Uploads taking foreeeeeeeevvvvvveeeeerrrrr

Xenophon · 01-08-2008, 04:19 PM

Is it normal to see upload speeds of a few hundred BYTES per second when uploading a book? I don't seem to have any problems with the various on-line speed-test widgets. But uploading a book is dragging on and on (and on, and...)

Is there a problem with the site that might be causing this?

Xenophon

P.S.

Speakeasy says I get 103Kbps upload -- call it about 10KBytes per second. But I'm seeing long periods of nothing, with the occasional 5KByte chunk headed up to Mobileread... Average upload to MR is currently running about 100 Bytes per second (5 minute average). Yuck!

NatCh · 01-08-2008, 04:27 PM

Alex has been moving the site to the new Canadian servers (eh?), perhaps that's having some effect ....

yvanleterrible · 01-08-2008, 04:32 PM

Canadians are notoriously slow.

NatCh · 01-08-2008, 04:34 PM

NatCh · 01-08-2008, 04:35 PM

yvanleterrible · 01-08-2008, 04:37 PM

Hey! Wait a minute!

I'm Canadian!!?!!

Xenophon · 01-08-2008, 05:02 PM

...and the mystery is solved! It turns out that clicking the upload button and seeing the Manage Uploads window say "upload in progress" (or whatever the text is) isn't good enough! If I look at network writes in activity monitor I (sometimes) see that there's minimal traffic. In these cases, another click (or two, or three) on the upload button does the trick.

Mac OS 10.5.1 with whatever version of Safari is standard there-with.

Xenophon

NatCh · 01-08-2008, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Hey! Wait a minute!

I'm Canadian!!?!!

You mean you didn't know that?

yvanleterrible · 01-08-2008, 07:50 PM

Kinda slow eh!

JSWolf · 01-08-2008, 11:46 PM

Today I did upload two books (Using Firefox) and I had no issues.

HarryT · 01-09-2008, 02:38 AM

Xenophon,

I see that you've uploaded a LOT of short stories as separate files. Don't you think that these would be a lot easier to handle if you were to collect them together into an anthology?

Alexander Turcic · 01-09-2008, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenophon

In these cases, another click (or two, or three) on the upload button does the trick.

I am glad you found the solution.

01-08-2008, 04:19 PM	#1
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	Uploads taking foreeeeeeeevvvvvveeeeerrrrr Is it normal to see upload speeds of a few hundred BYTES per second when uploading a book? I don't seem to have any problems with the various on-line speed-test widgets. But uploading a book is dragging on and on (and on, and...) Is there a problem with the site that might be causing this? Xenophon P.S. Speakeasy says I get 103Kbps upload -- call it about 10KBytes per second. But I'm seeing long periods of nothing, with the occasional 5KByte chunk headed up to Mobileread... Average upload to MR is currently running about 100 Bytes per second (5 minute average). Yuck! Last edited by Xenophon; 01-08-2008 at 04:23 PM. Reason: Added hard data

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01-08-2008, 04:27 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Alex has been moving the site to the new Canadian servers (eh?), perhaps that's having some effect ....

01-08-2008, 04:32 PM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Canadians are notoriously slow.

01-08-2008, 04:34 PM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3

01-08-2008, 04:35 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3

01-08-2008, 04:37 PM	#6
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Hey! Wait a minute! I'm Canadian!!?!!

01-08-2008, 05:02 PM	#7
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	...and the mystery is solved! It turns out that clicking the upload button and seeing the Manage Uploads window say "upload in progress" (or whatever the text is) isn't good enough! If I look at network writes in activity monitor I (sometimes) see that there's minimal traffic. In these cases, another click (or two, or three) on the upload button does the trick. Mac OS 10.5.1 with whatever version of Safari is standard there-with. Xenophon

01-08-2008, 07:50 PM	#9
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Kinda slow eh!

01-08-2008, 11:46 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Today I did upload two books (Using Firefox) and I had no issues.

01-09-2008, 02:38 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Xenophon, I see that you've uploaded a LOT of short stories as separate files. Don't you think that these would be a lot easier to handle if you were to collect them together into an anthology?