Freddie Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I am very upset because for the past couple of months the forum app no longer works on my phone when in a 3G area. This means no more forum when I'm supposed to be working. I am still using a iPhone 4s. It works at home in my wifi network, but once outside of that the app no longer opens for me. Any advice from someone who is more educated in this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 This has been linked to the Google dynamic ads rollout. This would be a good thing to get a wider response for since as I saw it brought to Marc he was waiting to make sure this was not just the equipment of one or two of us. I can make WTO load but somewhere on the order of 9 times more slowly with frequent network timeouts. I also am on a 4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I don't use an app just the mobile site and I have had the same experience. On my iPhone 5 on Verizon, WTO is painfully slow on 3G or LTE. Takes an eternity and frequently errors...it has made my train rides commuting excruciating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I tested the forum on my iPhone6 AT&T LTE and the forum is normal. Fortunately, my mom happens to have an iPhone 4S on Verizon 3G and using her device I am able to replicate the loading issues you guys are seeing. But much to the chagrin of our resident ad-haters, I temporarily disabled ALL ads on the forum and the problem persists. I know dynamic ads do cause issues for some folks on slow connections but I'm not prepared to blame these issues on ads. So there is no link that I'm aware of. So let's get some details so I have something to send to the forum software people. Everyone who is experiencing this issue can you please let me know what device you're using and what mobile service you have? So far it looks like this is narrowed down to Verizon and iPhone 5 and earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for this Marc. I was very patiently assuming that this may have been local for me and only really saw this potentially linked to the ads in the other recent thread. I want to apologize if I seemed an ad hater. If I have to get a new phone....I will need help explaining this to my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 iPhone 5 iOS 6.1 + Jailbreak Verizon 3G/LTE Safari + Adblocker (browsing mobile site, no dedicated app) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Can you guys do me a favor? Test http://thewoodwhisperer.com and http://thewoodwhispererguild.com. Confirm for me that these sites ALSO load slowly. On my mom's phone that is definitely the case. If you guys see the same thing, that helps me eliminate the forum software as an issue. I'm thinking this is a problem at a deeper server-wide level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Crawford Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 iPhone 4 IOS 7.1 AT&T no problems with this forum OOPS - just realized was using my WiFi guess this does not help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I don't frequent those sites away from home so that one did not occur to me. Yes, all three sites load slowly. iOS 8.1.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I don't frequent those sites away from home so that one did not occur to me. Yes, all three sites load slowly. iOS 8.1.2 Same for me on my above-posted setup. The main TWW site is acting just like the forum...click and wait and wait. Re-enable wifi and no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks guys. That's what I was afraid of. I'll be digging into this in hopes of a solution. Still curious to see if this issue is isolated to Verizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks guys. That's what I was afraid of. I'll be digging into this in hopes of a solution. Still curious to see if this issue is isolated to Verizon. AT&T, 2014 Moto X Speedy as all get-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Same for me, im on verizon and nada for all three sites on 3G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Well, I'll try giving Verizon a call. Since you guys are actual customers, it might not hurt to give the a call as well and explain what's going on. I'm not actually a Verizon customer so I'm not sure how far I'll get when I reach out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I bet Marc sometimes misses the days he was just a woodworker. =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I can't lie, there are days I wish the only "technical support" I need to do is sharpening a chisel. But I really can't (and shouldn't) complain. I am extremely lucky to do what I do for a living. So I take it all in stride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Can the folks who have issues with Verizon wireless please test the forum and let me know if it's acting normally now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 This is a test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 This is a response to your test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Can the folks who have issues with Verizon wireless please test the forum and let me know if it's acting normally now? I'm on Verizon LTE and it looks like the DNS record has not updated on their network yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 WTO With SPEED!!! WW with less speed (more graphic content, to be expected) WWGuild same old same old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Can you hear me now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 WTO With SPEED!!! WW with less speed (more graphic content, to be expected) WWGuild same old same old. Actually the TWW site has much less in the way of graphical content now. But we're still tuning the server and CDN to deliver the fastest speeds possible. As it stands now, the site should be much faster than it has been in previous weeks, for most connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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