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communication:bandwidth_conservation [2018/02/25 13:24]
frater_secessus [Bandwidth conservation]
communication:bandwidth_conservation [2020/05/21 11:14]
frater_secessus [video frugality]
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-As with [[:water|drinking water]][[food:|food:]], and waste tanks, 'dwellers often have to manage their use of data bandwidth.  Here are the most common factors:+As with drinking water, power, food, and waste tanks, 'dwellers often have to manage their use of data bandwidth.  Here are the most common factors:
  
   * cost - on metered or capped plans going over can be expensive   * cost - on metered or capped plans going over can be expensive
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 The traditional way mobile sites were/are denoted was with the prefix "m" Compare the https://m.alaskaair.com/ mobile website with the https://www.alaskaair.com/ . If the site does client analysis you might get pushed to the regular www site.  You may want to hack that behavior by sending a false [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent#Use_in_HTTP|user agent string]]. The traditional way mobile sites were/are denoted was with the prefix "m" Compare the https://m.alaskaair.com/ mobile website with the https://www.alaskaair.com/ . If the site does client analysis you might get pushed to the regular www site.  You may want to hack that behavior by sending a false [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent#Use_in_HTTP|user agent string]].
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 === compression proxies === === compression proxies ===
  
-A compression proxy runs between you and the internet and optimizes / compresses web content to save bandwidth.  It may downgrade image quality for substantial savings.  It is an internet version of [[lifestyle:mail forwarding|a mail forwarding service]] that throws out the junk mail and extra packing before sending your mail mail to you.+A compression proxy runs between you and the internet and optimizes / compresses web content to save bandwidth.  It may downgrade image quality for substantial savings.  It is an internet version of [[lifestyle:mail forwarding|a mail forwarding service]] that throws out the junk and extra packing before sending your mail (web page) to you.
  
  
 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.  
  
-[[http://www.opera.com/|Opera]] made the first mainstream browser to offer a compression proxy on their mobile and desktop browsers.  Now the Chrome mobile browser has a proxy and there is a [[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/data-saver/pfmgfdlgomnbgkofeojodiodmgpgmkac|Data Savings plugin for Chrome/Chromium]].+[[http://www.opera.com/|Opera]] made the first mainstream browser to offer a compression proxy on their mobile ~~and desktop~~ browsers.  ~~Now the Chrome mobile browser has a proxy and there is a [[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/data-saver/pfmgfdlgomnbgkofeojodiodmgpgmkac|Data Savings plugin for Chrome/Chromium]].~~
  
-If you are technically minded and have a server somewhere you can run your own compression proxy using freeware like ziproxy.  Frater Secessus runs one of these and will make a login for you if you want to play with it.  PM him on the CRVL forum+If you are technically minded and have a server somewhere you can run your own compression proxy using freeware like ziproxy.  Frater Secessus runs one of these and will make a login for you if you want to play with it.
  
 +The [[https://github.com/ayastreb/bandwidth-hero|Bandwidth Hero project]] compresses images;  significant assembly required. 
  
 +A german ISP runs [[https://www.skyzip.de/skyzip-free-acceleration-and-compression-proxy-encrypts-your-traffic-increases-browsing-speed-and-saves-your-bandwidth-english/|SkyZip]], a compression proxy.
 ==== email frugality ==== ==== email frugality ====
  
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 For "talking head" type videos you can download the audio only, using something like: For "talking head" type videos you can download the audio only, using something like:
-  * ''youtube-dl --format bestaudio [URL]'' if you intended to process the file further; or +  * ''youtube-dl -bestaudio [URL]'' if you intended to process the file further; or 
-  * ''youtube-dl --format worstaudio [URL]'' if you are going to use it directly.  +  * ''youtube-dl -worstaudio [URL]'' if you are going to use it directly.  
  
 Pulling down audio only when possible can save 90% or more bandwidth.   Pulling down audio only when possible can save 90% or more bandwidth.  
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 +If you need both audio and video, those pieces can be pulled down separately and combined for absolute smallest filesize:
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 +  * ''youtube-dl -f worstaudio+worstvideo [URL]''
 ==== android ==== ==== android ====
  
communication/bandwidth_conservation.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/17 22:53 by princess_fluffypants