Page turning and such sometimes takes so long that it times out and I have to click it again. Usually, after a long one like that, it turns right away, but it's happening a lot. Started yesterday, I think, or perhaps the day before.
It's not my computer. To test that theory, I went to Coltforum and flipped around to various sub-forums and did some page turning, and it was all instant, just like the Fire had been till yesterday or the day before.
You can try ping or traceroute commands. Try both with a known good site and compare the times.
If you're running linux the control C will terminate the ping command and show stats.
You'll also learn the IP address for the 'fire, if a name server is the slowdown use the IP instead of URL
