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ISP or BUS?

Post by friarygirl » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:37 am

How do i know, when accessing stuff on bus feels like wading through sticky toffee, if it's down to bus being slow, or my isp being totally crap? I really need an answer, because Gibtelecom is doing a phone survey right now, and I told them how C*R*A*P their broadband service is. (Which it is, genuinely, I know people with faster dialup.).

I only really use BUS online though. So how do I know if it's BUS that's slow, or Gibraltar's exuse for broadband?

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Post by Nightfall » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:27 am

you could try other phpBB-boards for a comparison, and BUS proves to be one of the slowest at times from where I access it (Germany), so I wouldn't blame your Gibraltar telecom necessarily.

Actually it really seems to depend on the moment I access it. Either it really works quickly or it takes ages ... when I notice nothing happens for 3 seconds I often start reading a news article online and usually when I finished it I can continue bussing - good way to bridge time 8)
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Post by Spidey » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:31 pm

agreed

another forum i'm on uses the exact same software and bam! fast loading. bus however is slow
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Post by swirlish » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:18 am

Try accessing some other site to see if it's bus or your isp. I usually try www.google.com because that's nearly always fast and working.

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