ALPHACCEL

AlphaLink offers the “Slipstream Web Accelerator” as an optional service to our dial-up clients.

Marketed as “AlphaAccel”, the Slipstream is the latest technology in dial-up compression and acceleration (also known as Hi-speed dialup or broadband dialup). Slipstream Accelerator is a client / server compression technology that works with your existing AlphaLink connection, allowing you to dramatically increase your web surfing and email speed by 3 to 5X or more. Pages that previously took 30 seconds to load, can now be viewed in less than 7 seconds with an average dial-up modem connection.

Slipstream Accelerator is the next best thing to DSL or cable, at a fraction of the price. Unlike costly and limited-availability broadband solutions, Slipstream Accelerator is:

	Available anywhere there is a normal telephone line
	Requires NO new hardware (works with your existing modem)
	Easy to use - install a small software client on your PC
	Great low cost alternative to DSL or Cable
	An easy upgrade to your existing AlphaLink account
	30-day free trial ($2.00 per month thereafter)

How does it work?
Slipstream Accelerator is designed to provide maximum acceleration for the Web sites you visit regularly. So, the more you surf, the faster your favorite pages will load.

Slipstream Accelerator speeds up the delivery of Web pages three ways:

Compression. Slipstream Accelerator delivers text and graphics more efficiently, using a proprietary compression technology that significantly reduces the size of Web pages and page elements sent to your browser.

Caching. Slipstream Accelerator improves upon your browser's caching ability. Slipstream intelligently retains and reuses Web pages and page elements that have previously been sent to your PC. That's why the longer Slipstream Accelerator is in use on your PC, the faster your Web pages will load.

Persistent Connections. Slipstream Accelerator uses proprietary techniques to carefully 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.

Minimum System Requirements
Requires Windows 98 / ME / XP / 2000*
Pentium 200MHz with 64MB RAM (128MB is recommended)
At least 5MB of hard-drive space
It works with Internet Explorer 4.0 as well as Netscape Communicator 4.0 or any later releases of both browsers

*A MacIntosh Client is Available; Requires OS10.x

Activating AlphaAccel
Contact AlphaLink to activate user account. You can use AlphaAccel FREE for 30 days after activation. A charge of $2.00 per month will be added to your account automatically after the 30-day trial.

Canceling AlphaAccel
To cancel, contact AlphaLink at to disable and remove charges immediately upon receipt of your bill. You will be responsible for any charges incurred if you do not contact AlphaLink to disable AlphaAccel.

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