Lost user due to speed

[coleridgedane]

I am very, very disappointed that I can't be an everyday user since your upgrade. I love this forum! But it takes soooo long to load & respond that I'm too frustrated to continue.

I usually connect via my Galaxy Epic 3G phone. Wasn't a problem before the upgrade and I loved learning & contributing. But I can't abide a site that is as slow as dial-up.

 

[Mahonri]

Unless you have high speed cable, it is slow.... even then it's much slower than previously.

 

[coleridgedane]

Cable? Your reply came up @ 1:28 pm EDT. I'll be interested to see when my response comes up as I am replying immediately.

I'm using 3/4G technology. I can watch live sports & TV/movies. I can't even imagine that cable would be any better. But as I said, this site is like the old dial-up speed.

 

[suki'smom]

I don't notice a difference and I use my very non-smart phone to veiw this site.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Sorry you're having problems. This platform definitely is a lot more "heavy" than our old system, which has pros and cons. Fortunately our engineers are working very hard on a super lightweight version of the site that will be brilliant on mobile devices, phones, tablets, etc. and wicked fast. We'll keep everyone posted as we get more details and updates.

 

[sumi]

That sounds great. I'm using a not-so-hot local internet service provider and the internet "speed" we get is often downright pathetic, like less than 1kbs. Only problem I've had with this site is that I sometimes don't get the toolbar when I post. But that's because of our low upload speed, I get "errors when loading the page". I do have problems with other sites though.
BTW we're currently using Safari and I'm very happy with it. We also used Firefox in the past with no problems.