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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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Thanks everyone. I've got Adblock Plus running now and I'm |
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downloading Opera 10 although it is hard masked. Crossing my fingers. |
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I'm curious about http://www.google.com/xhtml which is said to give |
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mobile versions of web pages. It seems to link to full versions. |
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Does it just link to mobile versions if they are available from the |
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page's author? |
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- Grant |
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