Onspeed?

Ted_Hutchinson

ONSPEED

Anyone tried it yet and would you recommend it? Broadband won't be in my area until next May so would this help current frustration?

backflip

There are quite a few favourable reviews ( with some reservatiions) available via google.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,13270,1128097,00.html

http://www.netmag.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=29087&subsectionid=497&subsubsectionid=168

culpepper

I have heard that if you do a lot of downloading it is no faster but for webpage access it is supposed to be faster.

mike_paterson

Not much cop - try it for free by searching for it at download.com !

System

Tried it, used it, binned it!.

I have no doubt that for some people, they will find it satisfactory, but my experience was as follows:-

I tried the sample and thought it may suit me so downloaded and agreed to pay the required amount.

As I understood it, you are given a choice:-

a), to delete all photographs/images etc and simply take text, which will give a faster "to screen" download.

b) remain with normal photographs/images and text, and notice very little improvement in speed.

I felt it wasn't worth the hastle of continually going back and forth to delete photo's etc (if they weren't required) simply to gain a slightly faster download.

So I unsubscribed from the service.

Can I repeat that this is MY opinion based on MY understanding of the service and that there may well be people who find it to their liking.

researcher

we won't get broadband until next June and I'd like to know too

mike_paterson

As I said in earlier post - go to download.com - search for onspeed and try it free !

Freebyman

I have tried to use OnSpeed myself, however I really cannot recommend it personally.

Unless you disable all the pictures etc. etc , then really it is an expensive piece of useless software.

If you are having problems with the browser being slow, then may I suggest Firefox?

Of course you may be using this already!!

Don't believe the hype, but as the previous poster said try the free version.