FT is PAINFULLY slow
Jul 11, 2001 | 1:25 pm
#1
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FT is PAINFULLY slow
It seems to depend on the forum but it's taken almost three minutes to get to FlyerTalk Community and open a "new message" box.
Other forums are much faster than that (else I'd have lost interest days ago) but sometimes take many, nmany seconds to load.
Others disagreed when I first made such an observation, but I've logged in from home and work at all times of day, and am quite disappointed at the "improvements".
Of course I'm a crass ingrate for complaining about a free service, and a good one at that, but it hasn't stopped me yet. Maybe something will get fixed.
Other forums are much faster than that (else I'd have lost interest days ago) but sometimes take many, nmany seconds to load.
Others disagreed when I first made such an observation, but I've logged in from home and work at all times of day, and am quite disappointed at the "improvements".
Of course I'm a crass ingrate for complaining about a free service, and a good one at that, but it hasn't stopped me yet. Maybe something will get fixed.
Jul 11, 2001 | 3:22 pm
#2
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Jul 12, 2001 | 12:52 am
#4
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I log on from Bangkok, and have had no speed problems at all, but perhaps that is due to to the local time being out-of-phase with that of the heaviest users.
Jul 12, 2001 | 8:35 am
#7
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I agree with the original poster. Moving from Forum to Forum, and even opening posts has ALWAYS been slow since the "new deal" hit the road. Progress usually means improvement.
This stark white background I find very hostile to old eyes. Went to look at More Miles and THAT has the old FT smilies, and a far more easy on the eye background colour. On the other hand, no-one is over there. Less than 200 registered users after 3 months
This stark white background I find very hostile to old eyes. Went to look at More Miles and THAT has the old FT smilies, and a far more easy on the eye background colour. On the other hand, no-one is over there. Less than 200 registered users after 3 months
Jul 12, 2001 | 10:56 am
#9
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OK, I see what you're talking about. It is nearly midnight here in Bangkok, and the loading times seem to have increased by nearly an order-of-magnitude.
Jul 12, 2001 | 12:08 pm
#12
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UAL Traveler:
OK, I see what you're talking about. It is nearly midnight here in Bangkok, and the loading times seem to have increased by nearly an order-of-magnitude.</font>
OK, I see what you're talking about. It is nearly midnight here in Bangkok, and the loading times seem to have increased by nearly an order-of-magnitude.</font>
Jul 12, 2001 | 12:22 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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So slow in SF, in fact, that the American Airlines forum will not come up before my somewhat liberal 3-minute system timeout! Sheesh! I've been trying for about an hour, and I'm all alone on a DSL connection.