Google Withdraws Google Web Accelerator

Vikingod · May 9, 2005, 09:55 PM

"A few days after Google released there new program called Web Accelerator, they already removed the option to download it. Regarding to their website, the download is removed because they reached the maximum number of downloads for this phase of the beta stage. But the specialists say that Google took it down because of the serious series of bugs in the Web Accelerator."

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pr0digal jenius · May 9, 2005, 10:46 PM

and because it's a pretty lame idea to begin with. "Let's make an accelerator for broadband only"

Matth · May 10, 2005, 03:12 PM

I was tempted, mainly because I'm on NTLWORLD and their forced "transparent" proxies are so flaky, but with the problems (leakage of passworded pages) glad I didn't.

As for "broadband only" that may be more for testing, to put some load on them.
If this is based on caching at google servers, it would be more effective in countering remote bottlenecks that are slower than your connection... dialup acceleration requires stuffing the data into the pipe faster (compression), or sending less of it (image decimation / local caching).

XorCist · May 10, 2005, 03:51 PM

im still using that thing...ive saved liek 1.5 seconds since ive downloaded that thing....its a waste...and some of the pages i go to wont even load cause they use cookies....its a waste of the guys @ google

May 9, 2005, 09:55 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Google Withdraws Google Web Accelerator "A few days after Google released there new program called Web Accelerator, they already removed the option to download it. Regarding to their website, the download is removed because they reached the maximum number of downloads for this phase of the beta stage. But the specialists say that Google took it down because of the serious series of bugs in the Web Accelerator." Source

May 9, 2005, 10:46 PM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	and because it's a pretty lame idea to begin with. "Let's make an accelerator for broadband only"

May 10, 2005, 03:12 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	I was tempted, mainly because I'm on NTLWORLD and their forced "transparent" proxies are so flaky, but with the problems (leakage of passworded pages) glad I didn't. As for "broadband only" that may be more for testing, to put some load on them. If this is based on caching at google servers, it would be more effective in countering remote bottlenecks that are slower than your connection... dialup acceleration requires stuffing the data into the pipe faster (compression), or sending less of it (image decimation / local caching).

May 10, 2005, 03:51 PM	#4
XorCist DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	im still using that thing...ive saved liek 1.5 seconds since ive downloaded that thing....its a waste...and some of the pages i go to wont even load cause they use cookies....its a waste of the guys @ google