Downloading Horizons at 6.5 KB/sec...is that normal?

Nefarious22 · 09-09-2003, 08:28 PM

I was accepted to beta today and since i have a broadband connection i thought I would go ahead and download the game with the FTP thing. Well I dideverything as it said and the download has been going for like 3 hours and its only downloading at 7 KB/sec and I want to know is that normal for it to be that slow....

is there anything I can do? or do I just leave computer on for 30 or so hours? by the way im in upstate South Carolina and if I got my email when do you think the CD's will get here...maybe ill just wait for them?

-Thanks

Nefarious22 · 09-09-2003, 10:36 PM

can anyone confirm if their download was this slow also? please someone acknowledge me....is there anything I can do to speed it up?

Pyros · 09-10-2003, 12:18 AM

This seems to be an unusually slow speed. It may either be because the servers are slowed down due to a large load, or your internet connection may be slowing down.

PeloquinGolmm · 09-11-2003, 02:11 PM

I had problems with the FTP site also. I would get 100 megs or so and it would die on me. I finally sent an e-mail to the admins and they said they are mailing out a CD sometime this week.

It was very, VERY frustrating to say the least.

Pyros · 09-11-2003, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by PeloquinGolmm
I had problems with the FTP site also. I would get 100 megs or so and it would die on me.

Where you using Internet Explorer? Sometimes it has a tendency to stop downloading big files. That may be the problem.

Nefarious22 · 09-11-2003, 08:05 PM

well I went to bed and when I woke up it had finished so it must have seriously increased in speed while i slept. But now im having a new problem....Just read my new thread "Have problems with Horizons Login"

PeloquinGolmm · 09-12-2003, 12:11 PM

I use WS FTP for my FTP jobs. The first night I tried it it was great...I was getting about 1 Mbps, then after about half an hour it droped to 100 kbps. They it just died.

09-13-2003, 04:07 AM

We wil lbe adding a new flag in your profile that will allow you to set on a product by product basis if you want FTP access or a CD sent to you.

We got away from mass mailouts because we would got many returns because addresses were wrong and we wasted a lot of money on mail outs.

However if you want, e-mail betatestadmin@atari.com and request that a CD be sent to you. We will verify your contact info and acceptance into the betatest and then send a CD.

Thanks
Michael Gilmartin
Atari, Inc

09-09-2003, 08:28 PM	#1
Nefarious22 New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 14	Downloading Horizons at 6.5 KB/sec...is that normal? I was accepted to beta today and since i have a broadband connection i thought I would go ahead and download the game with the FTP thing. Well I dideverything as it said and the download has been going for like 3 hours and its only downloading at 7 KB/sec and I want to know is that normal for it to be that slow.... is there anything I can do? or do I just leave computer on for 30 or so hours? by the way im in upstate South Carolina and if I got my email when do you think the CD's will get here...maybe ill just wait for them? -Thanks

09-11-2003, 02:11 PM	#4
PeloquinGolmm New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 3	Problem With FTP I had problems with the FTP site also. I would get 100 megs or so and it would die on me. I finally sent an e-mail to the admins and they said they are mailing out a CD sometime this week. It was very, VERY frustrating to say the least.

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09-09-2003, 10:36 PM	#2
Nefarious22 New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 14	can anyone confirm if their download was this slow also? please someone acknowledge me....is there anything I can do to speed it up?

09-10-2003, 12:18 AM	#3
Pyros Your Weighted Companion Cube will never stab you Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The barrens of Canada Posts: 8,124	This seems to be an unusually slow speed. It may either be because the servers are slowed down due to a large load, or your internet connection may be slowing down.

09-11-2003, 08:05 PM	#6
Nefarious22 New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 14	well I went to bed and when I woke up it had finished so it must have seriously increased in speed while i slept. But now im having a new problem....Just read my new thread "Have problems with Horizons Login"

09-12-2003, 12:11 PM	#7
PeloquinGolmm New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 3	I use WS FTP for my FTP jobs. The first night I tried it it was great...I was getting about 1 Mbps, then after about half an hour it droped to 100 kbps. They it just died.

09-13-2003, 04:07 AM	#8
mgilmartin Guest Posts: n/a	We wil lbe adding a new flag in your profile that will allow you to set on a product by product basis if you want FTP access or a CD sent to you. We got away from mass mailouts because we would got many returns because addresses were wrong and we wasted a lot of money on mail outs. However if you want, e-mail betatestadmin@atari.com and request that a CD be sent to you. We will verify your contact info and acceptance into the betatest and then send a CD. Thanks Michael Gilmartin Atari, Inc