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73479 2002-08-24 00:36:00 Hi

What is a good download manager for downloading large files (200MB)off the internet and being able to resume after a connection loss and doesn't have any popup ads or spyware or other bad things (I have 56k dialup connection)

Is "internetdownloadmanager" any good?

http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com

download.com.com

TIA Graeme
Graeme (1537)
73480 2002-08-24 00:56:00 its not one i've tried.

i prefer flashget (http://www.amazesoft.com/) myself.

o i love how all these prog makers claim 500% increase in speed......bah.
at the end of the day its the phone line which will limit your speed.

main features to look for are-

filesplitting, ie download different parts off different servers.

use mirrors

mirror searching ie find more sources to download from.

all the good dowload apps are pay to use or adware supported. spyware? it depends on which app and which version you use.
tweak'e (174)
73481 2002-08-24 11:50:00 Hi Graeme,

I use GetRight as you can set it to start downloading when you feel like it!

You can resume at any time,and it will use multiple sites.

Available here (http://www.GetRight.com)

Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)
Kiwitas (514)
73482 2002-08-24 14:22:00 Yup go with GetRight!

Thats the best i have come across. After downloading few files(10-20)
It starts all the annoying pop ups asking you to purchase it. of course you can just ignore it by waiting for few seconds or just uninstall it and reinstall it again.

but its cool to set your downloading times and automatic shutdown/hangup after finishing files.

And yeah the server you'r downloading from has to support resuming in order for you to pause and resume again.
Ritzz (731)
73483 2002-08-24 22:51:00 3 good ones that I know personally are FlashGet, GetRight and Go!Zilla.

Go!Zilla has spyware but you can block that with a firewall off memory.

FlashGet is available here http://www.amazesoft.com/

GetRight is available here http://www.getright.com/

Go!Zilla is available here gozilla.com
duckyduck (197)
73484 2002-08-24 23:36:00 My vote goes for "Getright" ... no spyware installed, nice and easy interface... never failed me.

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
73485 2002-08-25 08:20:00 FlashGet (formally JetCar) gets my vote. -=JM=- (16)
73486 2002-08-26 01:56:00 ive tried all the above (and others), but the one you posted seems the nicest to use out of all of them

grtz sal.
tga
sal (67)
73487 2002-08-26 02:11:00 I prefer Download accelerator plus (DAP).

It supports resume and will down load the same file from multiple different sites at once, making it faster as traffic increases.
Disorder (1613)
73488 2002-08-26 02:53:00 Hi Graeme,

I've not used the program you ask about, but I would recommend DAP (Download Accelerator Plus) from www.speedbit.com as a good one - I just download 300mb a couple of days ago, it resumes (thank goodness, as I lost connection a couple of times) and downloads from multiple sources to get the fastest download time. It is adware, but that's what makes it free - there's no actual spyware in it though.

Mike.
Mike (15)
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