Posted by Brian Cryer on 11/23/06 09:35

"dorayme" <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:doraymeRidThis-B84221.08325923112006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> In article <ncidnXRQXoCxHfnYnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@pipex.net>,
> "Brian Cryer" <brian.cryer@127.0.0.1.ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Given your comment (other thread) that you are on dial-up, this is
>> probably
>> too big. If you can't get it on a cover magazine, drop me an email and if
>> you cover the cost I'll copy it to cd and pop it in the post.
>
> Depends on the dial up. On the one I had - actually I keep it on
> and use it for the occasional forays on my Windows box because I
> am not sure how how to connect it to my broadband router and for
> other reasons - you could reliably download almost any amount.
> You just do it and piss off for a few hours. You have to sleep,
> so that is a good time.

You clearly have a good and reliable dial-up. When I was on dial up at home
(which likewise I still use occasionally for various reasons) I did find it
generally reliable, although I do recall a time when someone had sent me a
4MB file to my inbox and the line kept on dropping out while I was
downloading it - plus I only had a 28.8kbps modem at the time. Very
frustrating. The biggest problem I had with dial-up was that it blocked up
the phone, and that was the reason I switched to broadband.

Even with a reliable dial-up, to download a 46.2MB file over a 56kbps
connection (on paper) would take at least a two and a half days. I suppose
set it going and then go away for the weekend!
--
Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian

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