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ChickenSoup
09-07-2006, 09:39 PM
I'm too lazy to check, how big is the 7-day trial thingy, does it require your email, and how long did it take one of you to download (if you did)

ChristianCrusader
09-14-2006, 05:02 AM
Old thread but here we go: The 7-day trial thingy require that you give out your e-mail address in order to receive a serial number. The client is approx. 500 MB and depending on where you live and what your connect speed is it can take anything from 20 minutes to a week (if you use modem).

ChickenSoup
09-14-2006, 04:53 PM
he he, a WEEK? wow. I have cable tho

vibrokatana
09-14-2006, 09:37 PM
then probably a hour or 2

ChickenSoup
09-14-2006, 09:45 PM
on my downloads it says between 90-110 kbps usually. Funny, since our service is for 3 meg... I guess that's not download speed

vibrokatana
09-14-2006, 10:00 PM
your maximum speed is 3*1024/8

Python 2.4.3 (#1, Aug 26 2006, 23:46:07)
[GCC 3.4.4 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 3*1024/8
384

so you could download *theoretically* at 384 kbps, ISPs advertise speeds at Mb/s, to convert from bits to bytes you divide by 8 (8 bits to one byte)

ChickenSoup
09-16-2006, 11:53 PM
your maximum speed is 3*1024/8

Python 2.4.3 (#1, Aug 26 2006, 23:46:07)
[GCC 3.4.4 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 3*1024/8
384

*brain fizzles*

And this means what?

vibrokatana
09-17-2006, 02:35 AM
that you need to learn math :P

ChickenSoup
09-17-2006, 08:30 PM
or math where the multiplication symbol is an asterisk? :P

vibrokatana
09-17-2006, 08:51 PM
thats basic syntax for use in computers :P

ChickenSoup
09-18-2006, 10:24 AM
I don't need to learn it, so I didn't. Sheesh. :P

vibrokatana
09-18-2006, 03:00 PM
I don't need to learn it, so I didn't. Sheesh. :P
:P Unfortunately you have to understand many forms, not always will you have to speak to and learn from proper english speaking people.