PeptoBloat Posted March 24, 2006 CID Share Posted March 24, 2006 IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 65 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 8 kB/s Tested From:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 25, 2006 CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 Well, the theoretical limit on dialup is 53.3Kbps... what speed do you connect at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeptoBloat Posted March 25, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 25, 2006 CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 Try the 579kB test with both and see what happens... it'll take a while but will be more accurate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeptoBloat Posted March 25, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 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:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted March 25, 2006 CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 What extensions are you running on FF? What toolbars do you have installed in IE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeptoBloat Posted March 25, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted March 25, 2006 CID Share Posted March 25, 2006 Still a significant difference: its only 2KB, its not that much to worry bout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philp Posted March 26, 2006 CID Share Posted March 26, 2006 With FF: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4779 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 583 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (main) Test Time:: 2006/03/25 - 5:17pm Bottom Line:: 85X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.76 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 5.128 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: Looks Great : 12 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-E9B430JF8 With IE6: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5390 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 658 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (main) Test Time:: 2006/03/25 - 5:19pm Bottom Line:: 96X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.56 sec Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 9.093 seconds to complete Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 26.32 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2B1NJCWKX That's a significant difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeptoBloat Posted March 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 26, 2006 It's significant for dial-up. What makes IE so fast? @brock01: Not the DL speed, but the difference between 43-58kbps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyfan Posted June 5, 2007 CID Share Posted June 5, 2007 with ff: with ie7: hm, i guess internet explorer is much faster for some reason.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nos7667 Posted June 5, 2007 CID Share Posted June 5, 2007 FF: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 2062 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Upload Speed is:: 252 kB/s Tested From:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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:: https://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) [!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xch1ckenzx Posted July 7, 2007 CID Share Posted July 7, 2007 can someone install a program called firetune (it tweaks ff )and do the test over plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nos7667 Posted July 7, 2007 CID Share Posted July 7, 2007 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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