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Super cool, I like how you can host a server easily with another phone. Is there something equivalent but normal web browsing that compresses the data on a serv
by syntaxing 3y ago
Super cool, I like how you can host a server easily with another phone. Is there something equivalent but normal web browsing that compresses the data on a server before it sends it? For instance, T-mobile has free internet overseas but it’s usually stupidly slow since it runs on edge.
- csande17 3y agoOpera Mini does this, but IIRC it's not self-hostable.
- lukeasch21 3y agoThanks! And yep, my goal was to make it as easy as possible to host a server without any technical knowledge. I haven't looked into the subject extensively, but I believe those services exist(ed) in the form of Opera Mini and UC Browser. IIRC, Opera Mini's Android app still supports this. Sadly, it's not open source, so you have to trust Opera with all your data, and Opera hasn't exactly had the best track record... I doubt UC Browser is any better in that regard. I used both about 10 years ago when they still had J2ME versions of their apps... It was kind of surreal to use Opera Mini's on a touchscreen dumbphone because they had updated their midlet to look very similar to the iOS 7 version, on a much much inferior device! It worked surprisingly well, compressing text and images.
- syntaxing 3y agoYeah, I haven’t trusted opera since they got bought out about a decade ago or so (time flies). Really wish there was a hostable option. Your work is still awesome, I’m gonna give it a go next time I travel overseas!