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  • 23-03-2000 2:28pm
    #1
    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,660 ✭✭✭


    I saw this thing in a mag a while back about a program that speeds up your downloads. It worked on the principle that at any time your connection is idle for 60% of the time, even when you are downloading.

    Basically if you want to download a big file, it would open a second download halfway through the file and download it in half the time.

    The problem is, when I went to the link in the mag it was dead, and I couldn't find it anywhere else. I even forget the name of it now.

    Does anyone know of a similar program?


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  • #2
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    www.getright.com

    excellent proggie, it's now free (well they dont make you register it anyway smile.gif ) and its damn useful. It has a function called Segmented Downloading, which sounds quite like what you're looking for.

    However you can only get so much performance out of a connection esp. if its 56k.


  • #3
    Vincent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Vincent


    If i were u i'd get Gozilla instead of getright, www.gozilla.com methinks smile.gif


  • #4
    acous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭acous


    getright alll the way.. no lame dinosaur sounds smile.gif
    or am i just a nutter?


  • #5
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    doesnt make a difference really, although I find getright slightly easier to use than gozilla.

    segmented downloading is the facility to resume your download if it was broken (ie: dissed from server/isp), dont think it speeds up your download any.


  • #6
    JimiSpandex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭JimiSpandex


    HEY

    Actually there is a little program called 'Download Accelerator' speeds up your download and supports the feature described in previous messages, renewable downloads.


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  • #7
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    No, that's just download resuming. GetRight's segmented downloading makes use of files stored on multiple servers. ie, if you can download at 4k/sec, and the server is only sending at 1k/sec, you can download segments of the one file from different servers simultaneously to get the maximum speed smile.gif


  • #8
    Damascus Quimby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Damascus Quimby


    Hi All,

    I'm new at this so hopefully I wont make an
    **** of myself.

    'Download Accelerator' works well.

    It can be had on the buyandsell.net CD which is free (rack of them in a blockbuster video store, possibly other outlets also) and might save you a download.

    The CD also has some usefull tools and apps on the CD, ICQ and a few others.


  • #9
    acous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭acous


    too late uve made a **** of urself now everyone thinks ur a ****.

    look everyone point and laugh tongue.gif
    or am i just a nutter?


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