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t_blake07

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    Timed out?
    « on: January 25, 2010, 10:06:40 PM »
    Hello,

    I was trying to download a CAM software from FeatureCAM and everything was going smooth at first. The file is like 966MB I believe and it was going to take about 30 minutes to download. So I decided to grab a bite to eat and watch some TV and when I went back to check on the progress it said that Internet Explorer was unable to download the file. It had timed out. I don't recall ever having this happen before. Kinda sucked though because I had looked at it after 20 minutes had gone by and it was still downloading. So I waited 30 minutes or so just to see that it "Timed Out". Could this have something to do with IE? Or maybe the file itself? Just wondering if there's something I can do to prevent this because I kinda need this software. Thanks for any help you can give.

    Oh yeah, my OS is Windows Vista.
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    Re: Timed out?
    « Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 10:24:12 PM »
    When you try to download again does it start over or pick up where it timed out at? May need to empty your temporary folder.
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    t_blake07

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      « Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 10:36:32 PM »
      Should I delete my temp files and then try again? Or just try again, and if it does the same then delete the temp files?

      Also, I was way off on the size of the file. I was thinking of a different one. It's only 244MB. (slow, I know), I have DSL at 1.5Mb/s.
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      t_blake07

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        Re: Timed out?
        « Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 12:42:29 AM »
        Well I tried again and it was successful. Don't really know what caused it to do that in the first place.
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        Re: Timed out?
        « Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 12:44:57 AM »
        Probably just lost internet connection for a little bit the first time.
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        Re: Timed out?
        « Reply #5 on: January 26, 2010, 12:50:52 AM »
        Just found this
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          Re: Timed out?
          « Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 12:54:34 AM »
          "Internet is too slow" would be my case I think. 1.5Mb/s. But hey, it's free so I can't really complain. I like how it says to "Upgrade to Broadband", as a possible solution.
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          Re: Timed out?
          « Reply #7 on: January 26, 2010, 06:22:53 PM »
          Who is your ISP?  You say it's free, is it a campus link?  Is there a size limit?
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            Re: Timed out?
            « Reply #8 on: January 26, 2010, 06:28:32 PM »
            Not free technically. My roommate pays for it. It's like $20/mo through AT&T DSL.
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            Re: Timed out?
            « Reply #9 on: January 27, 2010, 07:54:48 AM »
            Worst DSL service out there...
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              Re: Timed out?
              « Reply #10 on: January 27, 2010, 09:46:47 PM »
              Quote from: patio on January 27, 2010, 07:54:48 AM
              Worst DSL service out there...

              I agree. I would try to convince my roommate to switch to cable, but where I live, there is only one cable provider. I had my Cable and Internet through them a couple years back, and they had the worst customer support, and we would lose cable and internet about twice a month for a few hours at a time. We actually lost both services for about two whole days once, and my girlfriend decided to call 'em up and give 'em *censored* about it. So they pro-rated our bill for the next month. Probably the only time we actually got decent customer service. Oh yeah. AT&T is also the only major DSL provider we have around here too. So i'm stuck until I decide to move to a new city. ::)
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              Re: Timed out?
              « Reply #11 on: January 28, 2010, 07:34:38 AM »
              Click Here...

              You may get pleasantly suprised...
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                Re: Timed out?
                « Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 05:58:40 PM »
                Thanks for that link. Unfortunately, it shows the same 2 Broadband ISP's. (AT&T and local cable co.) It did show one more that I was unaware of. MegaPath Broadband Services. They offer: T1 and Bonded T1, Business DSL, Business Cable, Satellite, and DS3-OCx. Never heard of that last one. Outrageous monthly prices. I think they focus mainly on business' that are in need of broadband.
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                Re: Timed out?
                « Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 06:13:11 PM »
                What was the fee on Business DSL ? ?
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                t_blake07

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                  Re: Timed out?
                  « Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 06:24:20 PM »
                  They won't say unless you call. It's considered business class, so i'm assuming it's gonna more than I wanna pay. They are advertising a "Business Class T1" starting at $280/mo for 1.5Mb/s. DSL would be cheaper, but how much, I don't know.
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