Interesting - back in the day Ubersoft.net first used the .JPG format for bandwidth-optimized cartoons, then later switched over to the .PNG format in order to minimize bandwidth load on both sides.
And some web designers actually took the time to make sure their web site was optimized for a dial-up line. Nothing dampens enthusiasm like a web site trying to squeeze itself through a slow dial-up link...
But nowadays web designers actually ASSume that all users have a fat pipe to their house, one that can take their fat, bloated content without choking on it. And that world+dog actually want bloated web pages with snazzy content that pop. Or whatever.
And not everybody have the privilege (or money) to have cheap broadband let alone mobile broadband...
Of course you can use the VC or Opera browser to minimize your bandwidth usage, but this causes an incompatibility with some web sites...
All the fancy doodahs and gadgets is nice to have, but if just one critical server (upon which the website you're trying to load, depends) is down, it is slower than molasses and just slows everything down, making it an excercise in frustration for you.
On the other hand, if you go back to a "simple" website (pre-2000) then it is snappy and fast, but then people moan and groan as the features they've become dependent on, is no longer available.
Baaaaaah. Things will get worse, and with lots of more bloat.