david_killick9 Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Well it might just be me, but I'm finding it takes longer and longer just to open this forum and read a question, let alone post a reply. My computer tells me I am connected at 49,333bps. Sometimes only half a post shows up. Has anyone else experienced this? is it my ISP? Should I get high-speed Internet access (at twice the cost it hardly seems worth it just to read something). Other sites also seem slow (eg photographyreview.com). Others are fine. I'm perplexed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I don't know what your standards are, but the site isn't slow right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 It is fast here tonight; ie ok here; at 26,400! and Win98! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Cable is the answer. But watch out for the "Cable Guy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grepmat Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Yes, the entire photonet site has been slowing down drastically over the last few months. It's getting quite frustrating. Part of it is the fault of the advertisements, but there's no telling where the rest of the delays are coming from. On rare occasions, I also only get partial threads, though this is likely the fault of the delays as well, as many browsers will time out and give up after a point. It's probably not the fault of your ISP, and cable, etc., won't help a bit when its the site that's to blame. Here's hoping that things improve, though I'm not optimistic. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 >>Part of it is the fault of the advertisements<< I can understand why they have to have them but I wish there was a switch to leave them out. Perhaps that could be a perk for subscribers? <grin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Answer: go to preferences and turn off the drop down menus! If that doesn't help get DSL/ADSL/Cable internet access and then a home wifi w/ 11g :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 It lights-up on my DSL. Make sure you turn off the Java drop-down menus as noted above. That makes all the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_lazzarini Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 I've cable, and there are times when it seems to takes eternity after clicking on any question in any forum for it to come up. So much so I've shut down the computer and actually done some photography. All this with turning off the java script allowing the opening of unrequested windows in Mozilla/Netscape Navigator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 <i>"Other sites also seem slow (eg photographyreview.com). Others are fine. I'm perplexed!"</i>><p> This could also be your geo-net-location. There may be some huge downloads taking place somewhere which causes an occasional slowdown or bottleneck. The same thing happens to me up here in Alaska where there aren't that many "pipes" in and out of this place. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 If you've got a dial up, you're practically living in the dark ages as far as using the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_killick9 Posted April 23, 2003 Author Share Posted April 23, 2003 It seems it could be various factors - I�ll wait and see how the Internet behaves for the time being. I am in Christchurch, NZ, so the location could make a difference, as with Tony in Alaska. And yes, Ray, it is a dial-up but the intriguing thing is it has got slower over the last few months. Perhaps highspeed would be worthwhile - I'm not sure though. How many others are on it? In the meantime, I took the advice to go and take pictures and went with my wife Alex, and M3, and explored the mountains of near Arthurs Pass, South Island, New Zealand. Great views, and nary a laptop in sight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 David, You're absolutely right about the value of getting away from the computer screen and experiencing life without it, for sure. But if you do like to use the net much you should consider the investment in DSL or cable. My own experience with dial up may be worse than others- it caused my computer to crash often, I'd lose the connection, have to try 2 or 3 times or more to reconnect, etc.... In short it was an extremely frustrating and time wasting situation. With DSL I still experience occasional slow downs or down times, but they're very very insignificant in comparison, and I'd never go back to what seems a primitive and really unuseable system just to save a few bucks... If you're only online a couple hours a week then maybe it's a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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