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Jul 6, 2004 | 8:51 am
#496
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: CHS
Posts: 2,274
FlyerTalk seems to be performing fine for me. Took about 10-15 seconds to load this reply page.
Maybe the problems are resolved &/or you are having problems @ your ISP?
-Chris
Maybe the problems are resolved &/or you are having problems @ your ISP?
-Chris
Jul 6, 2004 | 8:53 am
#497
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Programs: UA 1MM 0P, AA, DL, *wood, Lifetime FPC Plat., IHG, HHD
Posts: 7,174
maybe
This is the only sight I am having the problems with, and it has been for about four days.
On dial up, in the starbucks via tmobile and at home. All times, slow.
On dial up, in the starbucks via tmobile and at home. All times, slow.
Jul 6, 2004 | 9:10 am
#498
Flyertalk Evangelist and Moderator: Coupon Connection and Travel Products
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
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Posts: 19,216
Working fine for me.... actually faster than normal... 
Took about 3 seconds for this reply window to come up.
I am happy!
William
Took about 3 seconds for this reply window to come up.
I am happy!
William
Jul 6, 2004 | 10:35 am
#499
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 473
Sorry there are no issues with the site right now -- there may be some routing issues between the area of the country you are in and Denver, but there's no way for us to make that better.
Secondly a request -- when you have an issue please DON'T bump old threads and add your issue to the end of the thread -- especially if the issue is site speed. It is unlikely that your issue has any relation to a previous issue, and I really don't want to spend time browsing old issues to get to yours.
Thanks.
Secondly a request -- when you have an issue please DON'T bump old threads and add your issue to the end of the thread -- especially if the issue is site speed. It is unlikely that your issue has any relation to a previous issue, and I really don't want to spend time browsing old issues to get to yours.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by nmenaker
This is the only sight I am having the problems with, and it has been for about four days.
On dial up, in the starbucks via tmobile and at home. All times, slow.
On dial up, in the starbucks via tmobile and at home. All times, slow.
Jul 6, 2004 | 11:19 am
#500
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Programs: UA 1MM 0P, AA, DL, *wood, Lifetime FPC Plat., IHG, HHD
Posts: 7,174
okay, NOW it is working
Originally Posted by wharvey
Working fine for me.... actually faster than normal...
Took about 3 seconds for this reply window to come up.
I am happy!
William
Took about 3 seconds for this reply window to come up.
I am happy!
William
All I can say is, I am sure glad I posted that post sicne NOW it is working fine.
:-)
Jul 6, 2004 | 11:22 am
#501
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Posts: 7,174
Sure will do
Originally Posted by John at Webflyer
Sorry there are no issues with the site right now -- there may be some routing issues between the area of the country you are in and Denver, but there's no way for us to make that better.
Secondly a request -- when you have an issue please DON'T bump old threads and add your issue to the end of the thread -- especially if the issue is site speed. It is unlikely that your issue has any relation to a previous issue, and I really don't want to spend time browsing old issues to get to yours.
Thanks.
Secondly a request -- when you have an issue please DON'T bump old threads and add your issue to the end of the thread -- especially if the issue is site speed. It is unlikely that your issue has any relation to a previous issue, and I really don't want to spend time browsing old issues to get to yours.
Thanks.
I notice that at one point late last week, someone mentioned the loads from links, but the driving theme of posting in this thread seems to be just load time issues?
I'll surely put another post up if it happens again, but I am confident that it won't
keep up the great work!!
N
Jul 9, 2004 | 1:17 pm
#502
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 44,555
Re: slow page loads; click on link, then "enter" address in browser's address bar
I've had problems loading the FT webpages.
I'll click on a link to a thread. The browser window begins to load the new page, with the title at the top, white window, but then just hangs there. With every new link.
What I've found works well is to click on the link; when the browser hangs, put your cursor in the address bar and highlight the address and hit "return" or "enter" on your keyboard. The page should load immediately, for some reason. Alternatively, when it hangs, you can click on the "Go" button next to the address bar, if you are using Internet Explorer.
I'll click on a link to a thread. The browser window begins to load the new page, with the title at the top, white window, but then just hangs there. With every new link.
What I've found works well is to click on the link; when the browser hangs, put your cursor in the address bar and highlight the address and hit "return" or "enter" on your keyboard. The page should load immediately, for some reason. Alternatively, when it hangs, you can click on the "Go" button next to the address bar, if you are using Internet Explorer.
Jul 12, 2004 | 9:58 pm
#503
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Posts: 180
Slow Page Loads
Originally Posted by anonplz
I've had problems loading the FT webpages.
I'll click on a link to a thread. The browser window begins to load the new page, with the title at the top, white window, but then just hangs there. With every new link.
I'll click on a link to a thread. The browser window begins to load the new page, with the title at the top, white window, but then just hangs there. With every new link.
I had the identical problem. Finally solved it (20 minutes ago)..... I updated my router's firmware and .... all is well again.
Jul 13, 2004 | 8:54 am
#504
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 44,555
Originally Posted by Flyer Jon
I had the identical problem. Finally solved it (20 minutes ago)..... I updated my router's firmware and .... all is well again.
Jul 15, 2004 | 2:21 pm
#505
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,872
I've been having the same identical problem. The page loads the top blue banner - and nothing else. I even sent an email query asking what I could do to resolve this (no answer, of course).
When the page hangs, I simply keep hitting the backward and forward arrows until the page I want eventually loads. The only time this doesn't work is when Spybot warns me that "Avenue A" is trying to download to my computer. When that happens, I know I won't get into Flyertalk at all no matter how many times I hit the arrows - so I just quit and come back later.
But getting back to the problem - is there anything that can be done about these hanging pages? It is SO annoying! And SO frequent!
When the page hangs, I simply keep hitting the backward and forward arrows until the page I want eventually loads. The only time this doesn't work is when Spybot warns me that "Avenue A" is trying to download to my computer. When that happens, I know I won't get into Flyertalk at all no matter how many times I hit the arrows - so I just quit and come back later.
But getting back to the problem - is there anything that can be done about these hanging pages? It is SO annoying! And SO frequent!
Jul 15, 2004 | 2:53 pm
#506
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The "Avenue A" warning from Spybot is a false alarm, due to its overly-restrictive settings. Avenue A is a company/ad service serving ads on our site.
As far as the slow page loads, those could be related to a number of things, including your router/internet connection. It can also be caused by a clog somewhere between our end and yours, usually caused by the numerous virii and related problems affecting internet traffic.
Of course, sometimes a slow page is caused simply by our servers handling a lot of traffic, but we aren't experiencing abnormal load levels or anything similar at our end to cause your slowdown.
As far as the slow page loads, those could be related to a number of things, including your router/internet connection. It can also be caused by a clog somewhere between our end and yours, usually caused by the numerous virii and related problems affecting internet traffic.
Of course, sometimes a slow page is caused simply by our servers handling a lot of traffic, but we aren't experiencing abnormal load levels or anything similar at our end to cause your slowdown.
Jul 15, 2004 | 7:11 pm
#507
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,872
Originally Posted by dan at WebFlyer
The "Avenue A" warning from Spybot is a false alarm, due to its overly-restrictive settings. Avenue A is a company/ad service serving ads on our site.
Jul 16, 2004 | 10:56 am
#508
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Originally Posted by Flyingmama
"Avenue A" technically may not be spyware, but it's not totally benign either. It is still a tracking cookie, and I'd just as soon not have a cookie on my computer that reports back to advertisers what other sites I visit.
Jul 18, 2004 | 6:28 am
#509
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: AUS
Programs: DL Flying Colonel
Posts: 4,027
Originally Posted by dan at WebFlyer
Set your browser to not accept cookies from Avenue A, then. If you do, though, you'll probably get a lot more popups, as that's what they use to limit your popups to one.
I use Norton Internet Security and I think that it may be blocking popups which is causing the page to freese so I can not read the thread at all. Sometime I can not open it at all, other times 10 refreshes may get it to open.
My personal stratagy on my computer is that I am will not change settings in Norton for one website when all other websites work fine with it. As a result, I visit FT very rarely. This is something FT should deal with, as other people who have Norton Internet Security and have never been to FT will just assume it does not work and never know what they are missing.
Jul 18, 2004 | 6:49 am
#510
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: AUS
Programs: DL Flying Colonel
Posts: 4,027
solution
I think I have come up with a work around.... a way to avoid the adds....
Instead of clicking on the forums and threads (links) right click on them, then click open in new window. The new window is frameless so it does not have the banners and appears to be working for me. This is a great way to get around the adds.
Let me know if this works for anyone else....
Hope this helps.
Instead of clicking on the forums and threads (links) right click on them, then click open in new window. The new window is frameless so it does not have the banners and appears to be working for me. This is a great way to get around the adds.
Let me know if this works for anyone else....
Hope this helps.