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Sunlei

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11. I'm ignorant about the way online ads work.

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 15, 2015, 10:55 AM

Sep 2015

what I was trying to say is it seems like those with a star & logged in ('star members'do not even see ads if logged in) our devices/PC are 'hooked' by something at the point of entry to DU.

It could very well be the google server, the way they mesh with the DU servers.

I've always avoided any "stay logged on" to google, their google plus, youtube or any of their services because then it's really noticeable to me the slowdown. on all my PCs, even tablets or my cell phone.

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Is it me---or is DU running awfully slow the last couple of days? [View all] trumad Sep 2015 OP

Been stuttering on and off for weeks now hobbit709 Sep 2015 #1

It's Hillary's website mining your machine for data snooper2 Sep 2015 #2

It comes and goes. I have a 25 mps line and sometimes I can hardly get RKP5637 Sep 2015 #3

Going a bit slow again. trumad Sep 2015 #4

Hope a server upgrade is in the works. progressoid Sep 2015 #5

It's an incredible sw app they developed, just thinking about all of the RKP5637 Sep 2015 #7

I get what you are describing plus when I try to post jwirr Sep 2015 #27

It's all the ads scripting & grabbing with their cookies. Sunlei Sep 2015 #6

Ads are not typically hosted on the same server Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #8

I'm ignorant about the way online ads work. Sunlei Sep 2015 #11

Nevertheless, whatever servers are hosting the ads are very often taking ages to load, Denzil_DC Sep 2015 #15

Your last paragraph: Most of the time it will not even jwirr Sep 2015 #28

Yeah, it hangs the page Denzil_DC Sep 2015 #29

I finally got so fed up I installed Ghostery for Firefox, as I was barely visiting DU any more. Denzil_DC Sep 2015 #39

It has been off & on for a while but has been worse this AM Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #9

if you're logged on to google plus, youtube or any google service try logging off those. Sunlei Sep 2015 #12

That is not it Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #32

Yes, very much so. Sometimes I have to just go away or click twice to get Nay Sep 2015 #10

Today it's awful Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 #13

It's not just you. HuckleB Sep 2015 #14

Same Here As The Others ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #16

Over in Ask the Administrators, that question has been asked MineralMan Sep 2015 #17

Thanks Dad trumad Sep 2015 #18

I'm not your father, trumad. MineralMan Sep 2015 #19

You have no self awareness of your condescending know it all attitude to other DU'ers. trumad Sep 2015 #20

I'm afraid you have no idea what my awareness of anything might be. MineralMan Sep 2015 #21

Dude---Dad! trumad Sep 2015 #24

Dude---I was banned at that other site in 2006. MineralMan Sep 2015 #25

Let's not rewrite history... trumad Sep 2015 #34

I have seven years of history right here. MineralMan Sep 2015 #35

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #36

I'll be posting as I choose, as always, trumad. MineralMan Sep 2015 #37

Of course--- trumad Sep 2015 #38

Sure he does trumad tkmorris Sep 2015 #26

LOL trumad Sep 2015 #33

Yes, I am having the same issue. Autumn Sep 2015 #22

read this, please steve2470 Sep 2015 #23

It's you. Run faster. randome Sep 2015 #30

Maybe try one of these Go Vols Sep 2015 #31