Because 56 Kilobits Per Second Is Too Slow!
October, 2011
Many frustrated users are still stuck with a phone modem “dialup” connection in this modern age. Farms and rural locations still may not have DSL. Highspeed cable modem might not be in your area until next year. Satellite and infrared transmitter options cost thousands of dollars each year. At 56 kilobits-per-second, these users really only get 40kbps actual speed. This is very frustrating.
So what internet options are left if you live in an area away from highspeed internet? What can you do to speed up your dialup connection, short of spending thousands on a satellite dish?
Well, there is a special new dial-up speed choice, and it is a good compromise for the price. No, you won’t get the same 15 megabits-per-second speed of the city, but you will get up to 300 kilobits-per-second regularly. It’s called
“Dialup Acceleration” , and it’s based on a combination of “compression” and “proxy” technologies.
The Dialup Acceleration option costs about $6 to $10USD per month beyond your current dial-up bill, and is surprisingly easy to install and use.
Next: How “Dialup Acceleration” Works…
Related Diagram: this is a proxy acceleration server network