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What is WCGnet Online Accelerated? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated is a new, unlimited Internet access product from WCGnet that accelerates your web surfing using your existing phone jack and modem - no extra hardware is required! When you sign up for WCGnet Online Accelerated you'll get all the features of WCGnet Online plus Accelerator technology to help you surf up to 5X faster.* This includes Smart Dialer technology for fast reliable connections and more access numbers than the "big" guys. |
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What does WCGnet Online Accelerated accelerate? |
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What gets accelerated |
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Web pages - HTML, markup and JavaScript |
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Streaming media, audio and video files |
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Graphics and photos - including jpeg and gif images and most Flash images and animation |
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Most banner ads |
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Secure pages, such as those used for online banking and credit card forms |
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All browser-based emails (Web Mail) |
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Files downloaded outside your browser using FTP |
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All emails that contain images - even when read in a dedicated email program like Outlook Express |
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Email attachments |
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Why do I need WCGnet Online Accelerated? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated is FAST!
Surf up to 5X faster than regular dial-up.*
WCGnet Online Accelerated is EASY!
Use your existing phone jack - there's no extra hardware required.
WCGnet Online Accelerated is just $2.00 per month!
Save money and time - for a fraction of what the dial-up "big" guys and DSL providers charge, you can surf the web up to 5X faster starting today. |
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How does WCGnet Online Accelerated work? |
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WCGnet Accelerated is designed to accelerate the web sites that you visit regularly. So, the more you visit your favorite sites, the faster the pages will load!
WCGnet Accelerated speeds up the delivery of web pages in three ways:
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Compression. WCGnet Accelerated delivers text and graphics more efficiently, using a compression technology that significantly reduces the size of web pages and page elements sent to your browser.
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Caching. WCGnet Accelerated retains and re-uses web pages and page elements that you have previously viewed. Your web pages will load faster the more you use WCGnet Accelerated.
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Persistent Connections. WCGnet Accelerated uses techniques to manage and optimize the communication between your modem and our network of servers through a persistent connection. This eliminates the time wasted re-establishing and closing TCP/IP connections over a modem. |
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Will WCGnet Online Accelerated work on my computer? |
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Below are the system requirements for WCGnet Online Accelerated:
Computer/processor: 486DX/66 MHz or higher processor
Operating system: Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP
Memory: For Windows 98, Windows Millennium, and Windows 2000 - 64MB RAM minimum. For Windows XP - 128MB RAM minimum
Hard drive space: 135MB available hard drive space
Mouse: Windows-compatible mouse
Modem: 28.8K baud or better
Video: SVGA with 256 colors for 800x600 pixels or better |
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How fast is WCGnet Online Accelerated? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated lets you surf the web up to 5X faster than regular dial-up, but we feel you will experience a consistent 2 to 3x increase in speed. This is from our own personal testing. It retains and re-uses web pages that have been sent to your computer - so the longer you use WCGnet Online Accelerated, the faster your web pages will load.* |
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How reliable is WCGnet Online Accelerated? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated has more local access numbers than AOL and the other "big" guys. Our Smart Dialer technology makes it easy for you to choose multiple access numbers in your area, and then automatically selects a fast, reliable connection each time you log on. |
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What is the difference between WCGnet Online Accelerated and WCGnet Online? |
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More local access numbers than the "big" guys |
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Smart Dialer technology for fast, reliable connections |
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Email with spam filtering and web mail access |
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24/7 email technical support |
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Instant Message Center |
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No banner ads on your Welcome Page |
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All the features of WCGnet Online |
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Accelerator technology to surf up to 5X faster |
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In-page Ad Blocking to block most web page advertisements |
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How much does WCGnet Online Accelerated cost? How do I get it? |
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Click here to view our offers then click on the "Get Started" button next to the "Accelerated" offer to sign up. |
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Does WCGnet Online Accelerated speed up the retrieval and delivery of email? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated accelerates Web-based email (such as Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) text including plain text, HTML, markup and JavaScript and the most common forms of graphics (GIFs, JPEGs, and most Flash graphics). WCGnet Online Accelerated also speeds up embedded HTML images in Outlook Express email. |
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Is WCGnet Online Accelerated compatible with personal firewalls and ad blockers? |
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WCGnet Online Accelerated is compatible with most ad blockers, popup stoppers, personal firewalls, and other utilities. In some cases, minor configuration of WCGnet Online Accelerated or other products is needed. |