Bypassing o2′s data compression

By on August 20, 2008 in News

If you’re getting annoyed with the data compression that o2 apply by default to your connections (It’s really annoying if you’re trying to take a screenshot of a webpage when you’re out and about!), Kip has got a work-around…

Link: kcjh’s world: Removing O2′s Image Compression on Mobile Web – Handy for iPhone users!

Anyone who uses O2′s data might have noticed they, by default like to compress images for you. This obviously means you use less data, BUT it also means on the iPhone, and high end smartphones, the quality or them can look very shoddy indeed

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  • http://whatleydude.vox.com James Whatley

    Confirmed on my o2 N78.

    (does anyone have a similar solution for Vodafone?!)

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Not sure it is possible on Voda :(

  • http://shkspr.mobi/ TerenceEden

    On the datacard software there is an option to reduce the compression, I think. You can selectively load images uncompressed by clicking SHIFT+F5 (I think. The alt-text of the image will tell you).

    The only way I've found round it is
    a) Use HTTPS where possible
    b) Use a VPN

    T

  • http://whatleydude.vox.com James Whatley

    Bah. I want it on my N95 8GB.

    What if I be REALLY nice to you… ;)

  • nacho

    For one unknown reason my o2 default web settings was actually O2 PostPay GPRS, which is wap. After many calls to o2 requesting proper web settings I got fed up with them sending these same settings all the time. With wap not many applications worked, SEVEN did not work with wap, I changed these settings to proper O2 mobile web

    However, I just used kcjh's tip and my phone does not connect to the web at all. Yep, but I have one of those we-do-not-speak-of smartphones

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Is you Access Point name set as – mobile.o2.co.uk ?

  • nacho

    err

    I have mobile.o2.co.uk under address… whatever that means

  • http://shkspr.mobi/ TerenceEden

    If you're using “Contract WAP” as your access point, there shouldn't be any lossy compression.
    To verify, live -> web -> web preferences.
    There you can switch transcoding on or off. Even if it's on, you get a choice of high, medium, low compression – or no images.

    Just tried it on my N95 8GB and I don't see any compression.

  • http://whatleydude.vox.com James Whatley

    Ahhhh… I've always used 'Contract Internet'.

    Thanks Terence.

  • http://freshplastic.vox.com Anthony

    Is this what 3 have got planned? They mentioned something about a similar thing in July

  • http://www.smstextnews.com smstextnews

    It's web page reformatting for the mobile browser they're doing, right?

  • http://whatleydude.vox.com James Whatley

    Have had to change this back as Mail4Exchange wont connect using 'bypass'.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Thats a bit crap – emoze works fine on 'bypass'.

    K

  • http://whatleydude.vox.com James Whatley

    Have had to change this back as Mail4Exchange wont connect using 'bypass'.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Thats a bit crap – emoze works fine on 'bypass'.

    K

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    Have had to change this back as Mail4Exchange wont connect using 'bypass'.

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Thats a bit crap – emoze works fine on 'bypass'.

    K

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