Long downloads

[Marty]

Originally Posted by c90nutter

wow 1gig just shows what i know lol. and at $215 a month i think id give it a miss but wonder how long it would take to d/l films, probably if you got 1gb d/l speeds would take 4.7 secs for a full dvd.

Andy

i think you've got your rates mixed up badly.

Internet speeds are measured in bps (bits per second) while Windows file system is measured in bytes. So there's a x8 difference.

so for example most people are on 2 Megabit bandwidths, which is 0.24 Mbytes per sec. So 1 Gbit connection is 120 Mbyte/sec so your single layer DVD download would actually take 40 - 50 seconds

[Dr DX]

Originally Posted by Marty

i think you've got your rates mixed up badly.

Internet speeds are measured in bps (bits per second) while Windows file system is measured in bytes. So there's a x8 difference.

so for example most people are on 2 Megabit bandwidths, which is 0.24 Mbytes per sec. So 1 Gbit connection is 120 Mbyte/sec so your single layer DVD download would actually take 40 - 50 seconds

thats still excellent speed m8, say it wud take me (on 2mb) around 3 hours to download a full dvd with 1gb around 50 sec? think about how much u could download with that?

[dtrmad2004]

Originally Posted by Marty

i think you've got your rates mixed up badly.

Internet speeds are measured in bps (bits per second) while Windows file system is measured in bytes. So there's a x8 difference.

so for example most people are on 2 Megabit bandwidths, which is 0.24 Mbytes per sec. So 1 Gbit connection is 120 Mbyte/sec so your single layer DVD download would actually take 40 - 50 seconds

lol i did say probably but 40-50 seconds thats still fast as fcuk, lol i know stuff about pc's but nothing too techy mind .

Andy

[jamesb99_1999]

It would also largely depend on the hosts speed and bandwidth that he was allowing/ users on etc.. You could have a 20gb connection but if you connected to my nans modem it would take 9.7 hours to download her knitting patterns. or something...

[GONZO]

Originally Posted by jamesb99_1999

It would also largely depend on the hosts speed and bandwidth that he was allowing/ users on etc.. You could have a 20gb connection but if you connected to my nans modem it would take 9.7 hours to download her knitting patterns. or something...

Have you tried compressing your nans knitting pattern files? Or perhaps using .pdf file formats?.....zip......rar........ace.......jar.... ....ima........tit.........lol

[Magz]

This is sadly very true. All that having a fast internet connection does is give you that happy peace of mind that the poor download speed you are getting is down to the hosting site. Still, even though it has slowed down somewhat, I'd not say that the downloads were particularly slow - I still get 30-40 Kbps minimum and the last couple I tried came down at over 500...

[jamesb99_1999]

Her knitting patterns would not compress to any .PYJ or .AMAS formats I have tried but did get them in to a woolly jumper with a ZIP up the front.. But the problem is her patterns are in her head so I would have to send her head via the internet - What sorts of speed would that be?? I mean I tried to find out but as soon as I put in the search engine wanted to send it to someone who wanted head the SAFE filter cut in.. Maybe I should just scan her head in and forward it.. Not sure she would want to put her head in the scanner but I can only ask..

I have just realised I am waffling on ---- so apologies..

rgds

[adydb]

Well how about that...9 out of Ten posters on this thread just download and are moaning, and theres no support for the site running!

This isn't a requirement to contribute we all know...but how can you moan when someone else has to pay from their own pocket to run it?....

Sorry Duplu you tight sod....cough up another 1k and get a faster connection will you!.....wtf!

[Jimmy_mac]

Originally Posted by adydb

Well how about that...9 out of Ten posters on this thread just download and are moaning, and theres no support for the site running!

This isn't a requirement to contribute we all know...but how can you moan when someone else has to pay from their own pocket to run it?....

Sorry Duplu you tight sod....cough up another 1k and get a faster connection will you!.....wtf!

well said fella, personally i think some of ya just being impatient, i mean 3-4 minutes + aint exactly taking much out of your time is it. Be grateful ya not all on dial up, then ya really be in the shit!!!

[dtrmad2004]

im not complaining especially since the move to plusnet 2meg download speeds a'blazin lol.


then again it was never that slow d/l from here on aol.
the only time ill complain is when you wait ages an then find that it dosent work, anything in general i mean.

Andy