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MSE pages loading slowly [Merged]

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o Matter what time of day or evening I log on, and no matter from which computer (home or work, both fast connections speeds) this site is IMMENSELY slow!! ... Anything that can be done about it? I fully support this site and appreciate the advice etc on here, but a few times I've completely given up as the pages take forever to load!!

Anyone know what the problem is please?

Ta
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  • nickmack
    nickmack Posts: 4,435 Forumite
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    You must be unlucky and hit the site at busy times.

    As with any site, it can slow down due to heavy traffic, the past couple days, I have received messages that the site is under load, so I'm sure the webmasters are aware.
  • Has anyone else noticed that it takes ages to load pages on MSE and that every now and then you get a page asking you to come back soon?(Well it says something like that). Has Martin's site become so popular that it needs better servers or have I got something wrong with my new laptop that is making it slow?
  • It's happening to me a lot - it's quite offputting actually. I expect the techie people are working at increasing server capacity or somethng.
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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,243 Forumite
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    I have had the same problem, I also have a new computer with 2GB Ram. I think its the site.
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  • Zahc
    Zahc Posts: 986 Forumite
    It's news letter day so traffic is heavy.

    Zahc
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Take a look HERE
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  • Thanks everyone - at least I know my computer is OK.
  • MadCowMan
    MadCowMan Posts: 343 Forumite
    I think Martin has mentioned that they are aiming to do a server upgrae sometime soon which will help with the performance issues.


    ( I have a hunch he's just invested in some red bull for the hidden server hamsters so they run faster ! )

    found the link in another post.
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=312586
  • dc
    dc Posts: 2,547 Forumite
    Been slow for about a week for moi, I think webby is working on something new.................................................................................................................Or it could be a Christmas Rush :beer:

    :xmassign:
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  • Zeitgeist
    Zeitgeist Posts: 309 Forumite
    Are you using Tiscali as your ISP? This site was slow for me until I put in my DNS settings that Tiscali gave me:

    Primary DNS = 212.74.112.66
    Secondary DNS = 212.74.112.67
    "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
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