Dead Messiah Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Which do you think is the best download managing software: -Download Accelerator Plus http://www.speedbit.com/ -Download Express http://www.metaproducts.com/ -FlashGet http://www.flashget.com/ -GetRight http://www.getright.com/ -Internet Download Manager http://www.tonec.com/idm/ -Another Program ? -None (Microsoft Internet Explorer's download manager) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp Thanks for you opinions! -Dead MessiahWhich do you think is the best download managing software: -Download Accelerator Plus http://www.speedbit.com/ -Download Express http://www.metaproducts.com/ -FlashGet http://www.flashget.com/ -GetRight http://www.getright.com/ -Internet Download Manager http://www.tonec.com/idm/ -Another Program ? -None (Microsoft Internet Explorer's download manager) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp Thanks for you opinions! -Dead Messiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The Burning Rom Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 I use Getright once and a while...but that's about it. I do know that GoZilla is the worst one...and it's full of lots and lots of spyware....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nemo Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 i used go!zilla back when it first came out. it was pretty good. then i discovered DAP. i dunno for me it gets the job done. it is _not_ complicated like all those other download managers. it does what i need it to. i just find the rest of them to be too annoying, to complex, and more trouble then they are worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MulletRobZ Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 /me says NONE because I use a high speed connection! If I were to have dial-up, though, then Netscape SmartDownload would suit me just great! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MulletRobZ Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 When I said NONE, I actually let Netscape 6.2.1 or Mozilla 0.9.9 take care of the downloading! :) BTW, I'm gonna move this thread to Software Assistance! ;) :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 User_Deleted Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 if the files on a hard to get server i use flash or Dap 2.0 beta to get it but normally i use nothing :) it slows me down !!! but id have to say flash get wins out after u remove the SPYWARE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andy_rose Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 i use star downloader. free, no spyware or ads..great prog.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sunnyy4 Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 I went: None (1 year) > GoZilla (2 months) > DAP (for 10 minutes) > GetRight, and stayed there for several years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nemo Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Originally posted by Dark Vageta if the files on a hard to get server i use flash or Dap 2.0 beta to get it but normally i use nothing :) it slows me down !!! but id have to say flash get wins out after u remove the SPYWARE dap 2.0? i think you mean Dap 5.0 beta... Lol, the 2 is right under the 5, i see i see ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Toxikk Veteran Posted March 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2002 right click, save as. until i get a non-bs app to use. hopefully this thread will help me. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 User_Deleted Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Originally posted by nemo dap 2.0? i think you mean Dap 5.0 beta... Lol, the 2 is right under the 5, i see i see ;) OPPS TO MUCH OT AT WORK !! LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 amoeba Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 I used to use Download Accelerator Pro, but got tired of it screwing up certain things (had issues with html redirects, etc). I tried FlashGet just recently and love it. It is fast loading, smart about what it downloads, and just simple. Very minor issues compared to DAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hurting101 Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Gozilla for a while, till I learned something about computers. Then DAP for 5 minutes (couldn't find ad remover), then tried all the rest but I think Ill go to get right. EDIT: Damn thiso ones tough. Getright is skinnable, but what i've seen it looks ugly as hell. VS Flashget. Meh. Must choose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 X-fibRe Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Flashget I've been with it like forever. Even when it used to be called Jetcar. It doesn't matter if you have high speed broadband, sometimes it just depends on the other server, not on you. And that's when you need some reliable resumable software to complete your download. Even though I'm on T1, I always use Flashget if I download files over 10 mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lazydesert Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 flashget, cuz, damn, its fun watching those little circles light up! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shikan.chi Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 I've tryed em all out at one point or another... along with a few others... but I like Getright... it's simple most the time... but If I want to get some dirty stuff done then It has the tools I need... But most the time nowadays I just use the default windows XP download... just cause I don't want another icon in my systray. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 khalsa Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Used to use dap 5....but moved on to fresh download...it works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Xahid Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 FlashGet is the Only Best Download Manager !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nomis_nehc Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Originally posted by lazydesert flashget, cuz, damn, its fun watching those little circles light up! :D Ahahaha, I totally get you man, I still watches it sometimes and feels all "oooh, ahhhh" :D Man, I still remember back in the days... when I only have dial up. Back then, there were only couple choices for download managers, GetRIGHT and GoZ!lla. Well, I used GetRIGHT, probably because it looked better. I hated how ugly the wannabe godzilla looked. Damn, I just hated that picture. And GoZ!illa was fat. Everything about it was fat, the windows were fat, everything was fat. And I liked how GetRIGHT introduced the segment downloading and the browser thing, that was really handy for some situations ;) Anyways, right now I actually have a couple download managers in my system right now. (It's for those couple hundred MB files ^_^) I have FlashGET, GetRIGHT, Mass Downloader, and Download Mage. Each app has their own strong points, etc. But mainly I use FlashGET for all my resuming needs. BTW, sometimes, a download manager won't download a file as quick as another app because of the way it communicates with the server I think. e.g. FlashGET get stuck on certain file, and GetRIGHT will successfully download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AaronXP Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 When I first started using the net 2 years ago, I used the normal IE downloader for a few months, then started using Gozilla for a while, was happy with it until I changed ISP, it became crap then. Moved to DAP, and uninstalled it for downloading at a lame 500bytes/sec. Use Getright, not really fast. Then used DAP again, they got better and was happy with it for a long while (the mirror search was neat). Then just about 7 months ago I started using Flashget and have stuck with it ever since! Nothing can beat flashget's speed limit feature and handling of files, its fast too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 duntez Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 i have both download mage and flashget installed but flashget is my default:rambo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mark Otto Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 personally i dont use ne of em cuz i got cable and using download managers slows it down for me :ermm: but if i had to choose....flashget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Daza Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 FlashGET! It downloads so fast that my dialup connection can't handle it, can't browse and do other stuff (it's hard)... since it downloads like at 6-7k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DJ Specs Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 I just finished using Star Downloader, and Fresh Download. I tested them all night to see what one was better. I chose these 2 because they are both free and have no spyware crap. They are both simple to use, and seem to work nice. I like them both, they seem to function about equal, so I will keep testing to see what one I decide to go with. I did notice one thing...when used as a seperate downloader, they both were faster than the generic one in Windows, but when you selected to make either one of them your default download manager, they seemed to slow down. So......... It makes me wonder........ did Microsoft do something so that if we wanted to use other downloaders, our speed would be throttled? It sure seems that way! And it wouldn't suprise me! :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wog boy Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 how come this poll comes around every month.... DAP 5 blows the rest out of the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 locke Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 I've tried some dl managers (DAP, Getright, Gozilla, Star downloader, flashget) I thought flashget was best, cuz it integrates seamlessly into IE and Opera (which are the 2 i've tried) and has some kickass speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dead Messiah
Which do you think is the best download managing software:
-Download Accelerator Plus
http://www.speedbit.com/
-Download Express
http://www.metaproducts.com/
-FlashGet
http://www.flashget.com/
-GetRight
http://www.getright.com/
-Internet Download Manager
http://www.tonec.com/idm/
-Another Program
?
-None (Microsoft Internet Explorer's download manager)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp
Thanks for you opinions!
-Dead MessiahWhich do you think is the best download managing software:
-Download Accelerator Plus
http://www.speedbit.com/
-Download Express
http://www.metaproducts.com/
-FlashGet
http://www.flashget.com/
-GetRight
http://www.getright.com/
-Internet Download Manager
http://www.tonec.com/idm/
-Another Program
?
-None (Microsoft Internet Explorer's download manager)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp
Thanks for you opinions!
-Dead Messiah
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