Yes, Google Maps interface comes to mind every time I get reminded about this issue: "Still loading? Use the basic HTML version or click here for help" Althoug

Yes, Google Maps interface comes to mind every time I get reminded about this issue: "Still loading? Use the basic HTML version or click here for help" Although I wonder if this really is the best solution. Problems: User has to explicitly select a change. Once you change it might go faster, but it's no guarantee and makes you wait a longer total time to get to the first complete view. Benefits: It does not depend on directly measuring bandwidth (wasteful and still would take longer) Relays information about the problem to the user and not just a bad experience. Although, short of dynamic loading of less intensive interfaces until it ends up rendering a "basic HTML" view, I fail to see one. I haven't seen this implemented though.