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Dial-Up Connection "Accelerator" Technique

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Brad

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,

How does an "accelerator" work for dial-up connections to make
transfers faster?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.
 
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NRen2k5

Jan 1, 1970
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Brad said:
How does an "accelerator" work for dial-up connections to make
transfers faster?

By reading sites through a proxy run by the makers of the program, which
compresses everything (including the images, at a loss) so that it all
takes less bandwidth.
 
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DeserTBoB

Jan 1, 1970
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By reading sites through a proxy run by the makers of the program, which
compresses everything (including the images, at a loss) so that it all
takes less bandwidth.<snip>

Dial-up "accelerators" are a ripoff and generally only speed up simple
text and other really simply compressed stuff. JPEGS and MPEGS will
get squashed and corrupted. Useless for modern web sites, etc. Net
Zero is trying to make a bundle off their "accelerator" service. It
is a complete sham. So is "Earthfink." Why bother with a ripoff
accelerator, when Verizon (in some markets) is now offering ADSL (not
that good...768 Kb/s tops) for $9.95/mo.? Even ADSL can beat any
"accelerator" and frees up a phone line.
 
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Michael Black

Jan 1, 1970
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Brad said:
Hi,

How does an "accelerator" work for dial-up connections to make
transfers faster?
What does this have to do with the repair of electronic equipment?

None at all. It belongs in some computer newsgroup, so go and fine it.

Michael
 
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AZ Nomad

Jan 1, 1970
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How does an "accelerator" work for dial-up connections to make
transfers faster?

For the most part, they don't. They can route data through a proxy and keep
a cache of frequently requested pages on your system. They can incorporate
data compression to reduce the size of the data transfered.

The idea getting five-fold speed improvements is pure fantasy.

They're typically good for 5-15%.
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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Dial-up "accelerators" are a ripoff and generally only speed up simple
text and other really simply compressed stuff.

Google's is free and effective.
 
By reading sites through a proxy run by the makers of the program, which
compresses everything (including the images, at a loss) so that it all
takes less bandwidth.

I believe some of them also download pages that are associated with
the page you are currently viewing in the background - you click a
link on your current page, and if you're lucky, some of the page
you're going to is already there.

Jerry
 
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|>Dial-up "accelerators" are a ripoff and generally only speed up simple
|>text and other really simply compressed stuff. JPEGS and MPEGS will
|>get squashed and corrupted. Useless for modern web sites, etc. Net
|>Zero is trying to make a bundle off their "accelerator" service. It
|>is a complete sham. So is "Earthfink." Why bother with a ripoff
|>accelerator, when Verizon (in some markets) is now offering ADSL (not
|>that good...768 Kb/s tops) for $9.95/mo.? Even ADSL can beat any
|>"accelerator" and frees up a phone line.


All modems have always had V32/V42biz LAPM Data Compression built
into the modems rochwell chipset even software/win modems......

Some Programs like DAP download while emulating as much as 10
connections on the same file at once, like multiple modems, and that is a
faster download.
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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so go and fine it.

So, how big is the fine?


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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NRen2k5

Jan 1, 1970
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I believe some of them also download pages that are associated with
the page you are currently viewing in the background - you click a
link on your current page, and if you're lucky, some of the page
you're going to is already there.

True. And that is a nuisance to sites' admins because they cause big
bandwidth spikes.
 
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