I managed to get it downloaded, but it did take around 3 1/2 to 4
hours...I'm on a T3 here at work.
 
~ Starr

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Matthew Szostak
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HG] downloads (WAS: Galician and Asturian Music)


Graham -

It could be an issue with the server that stores the zip file.  I have a
pretty fast DSL connection, and when I try to download it here in the
US, the data transfer rate maxes out at about (ready?)... 3kb per
second!  Estimated download time, approximately 12 hours.

Other downloads seem to take my computer about one to three seconds per
Mb.  So I will blame the foreign server and move on !  :)

~ Matt



At 03:20 PM 8/22/2007, you wrote:



        It shouldn't take that long
         
        Even at the slowest broadband (DSL) of 500kbs 85mb should take
28 minutes
        500kbs/sec is around 50k bytes per second
        85mb = 85000 kbytes
        Divide that by 50 you get 28.3 minutes
         
        I just tried it, it took me 90 seconds
        4 hours for 85mb equates to a download speed of 60kb/s
        No broadband (DSL) is that slow
         
        A couple of days ago I downloaded an 988mb file in 20 minutes
         
        I don't understand why anyone struggles on with dial-up
        Broadband is the same price or cheaper than dial-up with no call
charges
        And your phone line stays free
         
        Graham
         
        -----Original Message-----
        From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]On Behalf Of Christa Muths
        Sent: 22 August 2007 19:24
        To: [email protected]
        Subject: Re: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music
        
        Thanks Colin,
         
        I am on broadband and the download time takes 4 hours as it is
85MB. I hope it will work.
         
        Christa
        
         
        On 22/08/07, Colin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: 
        

                I used a link from the linked page (if you follow) -
first the picture of
                
                men in white shirts (a band?) marked "Festival folk
etc". Then on the page 
                
                that opens, there are two zip files (both "concionero"
in their titles).
                
                Alas my PC crashed overnight so I haven't downloaded
them but, I presume,
                
                one of them is what you want.
                
        
http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/descarga/294/Cancionero_Musical_de_Gali
cia.zip 
                
                
        
http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/descarga/294/Cancionero_Gallego.zip 
                
                
                I am hoping the first one is the one we want (judging by
the size). I'll try
                
                the download tonight.
                
                If anyone knows for certain, please post for us poor
dial-ups.
                
                Oh, I recommend the Midi files.
                
                Colin 


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