OT: Google Maps very slow?

For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
or ISP (BT Broadband)?

Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>
> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>
> --
> Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the sticks,
long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).

George

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
>> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
>> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
>> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>>
>> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>>
>> --
>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>
>Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the sticks,
>long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>
>George
>
Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of
date

"Walter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
>>> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
>>> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
>>> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>>>
>>> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>>
>>Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the
>>sticks,
>>long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>>
>>George
>>
> Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of
> date

So's mine.
There's a Ford Sierra shown in my driveway that I scrapped about 4 years
ago!
And, no people - anywhere. Has anyone noticed that?
Where have we all gone?
Conspiracy theory starts here...

George

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:49:56 +0100, George Weston wrote:

> "Walter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
>>>> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
>>>> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
>>>> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>>>
>>>Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the
>>>sticks,
>>>long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>>>
>>>George
>>>
>> Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of
>> date
>
> So's mine.
> There's a Ford Sierra shown in my driveway that I scrapped about 4 years
> ago!
> And, no people - anywhere. Has anyone noticed that?
> Where have we all gone?
> Conspiracy theory starts here...
>
> George

The people are there, but they've noticed Google and are wearing their foil
hats.
--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

George Weston wrote:
> "Walter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> "Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
[snip]
>>> Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the
>>> sticks,
>>> long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>>>
>> Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of
>> date
>
> So's mine.
> There's a Ford Sierra shown in my driveway that I scrapped about 4 years
> ago!

Yeah, the pictures are definitely in need of a refresh...

> And, no people - anywhere. Has anyone noticed that?
> Where have we all gone?

Try eg Trafalgar Square .

Alex

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:56:20 +0100, Walter passed an empty day by writing:

> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
>>> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
>>> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
>>> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>>>
>>> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>>
>>Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the
>>sticks, long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>>
>>George
>>
> Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of date

I personally found using www.flashearth.com with the microsoft maps gave
better results in my part of the world.


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Klunk <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:56:20 +0100, Walter passed an empty day by writing:
>
>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:40:54 +0100, "George Weston"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> For the last hour or so I've found Google Maps almost unusably slow.
>>>> Zoom in or out, or pan, and the map takes ages to refresh. Anyone able
>>>> to check it please, so that I can see if it's unique to my PC, router
>>>> or ISP (BT Broadband)?
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, I'm also getting trouble accessing some regular sites...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
>>>
>>>Loads faster than greased weasel-sh*t here (South Wales, out in the
>>>sticks, long line, currently working at 1.2 Meg).
>>>
>>>George
>>>
>> Ok here in Derby except the map for my home is about 4 years out of date
>
>I personally found using www.flashearth.com with the microsoft maps gave
>better results in my part of the world.

Thanks all. Must have been a glitch either at my end or the Google
servers, because normal performance resumed a an hour or so after my
OP.

Haven't tried www.flashearth.com so look forward to trying it. How
does it compare to MS Virtual Earth / LocalLive?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK