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Old March 15, 2009, 01:01 PM
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How much bandwidth does Folding need? I have a bandwidth cap reason I am asking.

After installing Folding@Home, what's next? Any instructions out there for those who want to get their feet wet?

I've read somewhere that it actually doesn't take a whole lot of bandwidth even Folding 24/7 and I just want to verify this. I am curious about Folding though I cannot fold 24/7 like others.

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Old March 15, 2009, 01:21 PM
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It's basically squat.

You'll use more spending 15 minutes on Youtube
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Old March 15, 2009, 02:20 PM
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Are you running satellite internet where you get throttled back after 425 MB per day? or is it just a pay per byte thing? I have to pay $30 per GB but I don't think folding takes up much bandwidth at all- I used to do it a bit on dialup but I'm not sure exactly how big the transfers are per day.
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Old March 15, 2009, 02:33 PM
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im pretty sure you can choose what worksizes you want, i saw an option about it in setup anyways. There was below 5mb, 5-10mb, and over 10mb. Obviously the bigger ones will take longer to complete but im not sure how long it takes for each size as thatll also depend on your hardware.
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Old March 15, 2009, 03:17 PM
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It's basically squat.

You'll use more spending 15 minutes on Youtube
This. Frankly both folding and crunching use hardly any data, it should hardly make a blip on your ISP's radar.
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Um, where exactly can you download F@H? Besides my PS3, I want to be able to do it on my PC too. I did some minor googling but found nothing. Maybe it's just not my day for searches.
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Um, where exactly can you download F@H? Besides my PS3, I want to be able to do it on my PC too. I did some minor googling but found nothing. Maybe it's just not my day for searches.
Here you go; Folding@home - DownloadWinOther
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