Is the free download of the mod slowed down on purpose?

[arrahik]

I'm getting some horrible speeds, even though my internet is pretty good. That coupled with the limit of 3 downloads makes it way too slow. If this is true, then it's kind of a dick move. I get it; you need the money and I can understand why you'd break the mod into parts and put a download limit, but slowing down the downloads on purpose is just unfair in my opinion.

[ETS2-User]

We had to move the files on our local server because Zippyshare couldn't host them anymore. It is a bit slower, but still at a reasonable speed. Whatever holds it, must be a temporary issue or a problem on your end.

[arrahik]

We had to move the files on our local server because Zippyshare couldn't host them anymore. It is a bit slower, but still at a reasonable speed. Whatever holds it, must be a temporary issue or a problem on your end.

Ah, alright then. That's understandable, thanks for the reply.

[ScuL]

The free download server is capped at 100kb/s and 3 concurrent streams

[metpei]

PM is so good that patient waiting pays off!

[michaelmurfy]

There is also the option for a mere $1 (more to cover the bandwidth costs) of a fast download. I've got Gigabit fibre and was able to reach about 70MB/s on the paid download but yes we've had to limit the free download server(s) out of respect for both our server hosts and since it is free - if we ditched the bandwidth cap we'd soon create a monster and likely make our hosts pretty unhappy with us.

The connection limit is there due to the abuse of multi-connection downloads - we'd need much bigger servers if we were to ever drop that. There has been 10,000's of downloads through the free download links so as-long as people can grab the files without the servers catching fire or our providers getting upset then we're happy that you got the mod freely.

So, not a dick move, there is a reason for everything even if it doesn't seem fair.

[Wolfpig]

We had to move the files on our local server because Zippyshare couldn't host them anymore. It is a bit slower, but still at a reasonable speed. Whatever holds it, must be a temporary issue or a problem on your end.

Just saw that as downloading the new version....but a bit slower is a light understatement....
Paid for the promods link otherwise that would take me at least the whole day to download..instead of the 5-10 Minutes...

And just out of interest....why couldn't zippyshare host that anymore?

[Gazer75]

The free download server is capped at 100kb/s and 3 concurrent streams

How heavy is the load normally? At 300kb/s I could serve around 500 concurrent downloads LOL

[Master_of_the_roads]

Don't mind waiting for such a masterpiece, though I'd prefer a faster stream, yes. Patience is rewarded.

[spinner]

Generosity is also rewarded