Sorry, another dimwit question

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 03:40 PM

I'm on a really rubbish internet connection via a mobile phone gadget, because I have no phone line & TOT still haven't come to install the line or the broadband (both ordered in Aug 2008!) Anyway, this allows me to access most websites that I want to (albeit very slowly & cutting out on average 2 or 3 times per session), but it very often won't allow me access to my own website or my email. If I go to an internet cafe, I can access them fine, so I'm pretty sure it's my connection, not the website.

So, 2 questions:

Why can I access many websites, but not my own?

What (if anything) can I do about it? Short of earmarking a day to sit in TOT's office until they get off their arses and come to install the long promised line & broadband?

Cheers.

**dirtydog** · 20-03-2009, 03:51 PM

The server you are hosted with seems extremely slow and your pictures extremely large kb wise.

**Travelmate** · 20-03-2009, 03:55 PM

Try moving to a home with a pre-installed landline.

**rotator** · 20-03-2009, 04:00 PM

Phone TTNT?

**rotator** · 20-03-2009, 04:01 PM

From your mobile

**mediamanbkk** · 20-03-2009, 04:38 PM

What is your website address?

Found it! I just saw a banner on here

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

your pictures extremely large kb wise

Aaah! OK, but then why does TD work for me?

**dirtydog** · 20-03-2009, 05:38 PM

posters on td know how to resize pictures properly and also td is on a good server for most of the world

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 05:51 PM

OK, cheers for that. Interesting to know that we're not viewable to anyone with a really slow connection. Not sure what I'm going to do about it, the idea of deleting all those pics, resizing them and putting them up again is not exactly palatable. At least I can try & make them smaller from now on.

With my email, I know it's connected to the website, but do I actually load the website (albeit unseen) every time I try to access my email account, then?

**dirtydog** · 20-03-2009, 05:54 PM

it will count as a hit, apart from that no idea

This thread may help you here.
this picture cropped and resized from 181kb to 43kb.

**Thetyim** · 20-03-2009, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by November Rain

What (if anything) can I do about it?

It sounds like it is timimg out.

Which email server do you use ?
Some have a basic display option for people on a slow connection

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

This thread may help you here (Online picture editor, resize and tools). this picture cropped and resized from 181kb to 43kb.

Thanks, DD.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Which email server do you use ? Some have a basic display option for people on a slow connection

Ok, here I show how thick I am again. The server would be AIS Mobilelife, (I think !) I'm not good with servers, browsers, IPs, ISPs.

**Thetyim** · 20-03-2009, 06:24 PM

Sorry, that was me using the wrong term.
I meant which email service
Gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc, etc

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 08:54 PM

Outlook Express on an email account off of our website ie it's hosted by our website.

**Thetyim** · 20-03-2009, 09:06 PM

Is your computer connection optimised for a dial up line ?

Was your computer set up before to run with ADSL ?

**Muadib** · 20-03-2009, 09:14 PM

Outlook Epxress is shite on slow connections...

Create a gmail, ymail, hotmail, etc... account with a web-based interface, then change the email address links on your website to the new email addy... That way, you can access your email via any browser and on any connection, albeit slowly...

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 09:15 PM

^^No idea to both. I used dial-up before I moved here and the dial up connection box seems to pop up as a default. So I guess it might be a yes to the first one. No idea to the second (ADSL would be what?)

**November Rain** · 20-03-2009, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Muadib

Outlook Epxress is shite on slow connections... Create a gmail, ymail, hotmail, etc... account with a web-based interface, then change the email address links on your website to the new email addy... That way, you can access your email via any browser and on any connection, albeit slowly...

I can access my email by using webmail, but, again, it doesn't work when I can't connect with my website. Is that what you'd expect or not?

**Muadib** · 20-03-2009, 09:33 PM

Sounds like your hosting company has you on a low bandwidth connection... Especially if you can access other websites / services ok, although slowly...

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