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« on: July 05, 2004, 09:00:43 PM »

can netscape produce a higher download speed than internet explorer? My friend said he had like a 100k difference (meaning netscape was faster).


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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2004, 10:13:51 PM »

Well... you can see my October 2003 benchmark of that with this post

http://testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=178&highlight=mozilla#177

I am a bit faster myself now... and now retesting I am seeing the oposite effect

Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422.1633
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 3845 Kbps about 3.8 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Download Speed is:: 469 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 69 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.18 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=KNKLOGVJC

Mozilla Fireball 0.6.1
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 3308 Kbps about 3.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Download Speed is:: 404 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 59 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.53 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=6M1GXOXQJ

I dunno man... I prefer Internet Explorer, it just kicks ass, and is stable


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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2004, 10:43:10 PM »

did u have the tweaks set on netscape or only ie because some tweaks r only for ie.


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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2004, 10:46:22 AM »

I have also found that IE is faster than any other browser... Although the first release of Netscape 7 was really fast... if you dont intall the java stuff you can get faster downloads... It is wierd... Confused

Just play with it...


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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2004, 07:17:21 PM »

i just downloaded netscape and my speed seem to be a little faster.
In IE i mostly get 1310 d and 200 u. In netscape i get 1410 d and 240 u.
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2004, 05:37:44 AM »

it's just the way that the pages are handled .. Netscape in some cases offers less overhead. I personally would stick with IE though... but just use what you are comfortable with

Microsoft must be doing something right... only 2% of my visitors are using Netscape now, down from 30% between 1999-2002

I used to use Netscape (mozilla) myself --- but IE has been kickin' Mozilla's butt the past few years


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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2004, 12:50:57 PM »

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Microsoft must be doing something right... only 2% of my visitors are using Netscape now, down from 30% between 1999-2002

Problably the fact that it still comes standard with almost any version of Windows. Rolling Eyes

And yes, I'm an IE user. Too lazy to change Razz


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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2004, 12:52:56 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2004, 12:55:18 PM »

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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2004, 01:41:24 PM »

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« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2004, 05:26:29 PM »

Well,
I have used most of the different browsers over the years,but I have found that I like IE best .I dont have a scientific reason only that it works for me and I like it.Now Ive heard all the stuff that Mac doesn't get any viruses and bla bla bla...of course I agree with that statement because it doesn't have the users that IE has and the asswipes that write viruses want to effect the most people.......so ..anyway thats my 2cents. I think the best is what YOU like and is easy for you to use:)

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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2004, 06:02:30 PM »

I think that we all "grew" up with IE as the standard browser... think about it... that is why microsoft it in the legal trouble right now... What they have done is make it so my generation only really knew about IE and used it... Of course you have the odd people who are using Netscape and other varents but that is really uncommon... my website gets about 99% of its views through IE...


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« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2004, 06:16:47 PM »

hmmmm 99% I didnt realize it was that high,interesting......no wonder the other guys are pissed.....but where were those guys when Gates wrote the OS for IBM for NOTHING....all he wanted was the exclusive contract with IBM to only use microsoft and as they say the rest is???~~~ what is it they say??.....really smart guy and he was very young at the time....real cool:)

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« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2004, 06:28:03 PM »

Well my stat is really not based on reality... I happen to run a site for my swim team lol go figure.. But it also happens that over half of the people who visit my site dont know how to use adobe acrobat... You should have seen how many problems we had with this one issue... I clearly stated that you need at least 5.0.... I had people call me about it when they didnt read and we still running 3.0... lol So expecting them to download a different browser other than what is installed would be like the earth ending... hmm... I wonder what would happen if I steal their computer and put a distro of linux on them... O well that is what happens i guess Rolling Eyes


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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2004, 07:06:19 PM »

it sure seem sto me that the use of mozilla is vastly on the rise. i use it too! (well firefox that is)


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