MonkeyGibber is right. You cannot access the beta forum before you complete a match. I just wanted to share a possible solution to this problem that was brought to my attention by nerdRoseWill over on the Playstation Plus boards:
"FIXED!
I found the solution. I actually created this account (which took about 10 minutes of my life) to help you guys!
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Mines froze up at 0% at 2.77..
Anyways, the problem IS your internet connection. I did the whole process of re-downloading the beta, restarting the system, unplugging because it freezes upon trying to restart, blah blah blah.
But I just took my ps3 to a friend's house who had downloaded it after I gave him the go ahead, and it's downloading! Currently, i'm at 40% 621.27 and rising. Should be about 10 more minutes. My house connection, according to Speedtest.net was 8.66 mbps. My friends was 15+. Not normal since I have FiOS.
SOLUTION: To sum up, go to another place to plug in to internet with 14+ MBPS and the problem should be fixed and you should be able to initiate the update process!"
I think the problem is not to do with the speed of your connection, but rather the type. I think his friend has a different type of internet set-up. But this is a great solution for those that can take advantage of it (I personally cannot because I am at college so there is no other internet available).
