I've been using Telkom ADSL for 8 or 9 years, so this isn't a noob problem.
Over the last year or more, I've been noticing some weirdness when accessing sites that are AJAX/JSON intensive, or maybe it's just something cause by Google services in za. It proving incredibly difficult and frustrating to put my finger on the problem, and of course Telkom ADSL only serve to add frustration.
The problem manifests itself in the following way: when making AJAX calls that return JSON, very often (but not always) the return just hangs. The weirdest part of the problem is this: setting the browser (I've tested the problem with IE, Firefox 2, 3 and 4 beta, Google Chrome and Chromium Web Browser on Ubuntu) to use the SAIX proxy at dsl-cache.saix.net:8080, and the problem goes away.
And how does this tie into Google services? Well it seems as if the problem only happens when accessing sites that use Google Maps in combination was AJAX/JSON, or when accessing Google services like AdSense, AdWords, Analytics and Webmaster tools.
I run a site (I'm not going to provide the URL for fear of being accused of spaming the forum) that uses Google Maps and makes very intensive use of AJAX/JSON. I've experienced problems with the site, and many other Telkom ADSL users have complained about maps not rendering, and various aspects of the site not working. Of course they blame the site, but I'm 99.9% sure that it isn't the site, because it works perfectly when running via the SAIX proxy.
So, after that long winded explanation, has anyone else experienced this kinda weirdness with Telkom ADSL? If you have, have you perhaps taken the problem up with Telkom ADSL or found the cause of the problem.
A few years ago I tried to address the problem with the Telkom ADSL technical people (not the helpdesk types) in Somerset West (or Strand, or wherever they are in Cape Town), but all to no avail.
Over the last year or more, I've been noticing some weirdness when accessing sites that are AJAX/JSON intensive, or maybe it's just something cause by Google services in za. It proving incredibly difficult and frustrating to put my finger on the problem, and of course Telkom ADSL only serve to add frustration.
The problem manifests itself in the following way: when making AJAX calls that return JSON, very often (but not always) the return just hangs. The weirdest part of the problem is this: setting the browser (I've tested the problem with IE, Firefox 2, 3 and 4 beta, Google Chrome and Chromium Web Browser on Ubuntu) to use the SAIX proxy at dsl-cache.saix.net:8080, and the problem goes away.
And how does this tie into Google services? Well it seems as if the problem only happens when accessing sites that use Google Maps in combination was AJAX/JSON, or when accessing Google services like AdSense, AdWords, Analytics and Webmaster tools.
I run a site (I'm not going to provide the URL for fear of being accused of spaming the forum) that uses Google Maps and makes very intensive use of AJAX/JSON. I've experienced problems with the site, and many other Telkom ADSL users have complained about maps not rendering, and various aspects of the site not working. Of course they blame the site, but I'm 99.9% sure that it isn't the site, because it works perfectly when running via the SAIX proxy.
So, after that long winded explanation, has anyone else experienced this kinda weirdness with Telkom ADSL? If you have, have you perhaps taken the problem up with Telkom ADSL or found the cause of the problem.
A few years ago I tried to address the problem with the Telkom ADSL technical people (not the helpdesk types) in Somerset West (or Strand, or wherever they are in Cape Town), but all to no avail.
Two issues for SAIX Cache admin to check out!