Downloading The testament of Sherlock Holmes

Its taking me over a week to download this game and i was wondering if anyone else has had this problem....im using their fastdown program but its still taking forever..
I have a dsl connection ...

DSL connections come in all different speeds, but even if you have a 10Gbps download speed it won't help if the server you're downloading from can only provide 600Kbps. Also the size of this download is about 6.44 GB in size -- a huge game to download.

How fast is it compared to other games you've downloaded and how large were those games?

I don't know how their downloader works, but it may reduce the download speed if you're using your Internet connection for something else at the same time, so as not to interfere with your web browsing.

A download of that size would also take 4 or 5 days for me too. My wireless broadband is fairly speedy up to about 65 MB, but then they choke it down to a crawl of 60 - 70 Kbps.

I'm glad to read this because thus far, having tried to download this game myself, it seemed to me that it would take days to download - so have pretty much given up trying to do it until I have ample time and patience to do so.

Stephen,

Have you thought about using a download manager?

"Download acceleration, also known as multipart download, is a term for the method employed by software such as download managers to download a single file by splitting it in segments and using several simultaneous connections to download these segments from a single server." (Wikipedia)

I downloaded The Witcher 2, which really is a huge file (over 16 GB), so large that they have already split it in segments of 2 GB each that you can download separately with your browser, but using GOG's downloader, I had the whole thing in hours with a dsl speed of about 10 Mbps. The default on the GOG downloader is 4 simultaneous connections, as I recall. So, I know they work.

Unfortunately, I haven't used any other download manager in so long I can't recommend one that's fast, free, doesn't add things to your computer you don't want and is safe, but maybe someone else can.

Gil.

I have a fast internet connection also and after 12 hours I am only at 22% downloaded. It's going to take forever.

B.E.T.,

Have you checked with Speed Test or Speakeasy to see if you're getting the download speed you're paying for?


Gil.

It only took me less than an hour from start to finish (30 mbps connection).

I wonder if your connection is being throttled, Ana.

Hey Barry,
Go to
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
or
http://www.speedtest.net/

and report back with what your bandwidth is.

My download speed on the test is 19.61 mbps.

My download through metaboli to get the game is an average of 17-50 kb/s.

I did go there Jenny. That's where I got the 30 mbps speed from

My results are lousy too; sad to say, I don't think it's going to be possible for me to download this game unless I move somewhere where I have a better connection.

I'm just going to let mine run all night. Maybe a miracle will happen overnight.

Did you buy the game through Amazon? They have their own installer which is lightening quick and puts an icon on your desktop for the download. I found it went very quick. I'm not sure of exact time as I wasn't really timing it, went out of the room and watched TV. However when I came back in it was done and it was under an hour.

I am using the installer from The Adventure Shop and downloading from them. I let it run all nught and I am now at 62%. Something tells me it's their downloader and I should have done it without it like I have in the past.

BrownEyedTigre

I use their Downloader and it is very slow, all my games from them take forever to DL, even a 3gb game can take three/four hours to DL were as a 1gb game from BFG zips it in under half an hour, i have fast broadband so i think it could very well be their Downloader.

You will have great time playing this game so i hope it happens soon for you.

I think it's the downloader too. I won't use it again. 73% now.

I downloaded The Dark Eye from The Adventure Shop yesterday and it took six hours.
I've never had anything take that long from anywhere before !!
I didn't use their downloader, though. I just did it via FireFox.

Hello,

I've investigated the matter and I'm pretty upset,

Adventure Shop and Metaboli don't have server in the US, and if they do, not of good quality.

so the speed is low, it has little to do with the downloader or even your own internet speed...

So, with a game the size of The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, almost 10Go, the time can be horribly long.

I will personally contact Metaboli monday about this, because I think it's not acceptable to spend 39.99 on a game and need more time to download it than to get it by post.

regards

Thank you for looking into it for us.

For anyone who hasn't gotten this game yet buy it from Amazon. The whole download process went flawlessly. First their downloader loads onto your desktop and then the actual download and install occurs. I didn't actually time the download but it was under an hour (30mbps connection). I knew this bcause I was watching a DVR'd tv show zapping the commercials and it was done when I went to check it after the show.

Regards,

Barry