Hi Evan, It cuts down the time it takes to get connected to about half in my case, if you see the connection dialog it usually goes through "Dialing...", "Verifying user name and password...
", and then "Logging on to network..." which takes a few secs and is now eliminated, cool tip David.

>Hi David. I tried this at home. No improvement in connection speed or surfing speed. Darn. How much did it help you?
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>>I got this from ZDTips, and it is a really great one!
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>>Speed up your Dial-Up Networking connections
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>>Does your Dial-Up Networking connection take a long time to actually connect to your ISP? If so, you probably have an unnecessary option called "Log on to Network" selected in your Dial-Up Networking connection. To see if this is the case, right-click on your Dial-Up Networking connection and select the Properties command from the shortcut menu. Then, select the Server Types tab. Now make sure that the Log on to Network check box is not selected. You should also clear the NetBEUI and IPX/SPX Compatible check boxes.