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on speed - any good or not?
onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? "Geezer" <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message I prefer a natural high myself... Why would you want to be on speed anyhow?news:cvaod1$pu1$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk... > Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for > onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? Of course a bit more detail might be helpful. On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:22 -0000, "Geezer"
<ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK !>onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? "Singleton" <La***@Singleton.com> wrote in message I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If yournews:1hth11lmd5rq73ekpefml04spk5dm4dut6@4ax.com... > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:22 -0000, "Geezer" > <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for > >onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? > > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! > > not gonna answer the question stfu
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"Geezer" <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message And what kind of hardware does it use?news:cvb2lc$fdr$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk... > > "Singleton" <La***@Singleton.com> wrote in message > news:1hth11lmd5rq73ekpefml04spk5dm4dut6@4ax.com... > > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:22 -0000, "Geezer" > > <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for > > >onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? > > > > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! > > > > > I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If your > not gonna answer the question stfu ....and just what the hell is it, newb? "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message news:2ZmSd.452520$8l.158570@pd7tw1no...Show quoteHide quote > I posted this earlier but it seems to have got lost, so here it is again:> "Geezer" <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:cvb2lc$fdr$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk... >> >> "Singleton" <La***@Singleton.com> wrote in message >> news:1hth11lmd5rq73ekpefml04spk5dm4dut6@4ax.com... >> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:22 -0000, "Geezer" >> > <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for >> > >onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? >> > >> > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! >> > >> > >> I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If > your >> not gonna answer the question stfu > > And what kind of hardware does it use? > > ...and just what the hell is it, newb? > I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from them at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is required. Keith If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!
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> >> > >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then?> >> > >onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? > >> > > >> > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! > >> > > >> > > >> I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If > > your > >> not gonna answer the question stfu > > > > And what kind of hardware does it use? > > > > ...and just what the hell is it, newb? > > > I posted this earlier but it seems to have got lost, so here it is again: > > I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. > They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from them > at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK > http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . > > It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is > required. And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go faster. Noozer wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >>>>>>Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of >>>>>>onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? >>>>> >>>>>Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If >>> >>>your >>> >>>>not gonna answer the question stfu >>> >>>And what kind of hardware does it use? >>> >>>...and just what the hell is it, newb? >>> >> >>I posted this earlier but it seems to have got lost, so here it is again: >> >>I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. >>They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from them >>at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK >>http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . >> >>It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is >>required. > > > > So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then? > > And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go > faster. > > complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp I suppose. On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:26:10 +0000, bebop <be***@news.com>
wrote: Show quoteHide quote >Noozer wrote: Is it *only* a compression change or do they use private>>>>>>>Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for >>>>>>>onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? >>>>>> >>>>>>Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If >>>> >>>>your >>>> >>>>>not gonna answer the question stfu >>>> >>>>And what kind of hardware does it use? >>>> >>>>...and just what the hell is it, newb? >>>> >>> >>>I posted this earlier but it seems to have got lost, so here it is again: >>> >>>I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. >>>They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from them >>>at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK >>>http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . >>> >>>It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is >>>required. >> >> >> >> So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then? >> >> And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go >> faster. >> >> >It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of >complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp >I suppose. caching servers too? "kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message <snip>>news:7dak11tanieat6n1a89b5adfccbpu343t0@4ax.com... > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:26:10 +0000, bebop <be***@news.com> > wrote: > > Is it *only* a compression change or do they use private They do have their own servers and must I'd have thought use caching, although > caching servers too? (I suspect for legal reasons) they are a bit coy about the caching aspect, recently they seem to be a bit overloaded at peak times too(connection delays to helios). Their *big* disadvantage is that (obviously ) they can't compress already compressed data so that on typical downloads allowing for overheads you end up with negative compression (inflation ?) But for general dial up browsing they offer a big improvement. > >>It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is At least I have a brain...> >>required. > > So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then? > > > > And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go > > faster. > It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of > complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp > I suppose. Open a JPEG you've gotten from the internet, resave it with 50% more compression... Looks pretty crappy eh? That's how the "screw" with the images to make the internet seem faster. Noozer wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >>>>It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is You get the option to control the compression so you can >>>>required. > > >>>So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then? >>> >>>And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go >>>faster. > > >>It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of >>complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp >>I suppose. > > > At least I have a brain... > > Open a JPEG you've gotten from the internet, resave it with 50% more > compression... Looks pretty crappy eh? That's how the "screw" with the > images to make the internet seem faster. > > balance speed/appearance to suit your own taste, which is pretty cool. They also compress at least eight other types of file, the net result of which is an improved browsing experience. It is not, as they claim a substitute for broadband of course. BTW I know you have a brain, it's problem is it's inflated idea of it's own importance. HTH
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> >>It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of It's great that they allow you to control the compression. Still not a> >>complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp > >>I suppose. > > > > At least I have a brain... > > > Open a JPEG you've gotten from the internet, resave it with 50% more > > compression... Looks pretty crappy eh? That's how the "screw" with the > > images to make the internet seem faster. > > You get the option to control the compression so you can > balance speed/appearance to suit your own taste, which is > pretty cool. They also compress at least eight other types > of file, the net result of which is an improved browsing > experience. It is not, as they claim a substitute for > broadband of course. hardware issue though. > BTW I know you have a brain, it's problem is it's inflated Sorry, but you were the one who started the brain bashing.> idea of it's own importance. Noozer wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >>>>It's called compression Noozer although that's a bit of True but hardware can't really be considered in isolation >>>>complex concept for your dim little Canadian brain to grasp >>>>I suppose. >>> >>>At least I have a brain... >> >>>Open a JPEG you've gotten from the internet, resave it with 50% more >>>compression... Looks pretty crappy eh? That's how the "screw" with the >>>images to make the internet seem faster. >> >>You get the option to control the compression so you can >>balance speed/appearance to suit your own taste, which is >>pretty cool. They also compress at least eight other types >>of file, the net result of which is an improved browsing >>experience. It is not, as they claim a substitute for >>broadband of course. > > > It's great that they allow you to control the compression. Still not a > hardware issue though. > from software since obviously the two are inextricably interrelated, I mean it's not as if the OP was waaaay OT or a troll. > True, your replies were admirably self controlled..>>BTW I know you have a brain, it's problem is it's inflated >>idea of it's own importance. > > > Sorry, but you were the one who started the brain bashing. > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:29:42 GMT, "Noozer"
<dont.spam@me.here> wrote: >It's great that they allow you to control the compression. Still not a I would be surprised if it's lossy compression. Resaving a>hardware issue though. > JPEG wouldn't be a similar situation then as it's lossy compression. They can't use (only) a single compression scheme that's lossy, since an image might only look worse but the vast majority of downloaded data can't be "lossy", like HTML. "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message news:JCnSd.453385$8l.114510@pd7tw1no...Show quoteHide quote >> >> > >Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment The web pages etc. travel to you via On-speeds server which compresses them >> >> > >for >> >> > >onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? >> >> > >> >> > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I do as i wouldnt have posted the message in the first place, newb. If >> > your >> >> not gonna answer the question stfu >> > >> > And what kind of hardware does it use? >> > >> > ...and just what the hell is it, newb? >> > >> I posted this earlier but it seems to have got lost, so here it is again: >> >> I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. >> They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from >> them >> at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK >> http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . >> >> It is a purely software solution, just your ordinary dial up modem is >> required. > > > So why is it in alt.comp.hardware then? > > And all it does is screw with all the images so the webpage downloads go > faster. > > so they get through the bottle neck of your modem faster. There is supposed to be a slight degradation of the picture quality but when I have seen it I could see no difference (except the speed). As to why it is on alt.comp.hardware, I can only suppose that somebody doesn't know any better, or thought that we were better informed ;o)). Keith On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:07:43 +0000 (UTC), "Keith"
<buccan***@invalidaddress.com> wrote: >The web pages etc. travel to you via On-speeds server which compresses them This is curious.>so they get through the bottle neck of your modem faster. There is supposed >to be a slight degradation of the picture quality but when I have seen it I >could see no difference (except the speed). I encourage anyone with this service to download a picture via alternate methods too, and do a CRC check on both. I suspect (only makes sense as a "good" service) that it does not re-JPG images, rather a 2nd layer of compression that is lossless, or possibly none at all for JPEG, only for other formats like BMP. "Singleton" <La***@Singleton.com> wrote in message I have several friends who still use dial up and have taken up on-speed. news:1hth11lmd5rq73ekpefml04spk5dm4dut6@4ax.com... > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:22 -0000, "Geezer" > <ch***@chrisgallagher.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > >>Theres a lot of very seductive ads in the uk press at the moment for >>onspeed. Does anyone use it or have any evidence that it works? > > Who gives a rat's ass what onspeed is in the UK ! > > They sing its praises very highly and I have heard no complaints from them at all. Seems like an excellent system and, Larry, it IS in the UK http://www.onspeed.com/en/ . Keith If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! 
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