PHP+Gzip jQTouch One file gzipped loads considerably faster than lots of external calls due to the nature of cellular networks. A lot of sites link to javascript (src="js.js") and this creates huge latency while the phone delays rendering as it makes seperate requests to get assets. Pulling everything in as one big shot is better, and gzipped, it's great! Put this at the top of your file to buffer then gzip your page: ob_start("ob_gzhandler"); Instead of linking to external files, pull them all in using PHP.