Hello mans..my laptop has started acting differently than it used to,when i was on stereo2go or ebay,the pics used to be top quality,but recently,when i look at pics,the picture quality is very poor,and when i put the mouse pointer over a picture,i get the message "press Shift + R to improve the picture Quality" i dont like it like this,its a pain,i want it back to the way it was,how do i do it ??

This is an issue with your internet provider and not your laptop.

This is how your ISP restricts image data.

There's a bunch of info on how to fix on the web but just out of interest are you using a mobile phone or one of those Orange/Virgin usb thingies to connect to the web?

Jup, that is what I was thinking

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Originally posted by agentorange:
This is an issue with your internet provider and not your laptop.

This is how your ISP restricts image data.

There's a bunch of info on how to fix on the web but just out of interest are you using a mobile phone or one of those Orange/Virgin usb
thingies to connect to the web?

AGENT O, i don,t think it,s possible to access ST2G using a mobile phone, i have tried a few times and this is what comes up on screen...sorry but we are unable to connect you to this site as it uses the latest space age technology which your phone cannot adapt to

Cris,i have 2 dongles,one 3 dongle,5gb allowance a month,and i have a O2 dongle,thats pay as you go but its payed up for a full year,on that one i get 3gb a month,i think you could be right about what you said,because i think it went like this when i installed the O2 dongle,when i just used the 3 dongle,it was ok..

Lav Loo, I meant that he uses a mobile as a modem, I do it when traveling.

So Paul, here lies your problem, these dongles restrict the amount of data you are allowed, you maybe paid up for long periods and your connection may be fast but your ISP will still try to restrict the amount of data you are allowed and sadly this includes images, some images contain a lot of data so it seems yours are being compressed, hence the poor quality.

Firefox is the only browser that will let you change the 'headers' for images. So, if you haven't done it already you should use Firefox (search for it on Google) and then add the 'add on' called 'manage Headers', this will let you override O2's restrictions.

But in all honesty those Mobile broadband dongles are only useful if you are an international jet jet-setting business guru like myself.

sorry AGENT O, my misunderstanding

Haa i only just noticed your reply cris...
Hmm firefox eyy,i did used to have firefox a couple of years ago,i might just download it again and have a play with the settings...Thank you man ...

Dont know what you talking about.
Im using a desktop PC and DSL connection.

paul...i think chris is correct on the data limit issues...............