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to: Robert Comer
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2006-05-25 09:48:00
subject: Re: Microsoft `metered` PC - Wave of the future?

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I was having the long downloads, bomb outs etc and those problems magically
went away when I changed the download manager option  to 'no acceleration'


"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:4475a146$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>  Just dl-ed Vista Beta 2 ( 3.3 gig ) in somewhat over an hour.
>
> I've been downloading the combo 64/32 bit versions together for two days
> now -- crappy comcast cable......   (Still says I have 8 hours to go and
> it'll probably bomb out a few times)
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44754d69$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
>> in message news:44754837{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>>> I didn't think dsl could go that
>>>> fast ( Incoming: 6016 kbps ) . Outgoing isn't that hot (
768 kbps ) but
>>>> that
>>>> doesn't bother me at the present time
>>>
>>>
>>> Ain't it weird how our expectations change e.g. "Outgoing
isn't that hot
>>> ( 768 kbps )".........
>>>
>>> Doing a lot of uploading.......? 
>>>
>>>
>>
>>  Just dl-ed Vista Beta 2 ( 3.3 gig ) in somewhat over an hour. Using the
>> Microsoft File Transfer Manager the default download time with 'no speed
>> limit' download acceleration was over 10 hours yet changing the option to
>> 'no acceleration' changed that time to about 1 hour 20 minutes. I don't
>> think I want MS to accelerate me anymore 
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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