3. Using the Service
3.4 Tips for Using the Service
To optimise browsing speed (through quicker DNS lookups) from an
attached computer you may wish to set the Internet browser to
“automatically detect proxy setting”. To do this in Internet Explorer
select “Tools”, “Internet Options”, then click on the “Connections” tab.
Click on the “LAN settings” button and tick the box marked
“Automatically detect settings” and click “OK” and “OK” again. Other
browsers will have a very similar menu structure to change this.
You can use the service status diagram on the CONNECT page to
monitor your current session usage and the STATS page to review
your usage history.
For uplinks using packet data based services (e.g. Inmarsat MPDS
and FleetBroadband, cellular 3G/GPRS, etc) your uplink bill will
normally be volume based irrespective of how long you remain
online. It is therefore possible to remain online without having to pay
any time related charges. However, some web pages refresh
themselves automatically, so be aware that if you leave your web
browser open with these types of pages it may generate traffic even
when the service is not being actively used. The same applies to
some web applications such as MSN chat, ICQ, windows update,
etc.
For circuit based uplinks you will normally be paying a fixed rate for
each minute the uplink is being used. Consequently, to limit your
communications costs, you should disconnect the Wired Ocean
internet connection when you have finished online. To ensure that
you do not accidentally build up excessive uplink charges when you
are not using the service it is strongly recommended that you use the
inactivity timeout as described in Section 4.2.
For some types of uplink device, use of the Wired Ocean service
may pre-empt the ability to receive voice or fax calls while the service
is connected. If you use your uplink device for a voice call this will
normally disconnect the Wired Ocean service and you will need to
reconnect as described in Section 3.2 (Connecting to the Internet)
after the voice call has finished.
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