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[PeptoBloat]

IE:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 65 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 8 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/24 - 4:47pm
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 128 sec
Tested from a 386 kB file and took 48.859 seconds to complete
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.73 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-HF3USBJPO

Firefox:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 47 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 6 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (server1)
Test Time:: 2006/03/24 - 5:45pm
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 170.67 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 16.656 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 1.97 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-4W0O3NRTD

Does anyone know why there is such a significant difference between the two? I enjoy FF more, but if IE is that fast, well...

[php]

Well, the theoretical limit on dialup is 53.3Kbps... what speed do you connect at?

[PeptoBloat]

Usually 50.6kbps, occasionally lower or higher. What I really want to know is what causes the significant difference. It's weird, unless IE just has a burst speed while it tests. It takes longer to load the
'downloading data" page in IE than in Firefox.

[php]

Try the 579kB test with both and see what happens... it'll take a while but will be more accurate as well.

[PeptoBloat]

Ok, here's the 579kb test. Still a significant difference:

IE:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 58 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Download Speed is:: 7 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/25 - 8:38am
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 146.29 sec
Tested from a 579 kB file and took 82.391 seconds to complete
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.42 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-NL3MA08BE

Firefox:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 43 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/25 - 8:35am
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 204.8 sec
Tested from a 579 kB file and took 110.969 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 1.79 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-328C4X790

Why is there such a wide gap between the speeds? Isn't FF supposed to be faster? The FF page speeds are infinitely better than IE's, but why is IE faster with downloads?

[FallowEarth]

What extensions are you running on FF?  What toolbars do you have installed in IE?

[PeptoBloat]

What extensions are you running on FF?  What toolbars do you have installed in IE?

FF: Fasterfox 1.0.3 & Yahoo! Toolbar
IE: No toolbars
I suppose this could account for the difference, but I really don't know.

[brock01]

[quote author=PeptoBloat link=topic=12899.msg129423#msg129423 date=1143301500]
Still a significant difference:
its only 2KB, its not that much to worry bout

[PeptoBloat]

It's significant for dial-up. What makes IE so fast? @brock01: Not the DL speed, but the difference between 43-58kbps.

[Vampyfan]

with ff:


with ie7:


hm, i guess internet explorer is much faster for some reason..

[Nos7667]

FF:
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Upload Connection is:: 2062 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 252 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2007/06/05 - 3:08pm
Bottom Line:: 36X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 4.06 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 23.765 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 335.94 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-G75FVC81Z
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070515 Firefox/2.0.0.4 [!]

IE7:
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Upload Connection is:: 2128 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 260 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2007/06/05 - 3:09pm
Bottom Line:: 37X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 3.94 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 23.031 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 349.89 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-ZJEG4KS50
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 4.0) [!]

[xch1ckenzx]

can someone install a program called firetune (it tweaks ff )and do the test over plz

[Nos7667]

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can someone install a program called firetune (it tweaks ff )and do the test over plz

Ive already used it before, I also use "FasterFox"