In article ,
stuart noble writes:
Is it just me or have the Google servers collapsed under the weight of
World Cup activity? Most other things seem to be ok but even getting a
map to load takes an age. Maybe the Americans don't understand the
worldwide football fever.

More likely to be your ISP or their peering, with the extra streaming
traffic.

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Andrew Gabriel
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