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| Thread ID: 53481 | 2005-01-19 00:38:00 | Web accellerators for 56k - are they worth it? | braindead (1685) | Press F1 |
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| 315579 | 2005-01-19 09:15:00 | I'm with slingshot and pay a little extra for slipstream web accellerator. It's great on my slower computer. | keohane (6911) | ||
| 315580 | 2005-01-19 09:44:00 | I run a program called Ad Muncher which speeds up browsing by not allowing banners and other adds to load. Works quite well. Cheers Lucy :thumbs: |
LucyL (2867) | ||
| 315581 | 2005-01-19 10:28:00 | When I was using 56k, I did use Download Accelerator which somewhat made a slight difference in the increase of speed. However, more importantly to me was it's ability to pause and start downloads when I had to disconnect to use the phone or something. No longer have to do so, so haven't used it for a long time. | ~sy~ (95) | ||
| 315582 | 2005-01-19 10:40:00 | The iHug accelerator is good; you can adjust the amount of photo degradation as well. However, the same thing can be purchased for 5 bucks or so and can be used with any ISP, not just iHug.... or at least it was around 6 months ago when I checked. Cannot recall the name of the iHug accelerator but it is described on their web site. I no longer use the iHug accelerator because I now use Proxomitron. (Do a PF1 search, or use Google.) |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 315583 | 2005-01-21 10:41:00 | Hi Quicksilver offers slipstream also. All slipstream does is reduce the file size of images downloaded and as someone has pointed out already that means you pay more for less. Shouldn't they be paying you for using less bandwidth? For me the best solution is to use the Opera web browser. With Opera you can at the touch of a key or the click of a mouse choose to have either no images download or only images showup that are already in your cache. If you are on a page where you want to see the images, click the mouse or hit the key and the images toggle on. Browsing is really fast when it is only text. Opera is available as an adware version (unregistered) with fairly small unobtrusive ads and no spyware. I reckon if you are going to spend $10 a month or whatever they charge for slipstream you would be better of putting the money into a registered version of Opera. Opera has many features that are ahead of the competition. Plus they are running a special at the moment where if you buy a license for Opera 7 and get free upgrade to the next version! And one license lets you install Opera on all the computers in your household! That is not bad. Cheers Wingo |
wingo (595) | ||
| 315584 | 2005-01-21 11:16:00 | I wrote a reasonable article when testing the iHug accelerator: Old thread: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 315585 | 2005-01-21 12:21:00 | I would suggest a few _other_ things, rather than invest $5 a month. First, read that review by Ninja. Ive not read it but I trust his judgement, that he would have offered a fair review with this. Although...... Why not try something different instead of a Web Accellerator, like cleaning up other habits? Try a different browser, or proximitron. I personally prefer Firefox as a better browser which stops popups and has great Ad/Image management. Same goes for Flash Animations which can slow load times. Try removing any telephone extension leads that may slow your dial-up connection speeds Play around with drivers to get ones that seem to offer best connection rates See if your ISP offers a Proxy Server which may assist (Althou somewhat marginally) frequently visited sites Remove Spyware and any other running applications which may have the desire to use the internet. If you are really curious, install CommView and see what applications are getting out and where they are going. You _will_ be surprised. I used one for about 35 minutes one day while at a clients place doing repairs. The images were either too distorted for my personal likings, or there was no speed difference when adjusting settings. Personally, I'd say you're better off without it. My 2c anyways Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 315586 | 2005-01-21 13:32:00 | I believe what i used was called FlashGet and i had used another before as well but what seems synonymous with the free 56k d/l accelerators ive used is that they speed up download speeds but they are slightly demanding of everything else. The download will go faster but at the expense a slow computer and slow surfing. <<<This is from personal experience, your experience could easily differ>>> ___ Sort of Off Topic___ Also those who mentioned firefox/mozilla whatever its called, does it seem to have alot of security holes? ive had to uninstall it from my girlfriends and another friend of mines computer because of some sort of viruses that i (sorry) cant remember the name of. They were always in the temp folders and in the (i think default is program files) program files area with the program. It also had an angry IE6 conflict if im not mistaken. |
Onyks (6908) | ||
| 315587 | 2005-01-21 13:36:00 | mozilla/firefox is one of the most secure browsers around, and runs like a dream. the dl accelerators i have heard of use a form of compression to compress web pages or othe rsmall items which made it seem fatser for general surfing | Tux (606) | ||
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