VV 3.0c

happyg wrote on 7/1/2002, 3:39 PM
I have a question about 3.0c. (this is stated above also)

I use AOL and have noticed that EVERY time I download anything over 20MB that it will not install on my computer.

I HAVE to use dial-up because of the fact that they have not laid FIBER in my community yet.


I recently found out that if you use AOL it is difficult (yet sometimes it works) for it to receive anything over 16MB. (that is true for email too)
(this came from someone in the UPPER ESCHELON of AOL)

is there ANY way that when you do updates that you can split the files so that they are a tolerable size and so that I do not have to keep bugging my friends who have DSL?

Just a thought.

if not I understand

g

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 7/1/2002, 3:55 PM
Sign up for a local ISP instead of AOL. Almost anyone you choose is going to have better rates, better service, fewer restrictions, and more local numbers to choose from. AOL is really a very bad deal. I use the local ISP here in town and pay $17/month for unlimited access. I've successfully downloaded 100MB files at 48Kbps.
vitalforce2 wrote on 7/1/2002, 5:53 PM
Not quite on point and I'm not SoFo, but consider some flawless download freeware: Gozilla. Just type Gozilla into any search window, find their site, and download.
HPV wrote on 7/1/2002, 7:58 PM
I use AOL. Never had a download problem, with any size files. Heck, I never have any problems with AOL period.

Craig H.
seeker wrote on 7/2/2002, 6:24 AM
Glen,

I also use AOL, and have successfully downloaded files larger than 60 megabytes. I don't think AOL has any limit on what file size you can download, just so you don't use up your total time allotment before the download completes. We are on unlimited usage, so that isn't a problem.

You can have phone line problems, and if you have Call Waiting or Call Thru, that can cause a problem. Almost any download manager software will let you resume a download, in case something does interrupt a long download. That way, you don't have to start over. Gozilla was mentioned. I used to use Download Accelerator Plus for resumable downloads, and it worked very well. The downloads went a bit faster, too. But I took DAP off my system because it was an "Adware" program, verging on "Spyware". But if I needed to do some more large downloads I probably would put it back on and let my new Ontrack Firewall rein it in. I worried during my unassisted Vegas Video 3.0c download that something might interrupt it, but nothing did. About halfway through the download the Sonic Foundry server must have gotten more loaded down, because my download speed dropped from about 95% to about 75%, but the download proceeded OK despite that. I have made quite a few downloads recently with no problems.

If you are having trouble with your AOL downloads, get the current list of AOL local access phone numbers, and simply shift a different number to the top of your dialing list. Each time a number "screws up", put it at the bottom of your list and replace it with another number, until you get a good performer at the top of your list. I think the AOL disconnects occur at the local level, and not at AOL central, so you can just look for a more reliable local AOL connection.

My main gripe against AOL is their non-standard email. I wish they would go to POP-3 or something like that so I could use EUDORA or Outlook Express to read my email. And also so my virus checker could check my mail before it gets into my local mailbox. Also, unless you have it deselected, AOL will mess with your attached picture files to further compress them. Don't get me started on AOL. It is at best a love/hate relationship. But my wife really likes it.

-- Burton --
dsanders wrote on 7/2/2002, 4:19 PM
By the way, there are ways to get at AOL email through the normal pop3/smtp protocals. But... you have to go through a third party that charges about $20 a month! AOL wants to have complete control over its mail system (and yet they sued Microsoft for being a monoploy - go figure!)
seeker wrote on 7/3/2002, 12:18 AM
Don,

Thanks for the tip about the third party AOL email reader. I didn't know such a thing existed. But at $20 per month more, it would make much more sense for me to switch to a different ISP.

-- Burton --
Summersond wrote on 7/3/2002, 3:13 PM
AOL is nasty to your PC. It goes in and overwrites any drivers installed previously when it installs. I am an IT pro by trade, and I have had to rebuild many PC's because of AOL's lackluster way it integrates itself into your system. Once installed, when you go to uninstall it, it is not a clean uninstall, as it deletes some original microsoft files when it installed itself. A lot of times, you may have to rebuild the Windows OS (at least, pre W2K or XP anyway). Just a warning when you switch ISP's. Microsoft Technet note Q298499 describes how to uninstall AOL 6.0 on Win 95, 98, and NT.

hope this helps.
dave
happyg wrote on 7/9/2002, 3:50 PM
Thank You all..... I have since been able to successfully figure out what the problem has been in my area (they are switching from wire to fiber in my area - and I am not the only one who has had interrupted service... there was an article in the paper about it.)

I personally have NO gripes with AOL, I just want to download the program.