<tom23499@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me what is difference between the transfer rate of a
> HTTP download using internet explorer vs FTP download ? Also why is it
> that when I run a speed test from some sites I get 1.8Mb/s but when I
> download something I get 345KB/s ? Is that my browser is running
> slower then usual ?
>
> thanks all feedback welcome

When downloading you are not only limited by what your machine can handle
but by what the server can send.

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