Re: [libreoffice-users] File download stalls when connected to my ISP, succeeds when using a Verizon Wireless MIFI?

I have a broadband connection, fiber-to-the-home, 25 Mbps DL and UL.


On Fri, Sep 4, 2015, at 08:41 PM, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 18:39 04/09/2015 -0400, you wrote:
> > I tried to download the LibreOffice 211 MB installation file 
> > numerous times and it stalls around 66 mb. I think there is a 
> > problem with my ISP. I have broadband connection. I connected my 
> > Windows 7 laptop to the ISP box on the outside of my house so I 
> > could bypass my house wiring and router and still it stalls. I can 
> > download it with the same laptop when connected to the website 
> > through a Verizon Wireless MIFI.
>
> Er, if you have already downloaded the file you need by this method 
> to the same system, haven't you achieved what you need? You don't 
> need more than one copy of the installation file.
>
> > Could it be because it is an .msi file ...
>
> Unlikely.
>
> > ... or because you are located in Germany?
>
> Also unlikely.
>
> > I am struggling for an answer.
>
> o You could download the file somewhere with a faster network 
> connection (at work? at a friend's? at an internet cafe? in a 
> library?), either to the same system or perhaps to another and then 
> copy it to a flash drive or CD for transfer to your system. (Do make 
> sure that you get the version for your system - not necessarily the 
> version for the system to which you are downloading.)
>
> o (Better!) Use a download manager. When I had a dial-up connection, 
> I used Free Download Manager ( http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ ). 
> This will allow you to download in the background and - crucially - 
> will pick up where it left off if the download is interrupted for any 
> reason. After a few sessions you will get the complete file.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker - privately


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