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Old 27-06-2004, 07:39 PM   #1
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We are currently looking at moving to a UK server, which should speed up loading times and responsiveness. Any comments on the current speed would be great
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no probs Ian, works fine for me, but faster's always better!

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Good here also. Faster than BBF, for sure, but there again, that's in Dallas.

It's always been OK but for some reason on either Friday or Saturday just gone, it was like wading through molasses, real slow. It's fine now though.

It may have been something my end of course, daughter's always downloading all kinds of music and stuff.
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Dear Ian

Can be a bit variable. Soemtimes quite quick and others times a bit slow.

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always been really quick here...
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Default Re: What are the site loading times like for you?

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We are currently looking at moving to a UK server, which should speed up loading times and responsiveness. Any comments on the current speed would be great


Hiya Ian

im on a 150k Broadband Conection with NTL

i find that the menu part is super fast, but then it takes time for the rest of the page to load,

but it could just be me, as i have lots of things on here that uses the Conection!!!!!!!!
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im on a 150k Broadband Conection with NTL
i find that the menu part is super fast, but then it takes time for the rest of the page to load

Ah, two NTL users with the same problem ...

I'm on 1Mb cable at home at home and its like a 28,8 dial-up at times here, however, at the workshop which IS on dial-up the speed, although a touch slow, is consistent with other sites.
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intruiging!

using a FreeUK (Clara.net) 512kb/s service through a 4 port Netgear DG814 modem router sharing internet through 3 computers and it works real fast! all the time!

thinking of going 1mbit soon - Freedom2surf? not sure if 6gig a month bandwidth is enough as is all we can afford to pay for the intenet a month - about £25 inc vat.
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these download limits are a joke. unlimited broadband? hardly, i'm with aol (my dads choice) and although the aol software leaves alot to be desired, i bypass the software and the connection is great 99.9% of the time and there's no download limits.

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Yeah they seem ridiculous.

my FreeUK 512 connection is unlimited so its good but a limited connection (unlimited between 1am and 7am) does seem appealing for £22.98 a month, inclusive of VAT and thats double the speed aswell.

Im not sure.
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