CNET Editors' note: Please view the Google Web Accelerator (GWA) privacy policy on the product web site. Some web pages and page requests might embed personal information, or retrieve webpage content that you did not request.
Publisher's Description
From Google:
Google Web Accelerator - uses the power of Google's global computer network to make web pages load faster. Uses various strategies to make your web pages load faster, including:
- Sending page requests through Google machines dedicated to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic
- Storing copies of frequently accessed pages
- Prefetching pages
- Managing Internet connections to reduce delays.
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"it doesnt work anymore"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
this software used to work
Cons
google has stoped this becouse it is useless for nowadays
Summary
Dont download it
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"excellent!"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
Accelerates IE7&8 dramatically. Speeds up web page access very much.
Cons
When installing, it says in a browser window that "it is no longer available for download". Here's a big surprise(ha,ha,ha!) about yet another Google product:it steals your personal information. Chrome is also known for this. No Firefox support.
Summary
SpeedItUpFree but WORSE. Very fast acceleration but a SERIOUS invasion of privacy. Google does warn you in the EULA however that "some personally identifiable information may be sent to our servers". Yet another company that likes to spy on you to probably spam you to death or worse. Can any decent, honest company come up with acceleration software that does not contain spyware or is spyware in and of itself for free? I am beginning to wonder.
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"See below please"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
After I download the Accelerator I get a message that the Accelerator can not be downloaded at this time. Does any one know why?
Cons
see above p;lease
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"this program does not work"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
unable to run this program
Cons
this is ther message you will get when you want to run this program "We're sorry, but Google Web Accelerator is no longer available for download."
Summary
Please get this program off the list
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"Useless to download"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
Doesnt make an enourmous amount of diffrence
Cons
No longer supported by google.
Summary
I guess google left this web accelerator because if every browser got this then people will not want to download Google Chrome. Either way i think this web accelerators technology is built into Google Chrome.
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"This software is no longer available."
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
None. This software no longer exists.
Cons
Visit http://webaccelerator.google.com/. You'll see that the software is no longer available.
Summary
Cnet should remove this software since it is no longer available and no longer supported. Remember that it functions by using Google's proxy servers to cache the web page. Well, what good is this software if Google no longer supports it?
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"Not worth trying"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
easy to download and install
Cons
Can't tell the difference when I use it from when I don't.
Summary
No point to it if I can't tell the difference when using it.
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"very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Version: Google Web Accelerator 0.2.93.115
Pros
speeds up the web very fast great prouduct keep it up google!!
Cons
sometimes you have to right click on it and then click away to kinnda wake it up.
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