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DallanC
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 Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:17 pm Post subject: Question for you all |
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What kind of internet connection do you use to connect to the internet? Is it broadband / moderately fast?
I was approached by the advertiser to put some video based advertising on the website in place of a few existing banner ads. These of course take longer to load on slower connections, and I'm not wanting to make the side too slow for people here.
The flip side is it pays more than standard banner ads, and as our click-through's have been dropping (with the exception of Slim who seems to click on most things and then buy stuff heheh), so have revenues and this might be a way to bring them back up a little.
Its as much you all's site as anyone else, so I want to make sure I involve you all here in the decisions going forward.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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Broadband, I guess fast enough to watch internet movies.
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Gil Martin
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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I am running Verizon DSL and it is pretty fast so the updates should not be a problem for me. All the best...
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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ADSL here
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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ADSL here also.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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ATT U-verse. It started out at 57mbps and has dropped to 18 mbps while the price has doubled. Upload is only 2 mbps. Very slow. Any recommendations for an alternative?
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PaulS
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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My Charter started out at 40Mb/s and now runs close to 65Mb/s. You can spend a bit more and they have an 80Mb/s service. My upload in only around 5Mb/s.
Most companies throttle (limit) the upload speeds to prevent you from running a group or forum from your home without paying the business rates.
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slimjim
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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One for Charter. Other suggestions?
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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DSL here
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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broadband...and I havent clicked on anything lately as its just the same 5 option surveys over and over and over again......
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I'm sadly running on a system that is shutting down in November, Verison bought them out.....don't know my future route.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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| DallanC wrote: |
What kind of internet connection do you use to connect to the internet? Is it broadband / moderately fast?
I was approached by the advertiser to put some video based advertising on the website in place of a few existing banner ads. These of course take longer to load on slower connections, and I'm not wanting to make the side too slow for people here.
The flip side is it pays more than standard banner ads, and as our click-through's have been dropping (with the exception of Slim who seems to click on most things and then buy stuff heheh), so have revenues and this might be a way to bring them back up a little.
Its as much you all's site as anyone else, so I want to make sure I involve you all here in the decisions going forward.
-DallanC |
I have a broadband connection that's fairly fast using an iMac and also use a Windows machine that's a bit slower. In spite of this, a couple of sites I go to freeze the computer on occasion and are very annoying with gratis video and noise. A couple are so annoying I hardly ever visit them any longer. |
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RePete
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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DSL.
I would rather not have video based ads.
Thanks.
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slimjim
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Question for you all |
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Dallan, Does this mean a shift to video adds eliminates the great banners we have today and the only choice will be video? Hmmm, The banners have been working out well for me. Generator arrives today! Come on everyone, it only takes a few clicks. Just yesterday I learned how expensive 4-wheeler were!
Oh, the Kabota ad is in the right place today.
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