Thank you for your reply, and I agree with every point. May I ask some questions though specifically.
1. Does Cox pay Youtube for these servers, or does Youtube pay Cox for the privilege? When troubleshooting a multi-layer problem I try to "fallow the money" so to speak. Who benefits from working the way it does now, who would benefit if the system was better? And who need to do the investment?
2. Is the bandwidth provided to Youtube's CDN server equal to the bandwidth given for the content servers for other content providers? IE HBO? The reason I ask is because I see a coincidence between when Youtube started to get slower and when Cox started thinking about allowing Cox customers to stream more Cox content. If it came down to where the bandwidth needs to be spread, I would think Cox would give those they have license agreements with priority. And if so, does that not put Cox into the position of deciding what online services get network priority? If so, how does Net Neutrality play a role here?
3. Why are some providers not effected? I will be honest, I plan on streaming all my media over the next 3-5 years or so. I would like to see my ISP providing me with the widest pipe to the most amount of services. Heck, I wouldn't even mind paying more for it as long as it didn't slip into customers paying more to get certain sites.