Six locations, one key

The list

• United States: the default for anyone in North America and for US only catalogs
• Canada: a close second from the north and east, and a useful fallback when the US node is busy
• Mexico: the shortest path from the south west and from Mexico itself
• United Kingdom: the usual choice for UK services and a solid European entry point
• Netherlands: well connected European routing, often the fastest of the three from the US east coast
• France: southern European routing and a second option when the Dutch node is congested

How to pick one

Take the nearest location unless you have a reason not to. Distance is latency, and latency is what you feel on a call, in a game and while a page loads. Pick a specific country only when the thing you want is tied to it, such as a catalog licensed for one market.

About the numbers on the homepage

The latency figures shown on the front page are estimates from the US east coast, not a live measurement from your line. Your own figures depend on your provider, the time of day and the route your traffic takes. Measure during the 5 free days and trust your numbers over ours.

Switching

Switching location is a choice in the client, not a new key. The same key reaches all six, and changing takes a second or two while the client rebuilds the connection.

What we do not publish

We do not list city names, rack locations or providers for each node, because that information is more useful to someone building a blocking list than it is to you.