Because you do not need to command the program to establish a connection, a small step is skipped and your connection will be established a few seconds quicker. Some programs that have automatic processes or scheduled updates, can launch your dialer program and connect you to the Internet. Automatic processes are tasks that are perfomed automatically by the computer, without the user commanding the computer to do that task each time. An example of an automatic process is checking for new e-mail. You can enable a setting in ICQ which also checks your e-mail for you as soon as the program opens.
Some programs perform scheduled updates.
If your computer is turned on while you are not in front of it, these types of programs may dial for you. They will download the information they are looking for, but they will not disconnect your computer from the Internet once they have finished their task. Learn about your programs. Read the Help files, FAQs and visit the program's web site to know more about features such as these. Call our Technical Support department for help in checking Internet program settings.