Originally Posted by
alanjrobertson
I'm sorry I don't quite understand the logic there - if I'm getting more 'normal' timings on the other methods then surely that helps confirm that it's NOT a problem with my ISP?! As I say I can access the ANA website directly on similar timings to
jasonvr so that also would seem to go against it being something on my system. I see a lot of 'connecting' and 'waiting' when running *A Awards queries (either method) - what servers is it having to speak to? What does it speak to that is different for the two *A Awards queries compared to the other searches that I described above that you say have more 'normal' timings?
I think just blaming my connection, when I've already explained I've used it on >1 system and >1 internet connection and can connect quickly using other methods doesn't really stack up. Please don't get me wrong, I would LOVE for the system to work properly for me
, but it isn't
Can't really explain the slowness, but as far as your server questions. For each search it is talking to the respective engine. For the SNT query it is sending http requests to the ANA server and interpreting the returned results. Same for the AC method. Other queries use other engines elsewhere on the the net. However, I'm not sure all are using http queries or if they have other methods.
Have you tried the CO method? Might be worth a shot. In fact, I often find actually using the CO website is quite efficient for searching for awards, but it does not cover every airline.