1) Use OpenDNS. It’s a fast DNS service which will make your loading times, depending on your current ISP’s DNS servers’ speeds, up to 10 seconds faster.
Also, OpenDNS will stop the phising sites (for paypal for example) as it blocks them.
2) Use AdBlock. Actually, this is for any internet connection, but it is also very effective on the slow internet connections. Ads slow a web page down. And AdBlock stops Ads from loading.
P.S. AdBlock is also available for Safari – SafariAdBlock.
3) Use a download manager for downloading. This way you can get the maximum out of your slow line and it will allow you to pause and resume downloads (although modern browsers allow that, too).
My favourites are Speed Download on the Mac and Internet Download Manager on Windows.
4) Don’t use torrents. Torrents both upload and download. Which means, your download speed will be slower using a torrent. Use the HTTP or FTP protocol, when possible.
5) Don’t load multiple sites at once. This slows down the connection on both sites. And don’t run multiple internet using applications at once. Don’t leave iTunes open. Don’t leave Safari open when you are downloading.
