Speeding Up Slow Satellite Internet Connections In continuation of gCaptain's
series Internet At Sea, How To Access The Web From The Middle Of Ocean, we
bring you tips on speeding up slow satellite internet connections.It's All
About The BrowserEver notice how fast google loads compared to other websites?
The reason is that speed is at the core of google's corporate values. "Never
underestimate the importance of fast" is a quote made famous by google CEO Eric
Schmidt. His theory is if google.com loads slowly people will click away
without reading the search engine results, a fact that's not in Google's best
interest. And the faster other websites load, the more quickly people will
return to google to conduct another search. For this reason google built the
Chrome Browser optimized for speed. This is also the primary reason why, in a
recent and extensive test of the top internet web browsers, Lifehacker awarded
Chrome the "Best Web Browser of 2011". But ultra-fast speed is only one of
google Chrome's secret features. As lifehacker tells us Chrome also wins for:
Tabbed browsing with pin-able tabs and regular tabs that are easy to
reorganize. Supports all kinds of features developed by third parties.
Syncing of data to Chrome on any other computer using your Google account.
Chrome "Omnibar" allows you to type in URLs or search from the same place.
Automatically recognizes web content that's not in your native language and
offers to translate it for you. "Incognito Mode" for private browsing.
Safe browsing helps warn and protect you from phishing attacks and malicious
web sites. URL-based settings pages so you can send people links to
settings pages or just enter them in yourself, manually.And the following
points are what makes Chrome so danm fast on slow sate little based internet
connections: Fast page rendering and JavaScript engine. Customizable
search shortcuts let you search sites without the need to visit them first.
Maintains a simple, fast, straightforward interface. Choose from a
variety of ultra-fast themes, or make your own. Each tab is isolated, so tabs
can crash but it won't affect the entire browser making you reload every site
you visited. Chrome will automatically update to a new version as soon
as it's available giving you the latest (i.e. fastest) improvements trouble
free.Overall Chrome is very fast, has an exceptional plug-in catalog, and has
the best features of other web browsers. The bottom line is it's faster than
Firefox and light years ahead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Plus it's free
(you can download it HERE)..A Few Simple Tips: Eliminate programs. Your
Internet connection is a shared resource. If your computer is bogged down by
programs you don't need, your connection will go slower so be sure to close
programs you aren't using, especially those that connect to the internet . Not
sure which internet programs are sucking up bandwidth? Then Click Start, Click
Run. Type "cmd" (without quotes). Type "netstat -b 5 > activity.txt". After a
minute or so, hold down Ctrl and press C. Or download a bandwidth monitoring
program. Virus and spyware scan. Most modern viruses and spyware connect to
servers overseas, sucking away precious bandwidth and slowing even the fastest
internet connections to a crawl. If you are using a mac, then you are probably
ok, but if you're on a Windows computer be sure to do frequent virus and
spyware scans. Our favorite? VTChromizer which brings dead simple virus and
spyware scanning to the Chrome browser. Click HERE to learn more.
Remove Plugins, Add-ons, & Extensions. Plugins and add-ons work wonders in
giving you extra capabilities online but, many of them, also eat up bandwidth
so try disabling them one-by-one and test for increased speed. To turn off
Google Chrome add-ons go to Customize -> Tools -> Extensions -> disable plugins
then restart Chrome. For Firefox go to Tools -> Add-ons and disable both
add-ons & plugins then restart Firefox. To turn off Internet Explorer add-ons
go to Tools -> Manage Add-ons -> disable add-ons then restart IE (or just save
yourself the hassle and make the switch to Chrome!) . For other browsers well
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why aren't you using Chrome? Download The Google Toolbar. Not all add-ons are
bad. If you insist on using Firefox instead of Chrome then be sure to look at
plug-ins designed to speeding up your connection. Our favorite? The google
toolbar which is available for both firefox and IE (it's built into google
Chrome) and does a lot of behind-the-scenes work, like blocking pop-ups, to
speed up your connection. Close Extra Tabs. We love using the tabbed
browsing feature of most web browsers for keeping gCaptain open while we browse
other sites but some sites (not gCaptain) suck down bandwidth (and computer
memory!) even in the background. For this reason be sure to close tabs you
aren't using. Start A Bandwidth Campaign. You can optimize your
browser, kill viruses and turn off every plugin but your connection will still
be slow if other people on your ship are using up bandwidth. Video sharing
sites like YouTube are the worst offenders but other services like Skype can
also be trouble. The only solution is to share this article with your shipmates
and ask then to unplug their computers when they are not online. Us your
mobile phone. Many websites offer a mobile version (for example, m.twitter.com
is Twitter's site) of websites for people using mobile phones and tablet
computers. These sites are optimized for slow internet connections making your
phone much faster than your computer even if both are connected to the same
wireless internet connection. But, the secret is, most of these sites work just
fine on desktop computers. If you are using google chrome you can try out the
User-Agent Switcher extension which automatically loads the mobile version of
the site on your desktop computer for you. Call your satellite service
provider or IT department. Many times the reason your internet slows down is
because of a problem beyond your control. The only solution is to call your
internet service provider or your company's IT support line, tell then how slow
your connection is, and ask for a speed-bump.Pro Tip:Warning only try this tip
if you have a good understanding of how computers work.DNS is like the phone
book of the Internet, translating the web address you put into your browser
(e.g.http://gcaptain.com) into IP numbers a computer understands
(e.g.184.106.62.200). But each ISP (your satellite company) uses a different
"phonebook" and some are outdated and slow. Enter Namebench, a utility that
lets you compare how each of those DNS services, including your ISP's DNS,
perform from your computer. Just install the app, and run it from your
computer. You'll see the DNS servers you're connected to, and which ones are
most responsive from your location. Give it a try.
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