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Old 13-08-2010, 22:52   #21
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Re: Browser causing strange speed test results

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Originally Posted by Placemat View Post
I personally wouldn't trust the Maidenhead speedtest.net server. I live less than 2 miles from the server yet it only ever measures my connection as 10Mbit/s, half the rate at which it is actually running (I have a 20Mbit/s connection.)
I used Maidenhead because it was the recommended server, but other servers produce similar results:


I even tried another test site and got this:



I think I may have found the reason for the unusual speed test results:

Unrealistic test results obtained by using Google Chrome Browser.


Realistic test results were obtained by using Internet Explorer Browser.

So it looks like I won't be using Google Chrome for speed testing from now on!
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