| How does Bruce Telecom
TURBO Dial-up work?
Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up is a software program that
accelerates your Internet access through proprietary text and image compression, content caching and other network optimizations.TOP
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| How do I change the image quality
for a particular image?
Right-clicking on an image within the Bruce Telecom Turbo Web Browser
and selecting "Show Original Image" (without quotes)
allows you to view the original image. TOP |
| How do I change the image quality
settings for all images?
Right-click the Bruce Telecom TURBO taskbar icon and select "Settings".
Select the "Image Quality" tab. Adjust the slider
bar to the desired image quality setting. Press OK to save
the changes. TOP |
| When can I use Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up?
Whenever you are connecting to the Internet you
will benefit from using Turbo. You will be asked to
provide your Bruce Telecom Internet username and password once, to
gain access to the TURBO service. TOP |
| Can I use my regular MS Internet
Explorer or Netscape Communicator software with Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up?
The Turbo icon in your system tray will automatically
configure your regular Microsoft Internet Explorer (or Netscape) browser.
You will not have to re-configure any of
your previous web-browser settings. All your settings, preferences,
bookmarks (favourites) and history will be preserved.
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| Where can I get product information
on how to use Bruce Telecom TURBO?
You can go directly to SlipStream Data’s support site at
http://www.slipstreamdata.com/guide.html.
It contains a set of online mini-tutorials which will quickly
introduce you to the key features of Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up. TOP
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| Can I use other browser software with
Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up?
Yes, please contact the Bruce Telecom support team for setup instruction.
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| What about Google Web Accelerator"
The Google Web Accelerator is optimized to speed up web page loading for high-speed broadband and will slow down browsing performance on dialup, lower-speed broadband, and cellular connections.
Check the Technical Support Documents for further information on Turbo and Google Web Accelerator.
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| What "Windows Operating Systems" can Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up be installed on?
Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up can be installed on any of
the following Windows operating systems.
Windows 98
Windows 98SE
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Bruce Telecom Turbo requires at least Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.0. It will function with either browser.
Please note that the Turbo Email acceleration component requires Windows 98 and above, and that the Turbo Pop-up Blocker component requires Internet Explorer 5.0 and above.
Newer versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer are available
free of charge through Microsoft.
Users with Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium
Edition (Windows Me) or Windows NT 4.0 installed may download
the lastest Internet Explorer browser through Microsoft.TOP
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| Will Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up
work on a Mac?
Yes.
Minimum Mac System Requirements:
- PowerPC G3 processor at 333Mhz, 64MB Ram, 6MB free hard disk space.
- OS X 10.2 or later.
Browser Support:
- Fully integrated with Safari web browser.
- Limited support for Internet Explorer.
Differences between Mac and Windows Client:
- Email acceleration component is not supported by Macintosh client at this time.
- Popup blocking is nativel performed by the Safari web broswer. Bruce Telecom Turbo does not re-implement this feature.
- At this time, the Macintosh client is English only.
- Macintosh client does not have the option to "show original image".
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| What are the "Windows Operating System" requirements to use Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up?
The recommended system requirements for the Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up are a Pentium 200MHz with 64MB of RAM and at
least 5 MB of hard-disk space.
Regardless, Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up will work within
your current system configuration to provide you with the
best content acceleration. TOP
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| I downloaded the Bruce Telecom Turbo software but
now I can't find it on my computer. Where is it?
Use the Windows "Find" tool located
in the Start Menu to search for the file "Bruce TelecomTurbo.exe"
- without quotes.
If you still can't find it, re-download it and
ensure that you save the file to your Desktop. TOP |
| Will Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up enhance
my DSL connection?
TURBO software speeds up surfing by optimizing
text and images and has very little to do with actual connection
speed. Therefore, although Bruce Telecom TURBO was built to improve dial-up
speeds it will and has been tested to work very well
with Bruce Telecom Cheetah DSL connections. Popup blocking functions work well under Cheetah High speed connections.TOP
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| Does Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up
speed up downloads of MP3 or video?
No, the Dial-up Accelerator is designed to speed up web/e-mail
access only. TOP
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| Does Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up
speed up E-mail?
Yes, Turbo automatically accelerates your email traffic (POP3 and SMTP) for all popular email clients such as Eudora, Outlook, Outlook Express and Netscape Mail. Other email clients should work transparently as well.TOP
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| Does Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up
speed up my secure (HTTPS) transactions such as my web banking?
Bruce Telecom Turbo Dial-up does not accelerate secure transaction websites. Secure websites will continue to work by bypassing.TOP
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| Does Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up
keep a log of the web sites I've visited?
No, Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up does not keep any logs
of sites visited. TOP |
| Where do I go if I have problems
with Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up?
Contact the Bruce Telecom Internet Technical
Support Team if you are having problems with Bruce Telecom TURBO Dial-up. TOP
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