Download Manager

well i dont think a download manager is only about speed. I use getright too and i have seen the diff between it and not using any, getright is faster, when it segments the file it sppeds it up a little, since when it segments it, each segment is being downloaded as another file.
 
Not exactly, they just make multiple connections to the server. I have DSL, and I have found that if I download a large file, like a game demo, the download manager will make 3 connections, all at 50K to give me a speed of 150K, triple what I would get just by using by browser. :cool:
 
it doesn't speed it up, segmenting a file might give the illusion thats it's going faster but it isn't, it can only go as fast as your line. The advantage of a download manager is the ability to pause and resume downloads
 
well i think it does, as it has been said each segment is downloaded by another mirror location of the file.
 
well I dont think a download manager is only about speed. I use getright too and I have seen the diff between it and not using any, getright is faster, when it segments the file it sppeds it up a little, since when it segments it, each segment is being downloaded as another file
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I wont get into a technical debate about whether or not the next transfer time decreases by 1second or not as you and I both (i hope) see the futility in that. The point however is that you wont see a significant change

Does this work on the same principle as kazaa and e-donkey
They split the files into pieces.
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They still need to go from the outside world through to your computer and thus bottlenecked...

Not exactly, they just make multiple connections to the server. I have DSL, and I have found that if I download a large file, like a game demo, the download manager will make 3 connections, all at 50K to give me a speed of 150K, triple what I would get just by using by browser
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Ahh good point about that, a lot of gamesites limit you to 100K or 200K per connection.... a limited counterexample but one nonetheless. To qualify, I meant about aggregate speed off a stable server (say Microsoft or Symantec) that doesnt throttle you. I dont know exactly how the throttling systems work but thats not a "base condition" to test by as you are already pre-crippled.

well I think it does, as it has been said each segment is downloaded by another mirror location of the file.
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Um for proper rearranging the segments have to be from the same server.
 
Yeah indeed

I fully agree with Praetor on this. In general, it could be said that download managers play an insignifacant role anyway. I have had many, yet found that the increase in download speed is rather non-existent. The only reason people think it will dramatically increase their download speeds is beacause the companies producing these will make sure you feel this way. I have unistalled all the download managers and stick with the defaults in FF and IE. I do have a 4mbit BTW.

JAN :D
 
well about the segments and rearanging thing, well that's what i c in getright, each segment is shown to be taken from a specific mirror so dunno.....
 
well about the segments and rearanging thing, well that's what i c in getright, each segment is shown to be taken from a specific mirror so dunno.....
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Got a link to this proof? Like i mean it IS doable but doing so would be in extremely limited cases (i.e., specially configured mirros that would no longer be normal-public accessble properly anymore)
 
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