speed up dialup

**lewt24** · #1 31-05-2007, 10:33 AM

is there anyway to speed up dialup internet at all?

my freind has dialup and it is really unreliable and i want her to start using msn but its just soo slow to repsond and get the information

downloads average at about 6 kbp/s

her pc is okay 1.6ghz 256mb ram and windows xp home

ive debugged it all and also de virused it

i also checked the modem speed settings and they were all maxed so cant make it any faster there...

any advice is appreciated

cheers
lew

oh and no she cant get broadband in her area yet

~~Wolfeymole~~ · #2 31-05-2007, 10:45 AM

Have a look here lewt.

I won't endorse what they say but can look for nothing.

**Dave Hybrid** · #3 31-05-2007, 11:05 AM

There is no way to increase your actual download speed.

You can however use compression programs that display web pages in a way that they display quicker.

They basically download certain parts first and other larger parts compressed so the whole page appears to be faster.

It's not a huge difference but it does work.

**lewt24** · #4 31-05-2007, 06:14 PM

okay thanks alot for your help

**tater03** · #5 31-05-2007, 09:41 PM

I hated dial up because it was so slow. The sad thing is there are people that still don't have a way to get highspeed internet because of where they are located.

**FourBear** · #6 01-06-2007, 03:23 AM

Yeah. It just about killed me when I was forced to use dialup again for awhile. I had gotten so used to high-speed. Everything just seems to crawl.

**Rohitpatel** · #7 02-06-2007, 08:49 AM

Well I also suggest please visit Opera's website which offer some plugins called "Speed Dail" in their new version. I am sure you would like it.

**Dave Hybrid** · #8 02-06-2007, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Rohitpatel

Well I also suggest please visit Opera's website which offer some plugins called "Speed Dail" in their new version. I am sure you would like it.

For anyone thats interested it's speed dial.

**Rohitpatel** · #9 05-06-2007, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

For anyone thats interested it's speed dial.

Ops. Sorry for misspelled. Its Speed Dial option which allowed you surf pages more faster.

**tater03** · #10 05-06-2007, 04:56 PM

I wish I would have known about this when I had dial up. At least I would have had some way to have the pages load faster. I hated dial up.

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