Slow!

Rest · 08-02-2008, 04:38 PM

Why is this site still so slow to navigate in? I have a 5MB Internet connection and other sites I go to are speedy but not this one. It gets very frustrating at times and reminds me of dial up speeds.

misslexi · 08-02-2008, 06:53 PM

Other than a month or so back when it was being upgraded, it hauls ass for me

rfruth · 08-02-2008, 06:59 PM

Its slow for me and probably because of people like me ...

JimboK · 08-02-2008, 07:04 PM

Fast enough for me. Faster than some sites, slower than others. Heckuva lot faster than dialup though.

mingoglia · 08-02-2008, 07:27 PM

This forum is one of the slowest forums I visit. At times it's faster, typically it's just barely sub par, but at times it's as slow as heck.

john1701a · 08-02-2008, 07:58 PM

Advertisements are to blame, specifically: googlesyndication

Watch your status-bar. If that URL is displayed, just refresh or click the link again. You'll see a drastic improvement.

.

sandman · 08-02-2008, 08:17 PM

Site is fine for me cant tell much difference between this site and other like it...Few months back it was really slow but Danny fixed that problem..

Rest · 08-03-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john1701a

Advertisements are to blame, specifically: googlesyndication

Watch your status-bar. If that URL is displayed, just refresh or click the link again. You'll see a drastic improvement.

Refreshing doesn't improve anything for me. It seems just as slow as it did months ago for me.

qbee42 · 08-03-2008, 09:07 PM

I'll second the advertisement comment. With my Linux/Firefox setup, I can see the offending sites. The holdup is always the advertising. Unfortunately, the code on this site waits for some of the advertising to load before it gets on with the rest of the page, so you can get some long waits. Other advertising sits and spins after the load, but that doesn't hold me up like it does with some browsers.

Tom

qbee42 · 08-04-2008, 01:47 PM

I took a more detailed look. It's ad.yieldmanager.com that is causing the slowdown. The browser sits and waits for something from that site, probably a banner ad.

Tom

08-02-2008, 04:38 PM	#1
Rest Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA Posts: 739 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Slow! Why is this site still so slow to navigate in? I have a 5MB Internet connection and other sites I go to are speedy but not this one. It gets very frustrating at times and reminds me of dial up speeds.

08-02-2008, 06:53 PM	#2
misslexi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 104 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Slow! Other than a month or so back when it was being upgraded, it hauls ass for me

08-02-2008, 06:59 PM	#3
rfruth Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 258 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 22	Re: Slow! Its slow for me and probably because of people like me ...

08-02-2008, 07:04 PM	#4
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 1,990 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: Slow! Fast enough for me. Faster than some sites, slower than others. Heckuva lot faster than dialup though.

08-02-2008, 07:27 PM	#5
mingoglia Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 807 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Slow! This forum is one of the slowest forums I visit. At times it's faster, typically it's just barely sub par, but at times it's as slow as heck.

08-02-2008, 07:58 PM	#6
john1701a Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,715 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Pioneer #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: Slow! Advertisements are to blame, specifically: googlesyndication Watch your status-bar. If that URL is displayed, just refresh or click the link again. You'll see a drastic improvement. .

08-02-2008, 08:17 PM	#7
sandman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: kentucky Posts: 218 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Slow! Site is fine for me cant tell much difference between this site and other like it...Few months back it was really slow but Danny fixed that problem..

08-03-2008, 09:07 PM	#9
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 5,632 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	Re: Slow! I'll second the advertisement comment. With my Linux/Firefox setup, I can see the offending sites. The holdup is always the advertising. Unfortunately, the code on this site waits for some of the advertising to load before it gets on with the rest of the page, so you can get some long waits. Other advertising sits and spins after the load, but that doesn't hold me up like it does with some browsers. Tom

08-04-2008, 01:47 PM	#10
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 5,632 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	Re: Slow! I took a more detailed look. It's ad.yieldmanager.com that is causing the slowdown. The browser sits and waits for something from that site, probably a banner ad. Tom

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