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Is it just my PC or is Mumsnet slower lately?

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PussinJimmyChoos · 17/05/2008 21:28

Pages are taking ages to load/refresh....

I may end up internet shopping while I'm waiting and will have to ask Mnet to fit the bill for any Jimmy Choos I may order.....

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southeastastra · 18/05/2008 21:06

did tech leave?

southeastastra · 18/05/2008 21:06

it must be the ads as it's still fast on firefox.

littlelapin · 18/05/2008 21:06

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Bluestocking · 18/05/2008 21:05

Thanks all, have installed adblocker! MN had become incredibly slow.

robinpud · 18/05/2008 21:04

Im findin g it equally slow on firefox or internet explorer so am off to watch Tv instead. I keep getting blank pages.

southeastastra · 18/05/2008 20:58

gentleotter gave me the link

zippitippitoes · 18/05/2008 19:34

ive given in and added the blocker too

i have used firefox foir years but never had the blocker

but after all the discussions with mnhq over ads i have decided its the only way

evenhope · 18/05/2008 19:32

Yabba I use a mac too. I followed the link and it worked a treat.

CrackerOfNuts · 18/05/2008 19:31

Wow, thanks for that SEA, have just installed it, and MN is now a milion times quicker.

Yabbadabbadooo · 18/05/2008 19:22

I've tried to instal it but with no luck. Is it because I'm using a Mac?

tortoiseSHELL · 18/05/2008 19:11

It's driving me nuts! Will try finding an ad blocker, because I can barely use the site atm.

foxinsocks · 18/05/2008 18:44

oh how fabulous. I've installed adblock and the noscript thing and it's really quick now. Thanks for the links.

MrsMuddle · 18/05/2008 18:32

How do you get rid of them without installing Firefox? It's a work laptop, so don't want to install anything. I'm about to give up with MN - I'm refreshing each page about three times before I see anything. So slow...

southeastastra · 18/05/2008 17:42

i installed this on firefox to block ads.

really though i don't know what's happening, it's been bad for me for months (on ie)

barnstaple · 18/05/2008 17:37

I've done both the addons mentioned in yetihead's linked thread and it's much much quicker - this with a connection speed down to 11Mbps!

Thanks everyone.[emoticon for happy]

SaintGeorge · 18/05/2008 17:33

I'm on Mozilla and (touch wood) so far no problems.

evenhope · 18/05/2008 17:32

So pleased to (finally) read this thread. Have had to refresh 3 times and nothing would open. Have now followed the instructions to block the ads and it is working again (phew!)

bratnav · 18/05/2008 16:59

Oh bliss, the ads are all gone, soooo much quicker

smugmumofboys · 18/05/2008 16:57

lol I just spotted this thread and it's taken the best part of five minutes to open it so a resounding 'yes'!

I'm on Mozilla Firefox on a Mac and I'm sure it's the ads. I've tried an adblocker but, tbh, it only seemed to get worse. Will try the doubleclick thing now. Thanx.

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Blandmum · 18/05/2008 16:49

so slow it is almost impossible to use

BreeVanderCampLGJ · 18/05/2008 16:46

How do I block double click ??

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 18/05/2008 16:23

My speed massively improved (I mean absolutely hugely) when I adblocked doubleclick, wunderloop and google-analytics. Doubleclick was the main problem, it was awful. I didn't like doing because the revenue must be important for running MN but it was bad enough that I did almost give up MN.

janeite · 18/05/2008 16:19

It's awful today - never known it so bad.