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Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by Julio Franco, Mar 20, 2003.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Last night my internet connection went kaputt and I had most pages loading extremely slow, for a little while I thought it was TechSpot server since I was trying to upload some stuff... a minute later I discovered it definitely had to be my connection, however this left me wondering.

    While vB stats always show server load averages of less than 0.3%, I still wanted to ask you, our frequent visitors, how fast or slow do you think TechSpot server is compared to most other sites?

    Thanks for your time.
    Julio Franco, Mar 20, 2003
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  2. negroplasty TechSpot Guru

    Everything seems fine to me, but my opinion is irrelevant since I am on a 56K dial up. On a 56K you can't really compare, but I would say there isn't much difference between other sites, if any at all. So for us 56Kers everything is okay, as for those of you on faster connections such as DSL or ISDN, I'm sure it will be a different story :D .
    negroplasty, Mar 20, 2003
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  3. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    I've got 512 cable and TS appears most of the time to load up just as quick as the major sites (search engines, news sites). Occationally it takes a bit to start loading a page - like if I click go to first unread post (not from within the post itself), but it doesn't happen all the time, and some of it may be all the other stuff going on on my computer at the same time.
    SNGX1275, Mar 20, 2003
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  4. olefarte TechSpot Ambassador

    I've got 512 DSL and TS is as fast or faster than other forums I frequent.
    olefarte, Mar 20, 2003
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  5. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Just like timmoore I'm on a slow connection so I needed to ask (I actually have cable but... 64kbps). Good to hear all those comments though.
    Julio Franco, Mar 20, 2003
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  6. Rick TechSpot Staff

    I am on something faster than 1.4Mbps DSL.. Techspot always loads as fast as I click on the bookmark. :)
    Rick, Mar 20, 2003
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  7. LNCPapa TS Special Forces

    I'm on 1.5 mbit cable - almost always loads very quickly, except when everyone else is also having probs or when I'm having probs with the ad banners.

    LNCPapa
    LNCPapa, Mar 20, 2003
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  8. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    I agree papa, the only thing that takes time to load is the ad banners. Right now the page has been loading for a minute thirty seconds, and it is still going trying to load form ads1.ad-flow.com.......although it might be because I am using opera and it blocks popups, but I'm not sure.

    I used to have that problem with IE as well.
    poertner_1274, Mar 20, 2003
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  9. Nodsu Newcomer, in training

    Yes, 512 DSL here and the only thing that's sometimes slow is the ad loading.
    Nodsu, Mar 20, 2003
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  10. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    I have 1mbps cable connection, and sometimes I think the site is VERY slow.
    Phantasm66, Mar 21, 2003
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  11. MrGaribaldi TechSpot Ambassador

    I've got adsl 384 down, and it's quite fast...

    But sometimes it'll just load the add and show it in the middle of the screen for some time before it finishes loading the rest of the thread...
    MrGaribaldi, Mar 21, 2003
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  12. MrGaribaldi TechSpot Ambassador

    Strange...

    Just after I posted the above message, techspot became quite slot... 30 sec+ to load a thread... But the forums themselves were fast...
    MrGaribaldi, Mar 21, 2003
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  13. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    take SNGX1275's post and ditto it under my name ;)
    ---agissi---, Mar 26, 2003
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  14. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    I've got 256 DSL....but still dunno why techspot when loadin' in any two of my pc seems to take some time...more than wat is used to take :(.
    young&wild, Apr 2, 2003
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  15. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Just wondering, have you noticed any speed changes in the forums or frontpage loading today? I've enabled two modules in order to speed up the server quite a bit plus save us some bandwidth.

    The first is PHP Accelerator (www.phpaccelerator.co.uk) which should speed up all dynamic process in PHP, it's even used by Yahoo, so it's got to be good, I enabled this last night.

    The second is GZip compression in vBulletin which should compress all vB pages on the fly with a low hit on load averages, I enabled this just a few minutes ago so you might want to give it a try for a longer time.
    Julio Franco, Apr 7, 2003
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  16. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    The site loads up quickly here, probably because I'm using shared T-1 line, and I had dialup before, so I know the difference ;)
    Mictlantecuhtli, Apr 7, 2003
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  17. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    Actually Julio, I was thinking it was loading a little slower than I am used to. This is only in the forums though..... Also it doesn't happen all the time, just every once in a while. It is probably due to the ads once again, but just info for you.
    poertner_1274, Apr 7, 2003
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  18. MrGaribaldi TechSpot Ambassador

    Well, it's been loading real fast for me yesterday night (around 22 GM), and today :)
    MrGaribaldi, Apr 7, 2003
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  19. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    I've noticed a bit of a difference as well...
    Phantasm66, Apr 7, 2003
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  20. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Unfortunately I will have to agree, most ad servers slow things down, but we can't live without them.
    Julio Franco, Apr 8, 2003
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