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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Grant<emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I need to optimize web browsing for a slow cell phone data connection. |
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> I'd like to browse faster and use less data ($). I've installed |
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> ImgLikeOpera for Firefox which is great at selectively blocking |
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> images, and I'm wondering if there's anything else I can do? |
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NoScript and AdblockPlus, for sure... You'll also probably want to |
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disable all backroung update checks in Firefox so it doesn't secretly |
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check for and/or download new extensions and themes. |
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Your ISP (mobile phone carrier in this case) may have a web proxy that |
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compresses html and images to make them smaller. |
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Another trick is to use the Google xhtml search to get reformatted |
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"mobile" versions of web pages which will be very lightweight: |
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http://www.google.com/xhtml |
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Good luck! |
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