A thought regarding download speeds.

Stan_Lite · 18-05-2008, 20:35

I was downloading some RARs from Newsgroups this morning - the size of the RAR set was 8.4GB. The download took exactly 100 minutes, giving an average download speed of 1486KB/s

My first internet connection at home (about 6 years ago) gave me an average download speed of around 9KB/s. The same set I downloaded in 100 minutes this morning would have taken 16,311 minutes = 272 hours = 11 days and 8 hours on my first connection.

Also, my first connection was pay as you go dial-up which cost 1p per minute. It would have cost me £163.11 to download the RAR set.

Six years isn't all that long ago really but that's a hell of a jump - 163 times faster

18-05-2008, 20:35	#1
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	A thought regarding download speeds. I was downloading some RARs from Newsgroups this morning - the size of the RAR set was 8.4GB. The download took exactly 100 minutes, giving an average download speed of 1486KB/s My first internet connection at home (about 6 years ago) gave me an average download speed of around 9KB/s. The same set I downloaded in 100 minutes this morning would have taken 16,311 minutes = 272 hours = 11 days and 8 hours on my first connection. Also, my first connection was pay as you go dial-up which cost 1p per minute. It would have cost me £163.11 to download the RAR set. Six years isn't all that long ago really but that's a hell of a jump - 163 times faster __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...