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by seb

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How can I move 500meg files from my desk to a laptop that could be anywhere in the world, without them waiting hours to download.

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by russ werner

Unfortunately this is going to take hours. Moving 500 megs is no small task for a dialup connection. The only things you have control over is the selection of a good modem, zip the 500 megs, and use a ftp server to transfer the data. There are ftp servers available at http://www.download.com

by seb

Yep, but the bloke with the laptop, where does he connect to? (the 500megs was already zipped..!)

by cdobbin

Seb,
The best way to do it would be upload the files to a FTP site, and have the laptop user FTP in and retrieve the files.

by seb

Yes, but on a standard connection it would take over 4 days to download. want to be able to retreive this in miniutes.

by cdobbin

It would depend on what kind of connection you are using to access the internet that would dictate how long it would take, I don't think it would take days. I got news for ya, you can't move 500megs in just minutes. Good luck.

by seb

thats my point, are there any type of connetions available that can move that amount of data quickly? (no matter the costs involved)

by wlbowers

The fastest dial up avaible anywhere is not going to do it. You would be looking at portable satellite with gigabite ethernet into the laptop and multiple T1s at a fixed location or a satellite link there two, to get this kind of information transfer.

The satellite link would require some setup time though. You're not gonna just open the laptop and go.

Good Luck Lee

by seb

Yes, are enquires have led us to look at this option, but a better bandwidth has now been chosen. We are now sending it on CD. Quickest way to send large data..!

by tduvall

I don't mean to sound like a smart a**, but with a file that size, it'd be a whole lot cheaper to burn it to cd & fed-ex it.

by seb

Though we would have prefered to make a live connection, sending a CD is the most realist answer, and one we are now already using. Here's 200 points...!

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