Download Managers

[nycbeatatl]

Im over a network, my network is 100mb/s, but relations to the modem is 10mb/s, my modem's communications to the internet is usually around 1.5 to 2.0mb/s.

 

[linker]

Getright can all of what you stated. I recommend getright, and dap is plainly shit.

ok, we heard that 5 times
anyway, i use flashget and it is very good

 

[AlphaWolf]

Go broadband. When you download 3mbits per second, download managers are quite useless, especialy if you use a better browser than IE, such as mozilla, which has the built in ability to resume timed out downloads.

Oh, and getright has spyware. Yeah I know they said they removed it, but I don't like their choice of words:

So, the most current releases of GetRight do not contain Radiate or Conducent advertising systems.

So that means they don't guarentee getright to be free of crap like gator, bonzi, or the countless other spyware systems that are out there, and their privacy policy doesn't guarentee protection from these programs either.

 

[Doomulation]

Well, i don't critiscism other download managers like flashget. My personal favorite is getright. And dap is no good in terms compared to the other download managers.

 

[euphoria]

Get Opera. It is a VERY quick browser and small and it has a built in transfer manager (Screenshot below) that can be inside the main window or in its own window. Haven't used any other browser since Opera.

 

[linker]

Opera is good

 

[Vchat20]

Well, II dont change when it comes to software that im already contempt with. I am stuck with Internet explorer and DAP. nothing is gonna change me. only thing I have switched to is from MSN Messenger to Trillian.

 

[cooliscool]

I also like DAP. It speeds up downloads off of slow servers quite well.

 

[Vchat20]

well, im glad someone agrees.

 

[cooliscool]

well, im glad someone agrees.

Yeah, i tried GetRight before and it was way too bulky. Dap is fackin amazing.

 

[Vchat20]

yep. I was using Gozilla at one point but it had too many downsides. for one, VERY small buttons. confusing interface. and it still didnt download very fast at most points.

 

[BTM]

yeah , started with Go! Zilla to, then GetRight and now I'm using FlashGET - seams to be quite fast and acurate ( no more "File downloaded 105%" like in GetRight )

 

[Vchat20]

( no more "File downloaded 105%" like in GetRight )

Yeah. I have only had that problem once with DAP. it was while trying to download some SNES rom. forgot what it was. it went over like 145% before it finally finished.

 

[AlphaWolf]

If you insist on using internet explorer, and want a download manager thats not dodgy like all of the ones mentioned in this thread so far, try this:

http://francis.dupont.free.fr/downloadplus/

Not only is it actualy useful to broadband users unlike the others, its free and its open source.