What is
FastNet?
FASTNET Accelerated
speeds up your Internet experience, by
up to six times, using your existing
dialup phone line and modem. You do not
require any extra equipment. FASTNET
allows you to surf at near DSL speed,
making FASTNET the high-speed Internet
solution with the convenience of
dial-up. It is easy to install, runs
seamlessly and doesn't alter any of your
existing software. You can also control
the amount of compression vs. speed gain
yourself.
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What gets accelerated?
FASTNET compresses the following
elements of web pages in order to send
the information to your computer faster:
- Web pages - HTML markup and
JavaScript
- Graphics including JPEG and GIF
images
- Text
- E-mail on the Web
What will not be accelerated?
Although FASTNET is able to compress
many different types of online data,
there are a few which cannot be
accelerated:
- Streaming media, audio and video
files
- Secure pages, such as those used
for online banking and credit card
forms
- Files and attachments such as
music or digital photos.
How does it work?
With traditional
dialup methods, the text and graphics
that make up Web pages get sent from the
server to you over your phone line.
Because of the large amount of data
required to be sent, this process can be
painfully slow. FASTNET compresses this
data using a proprietary technology, and
sends it over your existing dialup phone
line. This compression process allows a
smaller amount data to be sent – up to
six times less – making the download
time of your web pages and your online
experience that much faster. As an added
download time reducer, FASTNET stores
elements of the Web sites you visit
frequently so you do not have to
re-download them every time you visit
these sites.
FASTNET System Requirements
- Dialup Internet
Connection
- Supported Internet
Browser:
IE 5+ or Netscape Navigator 4.7 +.
Opera or Mozilla require additional
configuration.
- Windows OS:
Pentium PC 200MHz or better with
Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP
(Mac and Linux are currently not
supported).
- Available Disk space:
5 MB
- System Memory (RAM):
64 MB of RAM recommended
