Originally Posted By: jmwking
He uses fios and he reports a 2 GB transfer to europe can take a few hours

Just because it's "fios" doesn't mean "fast speeds".

Originally Posted By: wikipedia
Six different offerings are available:[4]

3/1 – offered as an upgrade to FiOS for DSL customers.
15/5 – available as individual or bundle tier.
25/25 – available as individual or bundle tier.
35/35 – a bundled tier only.
50/25 – available as individual or bundle tier.
75/35 – available as individual or bundle tier.
150/65 – available individually and with bundles in some markets; it requires a GPON optical network terminal, which is only available in GPON deployed central offices.
300/65;[5] Standalone only; requires a GPON optical network terminal as well as a gigabit broadband home router.

Legacy speed tiers include: 5/2, 10/2, 15/2, 15/15, 20/5, 20/20, 25/15, 30/5, 30/15, and 35/20.


What's the uplink speed on his fios plan?

If it's "25" or better, then a 2GB upload should take less than half an hour, unless fios also throttles, or if the other end is the bottleneck.