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Internet Download Speeds
estimated download times for various modem speeds

This table lists estimated download times for different size files for common modem speeds. These are rough estimates only. The actual download time is dependent upon many other factors, including computer speed and network traffic. Note: Your browser might estimate an incorrect download time.

File Size 28.8Kb 56Kb T1 dedicated T2 dedicated
500K < 1 min < 1 min < 5 sec < 1 sec
1 MB < 1 min < 3 min < 5 sec < 1 sec
5 MB < 2.9 min < 1.5 min < 5 sec < 1 sec
20 MB < 11.6 min < 6 min < 13 sec < 4.3 sec
50 MB < 28.9 min < 13.5 min < 33 sec < 5.3 sec
100 MB < 57.9 min < 29.8 min < 1.1 min < 22 sec
200 MB < 1 hr 9 min < 59.5 min < 2.2 min < 43 sec
300 MB < 2 hr 9 min < 1 hr 30 min < 3.2 min < 1.1 min
400 MB < 3 hr 9 min < 2 hr < 4.3 min < 1.4 min
500 MB < 4 hr 8 min < 2 hr 30min < 5.4 min < 1.8 min
600 MB < 5 hr 8 min < 3 hr < 6.5 min < 2.2 min
700 MB < 6 hr 8 min < 3 hr 5 min < 7.6 min < 2.5 min
800 MB < 7 hr 7 min < 4 hr < 8.7 min < 2.9 min
900 MB < 8 hr 7 min < 4 hr 5 min < 9.7 min < 3.2 min
1 G < 9 hr 6 min < 5 hr < 10.8 min < 3.6 min
the best time to download a product

Although the majority of people don't have problems, if you have a slow connection and/or if there is a lot of traffic on the internet, you might not be able to get a complete download on your first try. Typically, the best times to try again are outlined below:

Americas: Nights or Weekends
Europe: Mornings or Weekends
Asia/Pacific Regions: Afternoons or Weekends

You may wish to use a third-party agent to make the download process easier. Here is a list of download agents that Novell's IS&T department has tested for reliability:

Download Managers Scheduling Restarts Resumes Browser URL
Download Wonder No Yes Yes MSIE, Netscape http://www.forty.com/
GetRight Yes Yes Yes MSIE, Netscape http://www.headlightsw.com/
Go!Zilla Yes Yes Yes MSIE, Netscape http://www.gozilla.com/
Netscape SmartDownload No Yes Yes Netscape http://my.netscape.com/
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