Serif SPEED-UP Any good??

wadewade

Serif are offering this for £9.95 claiming it will speed up your internet connection. Has anyone tried it? Does it work?

www.serif.com

Reluctant_spender

Never used it. There are sites on the web that will no doubt offer similar services for free.

for example this one - https://www.speedguide.net/index.php

DatabaseError

waste of money!

penrhyn

I've used TCP Optimiser in the past, freeware from

http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

isofa

Much better to spend money on a good ADSL filters if you have ADSL, or removing the bell wire from your internal wiring, that can speed up connections by removing interference, there are new Master Socket faceplates that do this for those who don't like dabbling themselves. Try ADSL Nation.

These pieces of software are a waste of money.

wadewade

Thanks, Isofa, that's very useful. I have blueyonder (Virgin) cable for my internet. Do you know if your suggestion would be relevant to me still?

bob_a_builder

Google used to offer a free one

But seems they have given up on it

The only thing the info page doesnt say exactly why they canned it

I would have though it would have been of more benifit to dial up users, but Google say not

"Dial-up users may not see much improvement, as Google Web Accelerator is currently optimized to speed up web page loading for broadband connections"

Info on google one