m0zy
14-05-2006, 09:43 PM
Google Web Accelerator & ADSL.
http://webaccelerator.google.com
Does this work ok with ADSL here in South Africa?
http://webaccelerator.google.com
Does this work ok with ADSL here in South Africa?
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JStrike
14-05-2006, 09:55 PM
As the data is cached in the USA, cant imagine that it will make that much of a difference
Highflyer_GP
14-05-2006, 10:51 PM
As far as I know any web accelerator would have little to no effect on DSL, but mainly for dial-up or ISDN. Reason being that they typically cache links to websites before you click on them, reduce the quality of images etc., which appears to save time as a dial-up user. On DSL websites already load quick enough so there's no need for it.
Oliver
14-05-2006, 10:55 PM
I have been using it for a while and it does work. Google has servers all over the globe and it doesn't only cache the data, it does other stuff as well:
Google Web Accelerator uses various strategies to make your web pages load faster, including:
Sending your page requests through Google machines dedicated to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic.
Storing copies of frequently looked at pages to make them quickly accessible.
Downloading only the updates if a web page has changed slightly since you last viewed it.
Prefetching certain pages onto your computer in advance.
Managing your Internet connection to reduce delays.
Compressing data before sending it to your computer.
Google Web Accelerator uses various strategies to make your web pages load faster, including:
Sending your page requests through Google machines dedicated to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic.
Storing copies of frequently looked at pages to make them quickly accessible.
Downloading only the updates if a web page has changed slightly since you last viewed it.
Prefetching certain pages onto your computer in advance.
Managing your Internet connection to reduce delays.
Compressing data before sending it to your computer.
Oliver
14-05-2006, 10:58 PM
As far as I know any web accelerator would have little to no effect on DSL, but mainly for dial-up or ISDN. Reason being that they typically cache links to websites before you click on them, reduce the quality of images etc., which appears to save time as a dial-up user. On DSL websites already load quick enough so there's no need for it.
Google's web accelerator seems to do the oposite. Have a look at:
http://webaccelerator.google.com/support.html
3. Can I use Google Web Accelerator with a dial-up connection?
Dial-up users may not see much improvement, as Google Web Accelerator is currently optimized to speed up web page loading for broadband connections
Google's web accelerator seems to do the oposite. Have a look at:
http://webaccelerator.google.com/support.html
3. Can I use Google Web Accelerator with a dial-up connection?
Dial-up users may not see much improvement, as Google Web Accelerator is currently optimized to speed up web page loading for broadband connections
Highflyer_GP
14-05-2006, 11:03 PM
Hmmm interesting
sludge
14-05-2006, 11:46 PM
I've been using it for a few months now.
I didn't really see a difference when i was on 512k, but after i downgraded to 192k i noticed the difference, pages i visit a lot loads a lot faster than without it.
I didn't really see a difference when i was on 512k, but after i downgraded to 192k i noticed the difference, pages i visit a lot loads a lot faster than without it.
kilo39
15-05-2006, 09:26 PM
Any idea what the bandwidth hit is on your machine - must use a lot more bandwidth (albeit with an increase in speed?)