Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

chrispaul reviewed v8.01 Build 1969 Beta on Feb 17, 2014

great!

sentrydogman reviewed v6.61 Build 1884 Beta on Oct 9, 2011

Use of this software improved my download performance from 30 to 70
simultaneous downloads. No sh. Core I7 Processor w/16GB Ram Optimum Online as ISP using their "BOOST" option to increase speed. Considering the relatively modest price of the product I would call it a BARGAIN.

theidealword reviewed v6.61 Build 1875 Beta on Aug 15, 2011

It's a good software, but needs improvement.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v6.51 Build 1843 Beta on Apr 19, 2011

works great
the discription needs to change
Kazaa has not done p2p forever

Phat Esther reviewed v6.03 Build 1743 Beta on Oct 5, 2010

Meanwhile i surf slow phone modem i used cfos but now i use cheap fast cablemodem i dont need anymore, but remember sometimes good help for many apps sometime used. But today i not can use more apps to slow down 120Mb cable modem. But good old software for slow speed net users. useable

rover3500 reviewed v6.03 Build 1741 Beta on Sep 27, 2010

I've used it for ages.Very good algorithms for working out best traffic movement to get most out of connection.Mainly if u do a few things at once,eg.p2p or streaming.Can make surfing much more responsive,this is a fact.All the main download sites,softpedia(one of the biggest in the world)give it very good,softonic 3 out of 5.Majorgeeks 4.84 out of 5.I think old chopsuey with his vapour obviously doesn't know what he's talking about and mucked up the ratings which can't be 1 out of 5,he's just being silly.

Prodigy reviewed v6.02 Build 1722 on Sep 27, 2010

I am using cfosspeed from v3,has been served me well,you pay it for lifetime update!,even thousand beta for every major version is really fine,what do you expect you will get it for FREE,now using it on all host in my house and work,working really fine,does it's jobs,those who whine with beta seems to be new in software development process,it's meant NOT STABLE!,if you don't want get possible crash/bsod just use the stable/released one.Running v6 on win 7 x64 right now :).

been reviewed v6.01 Build 1720 Beta on Sep 22, 2010

I watch live TV via my internet connection and often have a torrent application running in the background. With cFosSpeed this works perfectly and without any manual intervention. Without cFos this combination of usage is absolutely hopeless.
If you're not a P2P user or a gamer then cFos may not be for you, but why would you feel the need to criticise and condemn it as useless?

shroom reviewed v6.01 Build 1720 Beta on Sep 21, 2010

It's everything but vaporware. You should try it, before "reviewing" it ;-)
Well, at least I can cleary see the differences with and without.

ghammer reviewed v6.01 Build 1720 Beta on Sep 21, 2010

An excellent tool for those who need, say, torrents running, while watching streaming video, while using FTP, while using Skype.
Also can serve as a firewall, has ipfilter capabilities, watches your data usage for those who are capped.

ChipChop reviewed v5.13 Build 1686 Beta on Jul 19, 2010

None of the well known review sites have ever touched this thing, and there's a reason for it, it's vaporware, perhaps it's still useful for a handful hungry nepalese girls having a 1.44kbps modem, but there its usefulness ends.

madmike reviewed v5.12 Build 1652 Final on Jun 3, 2010

i got ver 4.2 free on a cover disk. Really is fantastic

trapspamhoneypot reviewed v5.11 Build 1641 Beta on Apr 27, 2010

Juhandra, at best, looking at y0ur past comments and reviews you are just a flamer and troll looking to stir your own perverse interest and response.

cFosSpeed works like a champ for me, especially on pages and sites that seem to hang when loading or reloading. I am on a high speed connection already and this advances the speed and control of what I upload and download some 250% on my end. Would not hesitate to download or register again, even during these difficult economic times.

jorgosch reviewed v5.11 Build 1641 Beta on Apr 27, 2010

Great program, highly recommended!

Juhandra reviewed v5.11 Build 1641 Beta on Apr 27, 2010

Have they STILL not got their program to shape the traffic toward the user's need ? If they haven't, they never will !

These beta's are only their to lure interested newcomers who don't know that this program will never do it right.

JustForMyMemory reviewed v5.01 Build 1607 Beta on Feb 10, 2010

it is an useful application

KaOSoFt reviewed v5.01 Build 1602 Beta on Jan 12, 2010

@Young Strider
Pretty much what been said. Besides, I have the latest stable version. Haven't even tried beta. Perhaps I'm like you and I don't like beta software, though testing it and reporting back any comments/suggestions could probably make the program better.

In any case, this program works as advertised, and now I barely feel when my ISP "tries" to make my Internet go boom because I'm using a torrent. Ha, losers!

been reviewed v5.01 Build 1594 Beta on Dec 16, 2009

@Young Strider
If you don't like beta versions then don't install them, a tested and stable release is available at the Cfos website. This is an excellent application.

Young Strider reviewed v5.01 Build 1589 Beta on Dec 2, 2009

1 beta a day keeps the payers at bay.

gawd21 reviewed v5.01 Build 1583 Beta on Nov 11, 2009

I still love this little app! I like the new icon and skins. The problem I had a few versions ago are gone. Thanks for the great upkeep/work.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1558 Beta on Oct 27, 2009

New skin (actually the new slots feature) is a nice idea, but the actual skin is not too great, imho. On the gray background the lines are barely seen AND the grey itself doesn't look "slick" (as the former default Liquid Crystal skin). But well, overall I am as usually happy to see that the program is being SO actively developed!

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1558
x "Reset budget" in budget dialog didn't work. Fixed.
- More changes to the "Traffic Analysis" skin.
cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1557
- Reworked Slot / Traffic Analysis dialogs. Slight changes to the new
"Traffic Analysis" skin.

http://www.cfos.de/beta/

ghammer reviewed v4.53 Build 1555 Beta on Oct 22, 2009

@Gawd21: There was a problem with windows awhile back.
Search their forums for 'Game Mode'

A fine tool that I have run since it was first released.
Now, if you have a router with QoS, supposedly you don't need this. I'd rather have this running on all machines personally.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1555 Beta on Oct 22, 2009

gawd21:
Are you sure this is not a system-specific problem (=something on your side)? I'm running a laptop with Win7 Pro x64 and a desktop with Win7 Ult x64, on both window stays up just fine.

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1555
! New skin: cFosSpeed now comes with a traffic meter skin. It allows
fine grained real-time traffic analysis. The skin comes in two sizes:
small to get a quick overview and large for detailed analysis. Each skin
draws up to 10 graphs. To enable/disable a graph line click on the
'legend' button on the left border to open the left pane. Then click on
the text for each colour to enable/disable the respective graph.

Each graph displays the value of a certain traffic "slot", where the volume
of traffic of certain programs and protocols is counted. You can setup
which traffic goes to which slot (and is thereby drawn by which graph)
in the slot setup dialog. In this Beta version the slot dialog is sometimes
hard to use, but we are improving the slot setup dialog in upcoming
versions.
+ New slot commands: you can set up the slots from the spd command line as
well. To do so, you can use the following commands. All commands begin
with "spd slot ":

get/set name
get/set/add protocols
get/set/add programs
get/set mode get/set the traffic counting mode. available modes are:
tx, rx, max, total_tx, total_rx, total_max
'max' modes display rx or tx, whichever is faster in percent
'total' modes display all traffic, ignoring protocol/program settings
unused protocols display protocols that have not been assigned to a slot
unused programs display program names that have not been assigned to a slot
save save all slot settings to user.ini
reload load all slot settings from user.ini
+ Added new skin functionality: you can now draw lines and set text with
arbitrary fonts in your system.
x Pinger icmp_km was broken in build 1553. Fixed.

http://www.cfos.de/beta/ --- all betas are here

gawd21 reviewed v4.53 Build 1555 Beta on Oct 22, 2009

I still love this, but in the 64 bit for W7, the window won't stay open no matter what you do. I have been using this for 4 years now. I depend on it to see my traffic. Could you guys fix this?

Thanks.

@Diam0nd

This is a clean install of W7 Pro 64 bit. I installed it, added my key and password. I checked clickthough and always on top. Auto hide is unchecked.

I do not believe that it is a system problem. I did not have any problems with this in the past.

Reinstalled it, did not help.

However, 4.53.1556 is working correctly.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1553 Beta on Oct 15, 2009

Juhandra:
So the reason for rating cFos 1 is martin? :| Okaaaay.

Well, guys, I don't know about you, but cFos DOES work for me. It DOES give the bandwidth to applications that I consider a priority (eg: on a server side a give a priority to Radmin Server, on client side to Radmin Viewer), which DOES make them work faster. And it costs below average compared to other software. To ME cFos is a great bargain.

And I like constant betas, since to me that means the product is not dead and is constantly being developed, bugs fixed, etc.

Juhandra reviewed v4.53 Build 1553 Beta on Oct 14, 2009

Martin is not a developer, it is a fuzz-spreader.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1552 Beta on Oct 13, 2009

GerritWittesaele:
Funny how people claim things they totally have no clue about at a sight of a user exited about a product.
I am NOT the author, I am NOT affiliated with the developers in ANY way. So go suck on something.

The developer's nick is martin (at least I think he is a developer), if you care to have a look at the forums.

What I AM is a registered user, but that's about it. And I simply like the program and the fact that it's being constantly developed. It's as simple as that.

And by the way, your claim of 80% of speed is COMPLETELY bogus. You don't even have to be a genius (and YOU obviously isn't) to test it: try to download a file from a high-speed server, which will max out your bandwidth and it WILL give you 100% of the speed. cFos regulates (reduces traffic) ONLY when there is an application with higher priority that needs bw.

CHANGELOG:
FosSpeed 4.53 build 1552
x TCP Pinger is now switched off by default. This caused sporadic TCP
disconnects for some users. This was introduced in build 1545.
x Fixed a long-standing skin bug, which caused cfosspeed.exe to sometimes
crash while switching skins. Thanks to Ingo Guenther.
x Fixed skin line drawing/text output bug with GDI+.

GerritWittesaele reviewed v4.53 Build 1552 Beta on Oct 12, 2009

I think the only one reviewing here is the author.
The program adds quite an amount of overhead btw, so instead of having your full bandwidth to download from rapidshare or others, your downloadspeed only gets to +- 80%

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1549 Beta on Oct 7, 2009

Looove it!

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1549
+ Improved burst code to find the line speed after install. This will happen
automatically only three times after connect now. Added detection of a
second traffic shaper to burst.
x Skin bugfixes.
x Some smaller meta pinger fixes.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1545 Beta on Sep 29, 2009

The program itself as well as the concept are great. But it needs more polish, especially uninstall procedure (and recovery/rollback options in case of a failure) and menus (style, language, etc)

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1545

! Rewrote ping engine. "Hybrid ping" is dead, long live "meta ping"! :)
The new pinger engine can make test pings to measure connection latency
with ICMP (like ping), but as well with UDP and TCP; furthermore, packets
can be sent from both kernelmode and usermode. All pingers operate in
parallel and cFosSpeed automatically selects the best one. The reliability
of the measurements is checked all the time and cFosSpeed will switch to a
different pinger if one starts to fail.
Hopefully, this will further reduce the problems users have with misbehaving
firewalls, routers and ISPs. Be sure to allow packets from spd.exe to pass
through your firewall if you're asked.
Commands of the new ping engine:
pinger set the protocol and TTL for outgoing test pings
pingstat print ping statistics (-clear clears stats after printing)
pingclear clears ping statistics
pingboot cycle thru all pingers to find best protocol and TTL
sethops set the TTL for outgoing test pings

+ New language: Nederlands! That makes a total of 19 languages supported.
Even more languages are downloadable from our web site, here:
http://www.cfos.de/speed/documentation/lang.htm

http://www.cfos.de/beta/

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1544 Beta on Sep 23, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1544
x Fixed a bug in the "Traffic Shaping" dialog. When you have set traffic
shaping to "on" it has actually (and erroneously) set it to "off". After
installing the new version, you need to set it to the correct and desired
value.

http://www.cfos.de/beta/

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1543 Beta on Sep 22, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1543
! New and improved dialogs that should be easier to use and navigate.
! Moved 'hide_on_fullscreen' key from the window settings configuration to the
global configuration, i.e. into the [param] section of the cfosspeed.ini
file. Also, due to popular demand, you can now toggle this setting in the
window settings menu of the context menu.
+ Added tracking of UDP pseudo-connections counts.
x Game mode sometimes changed focus. Fixed.

http://www.cfos.de/beta/

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1542 Beta on Sep 9, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1542
+ Improved bulk detection: non bulk streams (i.e. interactive) connections
must now not exceed a certain speed.
+ Added spd con -lss and -ss option to display the largest ever used segment
size and all segment size values.

http://www.cfos.de/beta/

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1540 Beta on Sep 4, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1540
- Removed NDIS status output that only filled up the trace file.
- Added some decoding for Win7 in trace file.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1539 Beta on Aug 29, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1539
x Added workaround to avoid spurious crashes in fslx.sys (Symantec Antivirus) when booting.

been reviewed v4.53 Build 1537 Beta on Aug 28, 2009

@Registered
Another perspective is that this program is always being improved.
If you don't like using beta versions with the risk of bugginess then don't install them - there's a stable release version on the cFos website.

Registered reviewed v4.53 Build 1537 Beta on Aug 26, 2009

this program does not encourage illegal downloading, bittorrent is used for many legal purposes,

I'm surprised such a comment would be left by the moderators, under no circumstances do the developers of this software support criminal activity,

not much to say really on the program itself,
very unstable i find, always being fixed, always in beta stage, and always at a point which is not for mainstream release,

be nice to once reach a point in time where this program isn't having something fixed. because from my perspective, there always bug fixing, always!!! reminds me of "Outpost Firewall" LOL

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1537 Beta on Aug 25, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1537

x If running as Admin a change of language would not update the .hta files.
Fixed.

+ When started in compatibility mode, cFosSpeed will still know the real
operating system version.

Diam0nd reviewed v4.53 Build 1534 Beta on Aug 13, 2009

To many linux geeks to simple geeks what this program does may seem trivial: it introduces QoS managament. I agree that routers can do that, but the thing of it is that usually setting it up is pretty damn hard (on dd-wrt) and seems overwhelming (on tomato) on some firmwares.
I think for the price this program is a huge find. I mean, it does NOT magically make your internet connnection faster, but what it really DOES do is it makes the way your traffic is managed more efficient. For example, let's say I got a download or upload going and I want to browse the web (which is usually barely works when either download or upload are maxed out): what cFosSpeed does is it gives a priority to http traffic thus making browsing smooth and fast. What's good about such QoS approach to traffic management is that it does NOT set a limit to your download or upload, rather it redirects traffic to a higher-priority protocol ONLY when its in use. Thus you get the best of both worlds.
Priority can be assigned either to protocol or to any application, which is friggin great!

Anyhow, this program TOTALLY worth the money, especially because for a license you get LIFETIME support/upgrades! Support is good and updates happen quote often. Plus, it supports Windows 7.

Betas are here: http://www.cfos.de/beta/

santa99 reviewed v4.53 Build 1534 Beta on Aug 1, 2009

I use this program for about 3 years.It increases download speeds substantially
Never had a malfunction,

Pfurri reviewed v4.53 Build 1534 Beta on Jul 31, 2009

Every day a new full idiot stands up !!! This time it's "domket" !

dapxin reviewed v4.53 Build 1532 Beta on Jul 29, 2009

This program encourages illegal downloading using bittorrent, etc
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That is so retarded. I am usually a nice guy.

mnk2xl reviewed v4.53 Build 1530 Beta on Jul 22, 2009

"This program encourages illegal downloading using bittorrent, etc"

Mmm.. yes yes, the same way production of nylon stockings facilitates bank roberries... Damn those textile producers!

Mumoto reviewed v4.53 Build 1527 Beta on Jul 8, 2009

Domket: How so? Peer-to-peer doesn't mean ILLEGAL, there are tons of LEGAL torrents like for Linux distributions or demos for games and even the WoW downloader works with a sort of torrent-client.

So, what you're saying is not true.

It let's you prioritize certain software for example:
I want to download but I want to play World of Warcraft without too much lag, this is where CFOSSpeed comes into play, it gives WoW high priority and downloading programs low priority.

You can setup your own rules regarding this, this is just an example of what you are able to do with this program.

domket reviewed v4.53 Build 1527 Beta on Jul 8, 2009

This program encourages illegal downloading using bittorrent, etc

Dezhavju reviewed v4.53 Build 1526 Beta on Jul 4, 2009

cFosSpeed 4.53 build 1526:
x Fixed a bluescreen under Vista when hibernating.

X86:
http://www.cfos.de/beta/...peed-v453-build1526.exe

X64:
http://www.cfos.de/beta/...-x64-v453-build1526.exe

been reviewed v4.53 Build 1523 Beta on Jun 30, 2009

I'd disagree with Autobot; I'm not a gamer but use Cfos specifically because it allows me to browse and/or receive streamed video at the same time as using my torrent client.

Anyone having problems should reduce total torrent connections to a max of 80 - shouldn't have any impact on torrent performance but (with Cfosspeed) should permit normal browsing etc.

AutoBot reviewed v4.53 Build 1522 Beta on Jun 26, 2009

It works great for everything except it has trouble maintaining a good browsing experience while torrenting, but pings(latency) stays low in gaming. Worth the money. Five stars.

jorgosch reviewed v4.51 Build 1504 Beta on May 6, 2009

I gave this a high rating before because it makes your computer much more responsive when you browse while downloading or when you need optimum latency for gaming, and now I'm giving it 5 stars again because the x64 version works flawlessly in Windows 7.

marco4141 reviewed v4.51 Build 1501 Beta on Apr 20, 2009

Good

stevvie reviewed v4.51 Build 1501 Beta on Apr 18, 2009

some guy you miss the point of this, it is not a TCP optimizer. It does lightly optimize the TCP. This manages the flow of traffic so that even if you are uploading at full speed or downloading at full speed you can still surf the web or play games without your ping times suffering too much. This has been a god send of a program for me well worth the purchase price.

[deXter] reviewed v4.51 Build 1498 Beta on Apr 7, 2009

ROFLMAO! Tweaking the registry? Time check! This is the year 2009! Tweaking the registry to increase the net speed? Sure, if you're on dialup and on Win9x you might notice a difference! (No offence to all the Win9x and Dialup users out there.)

Fellas, toasale has no idea what he/she's talking about. Anyways, you don't need me to tell if toasale is right or wrong, the facts are all out there. I'm just here to review cFosSpeed, and to the best of my knowledge, I can assure you that there's no other program or technique on the Windows platform that does what cFosSpeed does in it's entirety. The closest a program comes to a *part* of cFosSpeed's functionality is NetLimiter, but saying cFosSpeed is something like NetLimiter is a gross understatement. I'll leave ya'll to the product page to find out all the features.

Personally, I've faced no problems using cFosSpeed. Sure, there are bugs here-and-there, but I've used this on three computers for the past couple of years and never faced anything serious, 'cept maybe the odd ping loosing its way. Lemme tell you, cFosSpeed makes a *big* difference if you're a multi-tasking net-a-holic like me, or if you're an online gamer where low ping/lag is the of utmost importance. Online gamers would probably know that a high speed net doesn't automatically translate to a low latency. cFosSpeed helps you achieve that (among other things). It's NOT some friggin' internet-boosting-registry-tweaking-accelerating-junk which is found in so many suites these days, like System Mechanic.

Kind Advise: If you have no use for/idea of a program, please don't "review" it. More than anything else, you're just making a fool of yourself.

toasale reviewed v4.51 Build 1497 Beta on Apr 4, 2009

Does NOT works as well as the user tweaking their own registry.

ghammer reviewed v4.51 Build 1494 Beta on Mar 31, 2009

New functionality in cFosSpeed 4.51 Build 1494 Beta. Allows you to use IPFilter files, like ipfilter.dat.

This was broken on my machine, but likely due to Windows 7, no cFosSpeed.

shroom reviewed v4.51 Build 1492 Beta on Mar 25, 2009

What's new...
http://www.cfos.de/beta/cfosspeed_whatsnew.txt

sickle reviewed v4.51 Build 1491 Beta on Mar 22, 2009

I've been using cFos speed 4.21 and its working ok and why go for the new 4.51 version b;cos u don't know what is new in the new version

sparskter reviewed v4.51 Build 1489 Beta on Mar 18, 2009

I could not agree more. 5/5

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dapxin
Reviewing 4.51 Build 1486 Beta (Mar 12, 2009)

I have used this software over the last 1 year, and being
one who uses p2pTV, live Radio, and heavy downloading on my
2MB connection, I can categorically say the software does
what it promises.

If you are a mere websurfer - doing only emails and www,
you probably dont need this application. But if you do
multiple things on your broadband connection, you cannot go
wrong with cfosspeed installed.

Dont mind all the n00b giving one liner reviews - with no
idea what they are talking about.

Its a decent application and it even shines on dial ups.
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dapxin reviewed v4.51 Build 1486 Beta on Mar 12, 2009

I have used this software over the last 1 year, and being one who uses p2pTV, live Radio, and heavy downloading on my 2MB connection, I can categorically say the software does what it promises.

If you are a mere websurfer - doing only emails and www, you probably dont need this application. But if you do multiple things on your broadband connection, you cannot go wrong with cfosspeed installed.

Dont mind all the n00b giving one liner reviews - with no idea what they are talking about.

Its a decent application and it even shines on dial ups.

jorgosch reviewed v4.51 Build 1486 Beta on Mar 11, 2009

It works when you buy it, but of course there's no crack for you lamerz.

GerritWittesaele reviewed v4.25 Build 1454 Beta on Jan 29, 2009

Has always been buggy crap, and will remain buggy crap.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1450 Beta on Dec 22, 2008

Tried to fix problem with socket error sending pings that caused ping balloons. Thanks to yen linh for report.

toasale reviewed v4.25 Build 1450 Beta on Dec 18, 2008

This is a D O G and a H O G . 'Nuff said!

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1449 Beta on Dec 12, 2008

Improved detection of packets that NDIS sends erroneously to cFosSpeed.

cFosSpeed works again for Win2000.

Some internal rewrites.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1448 Beta on Nov 25, 2008

Tried to fix a bug where cFosSpeed would not properly reset the 'bridged' setting when the router resets while cFosSpeed is running.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1447 Beta on Oct 30, 2008

Fixed a bug which prevented setup to run on Windows 2000 with a message about a missing entry point in DNSAPI.DLL.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1446 Beta on Oct 27, 2008

cFosSpeed 4.25 build 1445

Sometimes HTTP, SSL and SSH non-BULK l7-protocols would stay on default priority even if the 7-protocol priority was set to high.

holy1661 reviewed v4.25 Build 1446 Beta on Oct 27, 2008

At this stage, this app is great.

The install process used to take a long time, but now is slick and speedy.

I wish i could get it to auto start on my 2nd monitor but who cares.

ALL reviewed v4.25 Build 1444 Beta on Oct 21, 2008

I use cFosSpeed maybe at 2 years or more and always make my connection getting better, some years ago when my internet connection is not so good, cFosSpeed really make the difference, now that my internet is much better cFosSpeed keep being one of the first programs that i install in my PC, cuz it keep increase my upload/download to the foulest, down my ping, and give me control of the traffic that i download/upload in this moment. If the grafic of cFosSpeed is not in right/down corner of my LCD is like something is missing xD
I use, and a couple of my friends already use too for my advise.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1444 Beta on Oct 2, 2008

Added new skin: "LC History"; it's like our well-known Liquid Crystal skin,
but with a history that scrolls to the left.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1443 Beta on Sep 18, 2008

cFosSpeed 4.25 build 1443

Tried to fix a crash under Vista that would close spd.exe. Please report if it works. Thanks to SyntaX.

gawd21 reviewed v4.25 Build 1442 Beta on Sep 17, 2008

Still love this program... I know what I said, but I had to stick up for this program. That is the only reason I am here posting.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1442 Beta on Sep 17, 2008

Got to love betas...

cFosSpeed 4.25 build 1442

Fixed bluescreen that was introduced in build 1441.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1441 Beta on Sep 16, 2008

cFosSpeed 4.25 build 1441

+ Speeded memory allocation.

cFosSpeed 4.25 build 1440

+ Added Layer-7 detection for large HTTP downloads (client & server).

HTTP transfers which take more than 1 sec. at full speed are now classified as HTTP_C_BULK / HTTP_S_BULK and have low priority as default. You can change the priority in the Layer-7 Protocol prioritization dialog. Warning: This will only work, if the current HTTP connection is not reused by the browser. Otherwise the first classification will be used. The next version will remove this limitation.

Fixed problems with Speed Startup. Thanks to Steve B for report.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1439 Beta on Sep 2, 2008

Fixed x64 installer: now it pops up UAC dialog under Vista to make you full
Admin. This bug was introduced in build 1433.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1438 Beta on Aug 27, 2008

x Fixed some Windows object security problems.

- Removed obsolete NDIS handler.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1434 Beta on Aug 13, 2008

Fixed a bug in cfosspeed.exe that was introduced in build 1433.

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1433 Beta on Aug 8, 2008

- Upgraded compiler.

- Removed speed.gadget from distribution. It can now be downloaded from
our website.

stevvie reviewed v4.25 Build 1433 Beta on Aug 7, 2008

I wouldn't bother with BETA 1433, they have even taken it of of thier beta site themselfs.

elopez17 reviewed v4.25 Build 1433 Beta on Aug 6, 2008

This program is excellent. But it doesn't want to install it gave me error.

I do not know if someone have the same problem.

That is the reason I gave a 1

war593122 reviewed v4.25 Build 1431 Beta on Jul 27, 2008

L7 protocols SSL_C, SSL_S and SSH sometimes switched between _BULK and regular versions periodically. This has been amended.

legion reviewed v4.22 Build 1406 on Jun 26, 2008

Very good app, shuld be part of OS. I can use p2p program and web browser without lags :)

war593122 reviewed v4.22 Build 1406 on Jun 26, 2008

[deXter] I be damn, this new version works some what. :)

Well at least with downloading at max and still being able to listen to online radio/web browsing.

Uploading at max still needs some work.

shroom reviewed v4.22 Build 1406 on Jun 25, 2008

- 4.22.1406 is final, not beta
- what's in BETAnews don't you understand ?
- no one forces you to buy that software, which is cheap and comes with a lifetime license
- learn to make reviews, yours isn't one and should be deleted

Bad Prit reviewed v4.22 Build 1406 on Jun 25, 2008

The never-ending beta you must pay for...

[deXter] reviewed v4.21 Build 1405 Beta on Jun 6, 2008

@war593122:

It may take some time for the benefits of cFosSpeed to kick in as it needs to calibrate itself.

@Tricatel:

How does the lack of a changelog in a betanews listing warrant the rating of program? Too bad for you, you've lost your credibility as a reviewer.

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My Review:
This version works great on the three computers I own, and worked great on all my friend's computers whom I recommended to. If you've got a BSOD, then report it instead of whining at BetaNews. This is a beta version, afterall.

shroom reviewed v4.21 Build 1405 Beta on Jun 4, 2008

First installed a year ago. Never had a single BSOD with this tool and it does what it says perfectly.

Edit : for the guy that can't make a search alone :
changelog : http://www.cfos.de/beta/speed_whatsnew.txt
last beta version : http://www.cfos.de/beta/

Matador477 reviewed v4.21 Build 1405 Beta on Jun 4, 2008

Installed it 20 hours ago, and allready got my first BSOD. I never had a BSOD as long as I remember. crap!

war593122 reviewed v4.21 Build 1405 Beta on Jun 4, 2008

Read on their site that I should be able to upload and download at max speed at same time.

Yeah right!! :(

Like normal, I cant even ping when max uploading. Even with "Favour Ping Time" enabled..

magOwl reviewed v4.21 Build 1405 Beta on Jun 3, 2008

I've used cFos for years, both betas and stable builds, and have never ever had a problem with it.
No BSOD's, corrupt downloads or slow speeds. Well at least none caused by cFos.
And cFos is not a Netlimiter type application where you set a rule telling a program how much of your total bandwidth it can use. The traffic shaping doesn't work like that. It works by prioritizing packets sent by different applications and/or protocols, allowing high priority ones to "jump the queue".

[deXter] reviewed v4.21 Build 1404 Beta on May 28, 2008

That's not true. There were a few incompatibilities in the past and there may be cards that don't work well, but in general, it works great when it works. I've used it in over 5 completly different systems with different manufacurer's NICs and never had a problem. Overall net speed remained the same.

Jenny reviewed v4.21 Build 1403 Beta on May 3, 2008

It can make certain apps use more/less bandwidth, but the problem is that it has a serious negative impact on your average speed.

A program that adds a buggy low-level driver is a big NONO.

shroom reviewed v4.21 Build 1403 Beta on May 3, 2008

People should read the name of the site : BETAnews. This is the place to go when you want to download alpha/beta softwares.
People should also know that a(n) alpha/beta software may crash more than a non-alpha/beta release. Obvious no ?
If you don't want an alpha/beta, there's a link which leads to the developer website where you can (obviously again) get the lastest version which is 2 months old (and not 2 years).

I've never had a single crash nor a BSOD with this tool, you should clean your computer ;)

[deXter] reviewed v4.21 Build 1403 Beta on May 2, 2008

I'm not sure what the gentlemen below are talking about, but I've been using cFosSpeed since the past few years and rarely have I had any trouble with it (in XP and 2003).

I download files every single day (that includes ZIPs and RARs) without any corruption.

Bouvier: Perhaps you need to use a download manager?

And this software isn't *always* in beta. v4.20.1389 is one such final build, for example. You can still download it if you want to: http://www.cfos.de/download/download_e.htm

I'm not saying this program is perfect; I've seen it cause a lot of trouble on my friends' PC.

People facing such problems should report the bug, instead of just complaining here.

Bouvier reviewed v4.21 Build 1402 Beta on May 1, 2008

All those beta's end up the same.
Same BSOD's, same programs downloaded with errors (Broken .RAR .ZIP etc files)
Options are not respected.

and last but not least, We haven't seen a stable version in like 2 years.

Registered reviewed v4.21 Build 1402 Beta on May 1, 2008

on paper this is a brilliant and well inovative peice of software,

but it's always in beta, and there constantly fighting this war (BUGS), and the thing with this kind of technology, it adds a layer onto ones network interface, and bugs can cause so many problem,

it does make you realize though, how hard it must of been to create the OS network interface that comes with operating systems, because this company still is fighting bugs in this software nad has been for a long time now,

5 stars for there attempt, but 3 stars overall, as i just don't think there ever gonna get there,
there is so many problems that comes with adding a new network layer interface on top of what's already running, not to mention 3rd party software problems, like Firewalls, that also need to add some kind of monitoring layer to the network interfaces,

asaenz reviewed v4.21 Build 1401 Beta on Mar 30, 2008

It would be nice if it would update itself to the latest stable version or betas if user indicates so in options settings.

gawd21 reviewed v4.21 Build 1401 Beta on Mar 23, 2008

For years now I have been using cFos Speed; I have loved every version! The program works great!

JeremyP reviewed v4.21 Build 1401 Beta on Feb 23, 2008

Superb software. If you are running a home network, and one or more of you are avid P2Pers, this will stop your bottlenecks like that. Worth every penny.

kommando reviewed v4.07 Build 1387 Beta on Jan 28, 2008

Great program!

retobado reviewed v4.07 Build 1387 Beta on Jan 26, 2008

the best !!

kiliya reviewed v4.07 Build 1387 Beta on Jan 25, 2008

Get a grip. I can except that your hardware is different, etc. but this is excellent software period. There isn't any other software that attempts to go where cfos does. Quit whining and find out why your computer doesn't work with this software. I'll bet the odds are 90 to one that you're not paying attention. If I can install and reinstall EVERY time there's a new beta version with 0 problems then the bugs overall are minor.This development team can fix it.

shroom reviewed v4.07 Build 1387 Beta on Jan 25, 2008

Rating 5 'cause of the crappy reviewer under.

Brian49 reviewed v4.07 Build 1386 Beta on Jan 25, 2008

Works fine here. Essential when downloading and uploading at the same time.

davygiven reviewed v4.07 Build 1386 Beta on Jan 24, 2008

"cFosSpeed 4.07 build 1386

+ Added support for Vista Sidebar Gadgets. See speed.gadget in the
cFosSpeed installation directory (double-click to install after first
re-boot). This sample gadget demonstrates how to create your own
sidebar gadgets. Feel free to contact us. We might be interested in
publishing your gadget on our website."

shroom reviewed v4.07 Build 1386 Beta on Jan 24, 2008

If you're so un-happy with this software, why are you still using it ?
Never had a single BSOD since I've been using XP, even with crappy softwares, even with crappy Sblaster drivers.
You should clean your computer ;)

tannenwheel reviewed v4.07 Build 1385 Test on Jan 17, 2008

okay, i bought it a few months ago, and it mostly does a verry valuable job.

but i am still mad at the whole GUI part of it, mostly the insanely shy errormessage about pings not comming through.

it's a tiny systemtray ballontip that appears once, like per uptime session or so (?), then dissapears after a few seconds....

due to a copy/paste mistake/mix-up i blocked the wrong IP with my firewall (namely the ping IP of cfosspeed) and did not recognize it for weeks.

duh!

also, a traymenu that goes to a depth of four levels (skin selection) is a design faux pax.
(due to lacking screen wide, the third level gets stacked on top of first level, and the fourth on top of the second. get dyslexia for free)

and html/htt interfaces should be banned in general.

Pfurri reviewed v4.07 Build 1382 Beta on Jan 10, 2008

Great tool without any equivalent competitor !

ahjefri reviewed v4.07 Build 1380 Test on Dec 29, 2007

Nice prog. but this release hangs and does not install,,,, sorry,,,

AshG reviewed v4.07 Build 1380 Test on Dec 21, 2007

I have encountered no problems with this build. It is stable and works just as well as the others.

As for the poster immediately below... If you are going to waste peoples' bandwidth with such a pointless post devoid of any information, don't waste our time. What bugs do you notice? What issues are you having a problem with? Be specific, or begone.

abuelobalo reviewed v4.07 Build 1379 Beta on Dec 16, 2007

If you want to use it in your 64-bit system, use this: http://www.cfos.de/beta/...-x64-v407-build1379.exe

Registered reviewed v4.07 Build 1379 Beta on Dec 15, 2007

the idea behind this program is great,

and i'm sure in the future, these type of programs will be essential in corporate environments,

but it has to be said, that with every release, its just constant bug fixes, i have still yet to see a release that has not had something critical fixed,

it would be nice if this company launched a better beta system, as this type of program could seriously screw up ones networks, or even cause massive problems with windows, as this program literally sits in between the network cards and windows, very dangerous if something goes wrong, and the company has been releasing a lot of updates lately,

i feel that the company should launch a 3 step release system, like other companies do when working on sensitive software like this, (something firewall developers should also do aswell!!!!)

step 1, beta test,
step 2, fix problems from step 1,
step 3, release stable version to public,

but the company doesn't do this, they keep touching and adding things, and breaking things, so a stable version never gets finished, (just like firewall developers hehehe)

domket reviewed v4.07 Build 1379 Beta on Dec 14, 2007

cFosSpeed isn't very useful if one doesn't use BitTorrent 24/7.

TehCaptain reviewed v4.07 Build 1378 Beta on Nov 30, 2007

Point Zero, Sorry but you are just plain wrong. You obviously don't know what this product does.

This is an active network traffic monitor that throttles {shapes) certain low priority traffic allowing higher priority traffic to get through.

For example, I have a 20Mbps down / 2Mbps up internet connection, this translates to approximately 1.9MB/240KB. My bittorrent client runs 24/7, without cFosSpeed i would need to set the client to upload at around 180-200KB to allow me to download at full speed or try to browse the web (painfully slow).

With cFosSpeed I can set my upload to unlimited and bittorrent will use all the bandwidth until something with a higher priority needs it. So now... instead of uploading at 180KB and browsing very slowly, I can upload at 240KB, download at 1.9 MB and still browse the web or play online games, without worrying about shutting my bittorrent client off.

Changing the MTU and other things in the registry WILL NOT do what this program does, Period!

This is one of the very few shareware programs I have ever paid for. worth every penny and more.

dkratter reviewed v4.07 Build 1374 Beta on Nov 27, 2007

cFosSpeed is a very handy QoS application. It lets you do things like set your BitTorrent client to full speed, and since it [using default cFosSpeed settings] gets the lowest priority, it'll use your full bandwidth unless you're using it for other things that are typically higher priority, like VoIP or web surfing.

You can always see the changelog at http://www.cfos.de/beta/speed_whatsnew.txt

davygiven reviewed v4.07 Build 1374 Beta on Nov 27, 2007

"cFosSpeed 4.07 build 1374

x Fixed broken context menu entries (happened in build 1373)."

Seems to be it for this beta.

arjesus reviewed v4.07 Build 1374 Beta on Nov 27, 2007

they do the impossible, possible! turning a fantastic app into an awesome one!

>>>>>> still no changelog!!!!

serrebi101 reviewed v4.07 Build 1370 Beta on Nov 7, 2007

I don't normally like shareware software, free software ftw! but this application was worth the purchase price. I use this prog on my wireless computers, helps to keep the connection very reliable. Prioratizing applications is amazing!

Brian49 reviewed v4.06 on Nov 5, 2007

This normally excellent program has run into a serious technical problem in recent releases. Whereas previously I could run downloads and uploads concurrently with good speeds all round, now uploads (via FTP) cause downloads (via browser or a player) to slow to a crawl. I've gone back to v.4.02 until such time as the developer can fix the problem. There seems to be no equivalent program one can switch to.

sooti reviewed v4.06 on Nov 2, 2007

simply works! i've been using this software for about 2 years now, and it has never failed me, when using p2p i used to lose download speed do to upload speed choking all the connection, cfosspeed is like a police officer directing traffic by priority, slowing down the upload a bit in order to max the download speed, great app for p2p and browsing while using p2p... worth every penny.

abober reviewed v4.06 on Oct 31, 2007

Great idea, great realisation! No comments......

arjesus reviewed v4.05 Build 1351 Beta on Oct 20, 2007

cfos made a miracle for me in online games!
long life, cfos!

davygiven reviewed v4.05 Build 1351 Beta on Oct 18, 2007

It's fine in Vista (tho you need to disable driver-signing in x64 Vista).

And it's completely stable and it certainly makes a difference in Vista.

I luuuuuuuuve it.

c4p0ne reviewed v4.05 Build 1351 Beta on Oct 18, 2007

The thing is, isn't it REDUNDANT to use this on Vista systems? What with all the so-called ngtcp newfangled TCP stack which supposedly does what cfosspeed does but is already built-in to Vista?

Can this really improve/balance performance on VISTA systems? And how STABLE is it on those systems?

bjoer751 reviewed v4.05 Build 1351 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

s0121: No, you haven't used CfosSpeed _ON_ you router - you have used it _WITH_ your router.
CfosSpeed is a Windows-driver with a control-application that can only be installed on a computer with MS-Windows.
You can, however, install it on all computers in you home - which are in turn connected to a central router or switch - and all the computers will then be able to co-operatively use the bandwidth optimally.
If you use a computer as a router (with ICS, Windows Server, or some third-party connection-sharing) you only install CfosSpeed on that computer.

This is a wonderful application - while my server (used as a router) is filling my bandwidth with torrents (24Mbps/8Mbps) I can still browse the web at full speed - and those browsing my websites feel no slowdowns either.
If someone is using my FTP-server or my Version Cue-server - they get max priority, and the torrents instantly gets lower speeds.

s0121 reviewed v4.03 Build 1332 Beta on Aug 22, 2007

Been using cFos 4.02.1312 on my Linksys BEFW11S4 for some time.. works GREAT. Using on "Vista Ultimate" and if you join there tester group, they send a license for FREE...

hell0 reviewed v4.02 Build 1312 on Aug 12, 2007

On a Linksys router (depending on model), use a third-party firmware such as OpenWRT, DD-WRT, or (my favorite), Tomato. These have QoS built in.

c4p0ne reviewed v4.01 Build 1302 Beta on Jul 10, 2007

"Can I install this on a lynksys router"

heh, you wish. :)

wognum reviewed v4.01 Build 1302 Beta on Jul 10, 2007

can i install this on a linksys router?

armpit reviewed v4.01 Build 1301 on Jul 5, 2007

Keeps getting better! Highly recomended.

jorgosch reviewed v4.01 Build 1301 on Jul 5, 2007

Whether I download and want to surf at full speed or want to share bandwidth between different computers on my network, this little gem makes all the difference in the world for me.

payskin reviewed v4.01 Build 1301 on Jul 5, 2007

4.0 crashed on me unexpectedly in the last couple of days, while 3.x versions never did that. I hope they fixed the problem. Excellent software, anyway.

dclong reviewed v4.01 Build 1300 Beta on Jun 27, 2007

LOVE it! For 9.00 Euro it delivers an enormous punch.

It's the first thing I re-install after I do a system cleanup.

armpit reviewed v4.01 Build 1300 Beta on Jun 26, 2007

Keeps gettin better.

[deXter] reviewed v4.01 Build 1300 Beta on Jun 22, 2007

Glad to see that the betas are back again!

New Features include:

- rx-priorisation, which helps in better traffic management by assigning weights to various classes.

- better evaluation of filter rules

- and the cFosSpeed service is no longer interactive! (Why?!)

dzjepp reviewed v3.91 Build 1281 Beta on Jun 1, 2007

That really sounds like one of those late night tv commercials dexter

[deXter] reviewed v3.91 Build 1281 Beta on Jun 1, 2007

cFosSpeed is one of those programs that you initially don't know about, then get sceptical of its working or maybe think that you don't have any need for such a program. I mean, I never even heard of the term "Traffic Shaping" earlier. But after you install and use it, you'd be wondering how you survived all these years without it! These days I keep talking about how great Traffic Shaping is (even though I'm no expert on the subject :P)

Like yesterday, I was using BitTorrent and VoIP on my low-bandwidth line and I suddenly remembered that before cFosSpeed how the VoIP clarity wasn't that great with lags, jitters and crackling. Now I just can't do a VoIP call without cFosSpeed installed!

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The main interesting features in the past few releases have been:

- the cooperative mode, where cFosSpeed works collectively on multiple PCs that share a single line

- the line speed limiter, where you can manually limit the upload or download speed to an exact value

These two features further increase the utility of cFosSpeed, making it an even more unique program and perhaps an alternative to other bandwidth management programs.

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Btw, thanks for the comments marrix :)

marrix reviewed v3.91 Build 1279 Beta on May 25, 2007

Couple of reasons for his rating, we here in the land of OZ have what we call Fraudband. I'm supposed to be on ADSL2+.I only live 100 metres from the local exchange. Download speeds are ok, indeed there was at one stage several months ago managed to get a DVD size file coming down @50+mbs. Yet, my upload speed is only about 12-18kbs, depending on the time of day.
I should also qualify this, I'm spoilt in that my office has a line of sight laser connection @155mbs (should anyone from Australia doubt this check http://msi.net.au/connect.htm#adsl).
Anyway, that [deXter] has gone to the effort, not only revwieng this app,yet also giving his usual highly informative assessment.
For this reason alone, it warrants whatever consideration [deXter} deems pertinent.
No, I am not related (don't even know him/her), simply notice that this person never wastes anyones' time with distractions.

[deXter] reviewed v3.91 Build 1278 Beta on May 16, 2007

Revision history:
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cFosSpeed 3.91 build 1278

+ Now you can display the class certain TCP data is classified in the "current connections" dialog.

+ Added a proper "spd cons -?" help screen.

+ Now you can set MAXimum rx-speed and tx-speed! This works only with the new cooperative and variable shaping, though.

+ New filter rules -tcp-seq and -tcp-cnt to match on bytes of sequence space transmitted or number of packets in this connection, respectively.

[deXter] reviewed v3.91 Build 1277 Beta on May 15, 2007

Finally, BitTorrent support has been improved! I can actually feel the improvement when using uTorrent, and even eMule!

Changelog for cFosSpeed 3.91 build 1277
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+ More changes in rx-shaping: cFosSpeed should now work much better with very many connections, like with BitTorrent. Please report if it works for you!

+ Added more debug output when cfosspeed.sys won't load.

[deXter] reviewed v3.91 Build 1276 Beta on May 7, 2007

tannenwheel : Try the liquid crystal skin - it rocks!

It shows exactly what I need to know, and it goes very well with my vista-aero-glass theme!

tannenwheel reviewed v3.91 Build 1275 Beta on May 7, 2007

lately i can't reproduce the bad effect (of allocating UNUSED upload bandwith to be also unusable by low priority protocols) which i described i the last review.

still using version 3.12 btw.
allmost sure i will buy it someday.
the GUI still sucks.

tannenwheel reviewed v3.91 Build 1274 Beta on Apr 22, 2007

it took me a while to figure out wether this works as advertised or makes things worse.

it seems both is true, depending on situation.

when trafic shaping is enabled it may block uploads of utorrent from 90 kbps to 50 kbps. the rest will just be unused since i am not doing anything (like surfing). when all i want is upload to get a good torrent ratio - that is bad. so i would just disable traffic shaping (right click on tray icon) and get full speed uploads.

when i want to surf and download 5 files with IDM and run utorrent at the same time cfosspeed will allow me to surf fast. so it works as advertised. thats priceless.

and it works MUCH better (in enhancing the responsiveness while browsning) than just setting an upload limit to utorrent.

my understanding is probably still not right, or maybe the mystic calibration will improve the behaviour someday but the bottomline is, that cfosspeed is a must have, but not a set and forgett thing.

and it is a pain to crack. might be the first software i will buy.

i really dislike the whole interface.
there is hardly a good thing to say about it.
worst thing is that you get no reliable information about wether it is working. just a silly tray popup ONCE when it is not working.
the whole thing is just not transparent enough to an intuitive user.

so only 4 stars.

stevvie reviewed v3.91 Build 1272 on Apr 12, 2007

3.91 Build 1272 is also the first build with multiple PC support :) and seems pretty good at the moment.

bluhound reviewed v3.91 Build 1272 on Apr 12, 2007

Excellent program! From what I think, it is based on a heavily tweaked QoS. Still, it works well.

periklo reviewed v3.23 Build 1271 Beta on Mar 31, 2007

It is really amazing that WindowsXP does this job so lousy. cFosSpeed is incredible little program, a must have.

mentallo666 reviewed v3.23 Build 1271 Beta on Mar 30, 2007

First of all this app is only $11. If by rich you mean "Do I have $11?" then I guess I am a multi millionaire. Second, what the hell are you talking about? What feature in Xp does exactly what cFos does? Please educate us all.

shdwstar reviewed v3.23 Build 1271 Beta on Mar 30, 2007

this program makes me want to vomit... how can u charge someone for a program that already exists on the windows xp and above platform.

if your that rich that you can buy random junk then this program is for you!

however, if your the average joe then you might want to consider not buying this and use what you already have :) it does the exact same thing.

the only thing this program does is make u believe it works with fancy windows and skins woo..

i'm gonna try it out later tonight to see if its compatable with my paper shreader.

mentallo666 reviewed v3.21 Build 1253 Beta on Mar 13, 2007

Very good app. Makes it possible for you to use torrents, Voip and all other connections you might have at same time and prioritize them. So yoou always browse the web at a good speed without slow downs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !

armpit reviewed v3.21 Build 1253 Beta on Mar 13, 2007

Great utility for people like me who use µTorrent heavily. Zero slowdowns to browser, mail, instant messaging, ftp and everything else while uploading at full speed.

bbmuc reviewed v3.21 Build 1252 Beta on Mar 11, 2007

a perfect little tool !!!

yablows reviewed v3.13 Build 1228 Beta on Feb 22, 2007

Works perfectly here (Win XP Pro SP2) slow downs of "critical" stuff like mail, browsing are a minimum with background tasks such as torrents downloading. Well worth it - recommended

vashts121 reviewed v3.13 Build 1206 Beta on Dec 21, 2006

This is a good program for the casual internet surfer and 24/7 gamer. I am both, and I download a lot. cFosSpeed cuts my ping by 20ms in games, which is enough to squeeze in a headshot. All you have to do is go into the settings > Programs > add program and make it at the highest priority. This being said, if you add a web browser and set it to the highest, it goes extremely fast, as well as downloads. I only paid $11.50 which is affordable on any budget.

AshG reviewed v3.13 Build 1203 Beta on Dec 10, 2006

For some reason, whenever I start the computer I get a "This program cannot function (setup.exe)" notification with this build installed. When I click through, everything works as it should.

ravemanson reviewed v3.13 Build 1203 Beta on Dec 6, 2006

The one and only You need.

"Everything Microsoft does, a 3rd party program can do much better."

Ha! So true. WZC in Vista is even worse now than in XP.

kribby reviewed v3.13 Build 1202 Beta on Dec 5, 2006

I'm pretty sure this will be useful even for Vista. Everything Microsoft does, a 3rd party program can do much better :P

c4p0ne reviewed v3.13 Build 1202 Beta on Dec 5, 2006

Will we need this on Vista with it's new "enhanced" Stack?

IanT3cs reviewed v3.11 Build 1179 Beta on Sep 20, 2006

Hi folks.
I used this on a cable connection with NTL and it was superb, good P2P speeds and good browsing speed. However, I have now moved to a very rural location and have to have D.S.L via a B.T land line. Hence, sloooooow "Broadband". cFos seems now to make little difference. And yes, I changed to the correct cFos and driver. Is it me, or does cFos simply not work so well on D.S.L. Try it before you buy it folks. If it works, it's every penny and it's CHEAP.
Have fun trying it.

futra reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 26, 2006

it is just me, or does this version 3.11 is slower than version 3.00? i recently did a speed test using the new version 3.11, i got 110kbps max.. when i got 125kbps using the old version 3.00?? whatever it is, cFosSpeed has indeed boosted my internet speed to its max potential. thx cFosSpeed, u guys rawk!!

XxCoCxX reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 25, 2006

LOVE this software. Used to simply turn off my torrents when surfing, but cFos does the work I could never figure out to do myself allowing me to surf at normal speed and get my files faster. I haven't played any online games during this time so I can't say if it helps there, but the "traffic shaping" as they call it is amazing when it comes to surfing and downloading.

nefarious1 reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 23, 2006

Right; cFosSpeed is not about making any overall speed faster--they don't lie to you like the unethical purveyors of those crap "tweaker" pseudo-utilities do. What cFosSpeed does is prioritize TCP/IP traffic, which allows you to get the most out of whatever bandwidth you already have.

For example, normally, if you have a BitTorrent client running with aggressive settings (to maximize upload and/or download performance), your web browsing speed will suffer to the extreme. (Let's not get into BitTorrent client chauvinism here; any client going full-tilt will kill HTTP traffic speeds.) With cFosSpeed, what you'll see is that your BitTorrent client will run at full speed, but then if you load a few web pages, they'll load almost as quickly as if the client wasn't running at all--and the client will temporarily slow down, so to speak, making way for the higher-priority HTTP traffic. Once the web page(s) have loaded, the BitTorrent client will once again reach full speed. This is what the cFosSpeed driver/service are doing for you, in the background, automatically.

sld reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 23, 2006

This software, surprise surprise, does not improve data flow rate.

It simply provides QoS for your internet traffic, and it does that pretty well.

Dirk van Hoofen reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 23, 2006

We test it on 2 different pc's. But personally we not detect, that our DSL connection get faster (downloads and filetransfers need the same speed like before).
The effective data flow-rate was not improved if we install 'cFosSpeed'.
After this test we think now, the money is invested better in RAM or a faster harddrive ;-)

ravemanson reviewed v3.11 Build 1175 Beta on Aug 23, 2006

The only internet software You MUST have!

ghammer reviewed v3.10 Build 1153 on Aug 8, 2006

Works quite well 'out of the box' and gives excellent results with a little configuration. That is easily done via the nice configuration panel.

The version I just downloaded is:
cFosSpeed 3.11 build 1173

Carlospr reviewed v3.01 Build 1152 Beta on Aug 4, 2006

I liked the interface and the main program purpose. It started OK. However, uTorrent just stopped working (no connection at all - red flag and I always get green one!). I uninstalled but I'd like to see an improved version with such bugs fixed to test it again. 4 for now.

dezzo reviewed v3.01 Build 1152 Beta on Aug 4, 2006

CfosSpeed was recently listed on BetaNews incorrectly as version 3.1, but it's been corrected to show the actual version, which is 3.01.

sooti reviewed v3.01 Build 1152 Beta on Aug 4, 2006

Amazing! works like a charm, even at 95% of my upload speed i get full speed browsing, something i couldn't do on 50% before, gr8 must have app.

tumbirs reviewed v3.1 Build 1151 Beta on Aug 2, 2006

***** EXCELLENT! *****
I downloaded and uploaded at full speed and still got smooth low pings with my online games and can browse the internet without delays :D

Cfosspeed is a program that benefits gamers and I most definately recommend it!

christoofar reviewed v3.1 Build 1151 Beta on Aug 1, 2006

This little "helper" app really seems to work! I would always notice a delay in trying to retrieve
new emails while I had a bittorrent client running ,but after installing this, this problem has gone away. Not even quite sure what it does, but it does it well! Am still in trial mode, but I think for the price I will be registering it

ghammer reviewed v3.1 Build 1151 Beta on Aug 1, 2006

No matter your apps, no matter your usage, this will make a difference in your Internet experience. The things you want to work faster/smoother will do so. Right 'out of the box' it is great. With a bit of tweaking, excellent!

Axe56 reviewed v3.01 Build 1149 Beta on Jul 27, 2006

why did you review/rate with a question thats easily anserable. -if you actually use it you'd know.

works great! 30-day trial... but liscensing is cheap ($11 usd for liftime key.)

midnighter_9999 reviewed v3.01 Build 1149 Beta on Jul 27, 2006

Does it work with limewire/frostwire ??????

Buggle reviewed v3.01 Build 1140 Beta on Jun 28, 2006

This actually works! The only downside is that it is not available for Win98 or NT4, which are the best possible OSss for our Pentium75 internetserver.
Yes, in the professional version, but I'm not willing to buy the full fledged version if I only need a small part.

Kramy reviewed v3.01 Build 1140 Beta on Jun 27, 2006

Y'know...cFosSpeed has been on sale for over 6 months now. Why not just lower the price on betanews? :P It's not like $29.00 is accurate anyway; it's €29.00.

I wonder if they found out that they had more buyers if they lowered the price?

Anyway...I now use this for voice chat. I editted one of the ini files to put Ventrilo on lowest priority. Now whenever hosting games, voices randomly blitz out from time to time, but the alternative is having people lag out of the game. Overall I'm finding cFosSpeed very useful as I expand which programs I use daily, and for customizing just how my bandwidth is used in realtime.

RootWebGod reviewed v3.01 Build 1139 Beta on Jun 26, 2006

This is interesting software; although, I have yet to see it at its best just yet as I've not played any games in a while.

For anyone that has not checked the developer's web site, it is currently on special. (~$11 USD) (I make no money off of this nor do I work for the company nor even remotely related to them.)

Source:
http://www.cfos.de/order/speed_order_e.htm
https://www.cfos.de/order/speedn_us.htm

agapecpus reviewed v3.01 Build 1138 Beta on Jun 23, 2006

This software truely does work. I tried everything I could to get my VOIP to work while uploading. The best I could do was cap my speeds at 15k so my VOIP would work. After reading some reviews I thought I would give it a try. Honestly unbelievable because now I can browser the internet, FTP, download and upload at 30k with almost no lag! Simply amazing.

Pfurri reviewed v3.01 Build 1138 Beta on Jun 22, 2006

6 STARS !!! for cFosSpeed, simply phenomenal !

djtf reviewed v3.01 Build 1138 Beta on Jun 22, 2006

Fastest DSL & Router driver on earth! Notrhing comes close to it! If You buy it, You get lifetime support! 50% off for students and retired!

Ain Soph Aur reviewed v3.01 Build 1134 Beta on Jun 3, 2006

Only 3 words, OH MY GOD! Works great

stevvie reviewed v3.01 Build 1134 Beta on Jun 3, 2006

One word, AMAZING

Pfurri reviewed v3.01 Build 1132 Beta on May 24, 2006

Only 2 words : WORKS GREAT !

eviljolly reviewed v3.01 Build 1130 Beta on May 19, 2006

Great software if you don't have a hardware solution. Even if you do, I've never seen anything as customizable as this.

nRadeo reviewed v3.00 on May 16, 2006

At the moment i dont use it anymore in cause i use a Fritz.Box For Fon 7050 router. But, as i can remember. Its a fantastic pice of software! And, also my friends love that application.

Its fast and easy to use. And results are good to see :)

TehJohnus reviewed v3.00 on May 15, 2006

cFosSpeed does much like what D-Link's GamerLounge Routers with GameFuel technology do with the traffic shaping and packet prioritization. It works wonders.

Brian49 reviewed v3.00 on May 13, 2006

Excellent program.

rafaelcage reviewed v3.00 on May 12, 2006

cFosSpeed ROCKS!!!

mietze reviewed v2.13 Build 1100 Beta on May 5, 2006

Simply the best.
Keep up the good work.

lumaan reviewed v2.13 Build 1099 Beta on Apr 28, 2006

This is the best program to use if you like to surf/play online while using torrent/p2p programs in background.....

stevvie reviewed v2.13 Build 1099 Beta on Apr 27, 2006

one of the BEST programs I've ever purchased. upload at full rate and still download fast and even use camera on MSN without and stutters.

hparra reviewed v2.13 Build 1099 Beta on Apr 27, 2006

This program is great. I'm happy to have bought it for just 9€. I can download, stream or use p2p while browsing, chatting or using ssh without lag.

They have both a stable release and betas for the users who want to use them. Please inform yourself before giving a bad ratio just because of your ignorance. Maybe some people will find it unuseful but after a few days and playing with the configuration and rules it can play magic on your connection.

Just give it a try and inform yourself and then leave your fair comment. We will be awaiting... ;)

lswinney reviewed v2.13 Build 1098 Beta on Apr 26, 2006

Pay for a beta? Forget it!

Brian49 reviewed v2.13 Build 1098 Beta on Apr 26, 2006

Having spent a few days getting used to what this program can do, I find it a great help. Previously, when uploading a large file I could hardly use my downstream connection at the same time, but now they both fly. However, from some of the comments in this forum, evidently the idea of traffic shaping isn't readily understood by everyone.

magusg reviewed v2.13 Build 1098 Beta on Apr 26, 2006

Still trying to decide how I feel about this, I don't game or voip, but I do surf and do BT and stuff. Seems to help. Also, looks like build 1099 is already out.

davygiven reviewed v2.13 Buld 1096 Beta on Apr 26, 2006

How on earth does more RAM affect the priority of internet packets???

As said by the people below you, if you know how to tweak this correctly, it becomes an essential piece of software.

You're only showing up your ignorance with a 'review' like that.

rburly reviewed v2.13 Buld 1096 Beta on Apr 21, 2006

I would recommend this for someone who has trouble with software. It DOESN'T increase your speed, as some have claimed. My suggestion if you can't use the internet and other software: buy more RAM. With the cost of RAM nowadays, it's money much better spent.

This software is questionable at best. It's like the latest diet, people will buy anything if it promises what they're looking for.

ghammer reviewed v2.13 Build 1094 Beta on Apr 19, 2006

Been using this for quite awhile now and it certainly works. Its better if you spend 5 minutes configuring it, but is also effective out of the box.

Does it increase speed? No, it gives apps that need better response, better response when they need it.

Makes your Internet experience smoother, especially with VoIP and gaming.

Kramy reviewed v2.13 Build 1093 Beta on Apr 14, 2006

Apparently people have less lag(and more consistent ping) in games I host with 2560/640kbit ADSL than another person with 2560/896 ADSL.

That's about a 20kb/sec difference in the amount of data sent, so it's shocking I would lag less. I guess this does do something after all, even if it's only prioritizing who gets data when, and blocking* useless instant messenger stuff during games.

*not by default.

Overall I'd say it was worth the one-time $$$.

gawd21 reviewed v2.13 Build 1093 Beta on Apr 14, 2006

I didn't get the chance to get 1091, but I got 1093 and it is the s***!!!

ppinheiro reviewed v2.13 Build 1091 Beta on Apr 13, 2006

This Software is The best thing, i can now, use VOIP ,emails and browser, while running emule and utorrent amazing. The price is Just Great 9€. Only until 31/04/2006

davygiven reviewed v2.13 Build 1091 Beta on Apr 13, 2006

1093 is already up at http://www.cfos.de/beta/

And the new 64bit version is there also.

Zoroaster reviewed v2.13 Build 1086 Beta on Mar 6, 2006

Seems to be a corupted link for cFosSpeed 2.13 Build 1086 Beta: downloaded cfosspeed-v213-build1086.exe resulted in a 0 byte file. Moreover, http://www.cfos.de/beta/ does not answer...

For the software itself: I'm sceptical, and it's not the answers (or their lack) in cFos dedicated forums which will enable me to change...

munga42 reviewed v2.13 Build 1085 Beta on Jan 24, 2006

-as bill said, leaves trash in reg
-no overal config
-i dont like it

Kramy reviewed v2.13 Build 1085 Beta on Dec 22, 2005

Well, after snooping around on their homepage I discovered two things:

1) cFosSpeed should mostly finish learning and be relatively optimized for your computer after around a month.

2) The Betas: http://www.cfos.de/beta/

I admit that I am curious how it works, so purchased a copy with their Christmas deal and will be testing it over the next 2-3 months. I look forward to testing how it affects ping times in games I play.

BIL reviewed v2.13 Build 1082 Beta on Dec 21, 2005

As noted previously, I actually lost browsing speed. When I uninstalled it I got most of my speed back. I would like to mention that it does not remove entries from the registry when uninstalled. I had to remove these manually.

dzjepp reviewed v2.13 Build 1077 Beta on Dec 14, 2005

Plase don't link to the cfosspeed homepage for the file. Even their beta page does not have this file. So bn, can you host it here instead? :>

phaedrusone reviewed v2.13 Build 1077 Beta on Dec 13, 2005

i use it with dc++ and it rocks! specially when logged in to 200 hubs and have many files in queue.. i can use website and watch streaming tv without a freaking problem.. love this app!

spear^se reviewed v2.13 Build 1077 Beta on Dec 13, 2005

i love this program before i had problems
with my internet disconnected
when downloading @ uploading
on p2p programs like bittorent and dc++
with cFosSpeed most of those problems
is gone so i think this is one of few
so called internet optimizers that do work ;)

davygiven reviewed v2.13 Build 1077 Beta on Dec 13, 2005

Worked for me.

bjoer751 reviewed v2.13 Build 1075 Beta on Dec 11, 2005

To the ones complaining it doesnät speed up your connection - you have missed the whole point of cFosSpeed.
It's a traffic shaper, which optimizes the speed when using several different programs accessing Internet at once.
For example - I have Azureus, eMule+, a FTP server and host a couple of websites on my server. Even when my connections is fully used by these programs, if I start to browse the Web from my other computer - cFosSpeed prioritizes my browsing more than the other programs, and I can surf just as fast as I would if none of the other programs occupied my connection.

jbl reviewed v2.13 Build 1075 Beta on Dec 11, 2005

tested it with a sizable graphic on the astronomy pic of the day website.
Without it: 8.2 seconds
With it: 9.1 seconds
Unless there is something I missed, it makes XP slower on the internet.

Kramy reviewed v2.13 Build 1075 Beta on Dec 10, 2005

bjoer751: My $19.99 modem has that feature builtin, it seems. Love those Canadian ISP's.

I can set one comp to torrent with all of my 2560/640kbit connection, and my modem will ignore its requests and grant another computer(out of three) up to 33% as requested.

Despite that, the torrenting computer still averages 55kb/sec up, and 220kb/sec down, but I can host games of say....Warcraft III custom maps, with 10 players, lag free. Browsing is instant.

So....yeah. Now I know that I need this even less, and at least I know why it's not terribly effective(if my modem is ignoring what hogging computers request...).

Original Review:
I can see why many people would like this, but for me it didn't actually do much except slow it down a bit. My ISP is Telus(Canada). I notice other people mentioning Canadian ISP's also said it was slower, so maybe there's a lot of s***ty drivers or ISP's in America?

rafaelcage reviewed v2.13 Build 1075 Beta on Dec 10, 2005

This is a fantastic software, makes your internet faster and enable traffic shaping for better rensponse by ping (upload and download)!!

BIL reviewed v2.13 Build 1067 Beta on Dec 1, 2005

I tried it for about a week and it actually slowed my browsing down. Pages loaded slower and hung up a lot. After I took it out and cleaned the registry up I got my speed back. It may work well for others but did not help me.

gawd21 reviewed v2.13 Build 1065 Beta on Nov 29, 2005

I love this program. I just bought it for my wife's computer and internet too.

davygiven reviewed v2.13 Build 1064 Beta on Nov 27, 2005

An ace piece of software.

And now only 9 Euros from their website until Xmas.

DLGenesis reviewed v2.13 Build 1064 Beta on Nov 27, 2005

i must say. this is a great program for P2P clients.
My connections have gone right up from the small 7kbs on torrents way upto 40kbs.
its awesome. just great. its a must for people using BT =D

eviljolly reviewed v2.13 Build 1064 Beta on Nov 26, 2005

@RoSmecher: If you're using a USB modem it's most likely the Speedstream 4060 or the Speedtouch USB, both of which have some of the crappiest drivers ever made, so I really wouldn't blame the program for your issues.

All that aside, this program does what is claims. It really helps my ping times when running torrents. Web pages load just about as well as if I wasn't using my connection at all. Maybe one day these QoS features will be built into Windows, but for now this is as good as it gets.

dezzo reviewed v2.13 Build 1064 Beta on Nov 26, 2005

I've been using it for several months, and I've not had any problems with it.

You don't even need to restart your computer when you install a newer version.

It takes several days for the program to gather enough information about your connection to operate most efficiently, so give it time.

It won't make things blazing fast, but it definitely does work and makes a noticable difference.

Without this, surfing the Internet with BitTorrent running is a horrible experience, however when using Cfos it's much better, altough it can still be somewhat slow at times... just not nearly as bad as without it.

I've never had a crash, error, or any other problem while using this.

It sets a System Restore point on install, so if you do encounter any problems, you should be able to restore your system and be back on your way.

Tech support for this program has also been very good the few times I had questions for them.

RoSmecher reviewed v2.13 Build 1060 Beta on Nov 17, 2005

my isp is Bell Sympatico, and i am using a usb modem (dsl). this program did not improve my internet connection, infact it made it slower.

Crispy777 reviewed v2.13 Build 1060 Beta on Nov 14, 2005

I have an 8mbit ADL connection and the program did not speed up my connection or responcetime significatly while running mutiple applications, so I uninstalled it. That is where the problems started. After uninstallation my system crawled on the internet. Seems like the uninstaller crippled my connections so I would have to buy the program to fix everything. Does someone have similiar problems? I can not recommend you even try this software. Any ideas how to fix my XP settings?

Seinfeld reviewed v2.13 Build 1060 Beta on Nov 8, 2005

I was pretty happy with this program the first day I used, but in the next days it messed up my connection speed and downloading files from misc servers resulted in corrupt/incomplete files.Sorry guys.. I just uninstalled and my connection works great now.

Zoroaster reviewed v2.13 Build 1060 Beta on Nov 7, 2005

Certainly a great product for gaming, P2P, anything requiring fast "send-receive", but otherwise, on a 4Mb cable connection as mine, it does not improve page rendering speed and it even lowers download speed. I've calibrated at the best, tried different versions; nothing does it. This is a "dialogue" speed enhancer, only.

Big Bopper reviewed v2.13 Build 1060 Beta on Nov 7, 2005

Although I successfully installed the utility and ran it on my notebook, running WinXP (and while it was running it did appear to improve operations) while at home, when I connected to my office network, I got the blue screen of death. This is the first time I've encountered a startup error with XP. My only resolution was to boot in safe mode and uninstall the program. I had even tried disconnecting my T1 and connecting to a DSL line and rebooting with no success. I don't know if it's because of VPN software or if it's some other conflict.

FugaziPL reviewed v2.13 Build 1059 Beta on Oct 27, 2005

Great program. Can't use my DSL without it since get it.

ModderXManiac reviewed v2.13 Beta Build 1055 on Oct 6, 2005

Awesome, works very well..

It almost halfed my ping on BF2 Online, helped incredibly well with bittorent usage.

I just wish it was freeware/opernsource...

ginkgo_w reviewed v2.11 Build 1033 Beta on Sep 15, 2005

very nice soft I have used.
The official have release the 2.12 final.
It is so cool.
Like it.

dzjepp reviewed v2.11 Build 1030 Beta on Sep 7, 2005

Sigh... why did you switch the download to take you to the cfos page, I can't find any beta releases over there.

KaptK reviewed v2.11 Build 1029 Beta on Sep 6, 2005

Works well but keeps calling home now for some reason. 1 star due to this...

holbrooke reviewed v2.11 Build 1027 Beta on Aug 9, 2005

This is a superb program. When using P2P whilst browsing and listening to internet radio, the bandwidth is just where you want it. I have bought it!!

gawd21 reviewed v2.11 Build 1027 Beta on Aug 9, 2005

The 2.03 versions worked great, but I can't get any of the 2.11 versions to work.

Quark Fusion reviewed v2.0.3 Build 999 Beta on Jul 27, 2005

Reduces ping in online games when using p2p systems and prevents download speed drop when uploading

Namero reviewed v2.0.3 Build 999 Beta on Jul 27, 2005

great software

cut down my ping and stabelize my upload ! Great !

kmleow reviewed v2.0.3 Build 998 Beta on Jul 26, 2005

Without this software:
BitTorrent users are advised to cap their upload bandwidth to somehwhere around 80% of their upstream capacity. The remaining few percent is required for sending acknowledgement responses (called ACK). If the upstream is not capped, the ACKs will take longer to reach the recipient, possibly fail to reach. This causes downloads to become slower.

The above explains the need for capping at 80%. HOWEVER, ACKs do not normally use up that remaining 20% thus the idea of capping makes downloading/uploading somewhat inefficient; not fully utilising the bandwidth.

With cFosSpeed:
You do not cap the bandwidth, let cFosSpeed manage priority of traffic. This results in improved efficiency.

jon8rfc reviewed v2.0.3 Build 998 Beta on Jul 26, 2005

You must first customize it for exactly what you're wanting to accomplish, or else it might appear to do nothing.

Works incredibly well, I recommend to ALL gamers!

Dolfhin reviewed v2.0.3 Build 997 Beta on Jul 22, 2005

Extremly recomended if you have a fast PC and like to download some stuff from P2P while browsing the web/IM'ing/E-mail'ing!

davygiven reviewed v2.0.3 Build 995 Beta on Jul 19, 2005

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Excellent piece of software.

Flemens reviewed v2.0.3 Build 995 Beta on Jul 19, 2005

Ofcourse it does what it claims to do. You just have to know what you are doing.

ArabianNight reviewed v2.0.3 Build 995 Beta on Jul 19, 2005

Doesnt do anything.

gawd21 reviewed v2.0.3 Build 995 Beta on Jul 19, 2005

Did they take out the skins and why?

DJ-Lucky-Lh reviewed v2.0.3 Build 985 Beta on Jul 9, 2005

Yes it works on Win2003

Quark Fusion reviewed v2.0.3 Build 984 Beta on Jul 4, 2005

Has someone working it on Win2003 Server? Previos builds produces BSOD with error 0xCFCFCFCF for me :(

cyberia reviewed v2.0.3 Build 981 Beta on Jun 22, 2005

It killed my SAM Broadcaster! SAM couldn't see my local server or relay server. Might be fine for systems that don't serve, but they should say so!

Keep cool, but care,
Kimble

anomoly reviewed v2.0.3 Build 979 Beta on Jun 12, 2005

When I get a fiber optic connection I will probably uninstall as well, until then it's a keeper. fw? don't even go there with me

bugmenot reviewed v2.0.3 Build 974 Beta on May 22, 2005

It does what it claims and it does it well. plus the mini firewall thats included in the betas is a lil bonus.

Flemens reviewed v2.0.3 Build 969 Beta on Apr 28, 2005

This program is great. I recommend it to all ADSL surfers if you find that browsing is slow while downloading with p2p or to get stedy connection while gaming.
In two days I will have internet on fiber (LAN)and symetric connection so I wont need this program anymore, but I will miss it :)

MdNeT reviewed v2.0.3 Build 969 Beta on Apr 28, 2005

The Best Program For Speed The Intrnet!
(Best For Emule Users).

headgeek reviewed v2.0.3 Build 968 Beta on Apr 21, 2005

Installed this and suddenly I couldn't access web pages. Uninstalled and everything worked great again. Pass this file up.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v2.0.3 Build 968 Beta on Apr 21, 2005

This new version has a new built in firewall that
makes your internet connection slower!

cfos reviewed v2.03 Build 951 Beta on Mar 17, 2005

To yokozuna: I would very much like to discuss your font problem with you, so I would appreciate it if you would contact me: lars@cfos.de

To Flemens and mxxcon: Of course cFosSpeed has a proper uninstall procedure. You find it in your Start menu in the cFosSpeed folder. Or you may select it via your Control Panel \ Software \ Uninstall. The optional System Restore Point is only meant as a safe guard, in case anything goes wrong during the installation, in which case you can use the Window System Restore to put your system back into the same state it was in before the installation.

ghammer reviewed v2.03 Build 951 Beta on Mar 7, 2005

I saw the benefit of this just before version 2 came along. Before that I had little luck with it.

Now, I have registered it because it makes a huge difference for my system.

I download quite a bit from bittorrent sources and the occasional eMule session. With this driver installed and running, I do not have any problems with checking email, browsing the web, etc.

Made a big difference here. It does not increase your speed, don't look for that. It applies priorities on the traffic and that is why email, browsing and such are better when this is active. They get bandwidth before lower priority apps get it.

Simple, but cool. And works quite well.
According to the last time I read the info on their website, the traffic shaping (priorities) only work on XP.

gawd21 reviewed v2.03 Build 951 Beta on Mar 7, 2005

I have tried every version thus far and none work yet.

yokozuna reviewed v2.02 on Feb 25, 2005

"Fixed a problem with font sizes for far-east languages" - I swear it is not fixed, however, at least I can guess what it is written.

b3lz3bub reviewed v1.09 Build 936 Beta on Feb 18, 2005

Nice program, had it for these 30 days of trial period and i was fascinated about how good it was working ... Even P2P programs which fill your Upload doesnt impress it ...

poeha reviewed v1.09 Build 936 Beta on Feb 18, 2005

i agree with tbaster.

The most important function is the abilety to prioritize programs, so i.e. browsing and online gaming will be sent and received first instead of being 'queued' behind any P2P or whatever other program. I use download managers alot and that always eats away my complete bandwidth when downloading.(3200/768 That used to make my winamp radio stop playing. I've set priorities and it works perfect now. Online gaming and down/uploading fast is now a possibilety without taking away the playability.

I'm very pleased with this program, since it alows you to use the bandwith you've got. However, i think the price is way to high, so I'll give it a 4.

tbaster reviewed v1.09 Build 934 Beta on Feb 15, 2005

An added goodie is that you can set different priorities for p2p apps. Bittorrent is very aggresive by design, can shut down the upstream volume of other p2p apps that run concurrently. cFosSpeed always you to give a slice of the pie back to your other p2p apps.

It give it a 4 out of 5 - the price is a little too high, even for a useful utility.

Flemens reviewed v1.09 Build 933 Beta on Feb 13, 2005

Your overall connection doesn´t get any faster really. That is not the point with the program.You still have the speed that you get from your ISP, you can´t get faster than that. I have an 10/1 ADSL with IP-telepone. My rates are, when testing 8.26Mbit down and 860/kb up, that is fairly good and cant expect more not many get the full speed in ADSL.

Read about what the program is supposed to do here:
http://www.cfos.de/techinfo/shape_e.htm

It is when you are downloading something this program kicks in, it doesn´t allow the downloading to interfere with browsing. For me it did this: Everytime I used a p2p-program it was very time consuming to browse the web because of the 100+ connections to and from my computer. When I installed this program the downloading with bittorrent or emule didnt interfere with my browsing at all. It was like I wasn´t downloading anything. Yet I got atleast as good downloadspeed with the p2p as before. I might be imagining this but my expierience is that the downloads are faster. I might just be lucky right now that I happen to connect to peers with a big upload line, I don´t know really but it goes faster. And I don´t have to cap my upload as much (now I cap my upload with only 5% of my uploadlimit, I had to cap 25% before cfosspeed to be able to browse the net somewhat normal)

Maybe not everyone notice any difference for one reaon or anther, but it is like that with any program one uses - it works for some and some have huge problems because of different configurations.
But thats the beauty with try before you buy :)

I might add that my online gaming doesn´t suffer much from connection interupts anymore. But that might be a lucky coincidence too...?

LiNUS|X reviewed v1.09 Build 933 Beta on Feb 12, 2005

i cant find, that my connection is faster! :/
i use DSL 1000kb, but ... still nothing happens!

Flemens reviewed v1.09 Build 929 Beta on Feb 1, 2005

The program works as it is intended. I have a 8/1 ADSL connection.
You browse the web fast when downloading something with bittorrent and 100 connections to it. Surfing the web isn´t affected at all while downloading, it´s as fast as if you weren´t downloading anything. I imagine the normal browsing is faster too, my experience is that the pages load faster even with no downloads going on. But that might just be my imagination?

The uninstallation process is a bit muddled. Surely they could have proper uninstall process instead of having to use system restore? It would be nice to know why they have chosen to use that approach on uninstalling.

KaptK reviewed v1.09 Build 926 Beta on Jan 12, 2005

This progran is good and works well.

Uploading now is constant 20k/s on my 1 meg ADSL while downloading is constant too where befeore both would go up and down like crazy when doing them together.

I'm only giving it three though as I believe the price is too expensive for this. If you can afford it though then it's a 4+/5 app.

infinitejones reviewed v1.09 Build 923 Beta on Dec 27, 2004

Works well for me. On a 2meg ADSL connection, it increased average sustained bandwidth (11 mins) from ~215 to 225kbps. Worth a go.

thewonderer reviewed v1.09 Build 923 Beta on Dec 21, 2004

I've tried version 1.08 and 1.09 is just as good if not better. Before installing this program, connecting to webpages took ages when using p2p appz like emule... now i connect to them quicker thanx to this programs inteligent bandwidth priorty handling.

This is my 1st review for a program here and this is the 1 i wanted to rave on about. Well worth getting if you're fed up with slow web browsing due p2p apps...

mxxcon reviewed v1.09 Build 923 Beta on Dec 20, 2004

my only gripe with this software is it's unisntall procedure.
you have to create XP restore point before install, and then do system rollback go uninstall it....this is rather drastic measures. and i had a few bad experiences with 'system restore'.
if they would implement true and proper uninstall, this soft easily gets rating of 5

brotherS reviewed v1.09 Build 923 Beta on Dec 20, 2004

One previous version which I tested worked great, I just had problems using Skype. Still have to test the latest beta...