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Some Sites slow on Cable
Name: CrazyBass Date: January 15, 2005 at 08:53:38 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home SP2 CPU/Ram: P4@2.8GHz/512MB
Comment:
I have a cable modem, but it still seems several websites load slow. Is this just me? I clear cookies, TIF, but still. Is this their problem of mine? Sites include...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
and also, http://musiciansfriend.com/
loads quickly, but then freezes for about 10 seconds. Any ideas why, and if it's my problem?
Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home v2002 SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB DDR RAM 40GB HD
Name: smifff Date: January 15, 2005 at 09:23:19 Pacific
Reply:
Test your conection on one of these
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp
If any advice helps, please post back as it might help others.
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Response Number 2
Name: CrazyBass Date: January 15, 2005 at 09:25:16 Pacific
Reply:
I'm pretty sure it's not me. Everything else is lightning fast and I can dl files at about 1MB/s. I've had several people since tell me these sites load slow for them as well.
Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home v2002 SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB DDR RAM 40GB HD
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: January 15, 2005 at 10:58:20 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like you have your own answer.
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Response Number 4
Name: Sci-Guy Date: January 15, 2005 at 14:23:23 Pacific
Reply:
I'm on cable and both those sites loaded lightning quick for me.
Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: January 15, 2005 at 14:59:59 Pacific
Reply:
I think alot of how fast a connection runs depends on how it is routed. Each of us is probably going through different servers to get here.
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Response Number 6
Name: RoadRunner Date: January 15, 2005 at 15:37:34 Pacific
Reply:
Hi ... Those sites loaded quick for me too under 2 seconds
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Response Number 7
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 15, 2005 at 17:10:17 Pacific
Reply:
What browser are you using? EVERY website loads slowly for me under IE. So, I quit using it and went to Firefox. No problems since..
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Response Number 8
Name: CrazyBass Date: January 15, 2005 at 17:20:21 Pacific
Reply:
IE, but I use Firefox also, which usually runs faster for me.
Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home v2002 SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB DDR RAM 40GB HD
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