Am I alone in finding the BB slow?
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Am I alone in finding the BB slow?
I notice touch&go asked a similar question in 'PPRuNe the Netscape slayer' but as yet no answer. PPRuNe is the only site that I regularly access that seems to take forever to get a reply.
Using IE the status bar at the bottom says 'Website found waiting for reply...' almost immediately but can take ages to start downloading a page and sometimes times out before a page is loaded. Netscape is the same.
It seems worse since the advent of the new software or is it me?
Using IE the status bar at the bottom says 'Website found waiting for reply...' almost immediately but can take ages to start downloading a page and sometimes times out before a page is loaded. Netscape is the same.
It seems worse since the advent of the new software or is it me?
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The problem you are wxperiencing is dependent on who you use for your ISP. The server will occasionally slow down during extemely busy periods but it normally sorts itsself out after a few minutes.
The problem you are having is either due to the connections your ISP provides to the internet or the version of your browsers and other things running on your computer and the modem connection speed.
The problem you are having is either due to the connections your ISP provides to the internet or the version of your browsers and other things running on your computer and the modem connection speed.
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Desperately slow here also for a lot of the time. However, its worth the wait - generally. HOWEVER, although I like most of Macromedia's software, I shall make a point of avoiding it in future after having to cancel their INTRUSIVE Flash 5 upgrade pop-up on every screen change. GRRRR GRRRR 
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From: The Pointy End
It is slower. I always use the same isp and a connection speed of 44000bps (actual) and this new BB is frustrating. I have not altered the software this end.
I have no probs with other BB's.
Perhaps it will get better.
I have no probs with other BB's.
Perhaps it will get better.
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From: Lost in Space
Hello Danny,
I'm using IE 6 and have been using it for about 3 months, my ISP is BT Openworld with a connection speed of 576,000bps,the problem of the realy slow speed started about 3 weeks ago and I can wait for antthing upto 20 seconds for a page to be download.
Keep up the great work Danny,
Touch&go
I'm using IE 6 and have been using it for about 3 months, my ISP is BT Openworld with a connection speed of 576,000bps,the problem of the realy slow speed started about 3 weeks ago and I can wait for antthing upto 20 seconds for a page to be download.
Keep up the great work Danny,
Touch&go
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I haven't seen it this slow since "Old China Driver" posted his many opus's back in the early days!!! 
Keep up the good work Danny
I don't care how slow it is ..... as long as it works
Plide
Can't even spell my new name right!!
[ 05 August 2001: Message edited by: Plide Gath ]
Keep up the good work Danny
I don't care how slow it is ..... as long as it works
Plide
Can't even spell my new name right!!
[ 05 August 2001: Message edited by: Plide Gath ]
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From: Wet Coast
A couple of thoughts....
Try going directly to your favourite forum, bypassing both the homepage and the forum summary. Since each forum has a 'hop to' to go elsewhere, you don't really need to transit either of those pages (see Bookmarking thread). For example to come straight here use the URL http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimat...ubb=forum&f=35 . If the forum numbers ever change it'll go pear-shaped, but that's unlikely.
Once here, right click the mouse to open a thread in a separate window. That way hitting the back button will not cause the previous page to reload (they all seem to have a pragma:no-cache metatag).
Try going directly to your favourite forum, bypassing both the homepage and the forum summary. Since each forum has a 'hop to' to go elsewhere, you don't really need to transit either of those pages (see Bookmarking thread). For example to come straight here use the URL http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimat...ubb=forum&f=35 . If the forum numbers ever change it'll go pear-shaped, but that's unlikely.
Once here, right click the mouse to open a thread in a separate window. That way hitting the back button will not cause the previous page to reload (they all seem to have a pragma:no-cache metatag).
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Thanks for the reply Captain PPRuNe.
Firstly let me make it clear I wasn't criticising or complaining but just wondering whether it was me or not.
Out if interest I have tried it with several different service providers (4) IE 5, Netscape Communicator 4.7 and Netscape 6.
Having said all that at the moment (ie now) it is the fastest it has been for weeks!
I can only echo others comments though that your time, effort and money is appreciated.
Firstly let me make it clear I wasn't criticising or complaining but just wondering whether it was me or not.
Out if interest I have tried it with several different service providers (4) IE 5, Netscape Communicator 4.7 and Netscape 6.
Having said all that at the moment (ie now) it is the fastest it has been for weeks!
I can only echo others comments though that your time, effort and money is appreciated.
