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Provost Harrison posted 06-17-99 01:51 PM ET
A lot of these topics can be over 100K in length! I mean, I can manage, but it is even beginning to slow down here! Is it really irritating at this site with a modem? Or do you all have something faster?
Picker posted 06-17-99 01:54 PM ET
I check out the big ones at work. We have a T1 connection so...
sandworm posted 06-17-99 02:30 PM ET
no problem with my uni server, once you're able to log on, that is - from work its a fast direct connection to the uni - can't play games at work, but somehow forum posting doesn't generate the same guilt.
Alphaman posted 06-17-99 02:33 PM ET
Well when I post from the Uni its actually much faster than my home connection.
Go figure.
Kyle posted 06-17-99 03:08 PM ET
We have a T-1 at work, and the site still runs slow. I think it has something to do with how the site is built. The site, I think, runs a bit faster on my modem, than at work. Wierd
Bishop posted 06-17-99 05:39 PM ET
I have no problems whatsoever with the speed of this site. I have an ordinary 56K modem with W95 OS, works fine for me. I�ve tried this site in the computer lab at Chalmers (University of Technology), and it�s only marginally faster there, now why is that ? They have like the biggest, fastest bunch of computers in Gothenburg.
Bishop
Stasis Archon posted 06-17-99 07:50 PM ET
The only person who complains about long loading times is the same one who has an average of about 17 posts/day. Coincidence?
CarniveaN posted 06-19-99 01:24 AM ET
hmm... I also have a problem with speed, I mean FIVE whole seconds for some of these 100kb+ threads, what an insult! I will return my ADSL modem, and demand a refund
Carny
--sorry, no offence to all you modem users
jig posted 06-19-99 05:11 AM ET
Modem: An old beast (33.6k)
Speed: Fine.
Problems: None.
Hugo Rune posted 06-19-99 01:37 PM ET
If You have IE, clicking "Stop" in the main screen will get you some of the topics, at least. I usually press "Stop" after about 2-3 seconds of loading, which means the top 10-20 topics are listed. Simple! Doesn't work under netscape, sadly.
JohnIII posted 06-19-99 01:40 PM ET
Yeah, and then it refreshes every time you click "Back"
John III
Kyle posted 06-19-99 07:58 PM ET
No problem CarniveaN, when I get my cable modem, things will be just fine

Philip McCauley posted 06-20-99 02:26 PM ET
Bear in mind folks, it doesn't matter how fast your connection is if the server doesn't have the juice to give it to you at that speed. (Did that sound vulgar?) Technically, (I think) my cable modem should go as fast as my network card (100Mbps), but I usually don't hit more than 300K bps on powerful servers. My all time high is 534K.
If the server can only give you 3.2 K bps, then it doesn't matter if you have a T3. You still only get 3.2 K bps.
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Author	Topic: How do you cope? I'm on a university network and it is getting slow!
Provost Harrison	posted 06-17-99 01:51 PM ET A lot of these topics can be over 100K in length! I mean, I can manage, but it is even beginning to slow down here! Is it really irritating at this site with a modem? Or do you all have something faster?
Picker	posted 06-17-99 01:54 PM ET I check out the big ones at work. We have a T1 connection so...
sandworm	posted 06-17-99 02:30 PM ET no problem with my uni server, once you're able to log on, that is - from work its a fast direct connection to the uni - can't play games at work, but somehow forum posting doesn't generate the same guilt.
Alphaman	posted 06-17-99 02:33 PM ET Well when I post from the Uni its actually much faster than my home connection. Go figure.
Kyle	posted 06-17-99 03:08 PM ET We have a T-1 at work, and the site still runs slow. I think it has something to do with how the site is built. The site, I think, runs a bit faster on my modem, than at work. Wierd
Bishop	posted 06-17-99 05:39 PM ET I have no problems whatsoever with the speed of this site. I have an ordinary 56K modem with W95 OS, works fine for me. I�ve tried this site in the computer lab at Chalmers (University of Technology), and it�s only marginally faster there, now why is that ? They have like the biggest, fastest bunch of computers in Gothenburg. Bishop
Stasis Archon	posted 06-17-99 07:50 PM ET The only person who complains about long loading times is the same one who has an average of about 17 posts/day. Coincidence?
CarniveaN	posted 06-19-99 01:24 AM ET hmm... I also have a problem with speed, I mean FIVE whole seconds for some of these 100kb+ threads, what an insult! I will return my ADSL modem, and demand a refund Carny --sorry, no offence to all you modem users
jig	posted 06-19-99 05:11 AM ET Modem: An old beast (33.6k) Speed: Fine. Problems: None.
Hugo Rune	posted 06-19-99 01:37 PM ET If You have IE, clicking "Stop" in the main screen will get you some of the topics, at least. I usually press "Stop" after about 2-3 seconds of loading, which means the top 10-20 topics are listed. Simple! Doesn't work under netscape, sadly.
JohnIII	posted 06-19-99 01:40 PM ET Yeah, and then it refreshes every time you click "Back" John III
Kyle	posted 06-19-99 07:58 PM ET No problem CarniveaN, when I get my cable modem, things will be just fine
Philip McCauley	posted 06-20-99 02:26 PM ET Bear in mind folks, it doesn't matter how fast your connection is if the server doesn't have the juice to give it to you at that speed. (Did that sound vulgar?) Technically, (I think) my cable modem should go as fast as my network card (100Mbps), but I usually don't hit more than 300K bps on powerful servers. My all time high is 534K. If the server can only give you 3.2 K bps, then it doesn't matter if you have a T3. You still only get 3.2 K bps.