Why is this site so slow to respond?

[stringthrough]

Very long time user and retired IT dude here. I access your site using the Chrome browser and up-to-date Windows desktop.

For the past number of days your site has slowed down to a crawl, taking 5-10 times longer to respond than other sites I regularly visit (so it ain't my gear or internet connection).

Have you lost one or more of your web servers? Has your internet connection degraded? Have you upgraded your code with a slower version?

What's up, and when should we expect relief?

Thanks!

 

[matti777]

I haven't noticed a problem and if others aren't complaining its likely on your end. That said my security software gives me error popups constantly with this site.

 

[stringthrough]

Are you using a Windows PC? I don't have this problem when accessing it with an iPad.

As I stated, I don't have this problem with any other site, Google, Amazon, etc.

As to why no one else has complained, it might be due to the "I'm sure someone else has already, or will eventually report it" syndrome, so it doesn't get reported. I've experienced that first hand many times.

I haven't noticed a problem and if others aren't complaining its likely on your end. That said my security software gives me error popups constantly with this site.

 

[matti777]

Are you using a Windows PC? I don't have this problem when accessing it with an iPad.

Yes and iPhone

 

[Bob_Ross]

I access your site using the Chrome browser and up-to-date Windows desktop.

For the past number of days your site has slowed down to a crawl, taking 5-10 times longer to respond than other sites I regularly visit (so it ain't my gear or internet connection).

Have you lost one or more of your web servers? Has your internet connection degraded? Have you upgraded your code with a slower version?

What's up, and when should we expect relief?

Thanks!

I don't have this problem when accessing it with an iPad.

As I stated, I don't have this problem with any other site, Google, Amazon, etc.

As to why no one else has complained, it might be due to the "I'm sure someone else has already, or will eventually report it" syndrome, so it doesn't get reported. I've experienced that first hand many times.

I'm here to add my voice to this complaint!

Everything on my end is almost exactly as with OP:
- I'm using Chrome as my browser
- on an almost up-to-date Windows PC (still running Windows 10 Home, version 22H2)
- every other website I navigate to works just fine, fast as always
- but TalkBass is sluggish as all hell, to the point where I often get a Time Out alert when trying to load a page. Also I often get a scrolling left-to-right colored cursor indicator at the top of the screen that runs until either the page finally loads, or until I get the Time Out alert.
- on my iPhone 12S, running the stock Safari browser, TalkBass works just fine, fast as always
- it's been more than a "number of days" for me; quite possibly ~6 weeks now?

One thing I did just notice today: There's a small icon in the upper right of the browser's nav bar (where URLs appear) that says "Install TalkBass.com". Never noticed this before. Is this referring to a dedicated app? I don't want an app on my PC, I want to continue using the Chrome browser.

Any ideas? HELP!
Thanks.

 

[Bob_Ross]

 

[Bob_Ross]

^^^That is what I get every time the site bogs down. Whose "server" isn't responding in time, mine? Or TB's?

 

[FretRiff]

I saw issues a couple of weeks ago but it probably was related to a global Cloudflare outage. Haven't experienced any issues here on Mac or iOS going through my VPN.

 

[Bob_Ross]

UPDATE - I may have solved the issue...or perhaps it's too soon to tell, but this is encouraging:

I went to my browser's Settings menu, and under Privacy & Security I turned on the "block 3rd-party cookies" feature.
And so far TB seems to be working normally again!

Fingers crossed.

 

[Root 5]

I'm here to add my voice to this complaint!

Everything on my end is almost exactly as with OP:
- I'm using Chrome as my browser
- on an almost up-to-date Windows PC (still running Windows 10 Home, version 22H2)
- every other website I navigate to works just fine, fast as always
- but TalkBass is sluggish as all hell, to the point where I often get a Time Out alert when trying to load a page. Also I often get a scrolling left-to-right colored cursor indicator at the top of the screen that runs until either the page finally loads, or until I get the Time Out alert.
- on my iPhone 12S, running the stock Safari browser, TalkBass works just fine, fast as always
- it's been more than a "number of days" for me; quite possibly ~6 weeks now?

One thing I did just notice today: There's a small icon in the upper right of the browser's nav bar (where URLs appear) that says "Install TalkBass.com". Never noticed this before. Is this referring to a dedicated app? I don't want an app on my PC, I want to continue using the Chrome browser.

Any ideas? HELP!
Thanks.

I’m having very similar issues here.

 

[Root 5]

Very long time user and retired IT dude here. I access your site using the Chrome browser and up-to-date Windows desktop.

For the past number of days your site has slowed down to a crawl, taking 5-10 times longer to respond than other sites I regularly visit (so it ain't my gear or internet connection).

Have you lost one or more of your web servers? Has your internet connection degraded? Have you upgraded your code with a slower version?

What's up, and when should we expect relief?

Thanks!

Did you find any solution? Having similar issues.

 

[Solipsistik]

Using Windows 10 with Firefox (latest) in Canada. No issues that I have noticed.

 

[MonetBass]

Windows 11 using Edge -- no issues at all.

 

[stringthrough]

Did you find any solution? Having similar issues.

It hasn't reared its head in a while, especially since I very recently replaced my Windows 10 PC with one running Windows 11.