Midcoast Internet's Internet Accelerator brings you the benefits of a high-speed connection, without adding significant extra expense! No special phone lines are needed! No special equipment! Your current Internet account can be "accelerated" with no major changes on your part! This new system is perfect for individuals who don't want to spend a lot extra for high-speed services, or for those people in areas where there is no high-speed service available. Here's how it works...

At our data center in Rockland, a special server sits on our high-speed backbone. When you request a page from the Internet, the server fetches the page, and then compresses it. It passes the compressed page to you, where a piece of software decompresses the data. This service works well for web browsing.

The service is Free with your connection service.
NOTE: This is for Dialup Customers Only.
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The settings get plugged into your Proxy Server Settings in your Web Browser:
HTTP Proxy 69.39.100.2
Port: 8000

In Firefox (Windows) the settings are under Tools> Options> Advanced> Settings>
Select Manual Proxy Configuration
HTTP Proxy: 69.39.100.2
Port: 8000
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In Internet Explorer (Windows) the settings are under Tools> Internet Options> Connections> Settings
Check the box: Use a Proxy Server
Address: 69.39.100.2
Port: 8000
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In Firefox on the Mac.
Open Firefox, then select Preferences from the Firefox menu. Once
you're there, click the Network button, then click the Settings
button. You should now see a box as below. Fill out the box as shown
  in the screenshot. Click OK when you're done.
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In Safari on the Mac.
Unlike Firefox, Safari for the Mac takes it's settings from the System
Preferences. Open the System Preferences, then click on Network. Click
the Advanced button, and you should see a screen as below. Click the
Proxies tab to activate it, then fill in the info as shown. Click OK
when you're done.
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