If you're like most internet browsers, and you're being bombarded with
advertisements everywhere you turn, you've probably seen ones claiming
that their software can speed up your internet, for a significant fee.
Usually, these companies ask that you pay $30 or more to download a
program they wish to sell you. In return, they claim that their
software will increase your internet speed by up to three hundred
percent.
In reality, these pricey programs are little more than scams designed
to part unwary internet users with their money. These programs
generally work on the premise of one's operating system (Windows XP,
for instance) being unomptimzed for use with the internet. However,
this is rarely the case. Older models of Windows, especially Windows
95, which was never optimized for internet use, may benefit from an
optimization program, but the truth is that all of the processes
performed by these pay for use programs can either be done manually or
by one of many completely free programs available on the internet.
One of these free programs is known as EasyMTU, and performs the same
optimization tasks to speed up your internet as the expensive programs
which advertisements continually harangue you to purchase. EasyMTU is
easily located via a simple internet search, and is freely available to
all users.
But even with free programs, the truth is you're probably not going to
see any benefit at all using an optimization program, especially not
one that charges money for its use. There are many reasons why your
internet may not be working as fast as it could, but chances are it's
not a matter of optimizing your operating system. So don't waste your
money! Instead, take a look over the internet of other possible reasons
why your internet could be moving slowly.
However, if indeed you are using Windows 95, or an older version of
Windows, a free program like EasyMTU could solve some of your internet
speed problems, especially if you're using a dial up modem. Dial up
modems are notoriously slow, and though they are the most inexpensive
method of internet connection (with service being offered for free and
requiring only a simple, usually built-in modem and a telephone
connection) they are at best barely able to operate in today's
media-rich, graphics-heavy internet environment.
So if you're being bombarded with ads claiming to be able to speed up
your internet, ignore them. You can do the exact same for free, and it
likely won't help you anyway!
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