[DEMUG] Looking for a laptop, and large downloads

[Robert Pauly]

Bethany,
	I have a copy of the trial dvd that came with Ilife, Just contact me  
and let me know how I can get the disk to you. I would also be  
interested in a get together as I am new to the Area.


Robert Pauly
Blue Hill ME
On Dec 3, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Bethany Reynolds wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who replied with laptop offers. I think I have got
> my friend almost talked into getting a refurb MacBook Pro from Apple
> (thanks, Susan, for reminding me of that option).
>
> Now, a couple of questions...
> I tried downloading the 30 day iWork trial from Apple, which is a 400
> + MB download. It stalled out on me at 217 MB, and my connection got
> r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w. During a chat with Hughes.net''s overseas tech
> department, I learned that I'd exceeded the Fair Use limits of my
> contract. Apparently it's 200 MB download a day. Choking off my
> service for 24 hrs. was the "punishment" for this violation.
> Even the upgraded contracts top out at 425 MB a day, which still
> wouldn't be enough for this particular download. When I pressed the
> tech on this, he noted that I could download unlimited MB between 3
> am and 6 am EST.
> So, my questions- is it possible to schedule a download so that it
> would come in then? Or do I have to set my alarm clock (ugh)?
> Alternatively, if I use a different network (say, the Maine Grind's
> or the library's), do I risk screwing up their network for 24 hrs.?
> Is this limit common, or is it related to the satellite service?
> Bethany
>
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