| Sometimes your internet connection is slow even | | | | the Opera browser. There is one setting where it |
| when you have paid for a fast connection. There are | | | | only loads to cached images. This means if you have |
| times and days where it can become painfully slow | | | | loaded that image before it will show up. If you |
| and your internet service provider acts clueless as to | | | | haven't loaded the image, it won't download the |
| why. Others are on dial up where it's always slow. | | | | image saving bandwidth making the page load faster. |
| There are some settings that you can change on | | | | If using Firefox, be sure to disable any add ons that |
| Firefox that can make pages load faster by turning | | | | are transferring bandwidth back and forth. Some do |
| off features with add ons. | | | | fetch information every so many minutes so make |
| The first is Ad Block Plus. Some use this because | | | | sure those aren't eating up what little speed you |
| they want to filter out some ads. You can do this as | | | | have. |
| a way of saving bandwidth. It will shut off all flash | | | | You also need to be realistic. Even with these |
| ads and java on pages making them load faster. | | | | additional plugins, you will still need to avoid loading up |
| Many times these unnecessary parts of the page | | | | video sites or things that require large downloads to |
| take up more loading time than the rest. | | | | view. Nothing will ever make that type of bandwidth |
| Get an add on called Image Like Opera. What this | | | | extremely fast on a slow connection. |
| does is gives Firefox control over images just like in | | | | |