connection is with Verizon. Netflix's content farms are connected via Level3. Lets assume your work internet connection is through carrier A. Carrier A has peering connections with both Verizon and Level3. Your connection from home to Netflix goes: Home -> Verizon -> Level3 -> Netflix. (And the Verizon to Level3 connection is congested) Your connection from home to work goes: Home -> Verizon -> A -> Work When on your VPN your connection to Netflix goes: Home -> Verizon -> A -> Work -> A -> Level3 -> Netflix So when connected to your VPN you are routing around the congested peering points between Verizon and Level3. No traffic shaping or rate limiting is involved, just different paths. The disagreement between Verizon and Level3 over who should pay for the upgrade to their peering points is causing you pain (and me, also a FIOS customer), but until they resolve that dispute at least you have a workaround. (Until all your coworkers doing the same cause congestion on your work internet connection...) -David
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