Why Even Bother With 56k

[ruffernator]

i mean if i had 56k i wouldnt even bother downloading movies maybe songs but then aging lately the way i been downloading i feel like i have 56k.

[SeK612]

I have 56K and you're right it takes years to download a good movie file (35-40 hours at a good time).

Basically I just download when I&#39;m not using the net (overnight and the like). So although it takes forever it I don&#39;t really notice it and I can have a new movie every week (or two <_<)

Songs are better they only take about 30 mins :)

[downloader2008]

Originally posted by SeK612@31 May 2003 - 09:26
I have 56K and you&#39;re right it takes years to download a good movie file (35-40 hours at a good time).

Basically I just download when I&#39;m not using the net (overnight and the like). So although it takes forever it I don&#39;t really notice it and I can have a new movie every week (or two <_<)

Songs are better they only take about 30 mins :)
Heh, I remember my 56k days..... once you go to broadband, you wont wanna go back&#33;&#33;

[Texallen]

You&#39;ve a corrupted db file,rufernator. It comes from screwing around with your settings.

[ghost944]

im on 56k and during the day i just use netlimiter to get some of the file at small speeds so it doesnt interfiere with anything else im doung then at night i turn it off and let it do what it wants and it doesnt take that long to get a big file

you just need to be able to wait

[loz]

Songs are better they only take about 30 mins&nbsp;
30 minutes? When I was on dial-up the longest they took was 20 minutes

[SeK612]

30 minutes? When I was on dial-up the longest they took was 20 minutes

I was estimating :)

To be honest if its a popular song and about 3 megs I can download it in 12ish minutes.

[GSW]

I am a Broadband user...

The most painful thing is when I go round a friend&#39;s house (with 56k) and they sit there downloading like an MP3 and it just seems to take hours&#33;

Would you other Broadband users agree?

[randm01]

the world wont come to an end in the 35-40 hours it takes to dload the avg movie on dialup..so whats the drama about it taking that amount of time?
more important your tits wont fall of either[usually].
it takes me up to a mth to get a 700mb movie cause im not so impatient to get 1 at a time that comes in at .05k for hrs on end...get several things on the go at one time so the 5-6k bandwidth is going all the time..ok itll take longer to get 1 file but the world will not end....and i stll have my tits

[Natsume Atsuko]

I used to download MP3&#39;s a lot when I still had my 128kbps dual ISDN modem... Stream from Napster, I could listen while downloading :)
Before that used 33.6 modem, but thankfully then I did not know of any p2p programs :lol:

[downloader2008]

Originally posted by GSW@31 May 2003 - 10:43
I am a Broadband user...

The most painful thing is when I go round a friend&#39;s house (with 56k) and they sit there downloading like an MP3 and it just seems to take hours&#33;

Would you other Broadband users agree?
I agree 100%&#33; At my cousins when they are downloading a song and it only has like 15 mins left, they&#39;re like "wow&#33; its going good" and i&#39;m like "not really..." also, when they are on Kazaa, surfing the web literally becomes almost impossible&#33;&#33;

[sam71]

broadband cost too much and sharing file is getting crappier/more difficult all the time. Pretty much lost interest there. :(
for last 2 years or so, I been paying 80+ per month, and the speed was ok but far from good. it&#39;s a addictive and you can&#39;t stop once you have it. like dope :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :P
:wub: :wub: :rtfm: :-" :&#39;( :ermm: :geek:

[SERIAL KILLER]

IM A BOADBAND USER I CUT EVERYONE OFF if thhere download speed is under 10.00kbs :lol: :lol:

[sharon_uk]

I could never go back to 56k &#33; My parents have it..so when i go visit for the weekend it is hell.. especially if my dad wants things downloaded..things take forever&#33;

I used to leave my computer on overnight to get a couple of movies when i had 56. Will never go back&#33;

[sharon_uk]

I could never go back to 56k &#33; My parents have it..so when i go visit for the weekend it is hell.. especially if my dad wants things downloaded..things take forever&#33;

I used to leave my computer on overnight to get a couple of movies when i had 56. Will never go back&#33;

[sharon_uk]

I could never go back to 56k &#33; My parents have it..so when i go visit for the weekend it is hell.. especially if my dad wants things downloaded..things take forever&#33;

I used to leave my computer on overnight to get a couple of movies when i had 56. Will never go back&#33;