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Originally Posted by HEMISENT
Dumb question probably but I've heard of, but never used a torrent. What exactly does it do?
I live out in the boonies and use a satellite for internet connection.
Due to something called a "Fair Access Policy" I'm limited to 200mb per 24 hour period. At this rate it'll take me a solid week to DL all these bins. I just tried to DL bin 1 and it's a couple hours to complete. From past experience 50% chance it'll be corrupted, I cancelled and am posting this question.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.
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I hadn't tried torrent until last night either. Seems like a good idea if it's necessary - it seems to be in your case. Basically one server sends out the file to one computer which then shares it between other people, cutting down on bandwidth cost for the supplier. Think that's right, but someone will explain it better than me mate.
Incidentally, I believe the torrent file on the GWX official site is checked, so it's not corrupt.