2008/5/6 web at work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Subject: [users] Download time for open office > > > > > > > > Could you please tell me how big the Open Office download is. I have > > been > > downloading 5 hours on dial up! > > > > Thanks > > > > David Morgan > > > > > David, how fast is your Internet Connection? > > To find out, if you do not know, go to this site. > http://www.speedtest.net/ > Also when you download the file you should see the numbers. > > Many times it is slower than your max speed, due to the > speed of the server and the number of people downloading > at the same time. > > The total for the file is about 130 meg. > If your speed is 56K then lets do the math. > > 56k = 0.056 m/sec though it could be faster line 128k = 0.128 > m/sec > > > 130 meg / 0.056 = 2322 seconds (rounded up) > > 2322 sec = 38.7 minutes. > Errrm. Am I losing it or is this off by a factor of about 8 (more actually)? The 56K [modem] speed is in *bits* per second. The 130meg file size is in *bytes*. The "more actually" comes from the fact that more than the file (packet headers & trailers etc.) is transmitted.
The download-time calculator at http://billbrownmusic.com/calc.htm gives just under 5hrs 25 mins for a 130MB file at 56Kb lline connection which is very close to 8 times your result. Oh, and by the way, the OP is unsubscribed and you didn't include his e-mail address in your reply ... -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
