Free Dial-Up Accelerator for Bell Sympatico Dial-Up Subcribers
I've just noticed on Bell Canada's Dial-Up Internet website that Bell is now offering free dial-up (web) accelerator software for all Bell Sympatico Dial-Up subcribers. This is a very recent addition to their dial-up service, as I did not notice it on their site as recently as last week.
You can download the accelerator software from a link on the above page. The software and service are both listed as free -- no time limits.
My first impression is, based on the various screen shots and other information on Bell's website, is that this is the Slipstream web accelerator software that I have been mentioning on my project page. I have been using the Slipstream software and service via a 3rd-party web acceleration provider (ISPBooster), and within its limitations, it performs quite well. It's not true high-spped or broadband, but it can simulate the higher speeds of Bell's DSL Basic Lite (128 Kbps) and DSL Basic (256 Kbps) services for some (non-secure) webpages and emails.
If you're a Bell Sympatico Dial-Up Internet subscriber, I recommend that you download the software and use this service.
-Chris
You can download the accelerator software from a link on the above page. The software and service are both listed as free -- no time limits.
My first impression is, based on the various screen shots and other information on Bell's website, is that this is the Slipstream web accelerator software that I have been mentioning on my project page. I have been using the Slipstream software and service via a 3rd-party web acceleration provider (ISPBooster), and within its limitations, it performs quite well. It's not true high-spped or broadband, but it can simulate the higher speeds of Bell's DSL Basic Lite (128 Kbps) and DSL Basic (256 Kbps) services for some (non-secure) webpages and emails.
If you're a Bell Sympatico Dial-Up Internet subscriber, I recommend that you download the software and use this service.
-Chris
posted by Chris Spencer at 1:34 pm
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A follow-up on this post...
This evening, I installed the web acceleration software on my PC, and it is the SlipStream software. While doing surfing of some normal (non-https) websites that are typical of my browsing habits, I was getting 4.5-5.0x compression. Pretty respectable.
One disappointment was Bell's setup instructions. The website clearly states how to configure the SlipStream software. However, you have to read the Product Related Questions page for a description of how to configure your browser or email programs to take advantage of the acceleration. Even then it is only vaguely covered in the last question of that FAQ.
To configure your web browser or email program, you have to ensure that the HTTP proxy is set to 'localhost' and/or '127.0.0.1' in each program. There are other browser settings that you can play with as well, but this is the main one.
-Chris
Hey Chris,
What browser are you using (with version)? I use SlipStream through my ISP and it should automatically configure if you're using commonly used browsers, and new versions. I think Bell's support info is to give you the manual configuration route in case SlipStream doesn't auto-configure your browser.
RR1.
I've tried it on both Mozilla 1.7.8 and Firefox 1.0. If it can be auto-configured, then great, but Bell's manual configuration was confusing and/or misleading.
-Chris
Actually, I think I've also configured Slipstream with MSIE 6.0.
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