Honestly everytime I've tried downloading a large file the bottleneck is on the ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		gustavus on Nov 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FCC launches inquiry to increase minimum broadband... Honestly everytime I've tried downloading a large file the bottleneck is on the serving end, where they aren't able to send that much data that fast.

wing-_-nuts on Nov 1, 2023 | [–]

You can use something called lftp to transfer single files using multiple connections at once, I'm sure there's similar switches for wget or curl

mksybr on Nov 1, 2023 | [–]

If there's a torrent available you can get better speed. Helpful for Linux installation ISOs

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact