News source downloads always slow

ckole · 12-23-2009, 04:50 PM

I have good Internet connections and many of the new sources I attempt to download are always extremely slow. Any ideas on why this is the case. Examples are USA Today, CNN, Chicago Tribune, etc. I am talking taking like 30 minutes.

Thanks,
Chris

highwaykind · 01-21-2010, 09:34 AM

Same here - news downloads are very slow.
I have a DSL connection - the time it takes to download 1 newsfeed is the same amount as it takes to download a 500MB file. I doubt the newsfiles are that big? (6 newsfeeds takes 6 times that..)

It's still a lot better than paying for the Kindle to download it, so I'm not complaining too loudly, but it would be nice if this could be fixed.

kiklop74 · 01-21-2010, 10:35 AM

It would be good if somebody coud provide a complete list of these slow recipes. Because not all recipes take a lot of time to be downloaded.

If you want this fixed create an issue in calibre bug tracker, specify all the news feeds that are working slow for you and only than can we see what can be done if anything.

highwaykind · 01-22-2010, 04:33 AM

For me I think every recipe seems to take a lot longer to download than it would when I downloaded the RSS feed with for example Thunderbird.

LA Times took 10 minutes yesterday.

kovidgoyal · 01-22-2010, 09:15 AM

calibre doesn't download content from RSS feeds, it goes to the website and downloads full articles with pictures from there. So it will be slower than an RSS reader.

highwaykind · 01-23-2010, 04:23 AM

I'm just watching the Calibre Video and like Kovid said, the standard time for news downloads is 5 - 10 minutes. So, in my case, things are not slow

Thanks!

bthoven · 01-23-2010, 07:14 AM

I really love calibre; but news download is really slow when compare with Mobipocket reader on my desktop; with same source of feed and full content fetch.

Just wish to know the reason, eg BBC very fast fetch by mobireader; but take ages by Calibre.

kiklop74 · 01-23-2010, 07:48 AM

In the latest version of Calibre there are two recipes for BBC. One is the original "The BBC" and new "BBC News(fast)". The second one downloads everything in less than 5 minutes but without any pictures. Give it a try.

12-23-2009, 04:50 PM	#1
ckole Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 12 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook	News source downloads always slow I have good Internet connections and many of the new sources I attempt to download are always extremely slow. Any ideas on why this is the case. Examples are USA Today, CNN, Chicago Tribune, etc. I am talking taking like 30 minutes. Thanks, Chris

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01-21-2010, 09:34 AM	#2
highwaykind Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle Touch	Same here - news downloads are very slow. I have a DSL connection - the time it takes to download 1 newsfeed is the same amount as it takes to download a 500MB file. I doubt the newsfiles are that big? (6 newsfeeds takes 6 times that..) It's still a lot better than paying for the Kindle to download it, so I'm not complaining too loudly, but it would be nice if this could be fixed.

01-21-2010, 10:35 AM	#3
kiklop74 Guru Posts: 800 Karma: 194644 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Argentina Device: Kindle Voyage	It would be good if somebody coud provide a complete list of these slow recipes. Because not all recipes take a lot of time to be downloaded. If you want this fixed create an issue in calibre bug tracker, specify all the news feeds that are working slow for you and only than can we see what can be done if anything.

01-22-2010, 04:33 AM	#4
highwaykind Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle Touch	For me I think every recipe seems to take a lot longer to download than it would when I downloaded the RSS feed with for example Thunderbird. LA Times took 10 minutes yesterday.

01-22-2010, 09:15 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,009 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre doesn't download content from RSS feeds, it goes to the website and downloads full articles with pictures from there. So it will be slower than an RSS reader.

01-23-2010, 04:23 AM	#6
highwaykind Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle Touch	I'm just watching the Calibre Video and like Kovid said, the standard time for news downloads is 5 - 10 minutes. So, in my case, things are not slow Thanks!

01-23-2010, 07:14 AM	#7
bthoven Evangelist Posts: 475 Karma: 590 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I really love calibre; but news download is really slow when compare with Mobipocket reader on my desktop; with same source of feed and full content fetch. Just wish to know the reason, eg BBC very fast fetch by mobireader; but take ages by Calibre.

01-23-2010, 07:48 AM	#8
kiklop74 Guru Posts: 800 Karma: 194644 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Argentina Device: Kindle Voyage	In the latest version of Calibre there are two recipes for BBC. One is the original "The BBC" and new "BBC News(fast)". The second one downloads everything in less than 5 minutes but without any pictures. Give it a try.

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