Honestly, getting people fed up with Netflix (not realizing that Verizon is at fault) and then deciding to go with an actually TV package (with a discount for bundling it with internet, no less) might be the goal here.
That, or the goal is simply to hurt Netflix, which approaches the same end from the side of the provider, not the consumer.
Has anyone else tried duplicating some simple tests?
Ping google and netflix while connected to a verizon network.
Repeat on a network with a different provider, see if the speeds are proportional, or if there is a larger % decrease for netflix than for google when on the verizon network.
I know this doesn't explicitly prove anything, but if several people all get this result that starts to compile more evidence.
Honestly, getting people fed up with Netflix (not realizing that Verizon is at fault) and then deciding to go with an actually TV package (with a discount for bundling it with internet, no less) might be the goal here.
That, or the goal is simply to hurt Netflix, which approaches the same end from the side of the provider, not the consumer.