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Old Nov 21, 2006, 07:26 PM // 19:26   #1
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I can connect to guild wars no problem, but am downloading updates at 1 KB/sec
Any ideas?
I have XP Home sp2
Tiscali DSL (I can download at 350 KB/sec)
In the UK
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29   #2
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A simple solution is just to let it sit there, and let it download.

A-Net's servers are very bogged down, and have very little bandwidth to spare. So to compensate, people download files from them at a very low speed at times.
Try to start the download at an early time in the middle of the nite, or in the morning when less people are online the servers.

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Old Nov 22, 2006, 01:41 AM // 01:41   #3
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I was just worried it was a problem my end.
I let it download, took a while, but the speeds are nice and fast again at this time of night
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 07:23 AM // 07:23   #4
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What time is it where you live, I'm no good with timezones
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 07:26 AM // 07:26   #5
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Right now it`s 7.26 am lol
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 07:26 AM // 07:26   #6
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It must be something on anet's side (or something between us and anet) because i had it too when downloading the gigantic nightfall update
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 07:27 AM // 07:27   #7
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Are you on Dial-up or broadband? I had exactly the same problem even with a 7.6Mb broadband connection.
Best bet is like Vvon said download at stupid O'clock in the morning. I did & it went from 1Kb/sec to over 250Kb/sec.
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nick the dik
Tiscali DSL (I can download at 350 KB/sec)
broadband


Try downloading something else. if its slow too, its you or your ISP.
if not, then its just anet being bogged down
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 08:42 AM // 08:42   #9
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Just before I loaded Guild Wars, I downloaded Sun Java, which sat at a very respectable 350 kb/sec, so it`s definitely not a problem on at my end
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 06:36 PM // 18:36   #10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nick the dik
Just before I loaded Guild Wars, I downloaded Sun Java, which sat at a very respectable 350 kb/sec, so it`s definitely not a problem on at my end
LOL
Sun and GW is NOT on the same server

different routs, different traffic, bandwidth,
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Old Nov 22, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50   #11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nick the dik
Just before I loaded Guild Wars, I downloaded Sun Java, which sat at a very respectable 350 kb/sec, so it`s definitely not a problem on at my end
LOL
Sun and GW is NOT on the same server

different routs, different traffic, bandwidth,
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