It has been a while since anyone has posted in this thread, so I though I would add my observations. I cannot speak much about daytime speeds because at work, everything is slow going through the corporate firewall. At home (evenings and weekends, DSL connection), I do occasionally get long delays in pages loading. In the last month or so, I have been paying attention. In every case when I had to wait more then 10 seconds for a page to load, my browser always says either contacting or waiting for pic3s.tdiclub.com. It is ALWAYS that pic3 server that appears to be bogged down. I have no idea if it is over-loaded or under powered, or some other issue, but at least it is consistent.
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Don