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Old 14-08-2013, 08:36   #23
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Re: Great when 120Mb works.

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Originally Posted by MUD_Wizard View Post
Compression. Lots of empty space or repetition in the file that can be reduced.

If it was random or already compressed data then you'd have to download that file at 28.5MB/sec to have it finish in 60 seconds, or it'd take 1.9 minutes as you say @ 15MB/sec.
a possible explanation. Thanks I hadn't thought of that.
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