Its almost certainly a crappy connection - running 7 devices off a "2"Mb line is often going to be a problem.
first off run speedtest.net without anything else connected and get an idea of the true bandwidth. Then run the pingtest option on the same site as well to see how long requests are taking - any more than 30 or 40ms will cause problems. Try changing the DNS settings on your connection if you know how to use googles DNS servers 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 Also shut down any torrent programs you or your kids are running and run MALWAREBYTES software from malwarebytes.org on the laptops. >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of Nigel Sykes >Sent: 09 July 2012 15:45 >To: Leeds List >Subject: [LU] NonLU: Help! - Facebook cting up (amongst others) > >I'm hoping to be able to tap into the accumulated hive mind of the >List... > > > >Last week the family decamped to our French house, where we have 2Meg >Broadband (with wifi) courtesy of Orange/France Telecom. Upon arrival, >we noticed that all of our devices were struggling with Facebook. 3 >iPhones, an iPad and 3 laptops all show a rubbish 'list of links' type >of page, not the correctly laid out, multi-frame page you expect. > > > >During the week, my laptop sometimes showed things correctly, but then >it regressed. My wife's laptop and all the iOS devices have been bad >all along. > > > >Acting on information found in a search, we tried changing our Facebook >account settings to NOT require secure browsing (i.e. http:// instead of >https://), and this partially solved it - the two laptops now show >Facebook as expected, though still some pictures don't display. Non of >the iOS devices have changed though - they still display things badly >(if at all). > > > >I have tried using Internet Explorer and Google Chrome on the PCs. Both >have the same results. > > > >If I remotely log onto my office PC back in Dublin, I can use Facebook >without problems, even with the secure browsing option switched on. > > > >Today I also noticed that the bbc.co.uk website was displaying in a >similar 'unformatted' fashion. > > > >Although my "2Meg" broadband isn't particularly quick (and it's NOT >really 2Meg that's for sure), it's quick enough - no other websites or >services seem to be affected (except the BBC one). > > > >So... any ideas? It's driving us mad :( > > > >Cheers, > > > >Nigel > >(the Dublin/France on) > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leedslist mailing list >Info and options: >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
