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I've noticed that the site has been pretty slow on occasion the past couple of days.
I checked the number of people logged on and it bears no direct relationship to that.
Anyone else notice? (around noon & around 3PM, especially)
It's not me because I've got 1.7Mb/sec ADSL (work), or 1Mb/sec cable (home) and other sites are fast.
Here's a great site to test bandwidth:
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
six10steve
01-24-2003, 04:14 PM
i have noticed some speed issues but not often at all...mostly waiting for the gallery pics to show...im usually checking posts at work 12-4..we are on T1 connection
I have noticed it also. I also agree it doesn't seem to have any relationship to how many people are logged on. My connection at home and work are fast and I don't see a problem with other sites at the same time.
Could be the server that HDTVoice uses? Could be something else that slows the server down.
Lee
Sidious
01-24-2003, 04:20 PM
I have noticed it as well, and I'm on a T1 here at work.
kevinw
01-24-2003, 04:35 PM
Well look at all of us T1 users at work-playing on the companies time:D
Well look at all of us T1 users at work-playing on the companies time
I was wondering if someone was going to pick up on that:)
Lee
Try 28,800!!! Everything is slow to me so I can never tell the difference. I build 56k's, ISDN's, and T1's for customers all the time as my job at the local telco but do you think I could get one? It's just the price I pay for living on 5 acres 10 miles from town. I hear the Direcway satellite is unreliable.
mikehbkwm
01-25-2003, 11:34 AM
I have a T3 that I use at work and its on company time whooooooo!!!!!!!!!:D
BadCamper
01-25-2003, 12:19 PM
Originally posted by andy
I hear the Direcway satellite is unreliable. [/B]
It depends on your geographical locations, really. The dish is much larger, so it is more susceptible to wind moving it or repositioning it...and just like any satellite broadcast, you need a CLEAR line of sight. If you get frequent cloudy/murky/stormy days you'll have many days of inconsistent or even broken connection speeds.
As far as this site being slow, I haven't noticed it so far. Though I'm crawling around at 56,600, so I'm not too far ahead of andy
pcoffman
01-25-2003, 09:08 PM
I guess its that new worm that is out that is suppose to slow down the internet. I am at work and we have are own dedicated satellite that are company uses for are web support. I am the only one hear at times at night and it runs slow for me as well. I eard about the worm on tv today though. Things seem to be fine right now though.
SMOKIN' at the moment!!
Saturday, 6:19pm (Pacific)
Lee
It seems to be OK again now. I was using a T1 from Chicago on Thursday and it was a PIG. On Friday it wasn't any better from Toronto (ADSL 1.7Mb/sec and Cable 1.0Mb/sec). Must have been some sort of temporary server problem for a couple of days. Thanks for the feedback.
Edit. - Wouldn't you know, 10 minutes after I posted, the site became a PIG again. Oh well, I'll just go away and come back later....
martinR
01-27-2003, 08:23 PM
It's reeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllly slow right now.
mikehbkwm
01-27-2003, 08:31 PM
Yeah its been running really slow today. Must be that worm going around the net still who knows.
Yes, very slow today. 3PM was really bad. I don't think it's that worm because it was slow before that. Other sites I visit are not slow. Perhaps it's the server - any comments AdminJoe?
AdminJoe
01-28-2003, 11:28 PM
Ive been monitoring the site a bit, and I reduced a few things in the control panel. Let me know in a few days if things get better.
Down the road I will move this box to a new server, but I am broke right now, so things have to wait. If you guys have any suggestions for raising some money, let me know.
mongoose
01-29-2003, 12:12 AM
was it just me, or did i read about a virus slowing down the internet, globally? im on TW Roadrunner and my connections were as slow as AOL.
The past few days the site has been slow again at certain times. I find it slows down a lot around 2-3PM (EST) consistently for some reason....
Today, I could not get to the site at all at that time and found the same thing a couple of days last week. The rest of the time, everything seems to be OK, but mid afternoon must be "busy" or something....
Just thought I'd provide some feedback...
Now that I know, I will try to avoid that time...
pcoffman
02-17-2003, 04:37 PM
I noticed also last night at about 7:30 pm it said the site could not be found. At about 8:15pm it was fine.
mikehbkwm
02-17-2003, 04:42 PM
Yeah i noticed the same exact thing but during central standard time. Oh I got married this past Fri. night on Valentines. Wasnt nervous at all, but my wife got a little teary eye'd. Its great to be married though.......
pcoffman
02-17-2003, 05:32 PM
Congrats. on the marriage. May you spend the rest of your lives together in peace and happiness and may you be blessed with many nights of being able to watch HDTV. My wife hardly lets me watch what I want. LOL. We have only been married about two and a half years though. I still need a few more years to break her in to doing what I want. LOL:p
BadCamper
02-18-2003, 08:47 AM
Yes yes, best wishes on a prosperous union between you two, Mike!
As to the site being slow...has anybody else noticed a relatively HUGE slowdown in the questions being asked within the past 4-5 days? Not many questions asked...and even fewer answers made.
Yesterday (2/17) at noon I logged onto the site. I composed a reply to a thread but was not able to post it. Tried multiple times to log back onto the site without success.
Lee
I noticed that the site's been slow the past couple of days....
kevinw
05-07-2003, 12:29 PM
Maybe if people worked instead of checking out the Forum on company time;)
No problems today but last night was dragging..
spaceman_spiff
05-07-2003, 03:49 PM
Its gotten better today :D
Hope it stays that way. :cool:
Qwackertoo
05-07-2003, 09:54 PM
Almost every site I have visited the past 2-3 days has been incredibly S----L----O----W. I can hardly stand it! Have cable modem connection via Mediacom. I'm usually "smokin" but not lately . . . . . . really hurting my online "window" shopping for new home theater entertainment center and new furniture. :mad:
Whatever it is slowing down the internet I hope it stops SOON!!!
Qwackertoo,
Have you tried Bandwidthplace.com (http://www.bandwidthplace.com) . A quick bandwidth test lets you know for sure its not your cable connection or your system.
I've seen no change in my connection speed lately, about 2.2-2.4 mbits. Comcast cable.
Lee
The connection speed is erratic. I think it may depend on server routing and it may not be this site.
I've noticed that all my Canadian sites are normal, while a very few US ones are slow, while others are normal. It's also dependent upon the time I'm on. I haven't detected a pattern yet, but perhaps portions of the internet are having problems.
Lee, I'm jealous. I have a friend in Calgary on Shaw cable who also gets those types of speeds. I used to get them too - 4 years ago. Now it's typically closer to 700k - 1 Meg for me - too many people in my area I guess.
This speed is not usually the limiting factor anyway since very few sites can "send" that fast, but it is nice to know... I'm only paying US$30/mo, so I can't complain...
mikehbkwm
05-08-2003, 01:03 AM
Sorry I aint braggin here or nothing but I get 3.1 up to 3.3 on Cox. Im flying and the guys that built the network for the Tulsa area were genius. Again I usually am doing 3.1 but sometimes I get 3.3 and I do go to bandwidthplace.com
leadvocal
05-08-2003, 05:46 AM
I too have noticed a dramatic slowdown at times.
Has anyone run a traceroute to see where the bottleneck is?
Edit:
Although this site doesn't seem slow right now, I ran a traceroute out of curiosity. From me to here the slowdown occurs through the sprintlink.net routers. The TTL's were 3-4 times slower through them.
Anyone else?
Qwackertoo
05-08-2003, 08:09 AM
Things seems better this a.m. and I visited bandwidth and registered a 1.7 on their test. Thanks for the site!
Qwackertoo
05-08-2003, 01:59 PM
My speed has progressively gone DOWN hill today, just checked again and it was 15.3 Kb. :(
"My speed has progressively gone DOWN hill today, just checked again and it was 15.3 Kb."
That's not right. You don't have Kazaa (sp?) or something like that downloading files in the background?? I'd do a little checking to be sure its not something in your computer and then give the cable company a call. Do you use a router in conjunction with your cable modem? Tell us your setup, there seems to be a number of people here who can probably help. This PC (political correctness) thing is getting to me. I was going to say 'guys' and put people in there instead. :(
"I'm only paying US$30/mo, so I can't complain..."
Geez, they, Comcast, just raised ours up to US $55 :mad: and I don't even get basic cable from them. I ought to get basic cable just for the heck of it. It would cost the same.
When Comcast took over from AT&T they must have taken some stops out?? We used to max out at 1.5mbits. We also noticed our upload has about doubled to 243k.
"Sorry I aint braggin here or nothing but I get 3.1 up to 3.3 on Cox."
I didn't realize cable could go that fast :eek: !
Lee
Qwackertoo
05-08-2003, 07:55 PM
Originally posted by LeeS
"My speed has progressively gone DOWN hill today, just checked again and it was 15.3 Kb."
That's not right. You don't have Kazaa (sp?) or something like that downloading files in the background?? I'd do a little checking to be sure its not something in your computer and then give the cable company a call. Do you use a router in conjunction with your cable modem? Tell us your setup, there seems to be a number of people here who can probably help. This PC (political correctness) thing is getting to me. I was going to say 'guys' and put people in there instead. :(
Lee
I have a LinkSys router and it is going to my computer and one in each of the kids rooms and my husbands computer in the computer room. He re-wired everything under the house about 2 weeks ago but my troubles just started the other day after all the bad weather. I did get a little upset when he had crammed the cable modem and the linksys router into this little space at his computer desking FULL WELL KNOWING when the cable modem goes out that I have to unplug it from the back and replug in to "reset" it. Perhaps I might have jarred something loose . . . . ooops . . . . . I won't tell him that part! Should I just tell him to recheck the connections without admitting I handled the stuff a bit rough??? :o
mikehbkwm
05-08-2003, 08:09 PM
Dont ask me why here in GOOD OL' Tulsa OK why we have such good service WAIT I work for COX of course we have good service, but seriously Im always doing 3.1 mgbits at a bare minimum and like I said sometimes better. In reality Im pretty much up there with a T1 line. Talked to my buddy last night on the phone and hes on the same service he sometimes pulls in 3.6 now thats fast.................
This is a straight paste and copy from work, this is a bandwidth test I just ran from my desk here at work.............
2.9 megabits per second
Run the test again Discuss in the forum
Details
Your raw speed was 2910252.5 bits per second which is the same as:
Communications
2.9 megabits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet
Storage
355.3 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.
1MB file download
2.9 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.
Rating
Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is fantastic
Comparisons
You must enter a connection type and region in the survey to see comparisons
Complete stats See all the speed test statistics
Info
test type Downstream Test v3 (605 KB idt type)
test was run 19:09CDT May 8, 2003
Deana,
Something is wrong. Even with 4 computers going the router should split the bandwith 4 ways ( I believe).
When your bandwidth drops try running the bandwidth test from each of the other computers. Then try disconnecting all but yours ( or one ) from the router and try again. You should be able to tell from the 'link activity' LED if there is activity on the other computers. Try calling the cable company when the problem is happening. AT&T was always pretty helpful about checking for problems, don't know how Comcast will be.
Check the following link for the proper wiring of the RJ45 connectors: http://www.elrcastor.com/rj45.html I've seen many people (and companies) wire the cables pair for pair/pin for pin. All four pairs are connected but we only use pins 1/2 and 3/6. Notice the connector wiring on the left on the link. CAT5 Standard Patch Cord. The green/green white are hooked to pins 3 and 6. I get a 'split pair' error on my analyzer if not wired like the drawing. You often find that the oranges are connected to 1/2 and the greens are connected to pins 3/4, WRONG.
Split pairs are normally not a problem for 10mbits but can cause all sorts or 'weird' problems for 100mbits.
Sorry for getting technical. I'm not a networking professional, we just use a network between the computers in our wafer processing equipment.
Lee
mhdiab
05-09-2003, 10:23 AM
Mike - I was getting 3 megabits here in Charlotte, NC through TW last night - pretty damn good system as well
Wooger
05-09-2003, 02:18 PM
You guys that are getting great speeds are reflecting that you are on the same trunk as the test is (the test is in Texas... you are in OK, correct?)
I get the same results when I use the TOAST.NET speed tests... OUTRAGEOUS speeds, but I use the Toledo, OH trunk and I am in Lansing, MI...
You should try the TOAST.NET speed test and average the two, maybe.
Although I do know how you feel... I am paying $100/mo for my service as it is business class cable modem service (static IP, unlimited up and down, different freq. than the home surfers, fast response time, etc.)... I couldn't live without it now!
mhdiab
05-09-2003, 02:49 PM
I am in North Carolina and used this link and still got great rates for 40 bucks a month, but it is part of my digital package so pay about 110 /month and get the HD box included in that
May 14, 2003, 8:30pm Pacific. Site got real Slooooow.
Qwackertoo,
Did you get your connection speed issue resolved?
Lee
Qwackertoo
05-15-2003, 08:04 AM
Thank heavens the answer is YES!!! Just ran the test again since I saw this thread pop back up and was a 1.9.
I told my husband something was horribly wrong with our speed and he wasn't in a very good mood or didn't appreciate my complaining about our little home linked system and said "Well its working isn't it? Then its fine!". I went ahead to bed and I guess later that night he was feeling guilting or whatever and went and checked a few things and reset the router and voila I'm back moving fast as I was before, maybe not as fast as mike but better than dial-up!
I've been away from these boards the past week and playing over on the Bare Escentuals addicts boards & spending money on that! :o
mikehbkwm
05-15-2003, 02:16 PM
Loaded 1,754,674 bytes in 3.546 seconds from TOAST.net server.
33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 3959* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K
T1: 1078-1300K
Kbps:
Well did the speed test on toast.net and heres what it said. Pretty damn fast if you ask me............... This test was done from work so havent tried it from home..................
Ran the test for a 2nd time and heres what I got..........
Loaded 1,754,674 bytes in 3.525 seconds from TOAST.net server.
33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 3982* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K
T1: 1078-1300K
Kbps:
Site is slow 8-8:30pm Pacific 5-21-03.
Lee
mikehbkwm
05-24-2003, 04:39 PM
Just did this speed test from work and again Im on a cable line here at work, just insanely fast.... This is Bandwidthplace.com that I did this off of and I just copy and pasted this off that site..
Results
7.2 megabits per second
Run the test again Discuss in the forum
Details
Your raw speed was 7172445.73 bits per second which is the same as:
Communications
7.2 megabits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet
Storage
875.5 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.
1MB file download
1.2 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.
Rating
Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is fantastic
Comparisons
Very slow tonight. 7:25-7:45 PM Pacific 7-29-03.
Did a bandwidth test and doesn't seem to be at my end.
Lee
Ldogg
07-29-2003, 10:55 PM
slow here as well.... 3.5mb down 384 up....
DoubleDAZ
07-30-2003, 12:21 AM
Ldogg,
How are you measuring your up and down speed?
Bandwidth Place (http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/) has tests for both upstream and downstream. You have to fill out a little survey but its a good site.
Cnet (http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/) also has a good bandwidth test.
Lee
Ldogg
07-30-2003, 08:22 AM
Dslreports. I also have a bandwith app on my pc, since I host my own website. The 3.5mb down 384 is what I was clocking out to DSL reports last night....
DoubleDAZ
07-30-2003, 11:40 AM
Thanks, Ldogg.
I've used all the speed tests mentioned here, as well as a couple of others, and the best I'm getting is 1.6 (they are all showing about the same). I always thought my connection was pretty fast, but you guys are making me green with envy.
My cable is split several ways and that may account for some of the results. Do any of you think this will affect my HD PQ when I finally get an HD STB later this year? Should I have the cable company drop another line into the house to minimize the splits?
Some of those will go away when my daughter and her 3 computers leave in October, so maybe I should just wait and see how that affects my speeds before I do anything.
Also, should I expect my wireless notebook to be slightly slower? It always has been compared to a desktop hard-wired to the same router, but now I'm not so sure I don't have other issues to deal with. Would it be worthwhile to upgrade the router, PCMCIA card, etc., to the 2.4 Ghz stuff?
Comments anyone?
Broadband cable should be the first "drop" inside the house. HDTV should be second. Just have the cable tech check the signal strength when you get HDTV, appropriate splitters (good ones) usually take care of the rest.
Just for kicks, I changed things around adversely affecting the signal by 10dB (on HDTV and broadband) and noticed no difference in speed or picture quality.
The signal strength for HDTV should be greater than -10dB, the closer to zero dB, the better. If you have a good signal here, the broadband should be fine.
mikehbkwm
07-30-2003, 12:07 PM
i currently live in a apt.... when we setup the HD service the tech added an amp once he did that i was getting a little to much so then we put on a splitter 3.5db and perfect...... everythings all good...............
Forgot to mention the FAQ post on Cables and Splitters (not the one on cables & connections). See it for more details on how to properly cable your house.
DoubleDAZ
07-30-2003, 12:38 PM
Originally posted by 57U
Broadband cable should be the first "drop" inside the house. HDTV should be second. Just have the cable tech check the signal strength when you get HDTV, appropriate splitters (good ones) usually take care of the rest.
Just for kicks, I changed things around adversely affecting the signal by 10dB (on HDTV and broadband) and noticed no difference in speed or picture quality.
The signal strength for HDTV should be greater than -10dB, the closer to zero dB, the better. If you have a good signal here, the broadband should be fine.
Thanks, 57U. I didn't really think some of that would make much difference as I think my speed is what it is and the signal strengths are ok. But, a friend is having a second drop (and SA3270HD) installed next weekend (8/9), so I should be able to get some feedback there too. Also, I will be sure to have the signal strength, etc., checked when I get the STB and get some of these splits out of here.
BTW. He's paying the same price for the 3270 as he would have for the SA3100HD from Cox, $500 plus $50 install (which I think is a total rip-off). We aren't sure which model 3270 it will be yet, they make 3 different ones. Has Rogers Cable said anything about getting the 3250 yet?
Originally posted by DoubleDAZ
Has Rogers Cable said anything about getting the 3250HD yet? They are "still" testing it. They said they will rent out the one with DVI (not firewire). None are available yet, but are expected "soon".
Site was down between 1:30-2:00am Pacific. Don't know about before that, wasn't online. Needed my HDTVoice fix, started to have withdrawals. :)
I thought maybe AdminJoe was installing that new software. :(
Lee
I'm the only one on the site! (that lasted about two minutes).
The site was down when I checked at 7:35pm Pacific (9/15/03). I was still down at 8:05 when I left.
I had tried pinging the site without success but I just tried now that the site is up and it still failed to ping. Must be something to do with the firewall here at work :(
Lee
The site was slow for much of the day yesterday for me too. Around 11PM - Midnight (EDT) last night I couldn't get to the site at all (got back on after midnight). Site's still a little slow this morning, but it seems to be working.
Sept 18, 2003. Around 11:30am Pacific the site got very slow and then went down around 12:15. Tried until about 1:30 when it was still down.
I could ping the site and the server but could not get connected.
It marked all the forums read, and I had a bunch I hadn't gotten to. :(.
Lee
When I logged on at about 2:30 the site was up but a little slow, now at 3:00 its running just fine :).
Same here. I tried from about 3PM to 5PM EDT without any luck.
I couldn't get on at 10PM either. Site's still a bit slow at times.
leadvocal
09-19-2003, 08:05 AM
Originally posted by LeeS
It marked all the forums read, and I had a bunch I hadn't gotten to.
Thats been happening to me a LOT lately.
Thats been happening to me a LOT lately.
When that happens I just browse all the forums for the 'Last Post Date'.
I think it happens when you are viewing new posts and you log off or the system freezes. When you log back on the posts have been marked read.
Instead of marking all forums read, I wish there was a setting to mark the threads read as you go through them. I guess we are never satisfied :)
Lee
I've not encountered the problem you mention, unless I'm viewing the "new posts" , get "knocked off" and then can't get back in within about 20 minutes. (there's some time limit).
If you can get back to the site fairly quickly, your "new posts" are still there. If not, you have to search manually.
BTW, the site's still slow at times today. Perhaps Isabel is having a minor effect. I'm feeling a bit water-logged myself. ;) Didn't ride my bike to work today, that's for sure.
Didn't ride my bike to work today, that's for sure.
You are feeling the effects that far north? Whooaa! Its really raised hell down to the south.
I agree there have been some long lags on the forum.
Lee
Originally posted by LeeS You are feeling the effects that far north? Yep, visit the following site right away... It's right on top of us. Mostly rain, some wind to 60-80 kph. Nothing horrible.
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalWide.asp?loc=usa&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=RadarImagery&product=RadarLoop&prodnav=none&pid=none
Originally posted by LeeS
You are feeling the effects that far north? Toronto is actually about 1.5 degrees latitude south of Portland Oregon...;)
Toronto is actually about 1.5 degrees latitude south of Portland Oregon...
Oh, :o
I added that link to my favorites.
Lee
The site was a bit slow the last day or so, nothing major, perhaps related to the problems last week.
What I really noticed was the number of posts is way down. About 1/4 of normal?
mikehbkwm
11-10-2003, 01:09 PM
yeah ive noticed that also not as many people are posting... comeon people bring on the ?'s ;)
Some functions of the Forum are still fast. Certain searches and clicking on the 'last post' are really slow for me. 'View new posts' is quick. Submitting a post or edit is also slow.
Database is getting large? More crunching power needed :)
I watch the forum on and off all night. Lots of people but they are just reading.
Lee
yeah ive noticed that also not as many people are posting... comeon people bring on the ?'s
You happy now? :) Three pages of posts tonight.
I'm finally getting the hang of not timing out. (thanks 57U).
I've normally got four browser windows open. Two in HDTVoice, search engine and usually some manufacturer or antennaweb. :) Multitasking fool :)
After about 10pm Pacific it gets pretty slow in here :( Picks up around 4am when you eastern timezone guys start waking up :)
Lee :D
Anyone else having problems today? I keep getting "Page Not Found" errors. Especially when trying to post a reply.
Lee
fourth try on this one
Draggon
01-09-2004, 06:32 PM
Anyone else having problems today?
It's definitely been acting slow for me today. I just tested my cable speed and it's at 2.9mb/s and any other site is wicked fast. Not sure what's going on.
Edit: BUT, it is very sporadic. One second I'm waiting forever for a screen, the next pops up instantly.
Note: As an example - the first time I tried to post this reply - BAM - fast as lightning. When I tried to post the "Edit", I got the "Page Not Found" error... Go figure!
For some reason I always find the site slow around 3-5PM ET. Perhaps it's internet traffic through a hub nearby HDTVoice? This site is one of the slower ones I go to. I thought it was going to speed up with the new server?
Edit - just got a "connection failure". Then tried again and it's working. Definitely erratic.
I thought it was going to speed up with the new server?
Did that ever happen?
Lee
Gawd, the site is slow. I'm able to do a couple of minutes work between screen updates....
Wouldn't you know. As soon as I type this, the site is back to "normal" - which is still one of the slowest sites I go to.
Very slow around mid day. 2-3-04 Actually locked me up a few times.
Lost all the new posts, I'll have to scan each forum tonight when I get to work. If I missed something directed to me I'll catch it tonight.
Thanks,
Lee
(had to get up early (noon is the middle of my night) and go downtown to put a new power supply in my son's web server, I guess some other people were 'slow' too. :))
T3 company time here! I think the sluggishness is that new virus is slowing down everything right now.
