[Coco] Rapid share downloads

[tonym]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Cappellini cappy2112 at gmail.com
>Sent 5/9/2009 12:40:43 AM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
>Subject: [Coco] Rapid share downloads
>
>Did anyone here signup for a premium account ?
>
>I've just signed up- and I'm really not impressed with the speed.
>it doesn't look like it's any faster than the free donwload. I've got a DSL
>account with the 3rd from the lowest download speed.
>
>The only benefit is that you don't have to wait.
>

That's not quite true...

When I download at work (4 x DS3's), free downloads are throttled at about 160-180KB/sec.
On top of that, you can only do a single download.

Yesterday, using a premium account, I was downloading 8 at a time under opera, and getting 250-300KB/sec on all 8 simultaneously. If you calculate that out, you're looking at about 16-18Mbits/sec!
Single file download speeds were in the 450-550KB/sec range.

Free downloads are only allowed single at-a-time downloads, and you have to wait 15min per like 100 or 200mb or so.


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