I just tried this out, and it seems to load pages a little bit faster:
If you use firefox, and have a broadband connection, try this:
In the address box, type about:config
Make the following changes by double clicking on the lines:
network.http.pipelining true
network.http.proxy.pipelining true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 30
Then try loading a web page with lots of graphics, or a page that
is often slow to load.
Happy New Year.