ziki Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 can anyone possibly send me a x86 install dvd? my internet connection is horrible and it'd take forever to download it, especially on public torrent sites. PM me if you can, it'd be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 It would be helpful to know where you live. It it's local to someone they might be willing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbardi Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yeah, would definately have to be local... most people are not willing to risk sending pirated software through the snail mail system to a complete stranger! You really should invest in high speed... you are not going to last much longer on the Internet with dial-up... simple fact... the future is speed, and without it, you lose out on the goodies such as OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yeah, would definately have to be local... most people are not willing to risk sending pirated software through the snail mail system to a complete stranger! You really should invest in high speed... you are not going to last much longer on the Internet with dial-up... simple fact... the future is speed, and without it, you lose out on the goodies such as OS X. You don't need to be on dial-up for a 4.8GB download long time. On a 512kb or 1Mb connect it can still take ages. I have a 8MB connect and even mine took a few days (downloading when I can). Also as I’m sure you know it depends on seeders. But you're right. If you’re on dial-up then you ideally need to change (but not just for the OSX DVD). Anyway I would have thought the price of dial-up is more or less the same as broadband. Or at least it is here in UK. But distance is an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbardi Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Oh, don't get me wrong AcePlayer, I agree... even highspeed can seem slow at times with bittorrent, but I was speaking more general. He said his internet connection was horrible, not so much his torrent downloads specifically. I mean we all suffer from lagged downloads... I'm at 3MB and I am more off lucky if I can pull down 20-50kb sometimes. But if he is giving up on downloading OS X becuase he thinks it will take forever, I doubt he is on highspeed of any kind. That is the mindset of a dial-up user. Most of us that have highspeed are willing to wait a few days of downloading torrents in the background, while a dial-up user gets impatient checking his email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 That's true. horrible does sound like dial-up. Maybe the 28kb version. I wonder if anyone had actually download a OSX DVD using dial-up? When they finally get it downloaded they realise everyone else is on 10.6 now. I remember a few years ago I tried downloading "The Others" cd 1 and 1 (damn you author) using dialup. It was a 1.4Gb file and I think it took me like 2-3 weeks with my pc on downloading 10hours every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziki Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 actually i have DSL. and the seeder/leecher ratio is bad on the torrents and it doesnt even go above 10kbps. I live in NJ. thanks for the responses guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziki Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 bump, i'll pay for shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McAtom Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 You can leave your donwload completely at background, and one week later you will find it is ready to burn it. That was my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I know you are sincere. But the risk is that you are a federal agent posing as a user. We send you a DVD containing an illegal copy of a hacked OS and before you know it, we are behind bars getting acquainted with our new "girlfriend". Anybody that doesn't know you personally would be very foolish to send you a DVD with OSx86 on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziki Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 hrm thats a good point. I guess i'm screwed then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziki Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 okay well i started downloading this morning...its at 2.4% WOO. 2 weeks 2 days to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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