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Question: How long did it take your fsx to download?

1-2 hours    
  18 (43.9%)
2-4 hours    
  3 (7.3%)
4-6 hours    
  0 (0.0%)
6+ hours    
  3 (7.3%)
less then 1 hour    
  17 (41.5%)




Total votes: 41

I got mine from downloads.com downloaded 5 mins =)
« Created by: chris3090 on: Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:22pm »

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Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:22pm

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It took me 5 minutes to download from downloads.com =)
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:26pm

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no.......... please... i've been up so long I didn't want to hear that.
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:26pm
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LOL
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:28pm

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Poor Ben Smiley
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:59pm
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LOL! Once I got it from fileplanet or wherever it took about a half an hour
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 12:05am

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well considering its only been out for four hours, it be hard for some peole to vote. Grin
 
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Reply #6 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 12:08am

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It took my about a half hour to download, half hour to install, half hour to load... yeah you catch my drift Wink I need a computer upgrade
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 2:02am

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Quote:
It took me 5 minutes to download from downloads.com =)


That works out to be roughly 2 mb a SECOND. How did you afford that?
 
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Reply #8 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 2:33am
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an hour and a bit. Downloaded at just inder 180kb/s.
 
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Reply #9 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 3:30am

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um idk i clicked download looked at clock took a wizz came back 5 mins later and it was done
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 3:47am

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I cant find it on download.com  Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 4:02am

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me neither Angry
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 4:15am
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Ok lets see... 25 hours remaining... The sad part is that there really are 25 hours remaining.  Cry Cry Cry
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 4:49am
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Isn't download.com a part of cnet, and gamespot is a part of cnet?

That would mean you downloaded of slow old gamespot Cheesy
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 5:28am

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http://www.filecloud.com/file/3662/Flight+Simulator+X+Demo/

create a free acount and start downloading (FAR faster than gamespot) at the minute im downloading at 106kb a sec (fastest my internet will go)
 
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Reply #15 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 5:33am

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Quote:
http://www.filecloud.com/file/3662/Flight+Simulator+X+Demo/

create a free acount and start downloading (FAR faster than gamespot) at the minute im downloading at 106kb a sec (fastest my internet will go)


I'm just getting 33.3 kb/s
 
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Reply #16 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 6:35am
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I'm just getting 33.3 kb/s


A few hours ago I was d/ling with 2 kb/s now its stuck between 7-10 kb/s

EDIT: Wealthysoup, thanks for the link, it works like a charm! 3hrs left  Grin
 
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Reply #17 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 7:03am

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I'm just getting 33.3 kb/s


Try choosing a different server to download from or the maximum speed couldbe restricted by your internet speed.
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 7:27am

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I haven't downloaded the demo yet, and ain't gonna do it either..
 
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Reply #19 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 11:42am

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Took me 3 and a half friggin´hours, and the f@#*_%& file was "corrupt" (BTW downloaded it from MS)

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Reply #20 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 3:10pm

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about 35 min at around 340kbps
 
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