Just because I can.
But it also proves 2G is still at least somewhat usable.

I would just switch my phone to 2G only and then continue the download in Termux using wget because that’s most reliable way to download files.
I let it run overnight, then stop it when I needed my phone during the day, then let it run again at night when not needed anymore.

However, 2G is quite inefficient, so this actually drains the battery a lot.

I wonder if the carrier just sees a weird spike in 2G data usage.

Anyway, calculation time. Wikipedia Kiwix ZIM file is approximately 110GB. 109,886,078,976B to be precise. With average speed of say 21KB/s, it would take around 2 months to download the whole English Wikipedia with low res pictures over 2G EDGE.

But also EDGE is quite better than original GSM Data (CSD), which offered breathtaking 9600bps.

  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.ukEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I downloaded a release of Rocket Arena 3 for Quake III in the early 2000s over 56k. 120Mb-ish at 1Mb per five minute.

    This was when unmetered tarrifs were on the rise (BT Free Weekend anyone?) which forced a disconnect at the 2hr mark, meaning a download manager was essential.

    Nobody got any calls that evening or night.

    e: corrected shite maths