Thanks for your response! I also tried wired, wireless and a cell phone hotspot to rule out those network variables. I'm not in any hurry so I'll probably just wait it out. Although if its down for a extended period I may investigate the flash writer process.
So as the title says, I can go through the initial process and get a beep on my ps3. Whenever I click "System Manager" or "Memory Manager" the download fails. I have verified time, date, deleted all necessary cookies, set page to blank etc. Just wondering why this is happening. I am on 4.92...