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to: Robert Comer
from: Geo
date: 2006-05-28 01:01:48
subject: Re: Microsoft `metered` PC - Wave of the future?

From: "Geo" 

Go to dslreports and get dr tcp and check your rwin setting.

Geo.

"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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