Your internet services didn’t give you unlimited bandwidth or it is very expensive? I have this problem too, internet services is very expensive in my country. You must spend 80$ to get 2 GB bandwidth & if you want unlimited bandwidth, you must spend $300, otherwise the speed is just 384 Kbps. WOW..

I use some great firefox extension & freeware to save my bandwidth. I want to share with you the extension that i have used to save my bandwidth.

Firefox Extension to Save Bandwidth

• Flashblock, Blocks Flash so it won’t get in your way, but if you want to see it, just click on it.
• ImgLikeOpera, ImgLikeOpera allows load only the images that you want in Firefox browser.
  Features:
  - placeholders for blocked images (hi, LJ treads!);
  - (re)load image from context menu or Ctrl+rightMouseClick;
  - forced expiration time (5 minutes – 3 months);
  - policies for tabs;
  - filters.
• NoScript, This extension allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice.
  
• AdBlockPlus, Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page
• Adblock Filterset.G Updater, This is a companion extension to Adblock or Adblock Plus and should be used in conjunction with it. This extension automatically downloads the latest version of Filterset.G every 4-7 days.
• Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper, Element Hiding Helper is a companion extension for Adblock Plus meant to make creating element hiding rules easier.
  
• QuickProxy, creates a statusbar button and change quickly to turn proxy on or off. You can combine this extension with toonel, you can turn on & off proxy quickly.

Free Software to Save Bandwidth

• Toonel, toonel.net is an experiment in a technique for conserving network bandwidth. If you are paying a fee based on the amount of data you transfer (e.g. 3G/GPRS/DSL/CDMA) and have monthly download limit, or if you have narrowband connection (e.g. dialup modem) then you are most likely to appreciate the service toonel.net offers. There are number of toonel.net client application packages. All solutions are 100% Java based and therefore this service can be used on any platform with an installed Java Runtime Environment.
  
  You need Java to install this software
• All-in-One SecretMaker combines 7 powerful tools including a Spam Fighter, Pop-Up Killer, Cookie Eraser, History Cleaner, Privacy Protector, Banner Blocker and Worm Hunter.
  Key Features:
  # Keep their email inbox free of spam
  # Avoid irritating pop-up and banner interruptions
  # Be secured from Spyware and computer Hijacking
  # Protect their privacy and avoids online profiling
  # Use the Internet efficiently for private or business use
  

Free Software to Monitor Bandwidth

This software help you to monitor your bandwidth usage. You can choose it, there is a software offer a simplicity in the other hand there is software offer nice graphical interface. Don’t worry, all of these softwares are free!

• BitMeter, BitMeter is a bandwidth meter, it allows you to visually monitor your internet connection by displaying a scrolling graph that shows your upload and download speed over time.
  
  You need Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1
• NET Traffic Meter, NET Traffic Meter is an utility available to monitor your network traffic and to gather statistics in order to control and analyse your home or professional network environment.
  Features:
  * The most extensive traffic matter available on the internet
  * Monitor any modem or network interface available
  * Customized profiles and automatic adjustment options
  * Display daily, weekly and monthly statistics about your traffic usage
  * Graphical representation of your current volume and usage per month, week, day…
  * And much more…
  
  You need Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0
• MZL & Novatech TrafficStatistic shows the consumed traffic volume comfortably in system tray.
  Key features:
  - real-time bandwidth monitoring in tray
  - traffic development reporting
  - detailed reporting on hosts and services
  - optional filters to exclude internal traffic
  - no further hardware or software needed
  - DHCP capable IPTDR engine
  - absolutely easy to use
  

If you have another extensions or free software that can use for save bandwidth, you can share it here.

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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 at 9:58 pm | by Neezar |