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Lilwolf:
I have been... cough... downloading some files from a location in china...
Anyway... I've been getting SUPER slow downloads... but not a big deal... large file... wait a few days... not a big deal at all...
BUT!
It keeps breaking after I download 40mg or so (of the 80 of the first files of like 40... ie, a lot)..
so after the 4th download attempt... I tried to find a few download managers.
GetRight didn't work... it knew it couldn't handle the security model. I tried another one, and it didn't work also.
Is it a lost cause? Or is there any better download resume apps out there?
Is there any browsers which have auto-resume built in?
Thanks!
Goz:
I often download "larger files" and have found what works best for me is "FlashGet".
http://www.amazesoft.com/download.htm
If you have any questions about it, PM me.
-Goz
pmc:
FlashGet definately rocks for those super-slow trickle download sites with lots of files. Set it up all at once and then let it run for a few days retrying and starting over as needed.
Very impressive software (meaning it works very well). Saved me some serious frustration more than once.
nipsmg:
I know it may not be specifically for this purpose, but...
Internet Download Manager absolutely ROCKS.
It makes multiple small connections to a site and speeds up your download immensely.
I was averaging like 173K/Sec downloads over DSL. The SAME FILE will download around 375k/s with IDM.
I have no idea HOW it works exactly, and I was extremely skeptical but it DOES work, and I'd never use anything else again. Works well when downloading LARGE files, albiet I do so from a fast server in the first place, so it may/may not work for you.
www.internetdownloadmanager.com
--NipsMG
pmc:
Yeah... that's what FlashGet does too. It'll start multiple downloads of the same file and then sequence them together. Net result is that you can download a file 5-times faster by downloading 1/5th of each file over 5 simultaneuous downloads.
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