Download speed is ridiculous

DarkNinja75 · Post by **DarkNinja75** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:41 am

Yes, I've mentioned this before, but got no help out of it, so I'm mentioning it again.

I'm on a 3mbps cable connection, yet on the Org, I'm d/ling, at the max ever, 65KB/sec, with averages recently dropping to 20KB/sec. ANY other site I go to, I get well over 100KB/sec, with 280KB/sec being the average. This seriously annoys me since I download more off of the Org than anywhere else. What should take 5 minutes ends up taking an hour.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows of something, ANYTHING, that could be restricting how fast I'm downloading, and of any way for me to fix it.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:35 am

The site only has so much bandwidth. If you want better bandwidth then download at less peak times of the day... or donate us some money so that we can afford more.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:07 am

Well, it certainly doesnt seem to have a lack of bandwidth. I typically download at speeds greater than 1mbit/sec, at times hitting as much as 6mbit/sec. During peak hours I typically get at least a couple hundred kb/sec. I'd say its just your connection to the server.

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:55 pm

Zarxrax wrote:Well, it certainly doesnt seem to have a lack of bandwidth. I typically download at speeds greater than 1mbit/sec, at times hitting as much as 6mbit/sec. During peak hours I typically get at least a couple hundred kb/sec. I'd say its just your connection to the server.

sigh.... if only i was living in the dorms right now i could prolly get that speed too;; i get around 200kb during peak hours 300-500kb normally;; the lowest i think was 20kb but hey its cable i dont need to worri about connecting a disconnecting or taking up a phone line if the thing is slow

YouTube · Post by **derobert** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:07 pm

Zarxrax wrote:Well, it certainly doesnt seem to have a lack of bandwidth. I typically download at speeds greater than 1mbit/sec, at times hitting as much as 6mbit/sec. During peak hours I typically get at least a couple hundred kb/sec. I'd say its just your connection to the server.

Actually, we are running out of bandwidth for a good part of the day... Phade is working on buying more. Any day now, hopefully.

But definitely follow AD's advice about donating more. We need to get a second storage server soon.

Wheee_It's_Me! · Post by **Wheee_It's_Me!** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:54 pm

o_O

*Hatter thinks to himself, "God damn kids these days..."*

Seriously, I remember back when going from 14.4 to a 33.6 connection (about 3-5KBps) was just BLAZING fast and you kids are cryin over 65KBps?! WTF?!

I mean, really, I can recall having to wait like HOURS and HOURS just to download a 50mb file...*shakes head*...you all should be happy you have what you got and stop bitchin about it.

Jason 00 · Post by **Jason 00** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:43 am

derobert wrote: But definitely follow AD's advice about donating more. We need to get a second storage server soon.

Just dump all the Dragon Ball Z/Linkin Park vids that should free up a terabyte or two.

Sorry, that was mean I know but, there must be hundreds of them!
(Granted a few are pretty good.)

You should be getting another "Donation" from me soon!

Farlo · Post by **Farlo** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:45 am

Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:o_O

*Hatter thinks to himself, "God damn kids these days..."*

Seriously, I remember back when going from 14.4 to a 33.6 connection (about 3-5KBps) was just BLAZING fast and you kids are cryin over 65KBps?! WTF?!

I mean, really, I can recall having to wait like HOURS and HOURS just to download a 50mb file...*shakes head*...you all should be happy you have what you got and stop bitchin about it.

agreed

billy_wires · Post by **billy_wires** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 2:06 am

Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:o_O

*Hatter thinks to himself, "God damn kids these days..."*

Seriously, I remember back when going from 14.4 to a 33.6 connection (about 3-5KBps) was just BLAZING fast and you kids are cryin over 65KBps?! WTF?!

I mean, really, I can recall having to wait like HOURS and HOURS just to download a 50mb file...*shakes head*...you all should be happy you have what you got and stop bitchin about it.

I can remember that as well, and I'm only 17. I'm damn contempt with 10kbps, and although I might whine in jest, anything above 5kbps and doesn't take up a phone line I accept as a god-send.

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:05 am

Wheee_It's_Me! wrote:o_O

*Hatter thinks to himself, "God damn kids these days..."*

Seriously, I remember back when going from 14.4 to a 33.6 connection (about 3-5KBps) was just BLAZING fast and you kids are cryin over 65KBps?! WTF?!

I mean, really, I can recall having to wait like HOURS and HOURS just to download a 50mb file...*shakes head*...you all should be happy you have what you got and stop bitchin about it.

ive had experience with a 14kb-56kb before and ive hated it;; dling a 80mb music video was like WOW a whole month's worth of dling rite there
btw a 14-33 connection gives u around a 1kb-3kb downstream 5kb is for 56