Have others here found their site to be working SO much more slowly
since the changes?

When selecting a race now, it can take upwards of five seconds for the
race to come up.

Not impressed TBH.

The Weary Wizard wrote:
> Have others here found their site to be working SO much more slowly
> since the changes?
> 
> When selecting a race now, it can take upwards of five seconds for the
> race to come up.
> 
> Not impressed TBH.

I love it, well at least the option to keep a bet in-running at a price 
I want or the option to take SP. What browser are you using ? I can 
recommend SeaMonkey - doesn't seem to give me any problems in terms of 
speed.

On Dec 20, 12:32 pm, The Weary Wizard 
wrote:
> Have others here found their site to be working SO much more slowly
> since the changes?
>
> When selecting a race now, it can take upwards of five seconds for the
> race to come up.
>
> Not impressed TBH.

I find the speed issue an annoyance too.  Presumably it'll improve in
the fullness of time.

On Dec 20, 12:38 pm, Dave McAuley 
wrote:
>
>
> I love it, well at least the option to keep a bet in-running at a price
> I want or the option to take SP.

Why would anyone want to take SP?

>What browser are you using ?

Firefox.

>I can recommend SeaMonkey - doesn't seem to give me any problems in terms of
> speed.

LOL.  What's that when it's at home?  It sounds like one of your tips.
<g>

Borsumato wrote:
> On Dec 20, 12:32 pm, The Weary Wizard 
> wrote:
>> Have others here found their site to be working SO much more slowly
>> since the changes?
>>
>> When selecting a race now, it can take upwards of five seconds for the
>> race to come up.
>>
>> Not impressed TBH.
> 
> I find the speed issue an annoyance too.  Presumably it'll improve in
> the fullness of time.

I've justed tested a few timings and to me it looks like IE might be the 
problem. Both Firefox and Seamonkey seem to be a couple of secs quicker.

You can also try http://www2.betfair.com as it's usually quicker. but 
even that looks slow in IE.

The Weary Wizard wrote:
> On Dec 20, 12:38 pm, Dave McAuley 
> wrote:
>>
>> I love it, well at least the option to keep a bet in-running at a price
>> I want or the option to take SP.
> 
> Why would anyone want to take SP?
> 
>> What browser are you using ?
> 
> Firefox.
> 
>> I can recommend SeaMonkey - doesn't seem to give me any problems in terms of
>> speed.
> 
> LOL.  What's that when it's at home?  It sounds like one of your tips.
> <g>
> 

I have found from research that usually the last price matched is often 
the biggest, unless you have a crystal ball of course. So what I usually 
do is split my bet on my main selection, have goes on a 'keep' bet at 
the price I want and the other half goes at Betfair SP so I am sure that 
I get on - seems to work well and the prices are fair enough I think 
from what I have seen on limited evidence.

Strange that Firefox was slow for you - seemed ok for me, unless it's 
maybe some of your cache settings.

Seamonkey - yeah sounds weird but I've found it is the best browser out 
there and it also has a decent email/news client.

http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

"The Weary Wizard"  wrote in message
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> Have others here found their site to be working SO much more slowly
> since the changes?
>
> When selecting a race now, it can take upwards of five seconds for the
> race to come up.
>
> Not impressed TBH.

Rather like the changes Betfair used to make, up till a couple of years ago,
that would crash the site for days afterwards, often at major race meetings,
one is left wondering whether they tested this at all.

Part of the reason seems to be that so much more data is downloaded, often
pointlessly, and part is some very slow javascript, but there must be more to it.

Ironically, it is hard to see how these changes, which make using the site
more complicated, will attract the betting shop punters that Betfair is targeting.
I'd have thought a simpler interface would be needed, not more bells and
whistles.

SP is a red herring. It would have been possible to introduce SP betting without
the other changes to the interface.

And wouldn't the facility to back unnamed favourites have been more likely to
attract punters away from  the bookmakers?

Since Betfair has introduced the option to use the old interface, we can deduce
the new one is not necessary, though doubtless the choice will be removed again
once a couple of seconds have been shaved off latencies.

-- 
John.

Question for Dave McAukley = have you EVER selected a winner on here?


"Dave McAuley"  wrote in message 
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> The Weary Wizard wrote:
>> On Dec 20, 12:38 pm, Dave McAuley 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I love it, well at least the option to keep a bet in-running at a price
>>> I want or the option to take SP.
>>
>> Why would anyone want to take SP?
>>
>>> What browser are you using ?
>>
>> Firefox.
>>
>>> I can recommend SeaMonkey - doesn't seem to give me any problems in 
>>> terms of
>>> speed.
>>
>> LOL.  What's that when it's at home?  It sounds like one of your tips.
>> <g>
>>
>
> I have found from research that usually the last price matched is often 
> the biggest, unless you have a crystal ball of course. So what I usually 
> do is split my bet on my main selection, have goes on a 'keep' bet at the 
> price I want and the other half goes at Betfair SP so I am sure that I get 
> on - seems to work well and the prices are fair enough I think from what I 
> have seen on limited evidence.
>
> Strange that Firefox was slow for you - seemed ok for me, unless it's 
> maybe some of your cache settings.
>
> Seamonkey - yeah sounds weird but I've found it is the best browser out 
> there and it also has a decent email/news client.
>
> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
>
>

"Steven"  wrote in message 
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> Question for Dave McAukley = have you EVER selected a winner on here?
>

?????
Alzheimer's ?

Steven wrote:
> Question for Dave McAukley = have you EVER selected a winner on here?
> 


It's McAuley - yeah shedloads of them over the years, probably enough to 
pay for your nursery school fees !

"Dave McAuley"  wrote in message 
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> Steven wrote:
>> Question for Dave McAukley = have you EVER selected a winner on here?
>>
>
>
> It's McAuley - yeah shedloads of them over the years, probably enough to 
> pay for your nursery school fees !

PMSL
-- 
David

"That Damn Butterfly"