Best download manager/accelerator?

[CAD Fiend]

Hello,

I am starting a new project for school, and need a download accelerator
(the average file that I need to d/l will be about 20-50 mb). The files
are on several different mirror sites.

Therefore, I am looking for a new download manager/accelerator. A
couple of years ago I was using Download Accelerator, but was told that
it has spy ware in it. Is this true? What other d/l mgrs. are out
there that are any good? I am willing to pay up to $50 for a good one.

TIA.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Just an opinion, but I've always had good luck with my registered version of
GetRight (http://www.getright.com).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[CAD Fiend]

Hi,

Just an opinion, but I've always had good luck with my registered version of
GetRight (http://www.getright.com).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Thanks Rick. I'm going to download it now. It got 5 of 5 stars at CNET so looks
good to me. BTW, what version are you on?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

I'musing the most recent release, 5.2b.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[JerryMouse]

Hello,

I am starting a new project for school, and need a download
accelerator (the average file that I need to d/l will be about 20-50
mb). The files are on several different mirror sites.

Therefore, I am looking for a new download manager/accelerator. A
couple of years ago I was using Download Accelerator, but was told
that it has spy ware in it. Is this true? What other d/l mgrs. are
out there that are any good? I am willing to pay up to $50 for a
good one.

Hook up via cable. My download speed is approaching 3.0Mbps!

 

[Jeff]

I'm using Internet Download Manager Version 4.01. Works very well. I do
not recall what I paid for it.

 

[Marty Fried]

Back on Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:08:31 -0600, while hiding out in

Hook up via cable. My download speed is approaching 3.0Mbps!

And your point is? What does cable have to do with anything? I have DSL,
and my download speed is 6.0 mbs - but I still use a download manager. Do
you think you will get full speed from every site? Hint - no.

Many sites will allocate only a small amount of bandwidth for one
connection. The way the download manager speeds up the download is by
making several connections (6 - 8 is common), so your download will be 6 - 8
times faster. I've also seen slight increases with sites that have fast
downloads, but the manager smoothed it out, so if you looked at a graph of
your net speed, it would be a straight line with no dropouts.

I've been using Internet Download Manager, $29.95. Reget has one cheaper
that is supposed to be very good.