4.0.1 Download times.

[Vanch]

So, how long did it take you to do this patch? I've been on about 5 hours and only on 38%. Not fun, aparently Windows Friewall is effecting it, but I can't work computers to save my life. So, your times on it?

[Bliq]

Patch was pretty fast to DL. The update itself is actually taking more time for the time being.

[Deleted]

Update is taking forever

[bak00777]

6hrs. I even went to my school's library where the connection is supposed to be better, took my friend back home 30mins...

[jobdone]

I just downloaded mine from usenet @ 6mb/s

5.18G
6mb/s = ~14 mins 38 seconds

[Deleted]

I just downloaded mine from usenet @ 6mb/s

5.18G
6mb/s = ~14 mins 38 seconds

usenet? what's that? Anyway, downloading via blizz downloader, and it's slow. it's insanely slow, like 80-100 kb/s. Is there some haxxor way to kill the upload speed, or can someone tell me what this usenet is?

[Deleted]

Hah, I've been background downloading the whole patch over the last few weeks

[Gighz]

usenet? what's that? Anyway, downloading via blizz downloader, and it's slow. it's insanely slow, like 80-100 kb/s. Is there some haxxor way to kill the upload speed, or can someone tell me what this usenet is?

Second that, can u provide a link? i've just started downloading today and it's currently at 62%... what i'm downloading weights 5.29Gb... am i downloading the whole Patch or just a part? is it worth for me to stop downloading via blizz downloader and start on that Usenet thingie?

[Horace]

Hah, I've been background downloading the whole patch over the last few weeks

This. Unsure why everyone else didn't. Also, if you want to kill the upload, go to the second tab, click preferences and untick "Peer to Peer" thing, and it'll have you only connected to the blizzard server. Still gonna take a while though, so if you're download is still higher than 400kb/s, I'd suggest you stick with it.

[Deleted]

This. Unsure why everyone else didn't. Also, if you want to kill the upload, go to the second tab, click preferences and untick "Peer to Peer" thing, and it'll have you only connected to the blizzard server. Still gonna take a while though, so if you're download is still higher than 400kb/s, I'd suggest you stick with it.

still 100~ kb/s zZzZz... but at least i can still do stuff. The upload totally killed my bandwidth before.

[jobdone]

usenet? what's that?

Its what the internet was originally, before webpages (www), if you watch the first mission impossible, you see him using it.

You download data through binary addresses, which you need a program to do, and as I use Usenet a lot I have a subscription to a Usenet provider (newshosting), which opens up all the binary addresses and always downloads at your maximum allowed speed.

If I didn't have that subscription I would have to use my isp log in details (all isp's should have them) but it usually is not a good idea because lots of isp block common binary addresses, and limit speed.

[Twoflower]

background downloader. I started wow once a week ago, with my account not even active. Went to eat dinner, had the patch when i got back.

[Artsche]

usenet costs money

[jobdone]

usenet costs money

It doesn't if you use your isp log in details (I did for along time).
It just is no wear near as good when you do pay for it tho.

[imtehrogue]

updating atm, 15 mins and its at 70% but the downloader took me 5 mins

[Nest]

Blizzard Downloader --> View --> Preferences
Disable Peer-to-Peer transfer and check "Don't throttle background download" for a lot quicker download.

Works for me fo shoo.

[pzijderv]

usenet costs money

ur internet is free?

[Lilbruz]

Its funny. Every time a patch of a certain size hits, people complain about the time it takes to download it. The Background Downloader isnt exactly a new thing, and its actually working like it should.

Use it next time.

It took me under 5 mins to get the last stage (Had the 5gig patch downloaded already), so its installing as we speak.

If you want faster speed, yes, usenet is a good place. Or one of the patch mirrors. Or you can get the .torrent file in the folder and load that into a .torrent program and download it faster too.

But seriously....Blizzard Background Downloader is your friend

[Lastkaii]

Its funny. Every time a patch of a certain size hits, people complain about the time it takes to download it. The Background Downloader isnt exactly a new thing, and its actually working like it should.

Use it next time.

It took me under 5 mins to get the last stage (Had the 5gig patch downloaded already), so its installing as we speak.

If you want faster speed, yes, usenet is a good place. Or one of the patch mirrors. Or you can get the .torrent file in the folder and load that into a .torrent program and download it faster too.

But seriously....Blizzard Background Downloader is your friend

This, took little to no time to download the last part of the patch, just took awhile to install.

[Deleted]

Yes, I would have had the patch a long time ago if it wasn't for me quitting the game some months ago :>. But started casually again 2 days ago, since the coming patch seems like a lot of fun.