page load times

[cadillacdude1975]

i have noticed that early evening, from about 7pm to 10 pm eastern, the load times on pages for me here in chattanooga SUCK. im talking as long as 2 minutes to get from one page to the next.

its gotta be the host. it never did this back when Tungsten hosted it where he worked. maybe the host company will fix it someday.

[dralarms]

Mine is lightening fast. I am on comcast so that might have a bit to do with it.

[TGO David]

We are aware of the problem. Not to be rude, but every Premium Membership helps us continue to make improvements. You might want to consider buying one.

[Guest TargetShooter84]

I have that issue but its not slow as yours is...just maybe 30 to 45 seconds to load a page.

Not all of us have the money to buy memberships with the hard times right now....

[TGO David]

I understand that. You guys may have to keep that in mind if I ever have to shut TGO down because of the same hard times that I'm facing. Every little bit helps.

Just to be clear, the cost of a Premium Membership is less than some folks pay for a night out on the town (meal + movie) and less than two boxes of ammunition. If you're unable to do those things, then I understand where you're coming from. Someone pointed out at the top of this thread that the site used to be faster when I hosted it on a server at my place of employment. Well, the reason it used to be faster is because they laid me off at the first part of this year.

So yeah, I know what hard times look like.

Edited April 15, 2009 by TGO David

[cadillacdude1975]

yeah i remember. i am in the unemployed boat too and let me tell you all it sucks. there is nothing out there. period.

[TripleDigitRide]

yeah i remember. i am in the unemployed boat too and let me tell you all it sucks. there is nothing out there. period.

As long as you can afford Internet, everything will be alright.

[TGO David]

Sorry for the interruptions this evening. I've been trying a few adjustments to see if any of them make an appreciable difference in speed. I'm done for now and am just going to monitor the progress of things.

[TGO David]

Seems to be a lot faster today.

[cadillacdude1975]

As long as you can afford Internet, everything will be alright.

i have a neighbor who runs an unsecured router. he is 20 feet across the street from me. go free internet lol

[TGO David]

i have a neighbor who runs an unsecured router. he is 20 feet across the street from me. go free internet lol

I'm seeing a pattern develop in your statements.

[TripleDigitRide]

Seems to be a lot faster today.

Yes, seems to be doing much better today, compared to the recent past.

i have a neighbor who runs an unsecured router. he is 20 feet across the street from me. go free internet lol

I wish I could say the same. $130/month Comcast bill seems too expensive everytime I pay it.

[TGO David]

Seriously? I don't think that I could do that in good conscience. The neighbor may be a clueless idiot for not securing their wireless router, but they are still paying the bill for the service. Connecting to it without their permission is still theft in my opinion. That's like going into their garage and "borrowing" their lawn mower while they are at work just because they forgot to close the garage door when they left.

[TripleDigitRide]

Yep, theft is theft.

Free Internet does sound nice, but I'll continue to pay like a good Comcast customer and somewhat moral human being.

[dralarms]

Yes, seems to be doing much better today, compared to the recent past.

I wish I could say the same. $130/month Comcast bill seems too expensive everytime I pay it.

Why is yoru comcast bill 130? mine is only about 60.

[TGO David]

Why is yoru comcast bill 130? mine is only about 60.

His Comcast package includes The Chippendales Channel... All Chippendales, All The Time.

[TripleDigitRide]

Why is yoru comcast bill 130? mine is only about 60.

Cable and Internet.

His Comcast package includes The Chippendales Channel... All Chippendales, All The Time.

[TGO David]

Cable and Internet.

Awesome! We now have the perfect :musicman: smilie!

[strickj]

Seriously? I don't think that I could do that in good conscience. The neighbor may be a clueless idiot for not securing their wireless router, but they are still paying the bill for the service. Connecting to it without their permission is still theft in my opinion. That's like going into their garage and "borrowing" their lawn mower while they are at work just because they forgot to close the garage door when they left.

Well not really when you think about it! He isn't actually going into someones home to take their inthernet.

Its more like his neighbors leaving their doors open,and their Roomba wonders out into the street and into his home to vacuum his floors too!

[Guest TargetShooter84]

It seems to be faster today. Thanks David

[Guest Policek9Trainer]

Well not really when you think about it! He isn't actually going into someones home to take their inthernet.

Its more like his neighbors leaving their doors open,and their Roomba wonders out into the street and into his home to vacuum his floors too!

Ummm no, it is a violation of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-149.

[lowbud]

Cable and Internet.

Oh snap! I love that. I have one better. i'll see if ai can locate it and upload it somewhere.

[lowbud]

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[Guest db99wj]

That penguin one is old, classic and just as funny as it was the first time I saw it!!!

[TripleDigitRide]

Is anyone else experiencing very slow page loading times?

It's been happening to me for the last 2-3 days, but doesn't happen while visiting other sites.