What are some options for transferring large files without using the Internet?
My employer's Internet connection is extremely slow. It's a $6,000 a month, 9 Mb, bonded T1, shared by over 150 users. It's not untypical to see regular file transfer speeds of 20-100 KBps. [...]
When I need to download a large file (which is frequently), I drive 40 miles back home[...]
I am seriously contemplating raising carrier pigeons to fly back and forth between my home and office to transfer the files. Assuming a pigeon is carrying a 16 GB MicroSD card [...] Given the price of gas where I live and wear and tear on the car, that would probably be the cheapest option too.
What are some good, viable, alternative methods of transferring large files, rather than using my employer's Internet connection?
The problem of transferring large files is clearly important (billions of dollars are spent to solve it), and routinely affects many people's line of work. This question shows that the problem is still relevant, and is likely to yield several different useful answers. Besides, it's funny and well-written.
