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  How long does it take to download a map?
 

Answer
  The table below shows approximately how long it takes to download a map.

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 File size  Modem
56 Kb/s		 ISDN
128 Kb/s		 ADSL
256 Kb/s		 ADSL
768 Kb/s		 ADSL
1536 Kb/s		 ADSL
 7800 Kb/s 
2 MB 5 min 2 min 64 sec 20 sec 10 sec 3 sec
4 MB 10 min 4 min 2 min 44 sec 22 sec 7 sec
8 MB 20 min 8 min 4 min 1.3 min 45 sec 15 sec
30 MB 1 hr 18 min 32 min 16 min 5.3 min 2.15 min 45 sec
50 MB 2 hr 11 min 53 min 28 min 9.3 min 4.7 min 1.6 min
128 MB not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 23.8 min 12 min 4.1 min
256 MB not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 47.6 min 24.1 min 8.2 min
512 MB not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		  1 hr 35 min  48.1 min 16.4 min
1 GB not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 3 hr 10 min  1 hr 35 min  32.8 min
2 GB not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 not
 recommended 		 6 hr 20 min 3 hr 10 min 1 hr 6 min

All values in this table are theoretical values.
External influences lower the actual download speeds.
 

 

 
 
 

 
  

 

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