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Slow Internet, Anyone? (Going Quicker Now!)

#1 Postby Guest » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:11 pm

It started I this past weekend. I have a cable modem, but it seems like I am using a 28 baud telephony modem! :(

Has anyone experience slower than normal performance? I ask this question because my brother's girlfriend also stated she has trouble (she also uses a different service).
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#2 Postby Brent » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:12 pm

Not really... although some weather sites were slow on Saturday(I guess due to Arlene). Things seem to be fine today.

Is it every site(including this one), or just a certain kind(news/weather)?
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#3 Postby Guest » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:16 pm

Brent wrote:Not really... although some weather sites were slow on Saturday(I guess due to Arlene). Things seem to be fine today.

Is it every site(including this one), or just a certain kind(news/weather)?


Its everything; however, the one site (thank God) that operates at an OK (not normal-great) mode is THIS one. LOL :)

Any site with a bunch of graphics is almost anemic. I am not sure, but I think my brother's girlfriend uses DIAL up. If this is just a sub part of the "Internet", I wonder what the dial up users are going through. :eek:

This site and Stormtrack's website works alright.
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#4 Postby Skywatch_NC » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:19 pm

I've noticed that Weather Underground has seemed a bit slow since this past weekend.

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#5 Postby Guest » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:30 pm

Skywatch_NC wrote:I've noticed that Weather Underground has seemed a bit slow since this past weekend.

Eric


That's one site that has been the most sluggish. I use their NWS radar (it's same thing), but they have an option to list the storm attributes, plus it updates quicker then the NWS website.

It maybe just high traffic.
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#6 Postby Guest » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:37 pm

GOing MUCH quicker now. :)
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#7 Postby cswitwer » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:48 pm

Yeah, I had some trouble this weekend. Even here at Storm2k.

Seems better now, though my wireless connection is sometimes cutting in & out. It's windy here tho.
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#8 Postby breeze » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:16 pm

Rub my dial-up in, would 'ya, NEWeatherguy? :wink:

"Oh - it's a tropical system - forget it!" LOL, J/K - I
do "meander" around like some of the more mysterious
tropical systems! :lol:
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#9 Postby pojo » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:45 am

You just had to slam dial-up... been there, have that! Yes, it has been plenty slow... I couldn't connect last night.
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#10 Postby Brent » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:59 am

Dial-up=Never again.

Been on cable 2 1/2 years and am wondering why I didn't get it sooner!!! Had dial-up for the first 3 years in the world of computers. I didn't realize how bad it was until I got cable.
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#11 Postby AirmaN » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:46 am

Me and NEWeatherguy's internet is running incredibly slow. I think it's about time to give ol'e Qwest a call and tell them we are paying for cable, not 56K :lol:
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#12 Postby Guest » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:26 am

AirmaN wrote:Me and NEWeatherguy's internet is running incredibly slow. I think it's about time to give ol'e Qwest a call and tell them we are paying for cable, not 56K :lol:


Or, perhaps one more level DOWN! :lol: It was running pathetic yesterday.

This morning about 10:23 Central, FYI, it is running fine, bro'! :)
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#13 Postby Skywatch_NC » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:39 am

For me this morning...it's been having it's slow and fast times...wish it would make UP it's 'mind.' :lol: :wink:
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#14 Postby gtalum » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:20 am

I bet some new folks on your "node" just got cable internet. If no one around you has cable internet, yoru speeds will be super high. Buit as they split the bandwidth on your node to more and mor epeople, it will slow down. I live in a neighborhood full of old people (no computers!), and I get nearly double the advertised speed for RoadRunner. :)
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#15 Postby pojo » Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:24 am

Every so often, I get a chance to use wireless internet (usually at Atlanta Bread... I'm a paying customer, so I can use my wireless card... for stuff I can't do with dial-up... yes, dial up sucks)
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