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| Thread ID: 61575 | 2005-09-09 08:39:00 | Slingshot Ignite? | hsv-b0y (5210) | Press F1 |
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| 387177 | 2005-09-09 08:39:00 | Hey everyone. Does anyone use Slingshot Ignite? It is "5 Times Faster" than their normal dial up apparently. I know this isnt possible really on a 56k modem. But for the $3 a month more it could be worth a small gain. Is it like there old Xelerator Service where you had to download a program? Any Info would be great, Cheers, Luke. |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 387178 | 2005-09-09 08:45:00 | Never mind, On further investigation to Xcelerator, it redirects you to ignite and says you have to download the progam. Cheers. |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 387179 | 2005-09-09 08:50:00 | Quicksilver dialup had something similar when I had an account with them. IIRC there is a small download, that increases the speed of opening webpages. It does work, but then it will never be adsl |
Myth (110) | ||
| 387180 | 2005-09-09 14:28:00 | Personally, if you want speeds faster than dial-up, you're wasting your time until you go ADSL :) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 387181 | 2006-04-16 06:11:00 | Sorry to drag up an old thread but was discussing this plan with someone recently and I couldn't remember how this "faster dialup" thing works. Anyone here kind enough to explain please? :) And is it really worth having until they are able to get ADSL? |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 387182 | 2006-04-16 08:09:00 | All it does is compress the data before it is sent to you (it won't make much difference, if any, to downloads). I've never used it, but I personally wouldn't bother when you can get the cheapest Jetstream plan for $30 per month which while not really proper broadband it would be better than the "faster dial-up" you are referring to. | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 387183 | 2006-04-16 08:19:00 | It'll be the same as this (www.ihug.co.nz) It'll be just as fast using firefox,flashblock and adblock :rolleyes: Its only a faster way of downloading whats on a site, not faster downloading as in files. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 387184 | 2006-04-16 22:31:00 | Thanks Speedy, that link gave me the info that I wanted to know. I'll pass it on. maccrazy : The person in question is wanting to get ADSL but right now circumstances do not allow it. |
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