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    On Speed

    no it's not what you think.

    has anyone tried this out on their internet connection and does it make a difference.




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    Not tried it, but I was under the impression it wouldn't make a huge difference.
    I think it works with compression, but because the bulk of the data transferred is going to be images, which are usually pretty well compressed in the first place (and with compression designed for images rather than some catch all compression algorithm), the scope left for reducing data transfer is fairly limited.

    Of course I may be wrong, but that's what I thought.

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    I used it for a year because i am on Dial up. If you are on Dial up, trust me it makes a huge difference - especially on heavy text based sites like forums.

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    I think i read that it compresses images down to a lower quality to speed things
    up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kumagoro View Post
    I think i read that it compresses images down to a lower quality to speed things
    up.
    That's just one of the things it does, but you can adjust the compression level (quality) or even turn it off completely and still get a nice speed boost. Not sure about IE, but they provide an extension for Firefox which allows to right click an image and view the original if you want.

    Work's for Mobiles/PDA's to, so you can reduce your bills significantly if you pay per megabyte.

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    the problem is when you do compress them they are really bad but if you adjust it it will go slow again. No point in using it if you have broadband btw.

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