# Problem getting online! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944 "2010-02-22T21:07:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/1 "2010-02-22T21:07:07Z")
Is it my computer or does anyone else have this problem? Sometimes when I click on the “Featured Discussion” I get “Oops, this connection seems to be broken”. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/2 "2010-02-22T22:07:49Z")
Of course I am talking about “car Talk” ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/3 "2010-02-23T01:53:30Z")
Elly, I have found a few issues viewing CarTalk that I see with no other web sites, including “slow connectivity”. In fact my “broadband connection” via the phone line (from Qwest) for which I use for my home hosted web site (as Qwest provides static IP’s) will only go as far as showing the home page of CarTalk. My broadband connection with ComCast(via cable) usually connects without issue but not always.You are not imagining connectivity issues with this site, rare but they are an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/4 "2010-02-23T01:54:18Z")
The site can only handle so many visitors at once. During “peak periods” users can be denied access until the car talk server unloads… ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/5 "2010-02-23T01:58:44Z")
Let me guess, you are are using internet explorer? ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/6 "2010-02-23T02:06:25Z")
I can go too my favorite IT Forum and it is listed how many people currently are viewing (at times 2000+) with my Qwest connection (the slow one)and not have any issues. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/7 "2010-02-23T02:26:40Z")
Yes, using Internet Explorer What choice do I have? It’s 8:30 now and I have been trying since 6. Just now got in. Thanks everyone for the info, I never thot of that. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/8 "2010-02-23T02:52:52Z")
You have many choices other than Internet Explorer. My favorite browser is Firefox (found at [firefox.com](http://firefox.com)). It is faster and has better features than IE. Google Chrome is another browser that outperforms IE. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/9 "2010-02-23T03:06:31Z")
When I’ve had trouble, I go back to my browser home page instead of through favorites/bookmarks or switch browsers. It usually happens just once in a blue moon. Agree, Firefox the most stable on my comp. followed by Safari. I dumped IE… ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/10 "2010-02-23T04:50:07Z")
How do I aquire Firefox or Google Chrome? ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/11 "2010-02-23T05:02:04Z")
[www.firefox.com](http://www.firefox.com) or [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/12 "2010-02-24T02:23:25Z")
I downloaded FireFox and it seem to work better, thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/13 "2010-02-24T02:31:32Z")
Add adblock plus and you will see other peeps complaining about ads. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865) ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/14 "2010-02-24T15:11:59Z")
You don’t need much of a server farm to handle THOUSANDS of users. Especially since MOST of the people are just viewing. Running a Forum does not take up a lot of system resources. Even with a simple $10,000 server and good connection speed it should be able to handle 10-20 thousand visitors concurrently. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/15 "2010-02-24T15:14:46Z")
I use firefox myself…and I like google Chrome also…but unless the engineers do it right viewing SOME sites can be a nightmare. The sight for our HMO is designed that way. Can’t view certain pages (like scheduling a doctors appointment) with anything but IE. However this sight was done right. Firefox or Chrome work fine. And they’re free. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-getting-online/44944/16 "2010-02-24T16:18:53Z")
Thanks