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Is downloading multiple files faster than downloading one file at a time?

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Mar 15, 202639168 views
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Sometimes there's a need to download multiple files from somewhere. The protocol I'm specifically interested in is HTTP, however this question is also relevant to FTP or any other non-P2P protocol for transferring files. Assuming the server (for example, Rapidshare) has unlimited bandwidth (relativ…

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It depends on what the rate-limiting factor is. Most of the time, the end-user's Internet bandwidth is the limiting factor, and then it doesn't matter. But if, for example, the limiting factor is competing with other traffic, then more streams will …

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