compressed web images

[la7]

On O2 payg and tesco mobile giff gaff i see web images are still being compressed so the resolution of the image on the screen is lowered,

On o2 contract you can change the apn to stop this but i can not seem to stop it on payg any one have any ideas

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

Using bypass is the only way.
If it doesn't work on payg then there is nothing you can do.

[la7]

Thanks just tested this on o2 payg and giff gaff and tesco payg and pay monthly and it does not remove it such a shame they still do this in 2016 vodafone and ee stoped it a few years ago which leave o2 as the only one still using image compression,

[MI5]

Yes, I agree.
Very irritating and unnecessary these days.

[Curr946]

Well, there are still some lower plans making this is useful. Bit it should be able to be turned off

[evantkh]

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@la7 wrote:

Thanks just tested this on o2 payg and giff gaff and tesco payg and pay monthly and it does not remove it such a shame they still do this in 2016 vodafone and ee stoped it a few years ago which leave o2 as the only one still using image compression,

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I agree as the bandwidth today is enough for it.

Additionally, I don't know why O2 needs a transparent proxy on the network. I think it is unnecessary, or at least provide a switch to disable it, such as for tethering and mobile broadband.