transparent cache change?

[Lester]

i did a speed test for my bt broadband and it suggested i do this:

Section 3: Download Speed Results
Three downloads are tested; one from one of your ISPs servers, one through your Transparent Cache and one through an alterntive cache. This will give you an idea of how capable your connection is. Note: You should take the highest download speed into account.

BT Openworld - 512k service Server Download:
0KB/s (0Kb/s) - **** SERVER ERROR: Unexpected error from Server****

Download through Transparent Cache:
36KB/s (288Kb/s) - Below Average - you're paying for almost twice this!

Download through alternative Cache (webcache.bt.net):
58KB/s (464Kb/s) - Perfect - running at full speed!

* It appears that the alternative cache is working better than the BT Openworld - 512k service cache. To improve Web Browsing, set the Proxy Server in your Web Browser to webcache.bt.net on port 3128*


The question is, should I? And if so, how do I?

thank you in advance so much for your kind help and friendly advice in this matter.

or ta for short

 

[kameleon]

in your Internet Explorer browser

click Tools on the top menu bar
click internet options
select connections
select settings
in the middle of the page there is a box marked "use a proxy server" tick the box and select advanced
where it says http enter the webcache address and put thte port number where it says port
do that for ftp too
click apply

 

[Pippa666]

I just tried that proxy address and it's ALOT slower, almost have speed.

 

[Lester]

Actually it didnt work at all for me.....bloody computers.

 

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

doesnt work at all for me either

 

[Embattle]

Its quite common for it not to work, even if it does it tends not to be worth changing it.

 

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

Ahah! i found this:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/trancache.html#sidestep

it has a huge list of web caches, trying varios ones from my area worked! i just used the fastest one.