In message <1hp0ta4.mhevxl1kpvbq2N%steve@italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH
<steve@italiancar.co.uk> writes

>Do a direct comparison. There's some proxy server compressing everything
>before sending it out over GPRS which means pictures often come out a
>severely reduced quality.
>

>I'm not the only person who's noticed it:
>
>http://www.matthewman.net/articles/2...speed-up-proxy

My first attempt ended up with 2 files of identical size.

Regrettably, due to me living in a dip (steady), I've not managed to
repeat the experiment with a definitive result, especially as midnight
approaches...

Over the last few months however, I've not noticed the difference.
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Gyp
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