How does PeoplePC accelerator technology work?

PeoplePC accelerator technology speeds up your page load times by compressing and simplifying the web pages you view. The quality of the images on the web page will depend on the acceleration speed you are using.

PeoplePC accelerator technology 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!

How do I use PeoplePC accelerator technology?

Once you have PeoplePC accelerator technology installed, it will be working all the time to help you surf faster. You can select your acceleration speed before you begin and if you want, you can change it while you surf depending on which web sites you visit.

How fast is PeoplePC accelerator technology?

Here are some real world examples of how PeoplePC accelerator technology speeds up your page load times:

		Web Site				Ordinary Dial-up Load Time (seconds)				PeoplePC Accelerator Technology Load Time (seconds)				How much faster is PeoplePC Accelerator technology?*
		www.cheaptickets.com				38.98				7.06				5.9 X faster
		www.amazon.com				21.50				6.55				3.1 X faster
		www.reuters.com				36.87				7.00				4.5 X faster
		www.ebay.com				5.91				1.84				2.6 X faster
		www.mapquest.com				13.41				2.69				5.0 X faster
		www.staples.com				12.17				3.41				3.4 X faster
		www.target.com				15.49				5.50				2.7 X faster
		www.cnn.com				17.66				4.76				4.0 X faster
		www.parents.com				32.06				5.65				3.8 X faster
		www.priceline.com				26.51				5.84				4.3 X faster
		www.expedia.com				24.48				6.35				2.9 X faster
		www.cnet.com				47.17				10.17				4.4 X faster
		www.wsj.com				43.16				6.41				6.7 X faster

Learn more about PeoplePC accelerator technology in the Frequently Asked Questions.

* With PeoplePC accelerator technology certain web page text and graphics will load faster when compared to standard dial-up Internet service. Actual results may vary. PeoplePC accelerator technology is only compatible with PeoplePC Online Internet service and specified Windows browsers. PeoplePC accelerator technology is not Windows 95 compatible. Free email technical support; phone support is available for $1.95 per minute.

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