Slow at the moment is a bit of an understatement. It is though I am back on dial-up and a slow one at that. You gotta give your webhosts a rocket, this really is the pits.
I actually run another forum, and have never had these sort of slow downs. Definitely time to give them the flick I reckon. I dont know what your hosting fees are, but I am actually only paying $60USD a yr and never have any probs with the hosting company.