Very slow to load

fine on mine...

Test your computer against other websites at the same time of the day.
I have found Exploroz to be very slow at times, whilst other websites are performing well at the same time.

Don't know all the tricks, however we changed our browser to Google Chrome the other week, and ALL sites load faster. EO was slow, not now.

Sometimes a reboot of your whole system including your modem will help, I use Firefox for browser and find it much faster than IE, and as brianc said, Chrome is also fast, and both of these load images and topics very quickly

I have agree with you Norm, as all other sites are fast but EO takes for ever at times and can be frustrating .

Wal

ExploreOz is no slower for me than other sites, but ALL sites are slow becos of my terrible wireless internet reception a mere 14km from the centre of Perth (apparently I'm in a little, localised black spot).
However, recently ExOz has been "freezing" from time to time and needs to be "reopened" before I can continue viewing/reeading.
I may try Chrome to see if it's any better.
Cheers, Tony

I find EO slower than many (if not most) other sites. Fortunately it's worth the wait...

EO is terribly slow for me, due no doubt to every corner being jammed with advertisements. Worse than any other site I visit and it does dramatically reduce how often I come here and how often I contribute.
What was once a great site being wrecked by commercialism, in my view.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome.

It is slower as Peter said because of all the crap running in the background but as that pays for it all then I guess we'll have to put up with it.
On a side note if it is very slow it may be time for a new Puter, my faithful old PC case that had been going for about 10 years with several upgrades, replacement motherboards etc etc fell over and my friendly computer mate talked me into building a new one, not over the top but pretty much up to date and the difference is amazing, most things load with virtually no delay and it makes surfing a much more pleasant experience.

Doesn't matter what age your computer is. The comparison of speed is relative.

For me ExplorOz is very frustrating due to the slowness.

Other sites wizz through the pages on our near new computer, not here though.

Paul

Flash animated sites are painful but they do look pretty and yes there is a lot of stuff running in the background.

75% of the time I din't have a problem with EO load times.... the other 25% it gets to a point where I just go to a different site for awhile.

This is the only site I have problems with and it doesn't matter what computer I use on what modem.

Compared with other sites ... very slow, but worth waiting for.

Thanks all for your replies
At least i know it's not just me
Norm

Guys, these sorts of posts are most upsetting to read as they are so full of heresay instead of fact it doesn't help us determine if there is a genuine issue. Please forward any emails reporting errors or problems to the inbox for direction attention.

Some facts:
1. ads on this site are not part of the page load - they are externally served so have nothing to do with page load times.
2. EO would undoubtedly take longer than other simple sites to load - there is some very complex features - auto keyword lookups, member/user profile management, mapping engine etc. Live dynamic site etc. But still shouldn't be long enough to warrant comment.
3. We always advise you keep your browser upgraded to the latest version to cope with the complexity of the site features. Some browsers are better than others and whilst IE is still used by the majority it tends to be the one performs the worst. Try Firefox instead.
4. We work live on the site across 3 different browser platforms and 5 desktop machines plus a tablet, an iphone, an android, and a laptop which means we are constantly getting feedback about live site performance. Invariably, when people reports issues that we're not seeing, it turns out to be on their end.
5. If all else fails, please email the inbox.

Michelle

As some on here have indicated - sometimes it is extremely slow.
But most of the time it is OK for me.

I don't know wether it's related to the number of users trying to access at the one time (evening??) but I do know that after 3.30 PM EVERYTHING slows down.
I'm convinced that it's related to all the kids getting home from school and jumping on the net.

Peter (Optus Cable and a new(ish) puter.)

I'm going out on a limb here, but I find it to be the same as any other site if not faster.

Maybe because i'm still on dialup?

Runs very well here, quick to load as comparable to most other sites I use.
If I experience problems its because of a known issue such as an EO server issue or David is doing something in the background etc.

I still think so many of the issue's people complain about are local, related to the ISP or broadband type being used, modem or software issues on their machine etc.

The site is complex, must be way more than 80,000 pages David mentioned it was a year or two ago by now and it does some brilliant stuff, Places, Treks, Blogs etc with their interactive abilities.

The advert issue caused problems awhile back for some who were not running the latest Flash version, moral of the story is make sure all your software is up to date.

Also David is totally pro active in responding to issues, in my view nothing is ignored as testament to his replies to posts about faults, suggestions etc made by people on the Forum plus as Michelle has said they use and monitor the site for issues constantly so would without doubt fix any issue as soon as its apparent to them.
To much time, effort and money invested not to be pro active in managing their site. After all its how they actually feed the kids.

Did anyone have a problem with this site from 1512 to 1530 today, 16 Jun. Nothing would load or re-load. All other sites were OK.

It's also my experience of the last week or so that ExplorOz is much slower than the other sites I regularly visit. It seem to take a big breath after any page visit or action I do on it.

Not complaining, just providing feedback.

Cheers,
PeteS