Chris Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 How do I calculate how long it will take to upload a file at 30KB/s and the total file size is 500GB.Likewise how would I calculate how long it would take to download at 120KB/s?[in both cases ignoring flucuations in transfer speeds] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 4.4 yrs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 A long time in both directions. Maths a bit rusty now but here goes. Excuse the symbolisms.500GB = 500E9, where E9 = 1GB or 1000MB30KB = 30E3one divided by the other = 16.67E6 or 16.7 million secs86,400 secs per day gives something like 7 years.Is this right folks something looks a bit screwey here. Won't bother for the second part until some other replies.edit for E9 ( E= 10 to the power of) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 We thinking on the same lines here bvw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Following the same line of aurgument leads to a download speed of only 1.75 years.M$ will have longhorn out by then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Doug....after the day I've had I'm thinking nothing :D Relaxing quietly with a large scotch :) My answer came from here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Hmm, I'm only used to doing that sort of thing the old fashioned way. Damned sure there's only 86400 secs in a day. Had to used that number often enough in the past for diffusion related problems. Have had my Sctotch and off to bed. Will think on this tonight. Get back in the morning. 'night. Further Hmmm. Think G's right and I'm up the swanny didn't correctly divide by 365 for the number of years. Still my first premise was right. A long time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Not to worry Doug, Powerless will be happily married with a few children by the time he's finished uploading that lot :D Off to bed soon as well.......long day :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Surely this is a joke? Why would you want to know this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 If it was a joke I would of posted in the Joke section...But as this has been posted in Miscellaneous Computer Related would tell you that a question has been asked and is requring an answer. Luckily I have recieved an answer...Why would you want to know this?None of your or anyone elses business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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