Slowww sites

[FantasticDan]

My main computer is an older laptop, still rockin' Vista . But it's got zero bloat on it and been a rock solid machine for all years I've had it..

But now every site I go to (news, weather, entertainment, etc) feels the need to have videos automatically start playing as my browser (Firefox) tries to open the site. These aren't ad or malware issues, this is actual content on the sites..

Sites that should load in just a second or two now often take forever, bogging down my browser controls. Sometimes I just have to close it up and forget it.

Internet speed is not the problem. Sure, my processor isn't the fastest, but I'm not trying to play the latest video games here..

Anyone else seeing these issues, especially over the past year?

[boxcar]

Originally Posted by FantasticDan

My main computer is an older laptop, still rockin' Vista . But it's got zero bloat on it and been a rock solid machine for all years I've had it..

But now every site I go to (news, weather, entertainment, etc) feels the need to have videos automatically start playing as my browser (Firefox) tries to open the site. These aren't ad or malware issues, this is actual content on the sites..

Sites that should load in just a second or two now often take forever, bogging down my browser controls. Sometimes I just have to close it up and forget it.

Internet speed is not the problem. Sure, my processor isn't the fastest, but I'm not trying to play the latest video games here..

Anyone else seeing these issues, especially over the past year?

Yes, I certainly have. I think many sites have figured out workarounds for NoScript that heretofore would block out ads, etc. You might try the AdBlock add-on for FF in addition to NoScript.

[FantasticDan]

Originally Posted by boxcar

Yes, I certainly have. I think many sites have figured out workarounds for NoScript that heretofore would block out ads, etc. You might try the AdBlock add-on for FF in addition to NoScript.

Oh yeah, I've used AdBlock Plus for FF for years, it's a must.

[boxcar]

Originally Posted by FantasticDan

Oh yeah, I've used AdBlock Plus for FF for years, it's a must.

But apparently, it's not doing its job if your connect times are so slow. My wife uses it and NoScript, but I don't. I just use NoScript.

[FantasticDan]

It's job is to block ads, which it does really well. The problem is that sites are loading their pages with heavy video content..

[Delta Cone]

I've had more and more problems of late using Firefox. I was about to scrap my PC (it is quite old) but decided to switch to Chrome to see if anything improved. Things are much better now, pages load faster, etc.

I suggest you give Chrome a try.

[RunForTheRoses]

I use Firefox as my main browser and have had similar experiences the past few months. It will get glacially slow and will often need to be rebooted. I'm up to date with the latest version of FF, don't know what it is, and I have winbloze 10 and a fast processor and decent ram.

May switch to another browser, I have IE and Edge as well but all bookmarks are with FG

[chadk66]

it's been horrible for the past few months. the sites are so heavy with advertising it's slowed them to a crawl.

[FantasticDan]

Originally Posted by Delta Cone

I've had more and more problems of late using Firefox. I was about to scrap my PC (it is quite old) but decided to switch to Chrome to see if anything improved. Things are much better now, pages load faster, etc.
I suggest you give Chrome a try.

Chrome stopped supporting Vista about a year ago. But I do have it, tried it a few weeks ago with no real difference. Firefox will stop supporting Vista in 2017.

[FantasticDan]

Btw just realized I should've put this in the Computer forum, so feel free to move..

[Tom]

Everything seems to be slow theses days.

Nothing bugs more more than stupid sites that automatically start videos.
IMHO, that is the worst insult you can give someone.

Any site like that is off my list of ever visiting again.

The internet has taken over from TV as being that vast, worthless wasteland.

[Robert Fischer]

i've got an old clunker as well.


reluctantly downloaded Chrome (mainly for NYRA HD replays)

still use Firefox for most of my favorite sites, but Chrome is faster for the intensive sites. Better use of resources.

I have adblock on firefox, but not on chrome

[Inner Dirt]

There is a free video blocker I had that used to work great it would just load them as a still picture or a blank rectangle. You could still run them if you wanted by clicking on them. I lost it when I had a computer crash and it wasn't backed up. I don't remember it's name and someone on a Redskin fan forum told me about it in a thread, maybe I can find it. I have issues with videos because of the signal latency of satellite internet and capped monthly data usage.

[DeltaLover]

Originally Posted by FantasticDan

My main computer is an older laptop, still rockin' Vista

Vista? Hmm, you are probably the definition of a laggard


In less than two weeks we are entering 2017!

[Tom]

2017, with my XP machine.

If it ain't broke, why replace it?
I have a new W10 machine I am procrastinating setting up, but when I do, it will ONLY be for using the internet.

All my real work will be done on one of 3 XP machines.