A trick for speeding up Gmail

Today I discovered that the notoriously slow Gmail (when used on a dialup or GPRS) can be zipped up by adding the m. extension to the address. So if you connect to http://m.gmail.com you will get your inbox but in a mobile format that is very stripped down and fast. I am using this in FireFox and it is much better even than the “Basic HTML” format. Once you’ve typed in the address above it will redirect you to the mobile version. Drag the link to your toolbar and you’re ready to go.

For some reason Gmail and Blogger are pathetically slow which is a shame because they have wide use in the developing world. There is no mobile version of Blogger other than the silly function where you can post from your phone.

The Gmail java app is very dodgy and I’ve never succeeded in getting it to work on any of my phones. The Yahoo Go app on the other hand is pretty good.