how to reduce broadband usage
Bsnl broadband has many plans. 500C has free usage time from 2 a.m to 8 a.m. 750 plan has unlimited usage free. The problem is for 250 plan users. They do not get the usage free for any time of the day. So, it becomes very essential for them to reduce the extra usage as much as possible.
1. Disable automatic windows update: Windows updates frequently to increase the security of the system. But it is always not so necesary. We can easily turn off the automatic update option. For this
a) Go to Start-> Control Panel-> Windows Update.
b) From the sidebar click on Change Settings.
c) In the new window that showa up click on "Never check for updates" ->OK.
2. Disable automatic browser update: Internet browsers specilayy Mozilla Firefox updates very frequently. It comsumes much usage. Its better to turn it off.
a) Go to Tools->Options-> Advanced.
b) Under "When updates of firefox are found" section, check the "Ask me what I want to do" option and click on OK.
3. Extensions for Firefox: Install the following extension of firefox to reduce broadband usage:
a) FlashBlock Extension: It blocks the pop up ads which open up in sites like rediff.com etc.
b) Imglikeopera Extension: It load the images from cache instead of downloading it everytime. It helps very much in sites like orkut, facebook etc.
1. Disable automatic windows update: Windows updates frequently to increase the security of the system. But it is always not so necesary. We can easily turn off the automatic update option. For this
a) Go to Start-> Control Panel-> Windows Update.
b) From the sidebar click on Change Settings.
c) In the new window that showa up click on "Never check for updates" ->OK.
2. Disable automatic browser update: Internet browsers specilayy Mozilla Firefox updates very frequently. It comsumes much usage. Its better to turn it off.
a) Go to Tools->Options-> Advanced.
b) Under "When updates of firefox are found" section, check the "Ask me what I want to do" option and click on OK.
3. Extensions for Firefox: Install the following extension of firefox to reduce broadband usage:
a) FlashBlock Extension: It blocks the pop up ads which open up in sites like rediff.com etc.
b) Imglikeopera Extension: It load the images from cache instead of downloading it everytime. It helps very much in sites like orkut, facebook etc.
Very informative post on how to reduce broadband usage. I hope I can reduce my usage very much using the firefox addons.
I liked the extensions of firefox you have listed. It really works.