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fox12's avatar
fox12
Junior
4 years ago

Very slow

The system has always been very slow. Like a couple of minutes to load any page. Just  trying to pin it down, have a couple of questions. Have done many speed tests all good, and several data loss te...
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  • Liz's avatar
    Liz
    4 years ago

    Good morning fox12,

     

    Thank you for the link and trying those sites. OK, I see that the speed tests do show appropriate speeds. Then when you visited those google sites they loaded quickly, as expected since they don't have a lot of bells and whistles on those sites. Which sites do you frequent that seem to load slowly? Please bear in mind that media/graphics-heavy sites can take much longer to load.

     

    -Liz

  • fox12's avatar
    fox12
    4 years ago

    Hi Liz.

    I really appreciate all the time and effort you have given me. I  came to that conclusion yeserday when I went to the Google sites and saw how bare they were. I guess there's not much we can do. The sites I go to are much bigger. Facebook, YouTube, Ebay, and such. I have them all set for NO autoplay on their videos but that doesn't stop the ads or graphics. With all your help and my own reading a lot of material on this side I think we can conclude this chapter, huh.
    Thanks again. I'll be back again next week about my missing tokens. My plan resets in about 4 days, waiting to see if they come back.
    Wishing you a great day.

fox12's avatar
fox12
Junior

Liz. I just tried Google.com and Google finance. Took less than 5 seconds. loaded almost instantly.

Liz's avatar
Liz
Moderator
4 years ago

Good morning fox12,

 

Thank you for the link and trying those sites. OK, I see that the speed tests do show appropriate speeds. Then when you visited those google sites they loaded quickly, as expected since they don't have a lot of bells and whistles on those sites. Which sites do you frequent that seem to load slowly? Please bear in mind that media/graphics-heavy sites can take much longer to load.

 

-Liz

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    4 years ago

    I'll second the suggestion of an ad blocker.  Not only might it help some pages to load more quickly, it can help save some data too.  Plus, let's face it, ads can be downright annoying.  

     

    I use AdBlock Plus.  It works very well and I've never had any problems with it.  If you use the same, make sure to uncheck "Allow Acceptable Ads" in its options or you may still see some.

  • Liz's avatar
    Liz
    Moderator
    4 years ago

    Hi fox12, 

     

    You're welcome. As I've seen some of our regulars suggest, you can also try adblockers to help cut down on those as well. They can help a great deal.

     

    -Liz

  • fox12's avatar
    fox12
    Junior
    4 years ago

    Thanks Liz, I'll try the ad blockers.

  • fox12's avatar
    fox12
    Junior
    4 years ago
    GabeU wrote:

    I'll second the suggestion of an ad blocker.  Not only might it help some pages to load more quickly, it can help save some data too.  Plus, let's face it, ads can be downright annoying.  

     

    I use AdBlock Plus.  It works very well and I've never had any problems with it.  If you use the same, make sure to uncheck "Allow Acceptable Ads" in its options or you may still see some.

    Thanks GabeU. I'll give it a try. You sure got that right "ads can be downright annoying." VERY!
    And thanks for your help in the group.

  • fox12's avatar
    fox12
    Junior
    4 years ago

    Hi Liz.

    I really appreciate all the time and effort you have given me. I  came to that conclusion yeserday when I went to the Google sites and saw how bare they were. I guess there's not much we can do. The sites I go to are much bigger. Facebook, YouTube, Ebay, and such. I have them all set for NO autoplay on their videos but that doesn't stop the ads or graphics. With all your help and my own reading a lot of material on this side I think we can conclude this chapter, huh.
    Thanks again. I'll be back again next week about my missing tokens. My plan resets in about 4 days, waiting to see if they come back.
    Wishing you a great day.