Slow Internet Today
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43196)
United States
October 13, 2023 3:22pm CST
I have been on the laptop for a few hours today. Most of the time, the site I want to use is unresponsive. There is a slow wait to get the one you want and hope it stays on the site until you are done.
Another thing is that any notices stay up and won't be xed out. It is annoying trying to work around a notice that you can't close.
Is your computer sometimes slow? Is it slow today? What do you do if it happens? Why do you think the internet is slow some days?
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14 responses
@snowy22315 (180676)
• United States
14 Oct 23
Mine disconnects all the time, and I have to wait 5 minutes for the connection to come back. It is fun...not
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@kaylachan (69670)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 23
I try to be patient. It's not always easy. Despite the innovation of technology, we can't keep up. During peak hours servers can get clogged with traffic going back and forth. This is out of your control. But, you can always restart, because sometimes it's not the internet itself being slow, but your computer. If it's only one site, then again to much traffic.
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@kaylachan (69670)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 23
@akalinus Windows 11, isn't really that bad. What makes it awful is it's redesigned, again, so there's a learning curve to it. People hate change for the sake of change.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
14 Oct 23
@kaylachan I tried to download it once. Nothing happened. Now I find out that it is too late to load it and it is not free anymore. I messed myself up once again.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
13 Oct 23
I bought my laptop with the first COVID stimulus payment. It was the only one for sale in the store. It is getting old and I still have Windows 10. They tried to get me to update to Win 11 but I heard it is awful. So I have an old computer with an old system.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
18 Oct 23
I'm sorry you were having problems with your internet. I hope everything is working well for you now.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
18 Oct 23
@akalinus Here, too. When I was on myLot last night, I kept having trouble opening new discussions. It was annoying. Everything else online opened easily...
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@DaddyEvil Sometimes, myLot does not let me like something or comment. Then it suddenly kicks in. Other times I just get big dots dancing and not letting me do anything. I get so mad sometimes.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
14 Oct 23
I get periods where it hangs up or is so slow that I shut off the computer and turn it back on. Sometimes that does the trick. Dell Computers are known for freezing up I guess. It's a real pain. Hope you have a good weekend.
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I hate slow days. I just try to keep my streaks going and then go read a book or go outside.@akalinus (43196)
• United States
18 Oct 23
@LindaOHio I always say I'm going to hurl it off a cliff and laugh every time it hits a rock or tree. I never have done it but it is fun to think about.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
15 Oct 23
@akalinus Oh no! I hope it's not a virus. There are times when I could put the computer on the street and let someone run over it! lololol Have a good Sunday.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Oct 23
Yes mine is acting up too but I am not entirely sure if it is just mine or some of these sites.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
14 Oct 23
A lot of places have bad internet. When I first moved to Florida, it was terrible. The electric and internet lines were together and workers digging often disconnected both. If I left for a few days, it was always out when I returned.
I learned so much by being here that I tried to fly over all the problems and absorb all I could of the things available. I got hooked on YouTube, Live Science, and all kinds of sites.
@Deepizzaguy (102799)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Oct 23
Since I use a desktop computer the slow movements are rare.
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
13 Oct 23
Sometimes; it gets real slow for me too. Every now and then; my internet would even go out for a little while.
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@freelancermariagrace (27970)
• Philippines
14 Oct 23
It is kind of slow for me today. The internet connection’s been intermittent for the past few days
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