Acceleration really does work now

However there are some products out there that really do work today, providing that you are running a PC. There are three ways to go about accelerating your web experience. The first is to resort to hardware and or software enhancements for your machine which can range anywhere from free (remember the pop-ups) to several grand.

A second way to increase dialup speed is via a channel bond where two or more V.90 or V.92 modems can be hooked together for multiplying the speed. At one of our sponsors you can purchase such a service for $29.95 per month. A reliable improvement and cheaper than broadband albeit still a third the speed. Just multiply your current connection speed by two (or more, if you have more phone lines) to estimate the speed your phone lines will allow with a channel bond.

A third method is to hire an accelerator service that for a monthly fee will provide you with anywhere from three to eight times the speed of your current connection be it dial-up or broadband. While in the past such accelerator services were of questionable value, currently there are some products that really are quite effective. Many ISPs now offer deals on accelerator services for an extra monthly fee of anywhere from $4.99 to $8.99. And while there is a bunch of these services, two in particular have caught my eye. The leader in web acceleration at this writing is Propel.com whose accelerator has received numerous rave reviews and offers excellent straightforward info at its website. The other that intrigues me is BrowseBlast, primarily because one of the companies that I've come to trust, (let's call it XYZ) carries it. If I need info I always go to XYZ's interactive help line because I know that in less than two minutes I will get a web-techie who's just dying to share some numbers.