sam20 Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 Hey guys till now i used to test my bandwidth using FireFox and used to get upload speed of around 101KB-105KB. yesterday i tested with IE and results are very much different when using IE. with IE maximum speed i'm getting is 70KB. so which one is correct?? and why so much difference?? can anyone explains it?? i had cleared the cache from both browsers before testing. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 I'm looking into this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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just- Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 ie :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1925 Kbps about 1.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 235 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Thu Jun 2 22:19:24 UTC+0100 2005 Bottom Line:: 34X faster than 56K 1MB download in 4.36 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 49.81 % faster than the average for host (ntl.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ORJZ2KCIB ff :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1915 Kbps about 1.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 234 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Thu Jun 02 2005 22:18:59 GMT+0100 (GMT Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 34X faster than 56K 1MB download in 4.38 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 49.03 % faster than the average for host (ntl.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-PQCK1Y9WO not much diff here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH11 Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 Just tested on Firefox::::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4117 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 503 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Thu Jun 02 2005 18:20:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 74X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.04 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 14.42 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UHNW1SL2X <br><br>And then on IE:<br><br>:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3282 Kbps about 3.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 401 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Thu Jun 2 18:24:01 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 59X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.55 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 91.22 % of your hosts average (Comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-76IW1LVN5 <br><br>It seems I'm much quicker on Firefox. While testing with IE, there seems to be a bit of a hangup at 98% to 99% completion. Hmmmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 hi SteveH11 and welcome to testmy.net forum spread the word around have u tried cleaning your ie cache ? might help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH11 Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 JUST-, Thank you . Love the site. Funny enough, my cable guy told me about it while testing my line speed for issues. He said they all use it while on jobs. <br><br> I've been cleaning my "tracks" and such with the ZoneAlarm cache cleaner and the Microsoft anti spyware advanced tools. Please forgive my ignorance, but how else can I clean, and make sure the IE cache is clean. Firefox is not a problem. <br><br>Thanks again.<br><br>I'm paying for a 4 meg per sec. line, but my tests show an average speed of about 3000 k. With a 390-400 k download speed. This annoys me, and the cable "dude" says it all has to do with the amount of people on line (understood) and firewall, or a TV hooked to cable at the splitter. 400 k download is a world better than my old 9 k per sec dial up by miles.....but I'm getting greedy. :twisted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest helloimtim Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 While I dont clam to know much about firefox I have to wonder if some of your tests with firefox are possibly cached results. While firefox seems faster test wise it may just be cached results. I would offer this. Restart your computer and suff a few sites you normally would not surf with firefox. Do the restart the computer and go to the same sites you just tried with firefox with ie and see if you notice a diffrence speed wise. While test my net is by far the best site to check your real speeds it never hurts to try a few other ideas to make sure your not getting funny results. Just a Idea you may want to try. Weclome to the forum and have a good one......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 My results from both browsers are identical and are consistant with my usual speeds for both upload and download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam20 Posted June 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 I had cleared cache from both browser and tested it and upload speed was slower in IE by around 20KB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 I agree, I also see a difference. I tested Firefox 1.0.4 and I.E. SP1 (on XP PRO) and I.E. SP2 (on XP Media Center Edition) and advantage Firefox. I use tweak programs for I.E. that I got from www.speedguide.net and a tweak program for Firefox that I got from http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm. Web-browsing is much quicker with Firefox as well as internet downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 JUST-, Thank you . Love the site. Funny enough, my cable guy told me about it while testing my line speed for issues. He said they all use it while on jobs. <br><br> I've been cleaning my "tracks" and such with the ZoneAlarm cache cleaner and the Microsoft anti spyware advanced tools. Please forgive my ignorance, but how else can I clean, and make sure the IE cache is clean. Firefox is not a problem. <br><br>Thanks again.<br><br>I'm paying for a 4 meg per sec. line, but my tests show an average speed of about 3000 k. With a 390-400 k download speed. This annoys me, and the cable "dude" says it all has to do with the amount of people on line (understood) and firewall, or a TV hooked to cable at the splitter. 400 k download is a world better than my old 9 k per sec dial up by miles.....but I'm getting greedy. :twisted: my favourite quote of all times is "bandwidth is like money you can never get enough of it" its sooo true specially me anyway. in ie go to tools > internet propriaties and you will see the temp files and the cookies stuff there try turning zone alarm off when u do the speed test post ur speeds here guys its easier to see how much you are off from one to the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH11 Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 Just,<br>Thanks alot. I feel kind of foolish. I always clean out the cache with internet options (through control panel) I was wondering if that was what you meant. Now, is there a way to see how much is cached at a time ? In Firefox Under tools/options, you can delegate how much cache to use. And clear it all in one little page. Simple. For me anyway. <br> I'm still perplexed as to why firefox allows a much better throughput. Here is my work PC's speed test:<br><br>:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4205 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 513 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 14:29:25 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 147.35 % faster than the average for host (ameritech.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-0TPEBKZ1N <br> This is not T1 (obviously) and it's being run through IE, on an 80 pc network.<br> What could be affecting my machine at home? (see above post) As stated before, I'm paying for 4 meg per. sec. And getting close to 3 meg on tests. Even worse if I run the smaller file test. Then as you notice, Firefox shows me screaming. <br><br> I'm concerned that perhaps my svchost or smss process may have been hijacked although I do not have the symptoms (blatent) like my pc shutting down or not turning on. I run AVG virus check and it never finds it, nor do I have any (obvious) spyware issues.<br><br> Thanks again<br>SteveH11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 Well this is odd Fire Fox :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4848 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 592 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 03 2005 15:17:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 87X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.73 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 26.28 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OHJMP9G1Z IE :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4885 Kbps about 4.9 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 596 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 15:18:52 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 87X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.72 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 27.25 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TS2XJVIM3 IE seems to be running faster for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazy8 Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 IE :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4912 Kbps about 4.9 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 600 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 15:38:09 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 88X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.71 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 27.95 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-I6YGEKHLB FF :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4765 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 582 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 03 2005 15:41:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 85X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.76 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 24.12 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-51BWRNP7G FF dosen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy8 Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 IE :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 382 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 47 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 15:45:32 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 21.79 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 36.43 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ZHAD5VQMF FF :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 379 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 46 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Fri Jun 03 2005 15:46:26 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 22.26 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 35.36 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-SOAB964PN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam20 Posted June 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 FireFox :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6925 Kbps about 6.9 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 845 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 03 2005 18:50:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 124X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.21 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 125.2 % faster than the average for host (adelphia.net) :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 847 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 103 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Fri Jun 03 2005 18:50:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 15X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 9.94 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 105.58 % faster than the average for host (adelphia.net) IE :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6805 Kbps about 6.8 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 831 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 18:51:25 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 122X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.23 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 121.3 % faster than the average for host (adelphia.net) :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 639 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 78 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jun 3 18:52:31 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 11X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 13.13 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 55.1 % faster than the average for host (adelphia.net) Notice the difference in Upload speeds with FireFox its 103 kB and with IE its 78 kB and before testing i cleared the cache from both browsers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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