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#180571 27-Nov-2008 01:15

The man page makes 45+ http requests which is very high and the static files like images don't have expiry headers or etags. Should probably look at combining script files (into less .js files) and images (into sprites)

Subjectively I really don't like the background image it distracts from the content of the site.

willnz

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#180585 27-Nov-2008 06:37

Ragnor: Subjectively I really don't like the background image it distracts from the content of the site.

Agree with this - the last couple of versions of the website have had a similar issue - the background also completely clashes with the logo, and the logo is still too.. "invisible"...

I like the rest though :)

Lurch

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#180873 28-Nov-2008 11:47

Great website, 100% better than the last one. Background is great, especially like the usage meter the format is much easier to read and the days left counter is great.

No issues with load time, the website loads very quickly. The webmail now needs a theme makeover, but I do like how they've tried to intergrate it all into the site more. Keep up the good work.

kerrin

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#180909 28-Nov-2008 13:39

In the accounts section I'd like to be able to pay one-off by credit card...

i.e. for the account to be configured for by invoice, then be available to use whichever card has the best available credit on the day to pay.

rattewisday

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#180929 28-Nov-2008 14:44

Something to consider adding.. projected use for the month.. so if I've used 10GB in the first 10 days then my projected usage would be approximately 30GB. I think this would be really handy. I like the background but perhaps something to make the logo stand out more would also be good.

willnz

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#180931 28-Nov-2008 14:50

Great idea dannyres, it wouldn't be too hard to add (in fact, I believe I've already seen it before in one of the dev versions of Cosmos

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w2krules

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#181021 29-Nov-2008 03:10

No issues with load time, the website loads very quickly. The webmail now needs a theme makeover, but I do like how they've tried to intergrate it all into the site more. Keep up the good work.

Orcon's webmail needs much more than a theme makeover... I've almost ditched Outlook completely (thanks Google), but still use it to access my Orcon email thanks to the deficiencies of both webmail apps.

The new website looks much better; the old one seemed dated.

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#181860 3-Dec-2008 19:43

Ragnor: The man page makes 45+ http requests which is very high and the static files like images don't have expiry headers or etags. Should probably look at combining script files (into less .js files) and images (into sprites)

Subjectively I really don't like the background image it distracts from the content of the site.

I recently stumbled across an orcon server running somewhere that had the old site from about 5 years ago running on it so i had a look around it. I think it turned up in a google search or something

Anyhow it looks good - i love the background - its nice to stare at

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willnz

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#181861 3-Dec-2008 19:45

raytaylor: I recently stumbled across an orcon server running somewhere that had the old site from about 5 years ago running on it so i had a look around it. I think it turned up in a google search or something

It was more like one or two years ago - I'm still on there as an "Internet Specialist"

old3eyes

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#181871 3-Dec-2008 20:18

What happened tpo the open problems that were on the network status page? i.e calls dropping off and CLID problems? They haven'y gone away..

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Old3eyes

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#181912 4-Dec-2008 04:35

for someone new it'd be ok but i liked the old site better dont get me wrong it looks great an all (apart from the near invisible logo) i just found it easier to nav the old webpage

cws82us

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#186253 27-Dec-2008 10:49

openmedia:
kerrin: Disagree with openmedia.

I like the flash panels - looks very professional...

Appears to loads instantly, and I don't see any potential for bandwidth problems. Not like it's a flash movie intro that one has to wait while loading...

flash != professional

flash = we are too lazy to code it in HTML

At the moment I'm getting a broken website because the flash will only partially load.

Yes it is fast as they have kept the initial SWF file small, but it calls back to orcon for additional content.

they are not lazy flash is more harder to code them html.

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Lurch

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#186742 30-Dec-2008 20:54

Just another thing to note, when using firefox 3 I dont get the useage metre showing. Does this happen for anyone else?

willnz

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#186743 30-Dec-2008 20:56

shows for me

Lurch

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#186744 30-Dec-2008 21:11

Tried eveything no luck here. Will have to see if there is still an orcon download metre plugin :-)

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