TBN forums super slow loading

locknut · Jun 27, 2012

TBN home page ok.Took about 20 min to make this thread post.Same thing on the computer at work,too.

KENSFM · Jun 28, 2012

Same here, TBN is very slooow loading.
Ken

locknut · Jun 28, 2012

Still very slow.Anything I can do on my end to speed things up? Current speed is 6 meg download.This post sent at 12:57.

Dozernut · Jun 28, 2012

I have the same problem, load time is so slow I have all but quit coming to this site. I have tried IE, Fire Fox, Google Chrome, ran a comprehensive virus program, registry cleaner, defragged, but still this site is slower than molasses in January. This is the only site I have a problem with and it is not my computer. I hope they get it fixed.

Muhammad · Jun 28, 2012

Please provide more information... what is slow? Is the page blank while loading? Do parts of it load? Are you posting messages? Searching? Viewing?

Dozernut · Jun 28, 2012

Everything is slow. When I pull up the site I get the blue tire tracks at the top and have to wait about two minutes for the page to load. Then the sign in popup comes on and another two minute wait after I complete that. When I go to a category I want to read another two minutes for it to load, then wait still more for the thread. All the time the top header is on but nothing else.

chasemech · Jun 28, 2012

Muhammad said:
Please provide more information... what is slow? Is the page blank while loading? Do parts of it load? Are you posting messages? Searching? Viewing?

All that comes up is the Blue Tractorbynet Banner, rest of page very slow in loading, like 2-3 min slow:thumbdown:

von-mil · Jun 28, 2012

I noticed these problems too. But as of right now - 2:30pm CDST - response times seem back to normal.:thumbsup:

Dozernut · Jun 28, 2012

It is still slow as ever. The only reason I waited this out was to see if anyone had a solution. I did manage several games of solitaire while waiting for this to load. Adios Amigos!

locknut · Jun 28, 2012

Yep,still slow.Most page clicks two minutes to load,but feedback forum loaded for 28 min,so hit refresh and it loaded in two minutes.The only thing that loads quick is the quick reply.This post at 11:56.

rogerius · Jun 29, 2012

locknut said:
Yep,still slow.Most page clicks two minutes to load,but feedback forum loaded for 28 min,so hit refresh and it loaded in two minutes.The only thing that loads quick is the quick reply.This post at 11:56.

I'm in business trip in Hong Kong and for all this week and I have been checked the forum regulary from the hotel. The speed here is around 2Mb/sec and the page from the forum is loading in around 4-5sec, almost the same time as in Canada.
If you need 2 min to load a page from this forum means you have a problem with either your internet connection (check your speed here: Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test) or your computer (try to clean it with ccleaner which is free and safe CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download)

Muhammad · Jul 1, 2012

Check your browser's status bar when it's hanging... what does it say? Should be something like "Waiting for tractorbynet.com" ...

Posting a quick reply should be around 1 second on a high speed connection, maybe 2-4 seconds on a mobile or slower connection. I haven't had any loading time issues recently so I'm curious if it's something other than our server/db causing the slow loading for you guys.

locknut · Jul 2, 2012

Muhammad said:
Check your browser's status bar when it's hanging... what does it say? Should be something like "Waiting for tractorbynet.com" ...

Posting a quick reply should be around 1 second on a high speed connection, maybe 2-4 seconds on a mobile or slower connection. I haven't had any loading time issues recently so I'm curious if it's something other than our server/db causing the slow loading for you guys.

Yes,it says waiting for for tractorbynet/forums/forum.php.Same problem at work on that computer.The common factor is both have the same service provider.ETC Communications.

Dozernut · Jul 4, 2012

TBN is still lagging badly! This site is so slow that watching a snail race would be exciting compared to waiting on the pages to load. What seems so strange is that all of the other woodworking and heavy equipment sites I frequent, or simply surfing the net, are quite speedy. ONLY TBN is so freaking slow. I was going to say I popped on here, but that would be oximoron, to see if anyone had a possible cure for this problem. The quick reply is the only thing working normal.

farmeratheart · Jul 4, 2012

I too find the new "improved" forum pages to load slower than the old. However, my biggest complaint is with the "improved" search function. I used to be able to search on my username and find every single post made by me since joining. I could review answers to my questions provided by you experts and I could easily see if there were any new comments to threads that had been out there for several weeks. I have not found the correct keystrokes yet to perform the same function in the new format.

Muhammad · Jul 5, 2012

farmeratheart said:
I too find the new "improved" forum pages to load slower than the old. However, my biggest complaint is with the "improved" search function. I used to be able to search on my username and find every single post made by me since joining. I could review answers to my questions provided by you experts and I could easily see if there were any new comments to threads that had been out there for several weeks. I have not found the correct keystrokes yet to perform the same function in the new format.

Go to your profile and then click on "find recent posts" which will show you all posts.

jimmyj · Jul 6, 2012

I have 3 different computers, different ages and operating systems and use them in 3 different locations. All of the time I have this slow loading problem now. It's so bad I almost can't use TBN. Other sites are not presenting the same problem (facebook, youtube, other google searches).

All I get are the blue tire tracks at the top of the page and a slow "working on it" symbol (in the old days it was an hourglass now it's a little circle that shows an arrow spinning around). It seems specific to TBN's new forum. I use Mozilla firefox on one computer, google chrome on another and mozilla thunderbird on the third. My OS's are Vista, Windows 7 and one old one I think professional. Help!

jimmyj · Jul 6, 2012

Ok this is bizarre. I was just testing and 4 of 5 times it loaded right away. Then 1 time it hung. The task manager just says my browser is "running" when it's hung.

Dozernut · Jul 6, 2012

I had my internet provider step-up the speed of my DSL thinking this would help with the problem, it did not. I tried TBN this morning and it is working normal. I don't know what Muhammad did but it worked, thank you!

chad22 · Jul 6, 2012

I have slow dsl, bout as slow as dial up and TBN has been loading just fine for me.

When watching a 3 minute youtube video it takes me about 30 minutes for the 3 minute youtube video to fully load. A 10 minute one will take about 2 hours. xd.

Chad