Tips to Increase Internet Connection Speed

Has your Internet connection speed slowed down? Are you not getting the full speed your paying for? In a few easy steps, you can increase the speed of your Internet connection.

Instructions

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     Find out from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) what Internet connection speed you're paying for. Make sure the speed you pay for is the speed programmed in the ISP network.
   • 2
     Test your Internet connection speed. You can do this by navigating to a speed test websites, such as Speakeasy (Speakeasy.net/speedtest) or Speedtest.net. Record your results.
   • 3
     Compare the speeds from Step 1 and Step 2. If you're getting the speed that you're paying for, go no further. If not, go to the next step.
   • 4
     Disable Web brower add-ons that can slow down your Internet connection speed. Check to see if you have multiple Web browser add-ons operating with your browser. For example, if your browser is Internet Explorer, go to "Tools," select "Manage Add-ons," and look at what Add-ons are enabled. Disable the add-ons that you don't want to use.
   • 5
     Run anti-virus, adware, spyware, and malware scans. Viruses and other malware could negatively affect your Internet connection speed.
   • 6
     Run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter from your "System Tools" menu.
   • 7
     Download TCP Optimizer software to optimize your computer's MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) values, RWIN (Receive Window) values and broadband related registry keys. SG TCP Optimizer (download.cnet.com/SG-TCP-Optimizer/3000-2155_4-10415840.html) is a free TCP Optimizer.
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     Retest your Internet connection speed by navigating to a speed test website, such as Speakeasy (Speakeasy.net/speedtest) or Speedtest.net. Record and compare these results with the previous results.

Tips & Warnings

Depending on what ISP you are using, your Internet connection speed can vary. For example, DSL speeds can be negatively affected by distance and the quality of your phone line. Cable speeds can be negatively affected by the quality of the coaxial cable and the number of users sharing the Internet connection with you. In FTTC (Fiber To The Curb) & FTTP (Fiber To The Premise) applications, the quality of the coax/CAT5 network between your computer and the ISP's fiber network, could affect connection speeds.

Make sure you understand how TCP Optimizer software interacts with your computer.

HTC Windows Phone 8X, Yellow 8GB (AT&T) Reivew

                            

Product Description

 HTC Windows Phone 8X offers LTE speed and the power of Windows® Phone 8 with a 4.3” HD 720p screen, uniquely slim design, Beats Audio™ technology, and bold colors. It helps you stay organized and connected with Microsoft Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile and support for Microsoft Lync (enterprise messaging). Outlook Mobile allows integration of multiple e-mail accounts into one Inbox. Office Mobile includes true Microsoft Office apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Seamless integration with Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and cloud applications like Office 365 and SkyDrive allows the user to save and access documents from their smartphone, the Web and their PC.

High-Quality Camera

The world-class 8MP camera features a f/2.0 28mm lens plus smart LED flash which allows you to capture great photos, even in low-light conditions. It also record videos in 1080p HD quality. The 2.1 MP front camera offers an ultra-wide angle viewing field.

Smartphone Features and Applications

With Beats Audio integration, the 8X allows you to hear music the way the artist intended with unique audio tuning by Beats that delivers thundering bass, soaring midrange and crisp highs.

Faster Network

With AT&T's 4G HSPA+ network, you'll enjoy mobile broadband speeds up to four times faster than AT&T's already fast mobile broadband network. You also get the AT&T Mobile Hotspot service built right into the smartphone--enabling you to connect additional Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the phone's mobile broadband signal (requires appropriate data plan).

Vital Statistics

The HTC Windows Phone 8X Lumia measures 5.21 x 2.61 x 0.39 inches and weighs 4.6 ounces.

The HTC Windows Phone 8X provides a simple, human feel combined with an innovative, unique unibody construction resulting in a phone with a perfectly sculpted, continuous form, without bumps or protrusions - and for the camera, the buttons are completely flush with the body, adding to the iconic design aesthetic. Your world delivered live. These days information is constant and updates are non-stop. Live Tiles let you arrange your Start screen just how you want it and make it easy to see everything that's going on with the people and passions in your life in real-time. You can make a Live Tile for anyone and almost anything, and pin it right to your Start screen. Pin a person or an app and you instantly know what their latest updates, deals, changes just by looking at your phone. Resize, rearrange and recolor for easy access to what matters most to you. World-class camera. Get more people in the shot, including you, with the new ultra-wide-angle front and back cameras. HTC Windows Phone 8X takes sharp, crisp photos-even low-light conditions. Perfect-fit design. This is the most comfortable phone you'll every hold. Its seamless form feels great in your hand and on your ear. The ultra-unique matte finish comes in a variety of distinctive colors. Exclusive built in amplifier for Beats AudioTM. Enjoy high-def, uncompromised sound for all you do. Boost sound with less distortion than other phones for the ultimate entertainment experience.

HTC Rezound 4G Android Phone Review

Product DescriptionEngineered with exclusive Beats Audio technology and powered by the Android 2.3 operating system, the HTC Rezound 4G Android Phone for Verizon Wireless delivers a powerful entertainment experience with unparalleled audio and multimedia capabilities. You'll experience true high-definition visuals thanks to the 4.3–inch screen HD 720p resolution--enabling you to watch movies and videos without cropping or distortion.


The HTC Rezound 4G Android Phone with 4.3-inch HD multi-touch display and exclusive Beats Audio technology.
With Beats Audio integration, the Rezound allows you to hear music the way the artist intended with unique audio tuning by Beats that delivers thundering bass, soaring midrange and crisp highs. The Rezound also includes new lightweight Beats headphones, created exclusively to integrate with the Beats' audio profile on the device. Hands-free calling is easy with the built-in microphone and the on-cable remote lets you pause, advance, or rewind while answering a call mid-track.

Equipped with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, the HTC Rezound 4G Android Phone offers a speedy mobile experience even for the most demanding media enthusiast. It's also outfitted with a front–facing 2-megapixel camera and rear–facing 8-megapixel camera--the latter of which includes a dual–LED flash and a 28mm lens for panoramic landscape shots. The rear camera can also capture video in Full HD 1080p resolution.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network provides speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless' 3G network. With 4G LTE, you'll enjoy simultaneous voice and data capabilities, allowing you to check e-mail, browse the web, download an app, and check directions on Google Maps while on a call. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to the company's entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.

Other features include Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, access to the Verizon Wireless Mobile Hotspot capability (allowing you to share your 4G LTE connection with multiple devices), Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, 16 GB of memory plus a pre-loaded 16 GB microSD card, and full HTML browser with support for Adobe Flash, and up to 6.75 hours of talk time.

HTC Sense ExperienceBoasting the latest HTC Sense experience, the Rezound features a customizable active lockscreen that transforms the lockscreen into a real-time window to the most important information and content, such as social updates, photos, weather, or stock updates that are viewed by simply waking up the display.

The Personalize button gives you access to all the stuff that makes the HTC Sense device truly yours--widgets, apps, Sound sets, and more. New options include skins, Sound sets, and live lock screen personalization.

See all your e-mail accounts in one place--no more switching between accounts. Just tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap All accounts. Your e-mail messages are color-coded so you can easily distinguish which e-mail accounts they belong to. You can also choose to view accounts individually.

With the People widget, you always know what your friends are up to. The widget lets you choose a group of contacts, and then you can see what that group is up to right on your home screen. The widget not only shows you each friend’s photo but also their latest social network status and any missed calls or SMS messages from them.
You can also access visual voicemail through Phone or Messages. Use the slider bar to go back and forth in a message .

On-the-Go EntertainmentThe HTC Rezound 4G Android Phone features HTC Watch--an application and service that puts an entire library of the latest, premium movies and TV shows right at your fingertips. HTC Watch uses progressive download technology that makes it possible to watch videos without waiting for a huge file to finish downloading. You can either rent or buy videos, and if purchased, you can watch them on up to five different HTC devices.

How to Use Google Phone Information 411

If you need information about businesses or attractions in any city it is just a phone call away through Google phone information line.
Instructions
1

Call 1-800-GOOG-411 or 1-800-466-4411

You can call from virtually any phone including land lines, cell phones, or VoIp phones. Currently the service will not work from a pay phone.

2
The google automated voice will ask "What business name or category?" and "What city and state?"

Say the business name or say the business type. For example you can say Pizza Hut or Restaurant: Albany, New York.

3
At any time you can say "go back" to go back one step. You can say "start over" to start a new search. You can also search by zip code. You can say or enter the zip code with the keypad.

4
You will then be given the results of the search. If you used a business category or if there is more than one listing of the requested business you will be provided a list of the top 8 listings. You will be told the business name and the address.

5
The message will keep cycling through the listing until you do something. At this point you can press the number of the listing you want (1-8) and you will be directly connect for free. You can say "help" to get help or "details" to be provided with more information.

Tips & Warnings
If you have a cell phone and can receive text messages, you can say "text message" to receive a text listing.

If you have a cell phone you can say "map it" and receive a map link on your phone.

If you want to block your caller ID with most cell phones you can press

67 before you dial the number

This service is only available in the USA and Canada

2012 LG Xpression Phone (AT&T) Review

Product Description

Quick and Convenient

Slim, stylish and well connected! Browse the Mobile Web on the large 3-inch WQVGA display, or message your friends with a full QWERTY keyboard. If you write a bunch of text messages each day, this LG phone will make life easy with the one-touch LG Instant Note feature. Instant Note is one of the big highlights for this device because users can quickly compose messages and share with friends on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Words are nice, but sometimes words can never capture the full story. With the LG Xpression you won’t have to worry since there is a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder to ensure you don’t miss a perfect picture opportunity. The Xpression also supports the full line of 3G media, location, and downloadable music services. Device features include the following:

3.0 inch display: The large 3.0 inch touchscreen responds accurately to your finger tapping and allows you to access info quickly. Share media: Add pictures, video clips, or voice messages to your texts to let your family and friends really see and hear what you have been up to lately (AT&T Wireless service required. Additional charges may apply). Display shortcuts: The slide-out QWERTY keyboard has dedicated keys to some of your favorite shortcuts like text, email, and the world wide web. Efficient messaging: Quickly compose notes, text messages, and updates for Facebook and Twitter using Instant Note. Music player: With the Music Player, you can play a variety of digital formats, and organize your tunes by artist, album, all songs genre, playlist, and favorites. 2.0 Megapixel camera: Capture your friends in their funniest moments with the 2 MP camera and camcorder. Download apps: Go ahead and add some fun. Browse and download apps, games, ringtones, videos, wallpapers, and more. Multiple language capability: English, Spanish, French, and Korean AT&T Services The full-featured, premium AT&T Navigator GPS navigation application includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additional AT&T services available for this device include: AT&T Address Book, AT&T Music, AT&T Maps, AT&T Code Scanner, myAT&T, and AT&T Radio. Vital Statistics The Xpression weighs 4.59 ounces and measures 4.24 (H) x 2.13 (W) x 0.66(D) inches. The 1,000 mAh battery allows up to 3.3 hours of talk time (certain features may use more power and cause actual time to vary) and up to 10 days in standby mode. The phone runs on AT&T’s 3G network and can operate on the following frequencies: UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900,GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 Class 10. Customer Review The LG Xpression is about halfway between a smartphone and a dumbphone, and is made for people who want to send text messages but not to use a data plan. It runs a few apps and looks android-ish (but is not android), has a sliding keyboard, a touchscreen, and is pretty good. I got this for my daughter, who is a serious texter but doesn't need a data plan, and so far she seems pretty happy. (Update: After several weeks, my daughter asked me to drop this to three stars because of some design flaws -- see below). What I like: - For the price (currently free with plan), it's pretty good. It plays music, takes pictures, sends SMS and MMS messages, and can run a few apps. - Texting is pretty good. It has a slider keyboard, and arranges text exchanges into conversations by sender. - Connecting to a computer is well designed. When you connect to a PC through the micro-USB charging port, you get options to mount the phone as an external storage device (requires memory card), to sync music, or to use the PC for an internet connection. I haven't finished testing that last option, but really appreciate it --assuming it works, it means that we can get to the AT&T app store without buying a data plan. - For a free phone, the operating system isn't bad. You can customize the home screen with "widgets" like android, so you have little windows on the home screen from different apps. - It does have a basic web browser and some social media apps for things like facebook, and is eligible for AT&T's discount data plan, so if you want to buy data, it's functional. (At that point, though, I might look at the basic android phones -- their data plan is a little more expensive, but they're a lot more functional).

Cell Phones for Every Kind of User

The number of mobile phones available, and their capabilities, continues to grow. With so many options to choose from, you might find yourself wondering whatcell phone will best fit you. Probably the best way to decide on cell phones is to determine what kind of aphone user you are and what types of features you like to use or might use in the future. Here is a guide to choosing a cell phone according to your user type.

Cell Phones by User:

1. PDA users: Users of PDA cell phones tend to use their phones to organize appointments, contacts and even do work away from the office. These cell phones typically include advanced Internet access and messaging options as well. If you're interested in transferring your day planner into electronic form, PDA cell phones may be for you.
2. Text and messaging users: Most cell phones can send and receive texts and instant messages, but users who are serious about messaging may want a full QWERTY keyboard to make typing easier.Messaging phones tend to have other advanced controls for organizing and sending text, picture and video messages.
3. Voice only users: Some users don't want all the bells and whistles. They just want a convenient, compact cell phone with good sound quality and long battery life. You can save lots of money every month by not having extras, such as texting or data plans. But make sure your cell phone is text capable. You never know when you might catch the bug!
4. Music and video phone users: Music phones usually include a lot of memory to hold several hours of music and video. If you like to listen to music with your phone, find one with an easy user-interface and long battery life. Some decent headphones will complete your portable listening experience.
5. Smartphone users: Available features vary between smartphones, but these phones basically act like portable computers. You can download programs, games, music and more to your cell phone over your wireless network and even connect to Wi-Fi hotspots. A large touch screen gives you great control to move between programs as well. Your smartphone may require a data plan to download apps and access the Web, though.

AT&T EL52200 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone, Silver/Black, 2 Handsets

Product Description

DECT 6.0 Digital Dual Handset Cordless Answering System with Caller ID

Modern and fully featured, the AT&T EL52200 comes with two handsets, handset speakerphones and a digital answering system. DECT 6.0 Digital technology delivers unsurpassed range, sound quality and security, while ensuring wireless networks and electronic devices don't interfere with conversations. In fact, Wyle Labs, an independent laboratory, has confirmed that AT&T DECT products perform up to 45% better in range competitions against similarly equipped phones from the leading competition.

Caller ID/call waiting features ensure you don't miss those most important calls, while intercom, call-transfer and conference capabilities streamline in-home communication and eliminate disruptive shouting through the home. Lighted keypads and large, lighted displays on the handsets make viewing and dialing easy. With up to 14 minutes of recording time, the digital answering system answers calls when you can't. Retrieve your messages from the base, handset or remotely.

Product Features

• DECT 6.0 Digital Technology
• Built in Digital Answering System
• I has 2 Handsets, Single Line. Cordless

Customer Reviews

Needed a phone to replace our old GE. Does what it is supposed to do. The speaker phone works great and since my husband isn't the best when it comes to hearing, he hasn't complained yet when it rings.Easy to read.Has a lot of features. The answering machine is very clear and easy to understand. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend for someone who isn't into all the high tech.

I received this phone about 4 days ago and set them up yesterday...they are very nice for the price of 36.97 and they are replacing a phone that refused to hold a charge...didn't need the second phone but put it in the bedroom just for easy answering of all callers. The ring I chose is easy on the ears and both phones are easy to shut off...I am completely satisfied with the style and ease of use. Some reviews stated that the speaker was not clear I have not noted that...for heaven sake it is a phone not a stereo system that all the notes need to be true on....people need to rate the important things with the products and consider what your expectations are and what the products abilities are. I would buy this product again and suggest it to others!

How to Find Your Bluetooth Passkey

Bluetooth is a quick and easy way to wirelessly connect two devices. To pair two Bluetooth-compatible devices, you must have the pairing code, or passkey, for each device. Finding the passkey for your device takes only a few seconds.

Instructions

1. • 1
     Check your device for a sticker with the passkey printed on it. Typically headsets and car stereos have the passkey printed on a small sticker attached at the rear of the device.
   • 2
     Look in your device's instruction book to see if the passkey is written inside. Each device has a unique passkey, so the passkey typically is printed on a sticker or inserted into the instruction book.
   • 3
     Check the Bluetooth menu for your device. Cell phones and computers often have their passkeys within the Bluetooth menu. Look for the "Pairing Code" or "Passkey" option. Some laptop computers generate a random code each time you need it, so you may have an option for this task.
   • 4
     Check online forums for your particular device to see whether someone has posted the passkey. A search for your device and the words "pairing code" might bring up information regarding the code or where you might find it.
   • 5
     Call customer service for your device if you can't find the passkey. Customer service should be able to either tell you the passkey for your device or give you detailed instructions on how to find it.