META - Mobile App not loading

Submitted by Gr1mlock on

Tried on both data and wifi, just spins and spins without actually pulling anything up (board, main page, diaries, nothing).  Other connections are fine, mgoblog loads through mobile web browser.   I was having this problem yesterday also, but figured it was Najee-related 502 issues.  Is anyone else having problems with the mobile app, or is it just me?

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Perkis-Size Me

January 10th, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^

This has been a known issue for the last day or so. 

I have to say that the fact that there's a server overload seemingly every time a major sporting event is going on is fairly annoying. But what's even more annoying is the fact that its never once addressed en masse by Brian, Ace, etc. 

I mean sure, this is a free site so Brian doesn't owe us anything. But I can't imagine that upgrading your servers is that daunting of a task, and if it is, why not just come out and say it? If its too much of a logistical nightmare (I wouldn't know, I'm not a CS guy), just tell us and that way we'll at least know why nothing is being done about it. If nothing else, we'll all stop bitching about it. If its a matter of price, I imagine Brian can start a GoFundMe and this board would jump all over helping him out. 

In short, I'm less annoyed with the server issues themselves than I am with the fact that the powers that be around here never seem to tell us why its happening and what's being done about it. 

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Great Cornholio

January 10th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^

is a bit of a mischaracterization. Yes, it doesn't cost you anything out of pocket, but you do give the site your attention ( aka eyeballs, page views, content generation by way of comments). In exchange, Brian and the team provide you with the content you value, and advertisers provide the revenue to keep it all going. None of it's free but it does seem like a mutually satisfactory business arrangement overall.

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Uper73

January 10th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^

Been spinning for days.  I assume there was a ton of traffic because of the Najee frenzy and Army AA game, but before I lost site, response times were horrible.

 

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JWG Wolverine

January 10th, 2017 at 6:52 PM ^

It's getting really annoying as my MGoBlog access normally takes place through that app on my phone, and using my browser on my phone isn't the best experience in the world (You guys probably saw one of the reasons in the Bama Schadenfreude Thread).

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