Has anybody used this item on there PC to speedup there connection and if so can the connection still be shared with my MAC via network using the PC as the dhcp server?
Also does anybody know if this software is available for the MAC?
Never heard of this, so off to Google...
http://www.frontcourt.com/isp/webaccelerator.htm
Ah ha. "* Average time calculated based on loading the home page. First time visit to a Web page loads on average 2 times faster. Subsequent visits to the page load, on average, 3 times faster."
This is a standard subscription-based dial-up ISP, with a twist. What they're doing is giving you access to their "special" proxy/cache server. Instead of reaching for a web site directly, you ask their cache for it. The cache server responds with a compressed version of the page, which is then decompressed by their plug-in in your web browser. (Note that the plug-in is only available for certain web browsers).
The service does not speed up non-http/https operations.
The service cannot speed up graphics-heavy web sites very much, due the nature of compression (the graphics are already quite compressed).
Since the plug-in isn't available for the Mac, the service provides no speed-up. But as long as they aren't forceably redirecting port 80 accesses to their cache server, you should be able to hook up a Mac and surf via a PC with no problemo.
All-in-all, I think it's a cute idea for dial-up. BUT! That plug-in would be a sweet place to embed some adware and spyware. And the use of extensive proxy/cache servers creates some interesting privacy issues...
FWIW, - Dan.
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