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communication:bandwidth_conservation [2017/03/22 11:06] frater_secessus [web frugality] |
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====== Bandwidth conservation ====== | ====== Bandwidth conservation ====== | ||
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+ | As with drinking water, power, food, and waste tanks, ' | ||
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+ | * cost - on metered or capped plans going over can be expensive | ||
+ | * availability - sometimes the connection is sketchy or has too many users for the size of the pipe. | ||
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A compression proxy runs between you and the internet and optimizes / compresses web content to save bandwidth. | A compression proxy runs between you and the internet and optimizes / compresses web content to save bandwidth. | ||
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Note: **HTTPS (encrypted) traffic cannot be optimized** by third parties because it is encrypted and the proxy can't see what it is. | Note: **HTTPS (encrypted) traffic cannot be optimized** by third parties because it is encrypted and the proxy can't see what it is. | ||
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- | If you are technically minded and have a server somewhere you can run your own compression proxy using freeware like ziproxy. | + | If you are technically minded and have a server somewhere you can run your own compression proxy using freeware like ziproxy. |
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If you can, download the media during off-hours; | If you can, download the media during off-hours; | ||
+ | === YouTube frugality === | ||
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+ | Force YouTube video quality down as far as you can stand. | ||
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+ | Pulling down audio only when possible can save 90% or more bandwidth. | ||
==== android ==== | ==== android ==== | ||