PF Slow - Is Performance Slowing Down?

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Users are experiencing slow loading times on PF, with reports of pages taking 20 to 30 seconds or more to load, even for those on high-speed connections. Some members have noted that performance varies, with faster loading times observed when using Firefox. High traffic periods appear to contribute to the slowdown, but recent improvements have been noted by some users. The issue seems to be less frequent lately, though it still affects those on slower connections like dial-up. Overall, there is a consensus that PF's performance has been inconsistent, prompting discussions about potential causes and solutions.
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Is it just me, or is PF getting slooooowwwwwwer every day? Seems like more and more, it takes 20 or 30 seconds or more to load a page.
 
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I'm loading a page in five seconds or less on DSL. Some load in about a second...
 
DaveC426913 said:
Is it just me, or is PF getting slooooowwwwwwer every day?
When I first saw this I thought you were talking about the members!

And Momma says I'm not slow, I'm just special.:smile:
 
I have a bit of trouble on occasion but usually everything loads in a second or two.
 
I have noticed the pages load much MUCH faster when I am browsing with Firefox, so I use this when I'm on my little dinky dial up connection at home.
 
I have this problem sometimes! The funny thing is that when PF is slow, the other website that I visit frequently is fast and vice versa! :bugeye:
 
Every once in a while, PF seems to slow to a crawl or not load at all, but it's been happening much less frequently to me lately. It might be just high traffic times that things get slow.
 
Specifically PF slow for me (on dial-up) the past week - that's why I sought out this thread.
 
Yes, this past week, it has had times when it got painfully slow, and I have a high speed connection. I can't even imagine what it's like on dial-up when it's acting like that. Greg said he was going to look into it, because it was even slow for him. It seems to be better today, at least for me.
 

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