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Atman

(31,464 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2015, 01:33 PM Apr 2015

Might be Meta, but needs to be said... [View all]

DU has become painfully slow to load.

I will not pay another $45 for this crap service. I click my DU bookmark, then I can go make a pot of coffee. And I PAY for this?

I love you Skinner and Elad and Dave and whatever. I will not follow you spiraling down the drain. I'd rather look at ads than pay to look at the spinning beach ball.

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Might be Meta, but needs to be said... [View all] Atman Apr 2015 OP

Mine's loading fine. Are you sure you don't have a problem with your provider? corkhead Apr 2015 #1

I have that sometimes, not all the time. As far as ads vs slowness, hell, bring on the ads NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #2

It's your computer I think treestar Apr 2015 #3

Mine is fine. herding cats Apr 2015 #4

Mine is cool. bravenak Apr 2015 #5

I got no problems at all. cwydro Apr 2015 #6

I was having problems a few weeks ago (Skinner announced the problem) but lately it's been great. progressoid Apr 2015 #7

Loads fine for me. MineralMan Apr 2015 #8

problem is someplace else? kentuck Apr 2015 #9

It's been slow... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #10

I am not having any troubles Gothmog Apr 2015 #11

DU loads slower usually than any other website I go to. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #12

DU is actually pretty low bandwidth, you can access it reasonably on dial up even.. Fumesucker Apr 2015 #30

Not Meta, but maybe ATA? Recursion Apr 2015 #13

Definitely ATA Cha Apr 2015 #27

Mine's loading fine and fast. octoberlib Apr 2015 #14

All good here. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #15

Could it be on your end? cbayer Apr 2015 #16

Everything esle loads just fine. Atman Apr 2015 #17

Hmm�.. have you tried logging out and back in? Selecting a different format (under my account)? cbayer Apr 2015 #19

Translation: My computer is infected with spyware and it all DU's fault! FSogol Apr 2015 #18

Yes, of course. Spyware that only affects DU. Atman Apr 2015 #26

You should ask this in ATA Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #20

I have intermittent loading issues too, no matter where I access DU arcane1 Apr 2015 #21

i'm no geek, but i think its your problem, not DU. pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #22

so it isn't just me hfojvt Apr 2015 #23

I've noticed that too, but I don't wait so long - typically if a link doesn't open in petronius Apr 2015 #38

Yep Go Vols Apr 2015 #40

Well, I'm having the same problem with Opera 12.x at home kentauros May 2015 #56

You have a computer--service provider issue. DU isn't the problem. nt MADem Apr 2015 #24

So, once again... Atman Apr 2015 #28

There are minimum graphics on DU, it's really quite low bandwidth Fumesucker Apr 2015 #32

And being a paid member, I don't get ads Atman Apr 2015 #34

I do get ads and DU is fastest site I access most of the time Fumesucker Apr 2015 #36

If the vast majority of DUers are able to access the site, and you are not, then it is a problem MADem Apr 2015 #37

I have ads turned off at the browser level, and use two different ad blocking programs. Atman Apr 2015 #43

Most people on this thread are saying "it's you." The vast majority, in fact. MADem Apr 2015 #45

Actually, there are a "zillion" people griping. Atman Apr 2015 #47

Not on this thread--most people are saying they have no issue, or they're referencing MADem Apr 2015 #49

These days, DU is the ONLY site that loads efficiently for me, every time. (nt) enough Apr 2015 #25

I am 10,000 miles from the server and it runs fine for me. CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #29

This is why you should have supported the Comcast/Time Warner/ att/ mega merger Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 #31

Speed Kills. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #35

I don't think it's meta so much as maybe an "Ask The Administrators". Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #33

Mine seems to get stuck. City Lights Apr 2015 #39

That's exactly what I get. Regardless of computer, connection, and location. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #42

Sometimes it's slow as hell. Sometimes it's just fine. NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #41

I will alert the media! nt Logical Apr 2015 #44

DU loads fast for me... trumad Apr 2015 #46

I have had more than a few instances of hifiguy Apr 2015 #48

Oh, heavens! Atman May 2015 #50

DU loads slow for me. -none May 2015 #51

have you done a traceroute for DU ? steve2470 May 2015 #52

I don't pay. NCTraveler May 2015 #53

Directing everything here through the DLC servers takes time. NCTraveler May 2015 #54

No problems here (iPad & desktop with Adblock/NoScript). demmiblue May 2015 #55