A good download accelerator?

dikinher · 05-31-09, 07:22 PM

Anyone know of a good one I can use?

05-31-09, 08:20 PM

Just clean out your tubes for ultimate cyber satisfaction.

**Shamrock** · 05-31-09, 09:33 PM

orbit downloader is all I use anymore. And it's free

**jeffmd** · 05-31-09, 11:36 PM

well nothing really accelerates downloads, although (when supported) download managers can use multiple connections to help speed things up a little.

In the case of download managers, I have gone through MANY free ones and none of them were as polished or fast as GetRight. Getright has been around for many years, it offers a fairly uncluttered display and you can setup default behaviors (how many files to download simultaniously, and how many connection segaments per file to start with). Most download managers dont actually support multi segament downloading and the ones that did downloaded to seperate files which often froze up your system at the end of a download as it copied and pasted each section into one.

I hate paying for net applications, but getright I bought. (well, sorta. They also use that service where you can get the application free if you sign up for a trial service of some sort, in my case I signed up for a credit card which I never used).

Greg · 06-01-09, 09:58 AM

This is all you will ever need:
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

Badboy_12345 · 06-01-09, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

This is all you will ever need:
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

QFT!
I have used it alot and its just perfect

**Shamrock** · 06-04-09, 09:32 PM

Free Download Manager always crashed on me whenever I enabled a full screen application (aka a game), so I quit using it. This included version 3

supra · 06-04-09, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

This is all you will ever need:
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

+1 for me. neva had problems with it.

dont know wot version im running though...

**crainger** · 06-05-09, 06:15 AM

I bought and use Getright. It's pretty good, but a scheduling feature would be nice to schedule off peak downloads.

Greg · 06-07-09, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crainger

I bought and use Getright. It's pretty good, but a scheduling feature would be nice to schedule off peak downloads.

I bought GetRight years ago also and it was good. However there were on going bugs, serious ones like downloading 99% of a large file then deleting it, not resuming from resume supporting servers. I reported bugs complete with steps to reproduce but nothing was done. Free Download Manager was a god-send, it completely replaces GetRight with superior features and stability. Us Aussies pay too much for net so we need all the download help we can get.

**crainger** · 06-07-09, 07:36 AM

Never had any of those issues with Getright.

Crow_Nest · 06-07-09, 07:43 AM

FlashGet ftw. Been using it for years. The older version (v1.73) is better IMO.

05-31-09, 07:22 PM	#1
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05-31-09, 08:20 PM	#2
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05-31-09, 09:33 PM	#3
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05-31-09, 11:36 PM	#4
jeffmd Has a vegetation fetish Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,816	Re: A good download accelerator? well nothing really accelerates downloads, although (when supported) download managers can use multiple connections to help speed things up a little. In the case of download managers, I have gone through MANY free ones and none of them were as polished or fast as GetRight. Getright has been around for many years, it offers a fairly uncluttered display and you can setup default behaviors (how many files to download simultaniously, and how many connection segaments per file to start with). Most download managers dont actually support multi segament downloading and the ones that did downloaded to seperate files which often froze up your system at the end of a download as it copied and pasted each section into one. I hate paying for net applications, but getright I bought. (well, sorta. They also use that service where you can get the application free if you sign up for a trial service of some sort, in my case I signed up for a credit card which I never used). __________________ _________________________________________________ Mobo: EVGA 122-ck-nf68 680i sli, CPU: C2D Quad 6600, Video: EVGA GTX 460 1gb SC, Sound: X-fi gaming, Windows 7, Antec P180b,Thermalright Ultra-120 HSF, Antec TruPower TP3-650, 4 Gigs RAM

06-01-09, 09:58 AM	#5
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	Re: A good download accelerator? This is all you will ever need: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

06-04-09, 09:32 PM	#7
Shamrock Royalty gone awry Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,596	Re: A good download accelerator? Free Download Manager always crashed on me whenever I enabled a full screen application (aka a game), so I quit using it. This included version 3 __________________ They're after me Lucky Charms! AMD Phenom II 955BE 16GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1333Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 Logitech Z-5300 5.1 THX surround sound HANNS-G 28" LCD ZBoard Merc Gaming Keyboard CoolerMaster HAF-932 Full Tower Case Windows 7 Pro x64

06-05-09, 06:15 AM	#9
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: A good download accelerator? I bought and use Getright. It's pretty good, but a scheduling feature would be nice to schedule off peak downloads.

06-07-09, 07:36 AM	#11
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: A good download accelerator? Never had any of those issues with Getright.

06-07-09, 07:43 AM	#12
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