HTTPS vs HTTP speed comparison

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Answer 1

The whole difference in speed is most likely due to GoDaddy enforcing HTTP Compression on their servers in an effort to conserve bandwidth, but this is something that doesn't always occur with the HTTPS style connection as it is newer and better optimized to start.