The following script: #!/bin/bash clear \ && rm -f LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg \ && echo "UCT:" \ && time ncftpget ftp://mirror.ufs.ac.za/applications/lyx/devel/lyx-2.3/lyx-2.3.0rc2/LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg \ && rm -f LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg \ && echo "LYX:" \ && time ncftpget ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-2.3/lyx-2.3.0rc2/LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg \ && echo "SPEEDTEST:" \ && time wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test10.zip
with the output slightly pruned. Home 4G from the dominant provider UCT: LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg: 129.38 MB 2.38 MB/s real 0m55.401s LYX: LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg: 129.38 MB 224.35 kB/s real 9m56.664s SPEEDTEST: http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test10.zip (680 KB/s) real 0m31.525s Leased line from the emerging competitor UCT: LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg: 129.38 MB 217.69 kB/s real 10m11.435s LYX: LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg: 129.38 MB 65.77 kB/s real 33m43.165s SPEEDTEST: http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test10.zip (227 KB/s) real 0m51.117s On 2018-02-20 16:15 , Pavel Sanda wrote: > Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: >> I'll repeat this together with the speed test on the 12" tonight so you >> can see it for comparison. > > Interesting would be if you try to download from south african mirror - > what would be the difference of your speed. > ftp://mirror.ufs.ac.za/applications/lyx/devel/lyx-2.3/lyx-2.3.0rc2/LyX-2.3.0rc2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg > > Pavel >
