fastbreaker Posted February 21, 2006 CID Share Posted February 21, 2006 I have always had AOL on my computer for the longest time. I just checked the speed vs. IE and it was amazingly faster than the IE even though its on the same computer. Here are the results. AOL: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 9977 Kbps about 10 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1218 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Mon Feb 20 20:12:59 EST 2006 Bottom Line:: 178X faster than 56K 1MB download in 0.84 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 89.42 % faster than the average for host (aol.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OJ8KQ5M3Z :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 194 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 24 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Mon Feb 20 20:22:58 EST 2006 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 42.67 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 77.91 % of your hosts average (aol.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6BOX5R9VE IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1192 Kbps about 1.2 Mbps (tested with 748 kB) Download Speed is:: 145 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Mon Feb 20 20:23:41 EST 2006 Bottom Line:: 21X faster than 56K 1MB download in 7.06 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 47.17 % of your hosts average (bellsouth.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-MVH00IANO :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 208 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 25 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Mon Feb 20 20:24:48 EST 2006 Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 40.96 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 90.43 % of your hosts average (bellsouth.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VDBT9U2WZ NOW, how can this be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted February 21, 2006 CID Share Posted February 21, 2006 the aol speeds are not ginuine, AOL uses a proxy that caches all the data to make it seem faster. The second one is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted February 21, 2006 CID Share Posted February 21, 2006 that just shows how far behind bellsouth is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ44 Posted February 23, 2006 CID Share Posted February 23, 2006 that just shows how far behind bellsouth is. What are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|3v|lon3| Posted February 23, 2006 CID Share Posted February 23, 2006 What are you talking about? he cant get 6.0 so he is disappointed with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ44 Posted February 23, 2006 CID Share Posted February 23, 2006 he cant get 6.0 so he is disappointed with them You must be a mind reader then because his comment made no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted February 23, 2006 CID Share Posted February 23, 2006 it made sense to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted February 23, 2006 CID Share Posted February 23, 2006 ha another mind reader . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ44 Posted February 24, 2006 CID Share Posted February 24, 2006 it made sense to me... Ok, so help me out. Dlewis said "Hah, that just shows how far behind BellSouth is". My question to you, sir, is, WHAT exactly shows how far behind BellSouth is? Please base your answer on the first posts in this thread, which is what Dlewis was replying to. Thanks, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted February 24, 2006 CID Share Posted February 24, 2006 Ok, so help me out. Dlewis said "Hah, that just shows how far behind BellSouth is". My question to you, sir, is, WHAT exactly shows how far behind BellSouth is? Please base your answer on the first posts in this thread, which is what Dlewis was replying to. Thanks, RJ look at the aol then look at the bellsouth speed, there is a very big difference. then go look at some of the other providers like verizon, comcast, cox ect. there speeds kill when compared to bellsouth. and bellsouth isnt getting much faster. DSL just can't do it any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ44 Posted February 24, 2006 CID Share Posted February 24, 2006 look at the aol then look at the bellsouth speed, there is a very big difference. then go look at some of the other providers like verizon, Comcast, Cox ect. there speeds kill when compared to bellsouth. and bellsouth isnt getting much faster. DSL just can't do it any more. Did you read the second post in this thread? The OP is getting two different speed results based on whether he's using AOL or IE with the SAME DSL LINE. There is no speed difference, he is seeing that because AOL is measuring speed incorrectly, it's measuring the speed of his browser cache, not his actual line speed. HE IS ON THE SAME LINE BOTH TIMES. There IS no difference. Sheesh. RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeffwalker9999 Posted February 24, 2006 CID Share Posted February 24, 2006 aol uses a proxy and that can and will effect speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbreaker Posted February 25, 2006 Author CID Share Posted February 25, 2006 okay thx guys, I do know what you mean by bellsouth is behind.. but i have only ultra, but i could get the extremely fast 6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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