# Why is Road Runner slightly slower on the SDMB?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-road-runner-slightly-slower-on-the-sdmb/52724>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-road-runner-slightly-slower-on-the-sdmb/52724 "2001-02-01T16:12:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-road-runner-slightly-slower-on-the-sdmb/52724/1 "2001-02-01T16:12:56Z")

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I got Road Runner internet service installed 2 days ago. I love it. It’s so fast, zip, zang, zoom. It’s so fast.

But…here on the SDMB it’s just a little slower than it is anywhere else on the entire web. Why is that?

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-road-runner-slightly-slower-on-the-sdmb/52724/2 "2001-02-01T16:19:09Z")

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Speed isn’t just a function of connection speed; it also has to do with server speed. If a server is overloaded, its pages load more slowly, no matter what system you’re using to connect.