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Started by adeikel , Mar 07 2006 20:39

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#1 adeikel

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 20:39

What's the deal with SpeedTV's website being down 99% of the time? Over the last couple of months I've only gotten onto the site a few times without an error message. Is anyone else having this issue? I know this is a little off topic but since I cant post it on their forum I didnt know what else to do.

#2 Keffo

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 20:40

works fine here

#3 330R

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 20:41

I've been on their forum every day for the past week or so, with no problems.

Haven't noticed any with their site before then, either.

#4 adeikel

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 20:56

Maybe it has something to do with how IT has our system setup. I've never had the problem with any other site.

#5 Milt

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 21:16

Originally posted by adeikel
Maybe it has something to do with how IT has our system setup. I've never had the problem with any other site.

If the rest of us are not having any problems accessing the site, then it would be logical to assume that it's more likely that there is something wrong with the way your confuser is set up.

For example, what browser are you using ??? I'm on IE 6.0.2600

I occasionally have to hit refresh when attempting to access the TV schedule page, but only if it opens up as a blank grey page...
http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/

But if I just type speedtv.com into my address bar, it takes me directly to
http://speedtv.com/home.php

The Forum is at http://insider.speed...wforum.php?f=15

#6 Jerry Lee

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 21:48

My system at work only lets me in about one day a week. (home I have no problems) I don't get an error message but my browser just says "not responding".

#7 Rob G

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Posted 08 March 2006 - 00:12

For the span of 2 or 3 weeks the front page wasn't updating regularly, at least not on my end. The new front page seems to have fixed that problem, and I don't have any problems anymore.

#8 Chris G.

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 01:57

Someone there needs an update. They list qualifying and the race this weekend as "Malaysia Grand Prix"

#9 Milt

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 02:40

@ Chris,

I don't know which date you are looking at, or which link.
Mine says Bahrain. Try this link...
http://www.speedtv.c...ram=&usecal=yes

#10 Chris G.

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 12:27

Thanks, Milt. I have no idea what I was looking at before. :blush:

#11 aportinga

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 13:11

Originally posted by adeikel
What's the deal with SpeedTV's website being down 99% of the time? Over the last couple of months I've only gotten onto the site a few times without an error message. Is anyone else having this issue? I know this is a little off topic but since I cant post it on their forum I didnt know what else to do.

If you think the site is bad don't tune into the TV station.... Unless your a die-hard NASCAR fans who enjoys redundant programming 24/7.

#12 miniman

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 13:14

Don't tune to Speed TV? are you mad? that's all we've got!

#13 330R

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 16:30

Originally posted by aportinga

If you think the site is bad don't tune into the TV station.... Unless your a die-hard NASCAR fans who enjoys redundant programming 24/7.

:captainobvious:

#14 tkulla

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 18:57

Oh, what I'd pay for F1 in HiDef... as it is I'm just happy that Speed has MOST of the races.

#15 ScottL

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 20:16

Originally posted by tkulla
Oh, what I'd pay for F1 in HiDef... as it is I'm just happy that Speed has MOST of the races.

I hadn't thought about that. I live in the States and therefore watch the races on Speed. Do they broadcast the F1 races in HD elsewhere? Europe? Far East?

If Speed offered HD, that might be the last push I need to go buy a new TV. :drunk:

#16 Sphinx

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Posted 09 March 2006 - 20:51

Originally posted by ScottL

I hadn't thought about that. I live in the States and therefore watch the races on Speed. Do they broadcast the F1 races in HD elsewhere? Europe? Far East?

If Speed offered HD, that might be the last push I need to go buy a new TV.

I'm with you. F1 in HD would convince me to finally put down the bucks to get the 55" flat panel and mount on the wall. :up:

#17 prathi_psg

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 01:53

Speaking of Speed TV, does anyone know if we are gonna have F1 Decade this year?

I searched their Schedule but couldn't find it. I was looking forward to the 96 season and recording it in my MCE :cry:

#18 330R

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 01:57

Originally posted by prathi_psg
Speaking of Speed TV, does anyone know if we are gonna have F1 Decade this year? I searched their Schedule but couldn't find it. I was looking forward to the 96 season and recording it in my MCE

From reading the Speed forums, it appears that the rights holder (you know who :mad:

) wants too much $$.

No F1 Decade 1996 this season.

#19 Kooper

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 01:57

prathi_psg, apparently there will be no F1 Decade this year... thats the impression I got reading through their forums this week. :mad:

#20 ScottL

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 02:55

Boooo. Really enjoyed F1 Decade -- come to think of it, though, I'd rather see F1 Quarter Century and Beyond.

I noticed that the Speed schedule says that Spain, Imola, Monaco, Silverstone are being presented on network television. Can't find which network...? Surprised the USGP is not... er... nevermind.

#21 330R

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Posted 10 March 2006 - 02:56

The network in question is CBS.. bleh.

#22 prathi_psg

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 02:10

Gosh...What would the FOM do to spoil F1 coverage more? :down:

What problems do they have in giving 10 year old F1 coverage? Damn! I was expecting to see some of the best seasons I've seen....97/98/99/00 all over again. I sincerely hope F1 Decade comes back again next year.

#23 Rene

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 02:23

Originally posted by prathi_psg
Gosh...What would the FOM do to spoil F1 coverage more? What problems do they have in giving 10 year old F1 coverage? Damn! I was expecting to see some of the best seasons I've seen....97/98/99/00 all over again. I sincerely hope F1 Decade comes back again next year.

No doubt!

#24 dnbn

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 14:16

What a terrible combination of the new qualifying format and Speed's original concept of delayed-live coverage. I abandoned the coverage and focused on live-timing and the RC forum.

#25 prathi_psg

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 15:08

Originally posted by dnbn
What a terrible combination of the new qualifying format and Speed's original concept of delayed-live coverage. I abandoned the coverage and focused on live-timing and the RC forum.

I agree

They definitely can come up with better timing screens than this. If only Speed showed it live, we could see it on TV plus catch up with live timing.

#26 Chris G.

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 15:13

Originally posted by prathi_psg

I agree They definitely can come up with better timing screens than this. If only Speed showed it live, we could see it on TV plus catch up with live timing.

If it was live they wouldn't be able to show the 135 Nascar program commercials.

#27 Milt

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Posted 12 March 2006 - 08:25

The only problem I can see with Speed's concept of "delayed-live coverage" is if you are also using the coverage on F1's live-timing.

You can use one or the other, but not both at the same time.

Same thing happened last year, and here in Canada I'm fortunate enough to have the regular World Feed on TSN, so I will watch TSN, along with Fi timing, for one hour, and then get Speed's 'repeat' of the last 1/2 hour, afterwards, and know what to watch for.

#28 330R

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Posted 12 March 2006 - 08:30

The delayed qualy is not ideal, no way, but considering the lack of anything else worth a poop on Speed, I'm happy just to see F1 coverage period.

Last season when watching Speed, I ditched live timing for qualy, and used it during the practice sessions & race. Yesterday I had both going, and it was a worthless combination.. like chocolate & cheese.

#29 dnbn

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Posted 12 March 2006 - 11:10

Originally posted by 330R
Last season when watching Speed, I ditched live timing for qualy, and used it during the practice sessions & race. Yesterday I had both going, and it was a worthless combination.. like chocolate & cheese.

With the new qualifying format live timing is much more important than last year. I decided to ditch the tv this year.

#30 ScottL

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Posted 12 March 2006 - 13:37

Glad to have Varsha, Hobbs, and Matchett back - good insight and humor. I.e., Hobbs comments on Rosberg's "serious attachments" for passing DC the way he did; and Matchett, having worked for Nigel Stepney at Benneton, predicting that the "Seargeant Major" will kick the crew's butts for bungling Massa's first stop.

:lol:

Varsha missed the point on a few of the technical discussions - Mac air intake wings, "ram air" and variable geometry intake runners, gear change times. But he's still the smooth play-by-play guy, very professional and current with the news.

Good race, good show. :up:

#31 Milt

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Posted 12 March 2006 - 15:54

I had a real eye-opener, near the end of this race.

I'm fortunate to have three TV networks here, all showing the same live video of the race, but with different 'voice-overs', one of them in French.
Several times during the race, when Allen / Brundle went to commercial break, so had Speed (Varsha, Hobbs, and Matchett), so I switched to the French channel, and could at least watch the video of the race, and understand the radio transmissions.
But what really got me was that very near the end of the race, all three channels decided to go to a commercial break, at the same time .
But on the French channel, the commercial was in a separate window to the right of a smaller image of the race video, and I got to see Ide pull off !!!

I think it's time for me to learn a new language !!!
And for Bernie, Speed, et all, to learn some 'new tricks'

#32 chris_canuk

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Posted 30 March 2006 - 22:24

Speed TV is showing the Aus GP qualifying delayed because they wanna fit in a car auction after some NASCAR thing.

WTF?!?!? That's lame.

#33 Kooper

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 01:50

Originally posted by Kooper
prathi_psg, apparently there will be no F1 Decade this year... thats the impression I got reading through their forums this week.

conversing to Varsha via pm at their forum last week... BV insinuated that F1 Decade was not picked up by speed this due to them paying xtra $$ to Bernie for a live mike for Peter Windsor on raceday + increased GP2 coverage. Apparently speed cannot afford to spend but x amount of dollars on F1 while covering nascar + 'reality' shows 24/7 have an unlimited budget.

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