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4 Replies Last post: Mar 10, 2005 7:53 PM by GreenDragon  
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GreenDragon
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Mar 9, 2005 8:13 AM

Airport Extreme Download

Am On Dial up- wish to upgrade my G4 Powerbook OSX to 10.3.8 & other updates. Approx how much REAL time required to download 120 MB + using wireless (T Mobile Hot Spot) at Borders or Starbucks?

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Bob F
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1. Mar 9, 2005 8:43 AM in response to: GreenDragon
Re: Airport Extreme Download
Depends on:
a) They are using 802.11b or g
b) Their connection speed to the Internet
c) The number of users on that network at the time of usage (and their usage pattern)

Because of all those factors, I think it's hard to estimate effectively.
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2. Mar 9, 2005 9:03 AM in response to: d00d
Re: Airport Extreme Download
I was thinking the same thing. The Starbucks near my office offers 802.11b, but it's one base station in the ceiling of the seating area, and the network connection is just a standard consumer 1.5Mbps DSL.

If you were the only one on that wireless node, you could download 120MB in just a reasonably few minutes. If there were 8 or 9 other customers in there sharing that bandwidth with you, it would take appreciably longer.

Still, it would likely be better then dialup.
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3. Mar 9, 2005 8:31 PM in response to: drmbb
Re: Airport Extreme Download
also look into if your local library (or something) has any ethernet connections available for you to hook into. that might be faster.
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4. Mar 10, 2005 7:53 PM in response to: Nobody
Re: Airport Extreme Download
Thanks to everybody for the good advise. Took the plunge & Went to Barnes & Noble Book Store; Connected to Freedomlink (SBC) Charge was $3.95 ( Credit card on line) for two (2) hours. One other user sharing bandwidth. Downloaded installed & optimized ten programs for a total of 240 MB. Total time was 42 minutes.Used battery, but there were electrical outets along perimeter of wall & Loose chairs available.Since I am on dial up I figure I will list the stuff I want to download & revisit Barnes & Noble on a as needed basis. I think it would have taken me 72 hours to download these same programs on my dial up.

Bob F
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