Is the Stuff homepage really 1.4MB?

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#66286 16-Aug-2010 18:17

Heya. Not exactly sure where to put this, but because I am using a google nexus one thought might aswell put it here.

I have an App called "3g watchdog" - it tells me how much 3G Data I am using. I dont have a plan, so i get 10MB free from VF a day. Just loading up the stuff homepage it told me I had used 1.4MB already out of my 10MB.

Is it really 1.4MB? or is the app just faulty? I know it has pictures and everything, but surely not 1.4mb.

Thanks

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#368293 16-Aug-2010 18:26

Yes, thats correct.

Blame lazy web developers and adobe.

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#368302 16-Aug-2010 18:50

Is there is a opera mini client for your handset?

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#368306 16-Aug-2010 18:53

johnr: Is there is a opera mini client for your handset?

Not on the handset but on the Android market yes. Will using Opera or another browser make it smaller?

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#368310 16-Aug-2010 18:54

Use m.stuff.co.nz instead.

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#368311 16-Aug-2010 18:55

M_I_C_H_A_E_L:
johnr: Is there is a opera mini client for your handset?

Not on the handset but on the Android market yes. Will using Opera or another browser make it smaller?

Way smaller

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#368312 16-Aug-2010 18:56

blair003: Use m.stuff.co.nz instead.

Why does stuff not redirect the handset browser to m.stuff.co.nz when using a mobile browser

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#368324 16-Aug-2010 19:12

I dunno. I guess maybe because on the newer generation handsets the full site is perfectly usable? I prefer the cut down one though.

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#368326 16-Aug-2010 19:16

Stuff should at least do what we do at Geekzone... If we detect you are using a mobile browser but looking at the full site we don't send ads to the browser.

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#368458 17-Aug-2010 00:16

M_I_C_H_A_E_L: Heya. Not exactly sure where to put this, but because I am using a google nexus one thought might aswell put it here.

I have an App called "3g watchdog" - it tells me how much 3G Data I am using. I dont have a plan, so i get 10MB free from VF a day. Just loading up the stuff homepage it told me I had used 1.4MB already out of my 10MB.

Is it really 1.4MB? or is the app just faulty? I know it has pictures and everything, but surely not 1.4mb.

Thanks

Get the $30 / 512MB monthly add-on if you're doing $1/day for an effective 300MB / month. With the add-on you're getting 200MB more and you can use about 16.5MB / day and still be under your quota.

If you use it up and need more, you can buy 100MB and 500MB topups via txt for $10 and $30 respectively. They last 30 days and will be used up before your next monthly add-on kicks in if there is any overlap.

It's insane to risk the casual rate. 39MB in one day will cost you what 512MB would for the month on the add-on.

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#368461 17-Aug-2010 00:30

freitasm: Stuff should at least do what we do at Geekzone... If we detect you are using a mobile browser but looking at the full site we don't send ads to the browser.

I did notice that one, it's very good of you. I imagine that the people that don't are either greedy with getting Ad Revenue or just lazy to not code something like that.

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#368837 17-Aug-2010 18:53

freitasm: Stuff should at least do what we do at Geekzone... If we detect you are using a mobile browser but looking at the full site we don't send ads to the browser.

ohh... thats why i never see ads on my magic! mystery solved! thank you