Downloading in Firefox stuck

[Colin Law]

On 13 October 2011 17:27, Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:
> Colin Law wrote:
>
>> I am trying to download Oneiric iso in Firefox 7 and it has stuck at
>> 478 of 695MB. I wonder what to do now.  I have limited bandwidth so
>> don't want to start again unless necessary.  I have waited an hour but
>> nothing is happening.  FF is still going ok, it is just the download
>> that has got stuck.
>>
>
> If your bandwidth is limited, your best bet is probably to either
> download it over bittorrent for the reliability and speed, or wait until
> the rush is over (give it a few days), by which point you'll be able to
> get more reliable HTTP connections to the various HTTP mirrors.
>
> In fact, bittorrent is almost always the fastest and most reliable way
> to get it, especially immediately post-release.

By bandwidth I meant monthly usage, rather than speed.  The word
should not really mean monthly usage but it is commonly used in that
sense.  If I understand bittorrnet correctly then my total usage would
be greater as it includes up and down traffic, and I would be both
receiving the file and supplying it to others at the same time.

Colin