Servers sluggish...

[Faizan Kazi]

Sometimes the single http/ftp connection you set up with the server gets
"queued" or something from your own isp or something like that. i dont know
the technicalities, but its better to have a couple ~2 to 4 connections to
the server for downloading large files.

If youre using firefox you might want to use the download manager
Addon/plugin called "Downthemall" (yes its one word) or you might want to
use a download manager like Download Accelerator Plus that integrates into
IE, Firefox and others!

Otherwise, try something else entirely: torrents!! there are a couple
official torrents on which you can download the different versions of
ubuntu.

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#bt

Get the torrent you need, run it in "Utorrent" or "Vuze" and start
downloading!! its fast!! last time i checked there were a couple hundred
people "seeding" and just a handful of "peers" (people still downloading the
file). so you should get decent speeds, mostly limited by your dialup.

~fez
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