A Note on Downloading - Page 2

UDawg · 08-28-04, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Omega53

It only sucks if you are too cheap to pay for decent DL speeds and exclusive content.

Why pay for it when you can get the files for free. It isn't about being cheap. It is about being smart and not paying for crap.

Mike1357 · 08-28-04, 11:10 PM

I don't care how fast the site is, as long as there are no wait lines. Waiting in line for 20 minutes is

Quote:

Originally Posted by Me

I don't care how fast the site is

yea, I only download about 15kb/s

jAkUp · 08-30-04, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by UDawg

Rememeber the days when fileplanet was good?... neither do I. I mis 3DFiles.

hehe 3dfiles was great

Cheimison · 08-30-04, 04:36 AM

I don't really care for betas. All I play are first person shooters, generally.

Edge · 08-30-04, 11:44 AM

Ugh, I hate fileplanet now. They used to be good, I even tolerated the wait lines and such, but when they force you to use that crappy "Fileplanet Download System", that's where I draw the line. I remember the good old days of downloading the Planetside trial through Getright without much trouble (well, other than taking a while), but recently I tried to get the SWG trial, and the download became corrupted at the 800 megabyte mark with no way to recover it. Thanks a whole ****ing lot fileplanet, a week of downloading down the drain because of your crappy system. Maybe if they actually allowed you to access the direct links again I wouldn't mind so much, but proprietary download systems are a no-no.

**Ninjaman09** · 08-30-04, 12:18 PM

You can bypass the download system by using a browser that doesn't support Active-X controls, like Firefox (which is better than I.E. anyway).

Edge · 08-30-04, 04:33 PM

Yeah, I noticed it gave me a direct link when I tried to get a file on my friend's old 400 mhz computer, and I tried disabling active-X on mine but it still went to the download program

. Hmm, maybe I'll try using Firefox then, I've been meaning to get back to using Netscape after the good old 4.7 days anyway.

aAv7 · 08-30-04, 04:36 PM

so beside gamerhell and 3dgamers...what other sites are out there with decent d/l speeds and no in-line waiting crap?

NightFire · 08-30-04, 06:57 PM

I don't care much for any downloading service. Certainly not enough to pay.

But that's just because I'm on 56k Dial-up.

majortom · 08-30-04, 08:45 PM

hmm, i usually only wait at most 30-40 minutes (not a member) and get (according to the downloader) about 1.5-4 mbits. you kids are spoiled, what with yer high bandwidth cable internet modems and yer rap music and what not. when i was your age, all we had was 28.8's and we were damn happy we had it too!

08-30-04, 04:36 AM	#16
Cheimison Not Even Trying Anymore Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 230	Re: A Note on Downloading I don't really care for betas. All I play are first person shooters, generally. __________________ Keep Your People Armed It's for the Children

08-30-04, 11:44 AM	#17
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: A Note on Downloading Ugh, I hate fileplanet now. They used to be good, I even tolerated the wait lines and such, but when they force you to use that crappy "Fileplanet Download System", that's where I draw the line. I remember the good old days of downloading the Planetside trial through Getright without much trouble (well, other than taking a while), but recently I tried to get the SWG trial, and the download became corrupted at the 800 megabyte mark with no way to recover it. Thanks a whole ****ing lot fileplanet, a week of downloading down the drain because of your crappy system. Maybe if they actually allowed you to access the direct links again I wouldn't mind so much, but proprietary download systems are a no-no.

08-30-04, 12:18 PM	#18
Ninjaman09 Takin 'er easy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jowjah Posts: 6,687	Re: A Note on Downloading You can bypass the download system by using a browser that doesn't support Active-X controls, like Firefox (which is better than I.E. anyway). __________________ Core i7 920 @ 3.2 \| ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 6GB Mushkin DDR3-1600 RAM eVGA GTX 570 SC \| Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX Dell U2410

08-30-04, 04:33 PM	#19
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Re: A Note on Downloading Yeah, I noticed it gave me a direct link when I tried to get a file on my friend's old 400 mhz computer, and I tried disabling active-X on mine but it still went to the download program . Hmm, maybe I'll try using Firefox then, I've been meaning to get back to using Netscape after the good old 4.7 days anyway.

08-30-04, 04:36 PM	#20
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: A Note on Downloading so beside gamerhell and 3dgamers...what other sites are out there with decent d/l speeds and no in-line waiting crap? __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

08-30-04, 06:57 PM	#21
NightFire Bu Zi You, Wo Ning Si Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,464	Re: A Note on Downloading I don't care much for any downloading service. Certainly not enough to pay. But that's just because I'm on 56k Dial-up. __________________ Funny story SteelSoft Incorporated Specs: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @2.5GHz/512 MB PC2700 RAM/80 GB Western Digital Caviar/15 GB Maxtor/Diamond Viper X1950XT 256MB/Dell 1907FP 19" LCD Monitor/ASRock 939Dual SATA-2/1.44 MB Floppy/40x-12x-48x CD-RW/8x DVD-ROM

08-30-04, 08:45 PM	#22
majortom Done Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: the evil empire Posts: 328	Re: A Note on Downloading hmm, i usually only wait at most 30-40 minutes (not a member) and get (according to the downloader) about 1.5-4 mbits. you kids are spoiled, what with yer high bandwidth cable internet modems and yer rap music and what not. when i was your age, all we had was 28.8's and we were damn happy we had it too! __________________ - oh man, the water effects in source look amazing! - really? - yeah, i tried to touch it, and my hand got wet - cool! - oh wait, never mind. i just peed on myself --------------------------------------------------------- Mein Comp!: MSI 6380 kt266\| XP 1700+\| 512M PC3200 @ 266mhz \| 80 gig \| MSI radeon 9800 pro 128m (r360 core)\| nec 2500a 8x single layer burn (dl hack)\| thermaltake silentpower 420W PSU\| POS generic case\| Grado SR 60 headphones

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