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gofeddy
gofeddy Original post #1
Dec 17, 2006 at 1:12 AM
guys, i wanted to know which is the best download manager in terms of downloading speed. right now i use dap. shall i continue with it or is there anything better than this?
Vishal Gupta
Dec 17, 2006 at 1:17 AM
All d/l managers are equal, the difference is in the features they provide!
But I'll suggest u to leave DAP and go for Flashget/IDM/FDM ;)
shantanu
Dec 17, 2006 at 1:26 AM
I AM using IDM for a long time gives great speeds and good and handy go for it!!
n2casey
n2casey #4
Dec 17, 2006 at 1:26 AM
Well, I don't use any d/l manager but use Opera & Mozilla for d/l.
Any d/l managers I have tried, can d/l @ 32 KBps on my 256 Kbps connection & Opera & Mozilla can do that also. So I don't use any other s/w for that.
Vyasram
Vyasram #6
Dec 17, 2006 at 8:17 AM
use flashget, best performance for free
anandk
anandk #7
Dec 17, 2006 at 10:49 AM
i think IDM is good freeware. i prefer to use getright, as mentioned above they dont cause a difrnc in dowload speed...c which one suites u;
but stay away from these download managers !
forever
forever #8
Dec 17, 2006 at 10:52 AM
culd any 1 tell me a final solution or post a tut for flashget to handle all downloads in opera , its a real pain in the ass , im in dire need , plz reply :)
s18000rpm
Dec 17, 2006 at 11:08 AM
n2casey said:
Well, I don't use any d/l manager but use Opera & Mozilla for d/l.
Any d/l managers I have tried, can d/l @ 32 KBps on my 256 Kbps connection & Opera & Mozilla can do that also. So I don't use any other s/w for that.

Same here to.

Why install another app. & waste Memory/resources when the browser itself can do that.

Opera has a good in-built Download manager, performing "Pause, Resume, Restart..." functions.:)


there's no d/l speed difference, if i'm downloading something, it usually d/l @ 30-32KBps. :cool:

All this ^^ applies if you're using Opera 9 / mozzila (though i havent used the later)
Third Eye
Third Eye #10
Dec 17, 2006 at 12:07 PM
gofeddy said:
guys, i wanted to know which is the best download manager in terms of downloading speed. right now i use dap. shall i continue with it or is there anything better than this?

Try 'Internet Download Manager'
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #11
Dec 17, 2006 at 12:08 PM
Flashget ofcourse:D
S
sariq #12
Dec 17, 2006 at 12:17 PM
Yes, opera's inbuilt download manager is good. it has resume feature.
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #13
Dec 17, 2006 at 12:19 PM
But when you resume winrar or winzip kinds of files they start from the begining.:sad:
Vishal Gupta
Dec 17, 2006 at 2:44 PM
anandk said:
i think IDM is good freeware. i prefer to use getright, as mentioned above they dont cause a difrnc in dowload speed...c which one suites u;
but stay away from these download managers !
Its not a freeware :D
QwertyManiac
Dec 17, 2006 at 2:48 PM
^^
Yeah anandk, I guess you meant FDM which is free :]
ssk_the_gr8
Dec 18, 2006 at 9:32 PM
FDM is the best
shantanu
shantanu #17
Dec 18, 2006 at 10:11 PM
I UsE IDM AND FIND IT THE BEST
anandk
anandk #18
Dec 18, 2006 at 11:16 PM
QwertyManiac said:
^^
Yeah anandk, I guess you meant FDM which is free :]

ya, i stand corrected...
Choto Cheeta
Dec 18, 2006 at 11:27 PM
DAP is good enough but Flashget may be better :) i used to stick with DAP.. still i dont see dap as a bad performer but i liked Flashget over DAP... :) reason was Flashget alocates the memory before i starts the download.. so no fear that u may run out of space where as DAP just keep filling up as the download prograses.. so with a 4Gb file suppose at the 3.9 GB u found out u have run out of space... ??
n2casey
n2casey #20
Dec 18, 2006 at 11:41 PM
s18000rpm said:
Same here to.

Why install another app. & waste Memory/resources when the browser itself can do that.

Opera has a good in-built Download manager, performing "Pause, Resume, Restart..." functions.:)

there's no d/l speed difference, if i'm downloading something, it usually d/l @ 30-32KBps. :cool:

All this ^^ applies if you're using Opera 9 / mozzila (though i havent used the later)
Exactly!


Tech Geek said:
But when you resume winrar or winzip kinds of files they start from the begining.
I think u r talking about compressed files from RS etc. Not only Opera but other d/l managers r also unable to provide the resume feature for free d/l from RS.
dissel
dissel #21
Dec 19, 2006 at 12:54 AM
Tech Geek said:
But when you resume winrar or winzip kinds of files they start from the begining.:sad:

@n2casey
No....It is true.... I also having such problem....It starts from the first....and I am not talking about RS downloads.

I use only FlashGet....It's easy for me.
DAP is Eyecandy though.
n2casey
n2casey #22
Dec 19, 2006 at 12:59 AM
dissel said:
@n2casey
No....It is true.... I also having such problem....It starts from the first....and I am not talking about RS downloads.

I use only FlashGet....It's easy for me.
DAP is Eyecandy though.


Strange! I never faced such prob even if I have d/l many compressed files & many times I have to pause them for at least 18 hrs. (since I was using dialup conn. that time).
T
Dec 19, 2006 at 11:01 AM
As usual for firefox u can always use DTA and else you can go for Flashget quite god though in past it used to contain a Cydore spyware but it is now removed it is now giving Torrent downloader internally build in it
forever
forever #24
Dec 19, 2006 at 11:25 AM
i just tried IDM and it works like a feather , even supports rapidshare :)
T
Dec 19, 2006 at 12:28 PM
forever said:
i just tried IDM and it works like a feather , even supports rapidshare :)
even Flashget has it ;)
D
Dec 19, 2006 at 1:20 PM
well it is depend on the server not the file! if server allow to resume than u can resume download otherwise not.
even if the server dosen't support resume than also there r lots of way to resume it. u can even resume to download of rapidshare free service :)
forever
forever #27
Dec 20, 2006 at 8:34 AM
Desi-Tek.com said:
even if the server dosen't support resume than also there r lots of way to resume it. u can even resume to download of rapidshare free service :)
hows that ??, care to share with us.
Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks #28
Dec 20, 2006 at 8:58 AM
Free:Free Download Manager
Paid:Internet Download Manager