Coachella 2013

[otnavuskire]

Much as I'd love to help, I can't really do that for just the opposite reason - we don't have an ISP that offers upload speeds above ONE Mbps, so starting a torrent is impossible. That said, I'm curious as to why a torrent would be better than a direct download if your download speed is an issue?

It's not the speed, as much as it's the connection. I just moved into a place with a pretty bad DSL connection, which drops out frequently. So a direct download finishes part way, and then dies when the internet does too.

[eversonpoe]

It's not the speed, as much as it's the connection. I just moved into a place with a pretty bad DSL connection, which drops out frequently. So a direct download finishes part way, and then dies when the internet does too.

but your browser should be smart enough to pick the DL back up once the connection resumes, no?

[otnavuskire]

but your browser should be smart enough to pick the DL back up once the connection resumes, no?

Nope. It doesn't. Either way, torrents are still a more efficient way of downloading.

[Avarik]

but your browser should be smart enough to pick the DL back up once the connection resumes, no?

Last time I used FireFox, I used an add-on that let me resume files that got interrupted.

Chrome can do it by default but it's janky.