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Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:43 pm
by claimdude
Works like a charm for me. I use Chrome only

Jack

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:17 am
by kd6vpe
So far today it is working fine. I have had troubles the last couple of days with the connection timing out. I thought it was my network connections.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:03 pm
by dusty
I can open the shopsmith.com website but once there I can do little else but watch the scroll.

I get no response when I click on Support/FAQ or Support/Order Status. Actually, clicking on Support/Order status sometimes takes me to the next level where I would normally enter order number and zip code but then nothing.

I placed an on-line order on the 8th but for some reason Shopsmith did not get it even though I received an acknowledgement. When I became aware, I called and placed an order on the phone. On the 10th or 11th I wanted to check status but have not been able to for the reasons stated above. Yesterday I received my order with a couple items short - I suspect backordered.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:11 pm
by algale
Loads unbelievably slowly on my Mac/Firefox. Loads fine on my iPhone/Safari.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:11 pm
by garys
I checked it again today. It is working with Chrome, but not with Firefox.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:54 pm
by dusty
I don't know what's going on. I just checked using Chrome and I get the same results as with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:33 pm
by reible
You can use this tool:

https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/

Type in www.shopsmith.com and see what it says.

When I try it it says it down.

Be aware that just going to the site might look like it is there but it simply cached by your browser. Flush the cache and try again.

Ed

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:18 pm
by RFGuy
I have also had hit and miss luck with both the main Shopsmith website and this forum site for the past few weeks. Most of the time it works, but sometimes the site is clearly down (yes I know how to force a hard refresh on my browsers).


Not related to this thread, but another thing to watch out for is that some of the webpages at Shopsmith don't serve off of a secure server, i.e. you can't use "https://". I am guessing some of the older product pages didn't get updated for SSL. I found this out while trying to place an online order last month. Without a secure connection, you are at risk when placing an online order.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:29 pm
by dusty
Hopefully, in the way of clarification:

The website is neither down nor inaccessible. If I enter shopsmith.com, the web page comes up. When I begin the quest for information (support/order status) it changes pages. But then, after entering order number and zip, I get a footnote (lower left corner of screen) waiting for shopsmith.com. I have left it in that mode for at least an hour with no change.

Re: shopsmith.com

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:51 pm
by jsburger
dusty wrote:Hopefully, in the way of clarification:

The website is neither down nor inaccessible. If I enter shopsmith.com, the web page comes up. When I begin the quest for information (support/order status) it changes pages. But then, after entering order number and zip, I get a footnote (lower left corner of screen) waiting for shopsmith.com. I have left it in that mode for at least an hour with no change.
The site is certainly not down since this forum is on shopsmith.com.

https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/post ... 7&p=255828

The order status page is down AGAIN. The rest of the site works fine here. It seems like the order status pages have been flakey off and on for a while for some unknown reason.